The house was the scene of the abortive Young Ireland rebellion of 1848. An exhibition explains the political background to the rebellion and the story of the Young Irelanders.
1848 Warhouse
Ballingarry, Co Tipperary
Opening Times
April to September: Wednesday to Sunday 14.30 to 17.30
October to March: Saturday and Sunday only 14.00 to 16.00
The 1916 Memorial, located in the cemetery at the rear of the Church of the Sacred Heart, contains the graves of 14 of the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising. The cemetery also contains the graves of many soldiers who died while serving with the British army in Dublin .
The colours of various battalions of the Defence Forces formed to serve with the United Nations are laid up in the church of the Sacred Heart. The church also contains a number of British army regimental plaques.
Arbour Hill,
Dublin 7.
Web: Arbour Hill Cemetry
Open Times:
Monday to Friday: 08.00 - 16.00
Saturday: 11.00 - 16.00
Sunday: 09.30 - 16.00
Average Length of Visit: 30 - 45 minutes
A Norman fortification built by Meiler de Bermingham from 1250 onwards, its walls were completed by 1316. It was captured and destroyed by Red Hugh O’Donnell in 1596.
It now contains an audiovisual exhibition.
Athenry
Co. Galway .
Tel: 091 844797
Fax: 091 845796
E-mail: Athenry Castle
Opening Times
3rd April - 22nd October 2014: Daily 10.00 - 18.00.
1 October - 16th October: Monday - Thursday only, 10.00 - 17.00
Last admission 45 mins. before closing.
Average Length of Visit: 1 Hour
A fort stood here from 1129, eventually becoming a Norman castle. For over a week during June 1691 18,000 Williamite troops under General Ginkel fought to capture the town defended by 23,000 Jacobite soldiers under St Ruth. The castle sustained what was probably the heaviest bombardment in Irish history, with over 12,000 cannon balls and 600 bombs fired at its walls. The story of siege is illustrated by an exhibition at the castle.
Athlone Castle
Athlone,
Co. Westmeath.
Tel: 090 6472107/6492912
Opening Times
Tuesday to Saturday: 11am – 5pm
Sunday 12pm – 5pm
Important collections devoted to the rich military history of this county, especially during the First World War, are housed in this centre.
Athy Heritage Centre
Town Hall, Athy,
Co. Kildare.
Opening Times
Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission charge.
Aughnanure Castle is one of well over 200 tower houses in County Galway built by large, wealthy, land owning families, mainly of Gaelic but some of Old English (Anglo-Norman) stock.
Tower Houses are fortified residences and were places of power and control over the surrounding lands.
Aughnanure Castle
Oughterard
Co. Galway .
Open Times
Open from late spring to early autumn. Open 09:30 - 18:30
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Built by the local Gaelic overlord MacGiollaphádraig in 1480, the castle was partially destroyed by Cromwellian forces in 1647.
Ballaghmore Castle
Ballaghmore Castle
Dublin Road,
Borris-in-Ossory,
Co. Laois.
Opening Times
the castle is open to visitors all year round.
The centre commemorates the final battle of the 1798 rebellion. In September 1798 French troops under General Humbert, having scored successes in the west, eventually surrendered to a British force under General Cornwallis. Honourable terms were offered to the French but their Irish allies were scattered with great losses. The battlefield itself is signposted, with a walking trail available.
There is also a 1798 Garden of Remembrance in the town.
Ballinamuck Battle Heritage Centre
Ballinamuck,
Co. Longford.
Opening Times
Daily: 10.00am-6.00pm
Admission charge.
Ballyhack Castle is located on a steep slope in a commanding position overlooking Waterford estuary. The castle, a large tower house, is thought to have been built in 1450 by the Knights Hospitallers the castle is a commanding position overlooking the Waterford estuary.
Ballyhack Castle
Ballyhack village,
Wexford.
Visitors are advised to phone in advance.
Admission charge
In 1796 a French Fleet carrying almost 15,000 troops, among them the United Irish leader Wolfe Tone, almost succeeded in landing on the Cork coast. This centre features audiovisual reconstructions of French Naval life and the plans of Tone and the United Irishmen.
East Stables,
Bantry House
Bantry,
Co. Cork
Open from April to October
Admission charge
The Centre commemorates the key Williamite victory of July 1691, which saw 45,000 soldiers from across Europe join in battle at this site. St Ruth, the Jacobite commander, made his stand here after retreating from Athlone, but was outflanked and he died early in the battle. 7,000 Jacobite troops were killed, many as they fled, and the back of Jacobite resistance in Ireland was broken.
Exhibits explain the background to the war in England ’s Glorious Revolution (1688), and its aftermath, with the departure of the Wild Geese from Ireland .
