When friends ask me what the best part of our Enchanted Ireland tour in which I reply the Kilkenny…read moreCastle. It was absolutely amazing and elegant. If you're from the U.S. the closest we would come to such elegance would be the Biltmore. I strongly suggest taking a guided tour either with a tour guide or self guided with audio. The grounds are beautiful even though we were there on a rainy day. Inside you'll visit multiple rooms, modernized facilities for its own time. Beautiful paintings, tapestry, furniture, table settings, etc. There is a replica of a suit of armor, but it's relevant to what could have been real for that time. They are strict on where you can go and what you can touch. Picture taking is OK.

If you are in Kilkenny Ireland, you must visit the Kilkenny Castle. This place is well preserved…read moreand gives such a great tour of history. The stunning sites in every room will take you back hundreds of years ago. With every turn of the corner, you're faced with beautiful Furniture, paintings, and tapestries. Photos don't even capture the magnificent history in this castle. Be sure to visit the Kilkenny Castle on your next trip to Ireland

The Rothe House museum displays many archaeological finds from around the surrounding countryside…read moreshowcasing the history of the area and how people lived here in the past. There are Celtic artifacts from the 9th century, costumes from the 19th and 20th century, grave from the Bronze age, and various items from the region. The house itself is also great to explore dating back to the 16th century. In addition, there is a gorgeous garden which was is a faithful recreation of the 17th century Rothe family garden. The plants and trees being grown now are the same varieties as you would have found then based up plans and even origin pollen and seeds that were discovered. All in all, Rothe House is an hour well spent taking a walk through history.

Came here to check out the Medieval Museum. It's part of a larger group of exhibits that you can…read moredo, but we only did this one. Starts off in a cavern that served as a wine cellar, then you make your way up to several floors of medieval times exhibits. The day we went the elevator wasn't working so you had to take the narrow set of stairs to get up and down, which made it very busy when there was a school field trip going through. Overall it's a nice exhibit. You have to enjoy history if you want to enjoy museums typically. The surrounding area around the museum is also nice to check out.

Came here to visit the medieval museum, not realizing there were several other sections. Only went…read moreinto the medieval one and it had several levels to view. The lift was out of order so some climbing was involved, but nothing too bad. There were short films to watch and a variety of items, including primary documents. Good to visit if you like history and reading about the different things. Only walked the other museums but you can pay to visit all of them, too.

Absolutely fantastic collection of Irish historical finds…read more The bogs of Ireland preserved things such as fish traps, textiles, lots of gold jewelry, and, most notably, some human beings. The acidic and anaerobic nature of the peat bog was so effective at preserving these bodies that we even knew what the men had been eating. And even more interesting - the methods that had been used to MURDER them so long ago. Because these men had not just randomly fallen into the bog, oh no; there are all sorts of things to learn including why the nipples were cut off! But I will refrain from going in to more detail. If you are interested, and are in Dublin, you MUST go there yourself. It is free so you have no excuse not to. Well, unless you are not interested in things such as I described here. Whatever. Note: there is not a cafe in the museum, and no storage lockers for your bag. Also, I thought the gift shop was pretty boring as it had very few things that were relevant to the museum displays. Which is disappointing as the museum artifacts themselves are very local and specific to Ireland and are extremely interesting.

Wonderful museum. It is in the smaller side and a bit dark but it feels cozy somehow…read more The exhibitions tell a story of the history of Ireland. I wanted to visit to view the big bodies and I was not disappointed. They also had hordes of gold in display which were surrounded by beautiful jewelry. The museum is free.

This was awesome the staff beyond friendly it was the greatest experience. guy at the desk messing…read morearound keeping the humor in the air.in the cave was unbelievably beautifuit was raining but I don't care I'm coming back!!!!.l

To me a cave is a cave. Big or small it's still a giant hole in the ground. This tour is about…read moreforty minutes long. Not because of the sites to see, but because of how long the tour guide takes to share some interesting history. Overall, it's a nice cave to visit. The people who work there are beyond friendly, happy to help you with any tourist questions and serve as a great guide. Plus a lovely little dog is there to visit! So the cave has five main areas. Each where you stop to look at the wall and learn about the water, rocks, animals and history. I wasn't super enthused but of all the things you can do in Ireland, it's not so bad. Heard it's the best of the caves to see, depends on what you're into and your attention span. At the very end we had the option to stand in complete darkness, it was so scary! You couldn't even see your hand front of your face. We did get to see a bat though!

This is great place to learn about Limerick history, which might be representative of Ireland…read morehistory. While the castle itself has not been preserved in an excellent condition, but exhibition itself is good if you are interested in history, I learned a lot from the exhibition, Limerick has deep historical ties to both the Vikings and the Normans since 9th century. Also I enjoyed the panoramic views of King's Island and the River Shannon from castle towers.

cute castle to check out when visiting limerick. this is the reason we stopped here on our road…read moretrip. it was nice, very informational and exactly what you would expect historically. The staff was nice and informative as well

Nice, small museum. Perfect to watch on a rainy day. Has collections from different time periods,…read morewhich the Hunt Couple gatheted. Full walk takes about 90-120 minutes. Adult: 5 Euro

Not a very big museum but good day out though. Even has a cafe shop inside if you are tired of…read morestanding, you can do some people wanting.