East Coast & The Midlands Attractions

Athlone, , Co.Westmeath
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Features exhibitions and audio visual presentations on the siege of Athlone, John Count McCormack, River Shannon wildlife and history with folk and military museums.

Shannonbridge, , Co.Offaly

An Early Christian site founded by St. Ciarán in the mid-6th century on the eastern bank of the River Shannon.

Emo, , Co.Laois
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Emo Court was designed by the architect James Gandon in 1790 for the Earls of Portarlington and is a magnificent example of this neo-classical style.

Castlepollard, , Co.Meath
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The Christian monastery at Fore was founded by Saint Feichin in 630AD, St Feichin died of yellow plague in the 660s, at that time it's believed there were up to 300 monks in the monastery.

Slane, , Co.Meath
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he Hill of Slane has been associated with Christianity since the 5th century and was the location of the Pascal fire lit by St. Patrick on Easter Eve of the year 433 AD in defiance of the royal edict on the High King of Tara. The Easter Fire is still lighted each year on the hill.

Tara, , Co.Meath
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Long after the megalithic mound was constructed Tara became the seat of the High Kings of Celtic Ireland. The most famous of these was Cormac Mac Airt who reigned in the third century AD.

Kells, , Co.Meath
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The Monastery at Kells was founded in 804 by monks from St Colmcille's Iona. As well as the Book of Kells, finished here around the 9th century, the monastery is famous for it's Round Tower and High Crosses.

Carlingford, , Co.Louth
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Known as King John's Castle because it was allegedly founded by King John who stayed here briefly in 1210, the castle was more likely founded by Hugh de Lacy some years before.

Dundalk, , Co.Louth
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The County Museum, Dundalk is located in a beautifully restored late 18th century warehouse in the Carroll Centre at Roden Place in Jocelyn Street.

1-2 Hill Street, Monaghan Town, , Co.Monaghan

A comprehensive collection of artefacts from medieval crannógs, native to Monaghan along with perhaps one of the most prominent finds of the region, the Cross of Clogher

, Co.Louth
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The impressive ruins include a large cemetery, two churches, one of the tallest round towers in Ireland and two of the tallest and best high crosses

Newgrange, Co. Meath, , Co.Meath

Cashel, Co.Tipperary, , Co.Tipperary

The large Cathedral, ancient round tower and the very early Romanesque Cormac's Chapel , perched on a dramatic outcrop of rock, were silent witnesses to many of the stirring events of Irish History.

Portlaoise, , Co.Laois
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Eco walks, Looped Walks, Long distance Walks- Slieve Bloom Way/Offaly Way, Guided Wilderness Walks, Horse-trekking, Horsedrawn caravans. Self guided, free maps or guided. The Slieve Blooms are easy to walk.

, Co.Louth
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Locally the name is understood as Sliabh Fathaigh, 'mountain of the giant', and this ties in with local lore about a giant being discernible among the summit rocks

Trim, , Co.Meath
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Trim castle is the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland and the largest remaining Normam castle in Europe. The castle was constructed over a thirty year period by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter.

Castlepollard, , Co.Meath
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Tullynally has been the home of the Pakenhams' later Earls of Longford, for over 350 years. The original 17th century fortified house was remodelled first as a comfortable Georgian mansion, then as a huge rambling gothic revival castle in the early survive in private hands.