Battle of Aughrim Interpretative Centre
Aughrim,
Ballinasloe,
Co. Galway
Open Times
June-September guided tours available
Battlefield signposted.
Admission charge.
The site of the famous battle in July 1690, when King James II and King William III led over 60,000 men into battle against each other. Jame's Jacobite army hoped to cut off the Williamite advance towards Dublin but were outflanked and forced to retreat, without fighting a major engagement. Hence losses on both sides were relatively light, with about 1,000 Jacobites and 500 Williamites killed. The presence of both James and William at the battle and its subsequent adoption as the central festival of the Orange Order have made it possibly the best known military encounter in Irish history. However it was less strategically important than the Williamite victory at Aughrim a year later.
The battle site has developed as a historical site.
Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre,
Oldbridge,
Drogheda,
Co. Meath.
Opening Times (Open All Year)
March to April: Daily 9.30 - 16.30
May to September: Daily 10.00 - 17.00
October to February: Daily 9.00 - 16.00
Car Park and Main Gate locked one hour after above closing times.
A Norman fortification and stronghold of the Butler family, in 1599 the earl of Essex took the castle following a three day siege and in 1650 it surrendered to Cromwell's forces. It was used as a military barracks as recently as the Civil War.
Cahir Castle
Castle Street,
Cahir,
Co. Tipperary.
Opening Times
Mid October to February: Daily 09.30 - 16.30
March to Mid June: Daily 09.30 - 17.30
Mid June to August; Daily 09.00 - 18.30
September to Mid October: Daily 09.30 - 17.30
One of the largest military forts in Ireland, the construction of this fort commenced in 1677 on the site of a medieval castle, which had itself been occupied by Spanish forces in 1601. The star shaped Charles Fort saw fighting soon after its construction when it was besieged by the Williamite general the Duke of Marlborough . It was also the scene of fighting during the Civil War.
Charles Fort
Summer Cove
Kinsale
Opening Times
Mid March to October: 10.00am to 6.00pm
November to Mid March: Saturday and Sunday 10.00am to 5.00pm , weekdays by arrangement.
Admission charged with regular guided tours.
The centre's exhibitions include a section on the War of Independence and Civil War, and a display on the life of Major John MacBride, an officer in the Irish Brigade during the Boer War who was later executed for his part in the 1916 Rising. The centre also holds a small collection of papers relating to the Westport battalion of the IRA during the War of Independence.
Clew Bay Heritage Centre,
The Quay,
Westport,
Co. Mayo.
Opening Times
April, May and October: Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm
June to Sept: Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm
Sunday (July & August only): 3pm to 5pm
Built in 1500 this castle was captured by the Spanish in the winter of 1601, during the Battle of Kinsale; it was used to house captured American sailors during the American Revolution. Known locally as the ‘French Prison’ after 54 French prisoners burned to death here in 1747.
Cork Street
Kinsale.
Tel:
Opening Times:
April to June: Tueday to Sunday - 10.00am-6.00pm
June to October: Daily 10.00am-6.00pm.
Admission charge.
Built in the 1400s this castle became the chief seat of the powerful O’Donnell clan. After the flight of the earls the O’Donnell lands were granted to the Brooke family, who successfully defended the castle during the 1641 rebellion and the Jacobite wars.
Donegal Castle
Donegal Town.
Opening Times
Easter - Mid September: Daily, 10:00 - 18:00
Mid September - Easter: Thursday to Monday, 09.30 - 16.30
Last Admission: 45 minutes before closing. Average Length of Visit: 45 mins. - 1 hour
Duncannon Fort is a star shaped fortress on an important promontory in Waterford Harbour. It was built in 1588 in the expectation of an attack on the area by the Spanish Armada. The Fort is surrounded by a 30 ft high dry moat and has one of the oldest lighthouses of its kind in Ireland. All the major buildings in the Fort surround a parade ground.
Opening Times
June to September 1st: Daily 10am – 5.30pm
Rest of the year: Monday to Friday 10am-4:30pm
This twelfth century castle contains a restored eighteenth century barracks featuring exhibition and visitor facilities.
Open for guided tours.
Dungarvan Castle
Castle Street,
Dungarvan,
Co. Waterford.
Opening Times
22nd May to 24th September 2014: Daily 10.00 to 18.00
Last admission 45 minutes before closing.
In the aftermath of the defeat of the 1798 rebellion United Irishman Michael Dwyer began a three year guerrilla campaign in the Wicklow Mountains. Surrounded by British troops he fled this cottage in 1799; today it features an exhibition on the period.
Dwyer McCallister Cottage
Derrynamuck,
Knockanarrigan .
Opening Times
Mid June to Mid September: Afternoons only : 14.00 - 18.00