Situated in the building that housed the school run by the 1916 rebel leader, with audiovisual presentation ‘This Man Kept a School’ and attractive gardens and nature walks.
Pearse Museum and St. Enda’ Park
St. Enda’s Park,
Grange Road
Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
Opening Times
Pearse Museum:
November to January: Monday & Wednesday to Saturday: 09.30 - 16.00
February: Monday & Wednesday to Saturday: 09.30 - 17.00
March to October: Monday & Wednesday to Saturday: 09.30 - 17.30
Sundays & Bank Holidays - opens 10.00am
The museum holds the uniforms, medals and regalia of the regiment, known as the ‘Faughs' from their battle cry ‘Faugh-a-Ballagh' (Clear the Way). Exhibits tell the story of the Royal Irish Fusiliers (RIr Fus) from its formation in 1793 during the Napoleonic Wars, through the Crimean War, the Boer War, where the regiment relieved the besieged Ladysmith, to extensive service in the First and Second World Wars where the Fusiliers fought at the Somme, Dunkirk, north Africa and in Italy.
The regiment amalgamated with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the Royal Ulster Rifles in 1968 to form the Royal Irish Rangers (RIr Rang).
The Sovereign's House,
Mall East,
Armagh, BT61 9DL
Open Times
Monday to Friday: 10.00am-12.30pm and 1.00pm-4.00pm
Admission charged.
The Sligo County Museum contains a fascinating collection of exhibits detailing Sligo's rich stone-age history, including a large firkin of 100-year-old bog butter.
Sligo County Museum
Heritage Centre,
Stephen Street,
Sligo .
Opening Times
October to April: Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am to 12.30pm
May-September: Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 4.50pm
Exhibits tell the story of Tipperary's land and its people from the Stone Age to the present day, including the impact of war and conflict on the county, with material on the locally recruited Royal Irish Regiment, the War of Independence and the Civil War.
South Tipperary Museum
Mick Delahunty Square
Clonmel,
Co. Tipperary .
Opening Hours:
Tuesday to Saturday 10.00am-5.00pm
Possibly the oldest church in Ulster still in use, St. Patrick's is the burial site of Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland, who died in battle at Clontarf in 1014. The Old Cathedral contains the military chapel of the Royal Irish Fusiliers and the regimental colours of the regiment as well as local militia and volunteer units are on display. The cathedral also displays the colours of French General Humbert's 2nd Battalion, 70th Demi-Brigade, captured by the Armagh militia at the battle of Balinamuck in September 1798.
The Library,
Abbey St. ,
Armagh
Opening Times
April-October: Daily 10.00 am-5.00 pm
November-March Daily 10.00 am-4.00 pm
Over the years the military has become part of the Curragh, and the Curragh part of us. Right under our feet is history dating back to prehistoric times; the Fianna used to meet at the Hill of Allen; Henry II camped here on his way to Dublin in 1171; the Jacobite army trained here in 1686-7 and the British after establishing a permanent post in 1855, trained men to go and fight in the Boer War and the trenches of the Somme during World War I.
Now, after several years of research and planning, the Curragh has its own museum, that you can visit and take in the marvels of this magnificent geographical and historical site. we took in all aspects of the Curragh - military, civilian, equitation, conservation and archaeology. The museum is sub-divided into three parts. The environment encompassing archaeology, flora and fauna; the British military presence up to 1922 and finally the Defence Forces.
Before visitors view the exhibits, they can watch an audio visual presentation that has some magnificent aerial shots of the plains including the ring fort at Dun Ailinne, which at one time was part of the Curragh. The grasslands and the aquifer were the main reasons the British Army built a camp here. Some of the flora and fauna on the plains is unique to this part of the world
Opening Hours & Contact details:
Monday 10a.m.–3p.m.
Tuesday 10a.m.–3p.m.
Wednesday 10a.m.–3p.m.
Thursday 10a.m.–3p.m.
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday 2p.m.-5p.m.
Bank Holidays Closed
Admission is Free and there is free car parking.
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The museum tells the story of Enniskillen's two famous regiments, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.
Situated in the historic building of Enniskillen Castle, the museum consists of a series of show cases containing a wide selection of artefacts, uniforms, weapons and regimental silver. Each case also contains information panels telling the regiments' history. There are also a number of figure reconstructions representing episodes in the regiments' history. Hundreds of campaign and gallantry medals are displayed. Touch screens further enrich the visitors' experience. Also on show are military vehicles such as would have been used by the regiments. In the ground floor is a virtual reality tour for the handicapped.
