All Heritage Sites

Near Downpatrick, ruined is a Norman foundation beautifully situated on the edge of the Quoile river. Quoile Pondage, where the river joins Strangford Lough, is a freshwater nature reserve with a visitor centre next to the 17th century ruined castle. Read more...

The National Museum of Agriculture and Rural Life is located in the former estate farmyard within the grounds of Johnstown Castle. A permanent exhibition on the Great Famine recently opened. Museum visitors can view the gardens. Admission. Read more...

Located in North Tipperary’s former county gaol/prison, displays include models of the gaol, Lough Derg and two of it’s lakeside villages Dromineer and Garrykennedy. Aspects of prision life is revealed through the condemmed cells, text and graphics and a biographical note of person’s executed. Read more...

Home of the Leslie family since 1690, Tarbert house is a Queen Anne /Georgian period building dating from 1690. It is still preserved in its original form with furniture and pictures from the same period. It is a Heritage house recognised by Irish and European authorities. Notable visitors included Benjamin Franklin who visited Sir Edward Leslie after 1776, Lord Kitchener, Read more...