Visiting historical sites in Ireland with your children can be educational as well as fun.
We have listed some historical sites that we hope may be of interest to you. If there are more that you think we have missed, please get in touch and we can add your favourite to our list.
Northern Ireland:
Giant’s Causeway
www.giantscausewayofficialguide.com
Titanic Visitors Centre
www.titanicbelfast.com
Marble Arch caves.
www.marblearchcavesgeopark.com
Meath:
The Passage Tomb at Newgrange in County Meath
www.newgrange.ie
Hill of Tara
www.hilloftara.com
Trim Castle
www.trimcastle.com
Dublin:
Guinness Storehouse
www.guinness-storehouse.com
Dublin Zoo
www.dublinzoo.ie
Phoenix Park
www.phoenixpark.ie
National Library
www.nli.ie
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
www.stpatrickscathedral.ie
Trinity College
www.tcd.ie
Dublin Castle
www.dublincastle.ie
National Gallery
www.imma.ie
National Museum of Ireland: Archaeology
www.museum.ie
National Museum of Decorative Arts and Collin’s Barracks
www.museum.ie
National Museum of Natural History
www.museum.ie
Dublinia
www.dublinia.ie
Kilmainham Gaol
www.heritageireland.ie/en/dublin/kilmainhamgaol
Wicklow:
Glendalough.
www.glendalough.ie
Wicklow Mountains National Park
www.wicklowmountainsnationalpark.ie
Cork:
Fota Island Wildlife Park,
www.fotawildlife.ie
Bunratty Castle
www.bunratty.ie
Tipperary:
Rock of Cashel
www.cashel.ie
Clare:
The Burren
www.burrennationalpark.ie
Cliffs of Moher
www.cliffsofmoher.ie
Craggaunowen,
www.clare.ie
Kerry:
Ring of Kerry
www.theringofkerry.com
Galway:
Irish Natural Heritage Park
www.inhp.com
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