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School Tours to Heritage Ireland sites in Dublin
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National Botanic Gardens .jpg) |
These colourful gardens cover a total area of 19.5 hectares, part of which is the natural flood plain of the river Tolka. The gardens contain a large plant collection which includes approximately 20,000 species and cultivars. There are four ranges of glasshouses including the recently restored Curvilinear Range. Notable features include herbaceous displays, rose garden, rockery, vegetable garden, arboretum, extensive shrub borders and wall plants. There is also an Education Centre w: www.heritageireland.ie Glasnevin, Dublin 9 (01 8377596) |
.jpg){kind=logo} | Liffey River Cruises - The School Tour with a difference ! Bring your students on a relaxed journey through history on the river Liffey in the heart of Dublin. Our professional tour guides will educate and entertain your students with stories old and new about Dublin’s Vikings (who arrived over 1,000 years ago), about the iconic Ha’penny Bridge, the majestic Custom House, and recent development in Dublin’s Docklands. Student question sheets available for all. Suitable for all ages. w: www.liffeyrivercruises.com e: info@.liffeyrivercruises.com Bachelors Walk, D1 Dublin (01 4734082) |
Croke Park Experience  | Attracting school groups, tourists, G.A.A. fans and sports enthusiasts alike the Croke Park Experience offers a unique opportunity to learn more about the history of the Gaelic Athletic Association through guided tours and sporting artefacts. Whether it’s a primary school, a secondary school or a third level institution all students and teachers are welcome at Croke Park. Click to watch the GAA school tour video ...
w: museum.gaa.ie e: tours@crokepark.ie St Joseph's Ave, Croke Park, Dublin 3 (01 8192323 ) |
Rathfarnham Castle .jpg) | The date of the foundation of the Castle is uncertain, but recent research would suggest 1583 as the most likely date. It was built by Adam Loftus, a Yorkshireman. The Castle has a colourful and interesting history with 18th century interiors by Sir William Chambers and James Athenian Stuart and was declared a National Monument in the mid-1980s. The Castle is presented to visitors as a castle undergoing active conservation. The visitor can see, at first hand, tantalizing glimpses of layers of the Castles earlier existence uncovered during research.
w: www.heritageireland.ie e: rathfarnhamcastle@opw.ie Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 (01 4939462) |
Lusk Heritage Centre .jpg) | Lusk Heritage Centre comprises of a round tower, a medieval belfry and a 19th century church. They form a unit, although they were built over a period of almost a thousand years. The belfry now houses an exhibition on medieval churches of North County Dublin and also the magnificent 16th century effigy tomb of Sir Christopher Barnewall and his wife Marion Sharl.
w: www.heritageireland.ie Lusk, Co Dublin (01 8437683) |
St Audoen's Church .jpg) |
Sited in the heart of the walled medieval city, St. Audoen's Church is the only remaining medieval parish church in Dublin. It is dedicated to St. Ouen the 7th century bishop of Rouen and patron saint of Normandy.
The Guild Chapel of St. Anne houses an exhibition on the importance of St. Audeon's Church in the life of the medieval city.
Visitors will be able to see the part of the church still in use by the Church of Ireland as a parish church. They can also view the recently restored 17th century memorials to the Sparke and Duff families and the 15th century effigal tomb to Baron Portlester and his wife. Cornmarket High Street, Dublin 8 (01 677088) |
Kilmainham Jail Museum .jpg) | One of the largest unoccupied gaols in Europe, covering some of the most heroic and tragic events in Ireland's emergence as a modern nation from 1780s to the 1920s. Attractions include a major exhibition detailing the political and penal history of the prison and its restoration. The tour of the prison includes an audio-visual show.
w: www.heritageireland.ie Inchicore Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 (01 4535984) |
| Pearse Museum & St Enda's Park | st Enda's Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 (01 4934208) |
| Phoenix Park Visitor Centre | Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 (01 6770095) |
| St Mary's Abbey | Mary's Abbey St Meetinghouse Lane, Dublin 1 (01 8721290) |
| The Iveagh Gardens | Clonmel Street, Dublin 2 (01 4757816) |