Blarney Castle, dating back to 1200, contains the castle ruins with the Sone of Eloquence, the extensive gardens including Rock Close (druidic garden) and Blarney House. ... read more
Tullynally Castle & Gardens was built and created by the Pakenham family (later Earls of Longford) in the 17th century. Today three generations of the family live ... read more
Bantry House and Garden, home to the White family since 1739, houses an important private collection of furniture and objects of art. It is open to the public since 1946 ... read more
Curraghmore House is for more than 800 years in the same family. The present owner, the 8th Marquess of Waterford and his wife are developing the estate by promoting ... read more
Slane Castle has been, since the 18th century, the family home of the Conyngham family. It has become famous by its rock concerts, launched by the present owner, the ... read more
Muckross House, Gardens are the nucleus of Killarney National Park, Ireland’s oldest National Park, including the world famous Lakes of Killarney, as well as the ... read more
Belvedere House was build for Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere in 1740 as a hunting lodge, by the Palladian architect, Richard Cassels. Since 1982, the estate is ... read more
Killruddery House is the seat of the Brabazon family and presently inhabited by the fifteenth Earl and Countess of Meath, their son Lord Ardee, his wife Lady Ardee ... read more
Cork International Choral Festival, founded in 1954, is an annual festival in Cork, featuring choirs from all over the world. it takes place in the second half of ... read more
New Ross Piano Festival, founded in 2006, is an annual international piano festival, taking place on the last full weekend of September. read more
Wexford Festival Opera, founded in 1951, is an annual opera festival in Wexford, during the months of October and November. read more
West Cork Chamber Music Festival, founded in 1992, is an annual 10-days chamber music festival in Bantry in June-July, with five concerts, three masterclasses and a talk ... read more
Dublin International Piano Competition, established in 1988, is a triennial event and ranks among the most important piano competitions in the world. read more
Kylemore Abbey was built in 1868 as a stunning castle but is since 1920 home of the Benedictine community of nuns. The castle has a Victorian Walled Garden (6 acres), ... read more
St. Stephen's Green (9 ha/22 acre) is Ireland's best known Victorian public park including many features, such as an extensive perimeter tree and shrub ... read more
The Hugh Lane Museum dates back to the extraordinary collection of modern art, brought together by Sir Hugh Lane, and which he presented to the Dublin Corporation (now ... read more
