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1. The National Gallery of Ireland
The National Gallery of Ireland is located on Merrion Square near the home and birthplace of Oscar Wilde and close to the National Museum on Kildare Street. The gallery contains collections of renowned masterpieces, including a newly discovered artist, Caravaggio. These exquisite collections will make the visit worth your while and it's free!
For more information visit: www.nationalgallery.ie
2. Botanic Gardens
The National Botanic Gardens are located in Glasnevin, north-west of Dublin city center. The 27 acres of these historical gardens are located between Prospect Cemetery and the Tolka River. The gardens were founded in 1795 by the Dublin Society, later known as the Royal Dublin Society.. Since the gardens were founded they have grown to hold 20,000 living plants and millions of dried plant specimens. On top of the different variety of plants there are several architecturally notable greenhouses.
For more information visit: www.botanicgardens.ie
3. Irish Museum of Modern Art
The Irish Museum of Modern Art or IMMA, exhibits and collects modern and contemporary art. The IMMA opened in May of 1991. It is located in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham which is a 17th-century building located near Heuston Station to the west of Dublin's city center.
For more information visit: www.modernart.ie
4. Farmleigh
Farmleigh is located in the civil parish of Castleknock above the Liffey River. This estate is 78 acres and consists of extensive private gardens with stands of mature cypress, pine and oak trees, a boating pond, walled garden, sunken garden, out offices and a herd of rare native Kerry cattle. On Queen Elizabeth II visit she made it her temporary home.
For more information visit: www.farmleigh.ie
5. Holy Cross Abbey
Holy Cross Abbey is located in Tipperary. It is a restored Cistercian monastery located on the Suir River. Its name comes from a relic of the True Cross or Holy rood. The fragment of that Holy rood was brought to Ireland by the Plantagenet Queen, Isabella of Angouleme around 1233. The Holy Rood relic was last shown to the public in 1632. After the Cromwellian war, Holy Cross Abbey fell into ruins. After 1740, the locals used the ruins as a burial place and in 1880 it became a national monument, "to be preserved and not used as a place of worship". On its 50th anniversary, January 21, 1969, Holy Cross Abbey was allowed to be restored as a place of Catholic worship. The Sacristan of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican provided an authenticated relic of the Holy Cross, and the emblem of the Jerusalem Cross, or Crusader Cross, has been restored for the Abbey.
For more information visit: www.holycrossabbey.ie
The National Gallery of Ireland is located on Merrion Square near the home and birthplace of Oscar Wilde and close to the National Museum on Kildare Street. The gallery contains collections of renowned masterpieces, including a newly discovered artist, Caravaggio. These exquisite collections will make the visit worth your while and it's free!
For more information visit: www.nationalgallery.ie
2. Botanic Gardens
The National Botanic Gardens are located in Glasnevin, north-west of Dublin city center. The 27 acres of these historical gardens are located between Prospect Cemetery and the Tolka River. The gardens were founded in 1795 by the Dublin Society, later known as the Royal Dublin Society.. Since the gardens were founded they have grown to hold 20,000 living plants and millions of dried plant specimens. On top of the different variety of plants there are several architecturally notable greenhouses.
For more information visit: www.botanicgardens.ie
3. Irish Museum of Modern Art
The Irish Museum of Modern Art or IMMA, exhibits and collects modern and contemporary art. The IMMA opened in May of 1991. It is located in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham which is a 17th-century building located near Heuston Station to the west of Dublin's city center.
For more information visit: www.modernart.ie
4. Farmleigh
Farmleigh is located in the civil parish of Castleknock above the Liffey River. This estate is 78 acres and consists of extensive private gardens with stands of mature cypress, pine and oak trees, a boating pond, walled garden, sunken garden, out offices and a herd of rare native Kerry cattle. On Queen Elizabeth II visit she made it her temporary home.
For more information visit: www.farmleigh.ie
5. Holy Cross Abbey
Holy Cross Abbey is located in Tipperary. It is a restored Cistercian monastery located on the Suir River. Its name comes from a relic of the True Cross or Holy rood. The fragment of that Holy rood was brought to Ireland by the Plantagenet Queen, Isabella of Angouleme around 1233. The Holy Rood relic was last shown to the public in 1632. After the Cromwellian war, Holy Cross Abbey fell into ruins. After 1740, the locals used the ruins as a burial place and in 1880 it became a national monument, "to be preserved and not used as a place of worship". On its 50th anniversary, January 21, 1969, Holy Cross Abbey was allowed to be restored as a place of Catholic worship. The Sacristan of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican provided an authenticated relic of the Holy Cross, and the emblem of the Jerusalem Cross, or Crusader Cross, has been restored for the Abbey.
For more information visit: www.holycrossabbey.ie