Heritage Sites of the South East
Tintern Abbey:
Also on the Ring of Hook Drive, this Cistercian Abbey is set
in a beautiful woodland area alongside a small riverside estuary. It is the sister abbey
of Wordsworth's Tintern Abbey in Wales. Forest walk and guided tours. Tours Daily July
& August. Tel: 051 562650
Hook Head Lighthouse
Visit
Hook Lighthouse one of the oldest working lighthouses in
the world.
After your guided tour, relax and enjoy the sumptuous food in the lighthouse cafe or have a leisurely browse in the craft shop. The former keeper's houses now play host to visitor facilities, while retaining the elegant facade of their late Victorian build.
Car and coach parking available on site, discount available for group bookings please contact the centre in advance to ensure a comfortable visit for groups. Multi-lingual literature available. Hook lighthouse is situated on the R734, 50 km from Wexford, 29 km from Waterford via the Passage East Car Ferry and 38km from New Ross.
Guided Tours of Hook Lighthouse Tower
Open 7 Days 9.30 am - 5.30 pm
(Subject to seasonal change)
1 March - 31 October
Contact centre for opening times outside of stated times, Limited opening on selected Sundays November - February
Access to Lighthouse by guided tour only, last guided tour 5.00PM
Hook Lighthouse, Hook Head, Fethard-on-Sea, Co.Wexford
Tel:00 353 (0)51 397055/4
Fax:00 353 (0)51 397056
Email : thehook@eircom.net
Ballyhack Castle:
Renovated Tower House structure built by the Knights Templar
c. 1450. The castle is in the scenic medieval fishing village of Ballyhack. The castle now
boasts a display about Crusader Knights, Medieval Monks, and Norman Nobility. Open daily July
& August, Wed-Sun, April-June and September. Tel: 051-389468.
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Fethard Castle
A fifteenth century castle built on the remains of
a much earlier site. Following the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in Ireland in 1169, the
district in which Fethard is situated was granted to a knight named Harvey
de Montmorency.
He, in turn, granted it to Christ Church, Canterbury, England. In 1200A.D. Canterbury
ordered the construction of a castle at Fethard and a court to the north of the church,
presumably on the site of the present castle
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Dunbrody Abbey & Visitors Centre:
The abbey, dating from 1210 A.D., is one of the most vivid and
imposing old Cistercian remains in Ireland. On site are a small museum, tea-rooms, crafts
gallery, small pitch and putt course and a developing full size hedge maze (one of only
two in Ireland). Guided tours available. Open daily April - Sept. Tel: 051 388603.
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Ring of Hook Drive
This signposted drive takes visitors along a wealth of
historic sites and coastal roads culminating in the arrival at Hook Head, the
famous Norman lighthouse, believed to be one of the oldest in Europe. Slade Castle is
nearby.
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Bannow Drive
The newly opened Bannow Drive (signposted) combines a wealth
of historic sites, scenic coastal areas and rural countryside. Start point:
Wellingtonbridge.
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Duncannon Fort
Duncannon
Fort is a star shaped fortress on an important promontory in Waterford
Harbour. It was built in 1558 in the expectation of an attack on the area
by the Spanish Armada. The Fort is surrounded by a 30 ft high dry moat and
has one of the oldest lighthouses of its kind in Ireland. All the major
buildings in the Fort surround a parade ground. A walk around the outer
ramparts afford spectacular views across the estuary to Co. Waterford and
down to Hook Head. Located at a lower level than the moat is the croppy
boy cell. After the 1798 rebellion, prisoners were detained here pending
transfer to Geneva Barracks for trial and sentencing. An added attraction
from 2002 is the Maritime Museum which charts the maritime history of one
of the most dangerous coastlines in Ireland, the Wexford coast.
Cafe, Craft Shop, Cockleshell Art Centre, Artists Studio.
The Cockleshell Gallery holds ongoing exhibitions from March to December.
| Jul13 - Aug 15 | "Cois Farraige" by photographer Anita Murphy. |
| "Cafés and Tulips" by Mary O'Connor from Wexford. | |
| Recent works by Anne McLeod and Sculptor Paddy Gilsenan. | |
| Local artists Ruby Chapman, Marie McGrath, Doreen O'Shea and Gwenda Wallace. | |
| Aug 17 - Sept 26 |
"Plots, Patches and Photos" by Dan O'Flaharta, Rinn Dubhain. |
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"Dathannach" by Kate Hodman |
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Sculpture exhibition by copper sculptor Peter Hodnett. |
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Local Artists Catherine Power, Eileen Cloney, Ernie Dundon and Maeve O'Brien |
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Aug 10 11.00 - 12.30 |
One day Move N Groove
dance workshop |
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Aug 10 2.00 - 4.00 |
One day Move N Groove
dance workshop |
To book phone: 051 389990
Email: cockleshellartscentre@eircom.net
Website:
www.duncannonfort.com
Opening Hours:
June - September Daily 10am - 5.30pm
Guided Tours Available:
10:30am - 12:30pm - 2:00pm - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Admission:
Adults - €4.00
Children, Seniors - €2.00
Family Groups - €10.00
Tel: 051 389454.
Fax: 051 389454.
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The
Kennedy Homestead
The Kennedy Homestead, birthplace of President John F. Kennedy's great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy, celebrates the story of five generations of the Kennedy dynasty and is still farmed by his descendants today.
Joining the multitudes of Irish fleeing the Great Famine, Patrick Kennedy departed from this Homestead for the port of New Ross on a wet day in 1848 to set sail for the United States where his descendants were to become the worlds most famous family.
The Kennedy Homestead is a unique Cultural Museum and Visitor Centre, celebrating this family history like no other.
Opening Hours:
May Jun & Sept. Monday - Friday 11.30 am - 4.30 pm
July & August 7 days 10 am - 5 pm
Rest of year by appointment
Website: http://www.kennedyhomestead.com
KENNEDY
HOMESTEAD.
Dunganstown,
New Ross, Co. Wexford, Ireland.
Telephone
: +353 (0) 51 388264
Email : KennedyHomestead