Dedicated to the memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, President of the United States from 1960 – 1963, the Arboretum is a plant collection of international standing. It covers 252 hectares (623 acres) on the southern slopes and summit of Slieve Coillte. It contains 4,500 types of trees and shrubs from all temperate regions of the world, planted in botanical sequence. Read more...
The Museum houses 18th and 19th Century toys, costumes, toy carriages, embroidered textiles and rare dolls, many of them from Irish families. A small pretty garden is included in the visit. Victorian goat carriage rides are available for children on occasion. Read more...
