interpretative centre ireland

Croom Mills which is privately owned and managed, is home to an award winning Heritage Centre and fully licensed restaurants, as well as extensive craft and furniture shops, all overlooking the River Maigue. The award winning Visitor Centre, tells the story of grain milling in Ireland, with a 19 minute audio visual presentation and one floor of exhibits. Its shops are stocked with the best of Irish crafts and designs, and unusual gifts from around the world....

There is a long tradition of visiting the Giant's Causeway, and with easier travel, more and more people are coming to view this wonder of nature. The majority of visitors arrive with little more idea of the story of The Causeway than their Victorian predecessors. The Causeway Centre has been built by Moyle District Councils to provide facilities for visitors from near and far.

The centre incorporate tourist information, shops, a restaurant, an exhibition telling the story of the Caus...

You can easily follow the story of Patrick Bronte and his family through the buildings that survive within the Homeland....

Our journey begins around 3000 BC at Lough Gur. In the visitor centre we tell the story which sets the scene for the adventure which awaits the visitor around the lake shore and surrounding area. The pre-Celtic settlers of Ireland farmed and lived in this peaceful valley, protected from aggression and the elements from the surrounding hills.

The archaeology of the area provides evidence for the activities of the first farmers in the region, their dwellings, rituals and burial sites as we...

The main entrance to the park is on Parkgate Street in Dublin 7. The Phoenix Park is made up of extensive lawns, tree-lined pathways, nature trails, lakes as well as ornamental gardens. Admission to the park is free and you'll also get the chance to see a deer or two as it's home to a herd of wild deer.
Attractions within the park include Dublin Zoo, the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, the Wellington Monument, the Papal Cross, which was erected in memory of Pope John Paul II's visit in 19...

This beautifully situated centre interprets the local sheep and wool industry and overlooks Killary's lovely natural harbour. Wool handcrafts, including carding, spinning, weaving and the use of natural dyes are all demonstrated. Over 20 different breeds of sheep graze on the lands around the house and visitors will appreciate the harmony between man and animal, when, periodically, a collie dog and a handler gather them.

Local history and places of interest are featured on a continuou...

Back in the mists of time the Irish called it "Uisce Beatha" - "The Water of life".

Now visitors to Ireland can trace the history of the magical spirit - in the unique setting of the Jameson Heritage Centre at Midleton, County Cork....

Covering some 2,957 hectares of scenic mountains, expanses of bogs, heaths, grasslands and woodlands, Connemara National Park is a sight to behold. It's located near Letterfrack in County Galway.
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The Book of Kells contains a Latin text of the four gospels richly decorated by Irish monks around the year 800 AD. The greatest Irish work of art to survive from the Middle Ages, it has been in the library of Trinity College Dublin since the 1660s.
The ’Picturing the Word’ exhibit will place it in its historical and cultural context and compares its images and techniques to those in contemporary metalwork, bone, slate, stone and enamels. Much of the exhibition is an analysis of its ani...

Carrickfergus Castle the finest best preserved Norman castle in Ireland, dominates the town. John de Courcy, first Earl of Ulster, built the castle in the late 12th century, and for five centuries thereafter it was the seat of English power in the North. After serving as a prison in the 18th century, the castle was used as a magazine and armoury until 1928. Today life-like models depict stirring events in its 800-year history.

De Courcy also built the parish church of St. Nicholas,...