The library contains archives relevant to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and these may be consulted by appointment.
The Castle
Enniskillen
Co. Fermanagh BT74 7HL
Opening Times
May to September: Monday to Saturday - 10.00am-5.00pm
Sunday 2.00pm-5.00pm during July & August)
Admission charged
The current Royal Irish Regiment (Rir Regt) was formed by the amalgamation of the Royal Irish Rangers and the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) in 1992. The original RIr Regt had been formed in 1684 and was disbanded in 1922.
Exhibits detail the origins of the regiment with the raising of the Inniskillings in 1689 and include weapons and uniforms and also covers the history of the RIr Regt, the Royal Inniskilling Fusilers (R Innis Fus) and the Royal Ulster Rifles (RUR).
St. Patricks Barracks,
Ballymena.
Opening Times:
Wednesday to Saturday, 2.00-5.00pm
or by prior appointment.
This museum that holds collections of uniforms, medals, badges, diaries and photographs relating to the history of this regiment, which bore the name Royal Irish Rifles (RIr Rif) until it was changed to Royal Ulster Rifles on 1 January 1922.
There are over 4,000 items in a collection which covers service from Egypt in 1801, through India in 1857, the Boer War, the First and Second World Wars and Korea .
5 Waring Street,
Belfast BT1 2EW
Opening times:
Monday to Thursday 10.00am-12.30pm & 2.00pm-4.00pm
Museum closes at 3.00pm on Friday
Admission free.
Plans have been unveiled for a £13.6m museum that will explore the 350-year history of Irish soldiers and their families in the British Army.
The museum will incorporate collections and archives with “modern, objective interpretative design”. The collections are currently housed across six existing regimental museums and will be consolidated as part of the project.
The museum will tell the story of Irish soldiers in the British Army since the 1600s and will be characterised by its “all-island, all-community nature”
It aim will be to connect with contemporary social and political histories and communities, and serve as an educational resource for schools and colleges across Ireland.
Location
28 Bedford Street
Belfast
BT2 7FE
The award winning museum holds numerous artefacts relating to the Siege in 1689, the conflicts between 1912 and 1922 as well as the impact of both World Wars on the city of Derry.
The Union Hall Place
Derry
Opening times
September to June: Tuesday to Saturday and Bank Holiday Mondays 10.00am-5.00pm
July-August: Monday to Saturday 10.00am-5.00pm
Admission charged.
The 1st battalion of the elite US Army Rangers was raised on the 19 June 1942 at Sunnylands Camp, Carrickfergus. This museum contains photographs, memorabilia and records relating to this famous unit. It is housed in the same building as the Andrew Jackson Centre, which commemorates the life of the Andrew Jackson, Major General in the Tennessee Militia, the victor of the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 and seventh President of the United States .
Boneybefore, Carrickfergus,
C/O Carrickfergus Borough Council,
Wilson Endowed Building,
15 Lancasterian Street,
Carrickfergus, BT 38 7AB
Opening times:
April-October, 10.00am-1.00pm and 2.00pm-4.00pm.
(Open by request for schools and groups during the winter months).
Admission charged.
The Ulster museum houses collections relating to the arts, natural sciences and history. Periodically it stages exhibitions of military interest, with topics including medieval arms and armour or the local experience of the First World War.
The museum also holds material salvaged from the wreck of Spanish Armada ships off the Irish coast.
Botanic Gardens ,
Belfast BT9 5AB.
Opening Times:
Tuesday to Sunday: 10.00 am-5.00 pm
With the exception of Bank Holidays the museum is closed on Mondays.
This building is located on a site devastated by German bombing in 1941 a permanent exhibition entitled Northern Ireland in the Second World
War details the social, economic and military background to the
region's involvement in that conflict.
21 Talbot Street,
Belfast BT12 LD
Tel: +44 (0)28 9032 0392
Fax: +44 (0)28 9031 1875
Opening Times
Monday to Friday: 9.00am-5.00pm
Admission free
This museum is dedicated to the Irish soldiers who fled into foreign service after 1691, aims to become an international research centre on the subject.
Wild Geese Heritage Museum and Library
Auvergne Lodge
Dominic Street
Portumna
Co. Galway