The following OPW-managed Visitor sites apply admission charges in the normal course:
OPW-Managed Visitor Sites.
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Altamount Gardens
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Farmleigh Estate
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Ardfert Catherdral
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Garnish Island (Illnacullin) /Bryce House
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Athenry Castle
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Glebe House and Gallery
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Aughnanure Castle
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Glendalough Visitor Centre
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Battle of the Boyne/Oldbridge Estate
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Hill of Tara
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Blasket Visitor Centre/Ionad an Bhlascaoid
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J. F. Kennedy Arboretum
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Boyle Abbey
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Jerpoint Abbey
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Brú na Boinne Visitor Centre, Newgrange & Knowth
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Kilkenny Castle
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Cahir Castle
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Kilmainham Gaol Museum
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Carrowmore
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Mellifont Abbey
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Casino Marino
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National Botanic Gardens (charge for guided tour)
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Castletown
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Ormond Castle
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Céide Fields
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Parke's Castle
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Charles Fort
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Ionad Cultúrtha an Chonamara/Pearse Cottage
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Clonmacnoise
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Portumna Castle
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Derrynane House
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Rathfarnham Castle
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Desmond Castle
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Reginald's Tower
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Donegal Castle
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Rock of Cashel
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Doneraile House & Garden
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Roscrea Heritage Centre
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Dublin Castle
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Ross Castle
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Dun Aonghasa
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Sligo Abbey
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Dunmore Caves
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Swiss Cottage
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Emo Court
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Tintern Abbey
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Ennis Friary
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Trim Castle and Keep
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Currently, admission charges have been lifted at all but the following sites as a measure designed to encourage domestic visitors and to support the tourism economy:
Admission Charges Lifted
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Bru na Boinne (Newgrange & Knowth)
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Farmleigh Grounds (Guided Tour)
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Clonmacnoise (half price)
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Garinish Island (half price)
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Derrynane House
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Kilkenny Castle
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Doneraile Estate
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Kilmainham Gaol Museum
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Dublin Castle
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Rock of Cashel (half price)
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The following sites are free admission at all times:
Free Admission
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Askeaton Castle
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Loughcrew
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Ballyhack Castle
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Mainguard
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Barryscourt
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Maynooth Castle
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Corlea Visitor Centre
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Newmills
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Desmond Hall
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Pearse Museum
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Dungarvan Castle
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Phoenix Park Visitor Centre
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Ferns Castle
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Scattery Island
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Gowran Church
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Skellig Michael
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Kells Priory
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St. Audoen's Church
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Listowel Castle
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Currently, OPW has an ongoing programme underway to provide Online Booking facilities at suitable sites. To date, the following locations have been enabled to accept advance online bookings:
- Kilmainham Gaol Museum;
- Dublin Castle;
- Brú na Bóinne;
- Ionad Cultúrtha an Chonamara / Pearse Cottage;
- Kilkenny Castle;
- Clonmacnoise
- Castletown.
- Rock of Cashel
- Cahir Castle
The following sites are in progress and Online Booking facilities will be available for the start of the 2021 season:
- Blasket Visitor Centre/Ionad an Bhlascaoid
- Doneraile House
- Derrynane House
- Charlesfort.