National Heritage Week 2018
National Heritage Week is taking place from 18-25th August, see what's on near to Lisheen Castle, Co. Tipperary or choose an event in your local area.
Nostalgic TV Ad for Irish Tourism
We thought we’d take a look down memory lane and share with you the latest Tourism Ireland press release which shares a never-seen-before version of a TV advertisement released in 1996.
Visit Lough Boora Discovery Park
Lough Boora Discovery Park and Visitor Centre is located near Tullamore Co. Offaly. The park provides Guided Tours of the historic site as well as Cycling & Bike hire, Walking routes, Fairy Trail, Sculpture Park, Angling and bird watching.
Unusual Ways to trace your Irish Ancestors – Irish Roots
Are you tracing your Irish Ancestors? Many of Lisheen Castle's visitors have traced their roots or are in the process of discovering their Irish ancestry while enjoying a week long stay at the castle.
From Dawn to Dusk – Ireland’s Ancient East
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Continuing on from our blog post last week on the [...]
Tour ‘The Historic Heartlands’ from Lisheen Castle
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Historic Heartlands is part of the campaign to promote [...]
Sheela-na-Gig
There are some 140 Sheela-na-Gigs only in existence listed, 100 of whom are to be found here in Ireland, with the remainder located in Britain and France.
Lár na Páirce GAA Museum Thurles
Thurles is renowned as being the birthplace of the GAA. It is also home to Ireland’s oldest collection of Gaelic Games sporting heritage, at it's GAA Museum ‘Lár na Páirce’
Museum Attraction Close To Lisheen Castle
This small museum is preserved presently in a building, portion of which dates back to early Norman times (1290) and contains one of the largest collections of original Great Famine (1845-1849) memorabilia held in private collection, presently in Ireland.
Parish Records Available To Irish Diaspora Online
Many guests, who come to stay at Lisheen Castle, do so in the hope of tracing long lost Irish ancestry. From here they have easy and equal access to all parts of Ireland.