Askeaton Friary is a riverside ruin where two Irish martyrs are buried. Deep inside is one of the finest cloisters in Ireland, its long cascades...

The Desmond Banqueting Hall is an impressive 15th-century two-storey hall with an adjoining tower. It’s one of many medieval halls that have survived in West...

The Irish Palatines are descendants of Germans who settled in Ireland in 1709. The Irish Palatine Society was founded in 1989 to preserve their cultural...

This is Ireland’s only aviation museum, and it’s filled with equipment and memorabilia from Limerick’s famous Flying Boat. The Pan Am airplane made the first...

Nearly four acres of open fields have been turned into one of County Limerick’s most beautiful gardens. Some 25 years of toil and imagination have...

This is a multi-award-winning garden overlooking the River Shannon. A series of intimate garden rooms bring year-round colour and diversity. Rockeries, herbaceous borders, a sunken...

Canon Island Abbey rises from the Shannon Estuary, its ruined 15th-century tower dominating the horizon. Little is known of its history, except that Donal Mor...

The Order of the Holy Trinity is a Roman Catholic Order founded in France at the end of the 12th century. This is the only...

Famously lovely, Adare’s broad main street is flanked by quaint thatched cottages. Arguably the prettiest village in Ireland, it was made so by the philanthropic...

One of the best Karting Centres in Ireland, Kilcornan offers a full range of Karting adventures, from a 15-minute arrive-and-drive sprint to a grand prix....

Desmond Castle is a vast ruin picturesquely drawn out along the banks off the River Maigue. It includes a battlemented rampart with semicircular bastions and...

The Celtic Park and Gardens are a fascinating fusion of history and horticulture. Ancient monuments and buildings are combined with parkland and gardens. There’s a...

Visitors to Tarbert Bridewell can experience law and order 1830s style. The one-time jail and courthouse is now home to an exhibition tracing the journey...

Lislaughtin Friary is now a romantic ruin, but it was once one of the most important religious institutions in County Kerry. Founded in 1475 by...

Beyond Limerick City, the quiet parish of Mungret offers a peaceful diversion. A monastery and a renowned monastic school once stood here with six churches...

Lough Gur is perhaps County Limerick’s most popular attraction. Discoveries first made in the 19th century revealed that it was just as popular thousands of...

Eamon de Valera, freedom fighter, statesmen, academic and first President of the Irish Republic, spent his childhood in Bruree, This Visitor Centre tells the story...

In the 13th century, Ennis Friary was considered the best place in Ireland to get an education. Evidence of its wealth includes the magnificent East...

Peter Pan Fun World is an indoor activity centre for children from two to 12. Among the exciting facilities waiting for them are play mazes,...

County Clare has a distinguished musical heritage, and Glór Irish Music Centre sets out to celebrate and preserve it. This centre was built in 2001,...