Heritage Centres

Cobh Heritage Centre now offers a unique genealogy search service, designed for people interested in tracing their ancestors but have no knowledge of genealogical records.

Housed in the Old North National School, Abbeyleix's Heritage Centre interprets the Planned Estate Town of the de Vesci Landlords, once home to the Abbeyleix Carpet Factory, where a number of hand-tufted carpets were made for the state rooms of the Titanic.

The award winning National 1798 Centre offers a fascinating insight into the birth of modern democracy in Ireland.

In 1995 the Thurles Church of Ireland community kindly donated one third of St Mary’s Church to create a Famine Museum to commemorate the many Irish people who lost their lives through disease and starvation during the Great Famine in Ireland of 1845-1849. The Famine and War museums are designed to be as informative and interesting as possible.

The Meath Heritage Centre provides a professional family history service to people who wish to trace their Meath ancestors. All the major sources are now available at the centre. The parish registers of baptisms and marriages for the county have been indexed as have land records, census material and other sources. We at the Meath Heritage Centre have the time, the interest, the local knowledge and the resources to help you trace your Meath Ancestors.

Visit the restored farmhouse and dine in the 'olde worlde' surroundings of Granny's Kitchen, with its authentic open fire. Stroll along the Flora & Fauna Walks and stop off at the Forge, the thatched Commodore Barry Cottage or the tiny four-pew St. Helen's Church. Watch and listen as the wind drives the sails on one of the country's few working windmills. Call into the Schoolhouse, the Kennedy House with its adjoining Aviary or try and understand how parents raised seven children in the lofted two-roomed Kilmore Cottage. Let the children view the rare breeds of poultry and animals or play in the "Alamo" childrens' playground. Browse in the Craft Shop. (Note: Now closed.)

Leitrim is a county steeped in history. It has suffered massive population decline from the Great Famine of the 1840s until the 1990s. The county's population fell from about 160,000 in 1847 to 25,000 in 1996. Economic growth in Ireland in the last Decade has meant that the Census of 2002 showed an increase in Leitrim's population for the first time in over a century and a half.

We unlock the door to an Ireland full of treasures in the Shannon Region. For visitors who wish to experience the best of Irish hospitality and history, we have a range of superb evening entertainments and top tourist attractions for you to enjoy. Shannon Heritage have been entertaining visitors in our castles since 1963. In that time over 4.5 million people have enjoyed evenings in four distinct and unique venues

Laois Heritage Society was founded in the early 1970s. It replaced an organisation, Old Laois Society, which operated from the 1950s. It serves as the umbrella body for heritage interests in County Laois and draws its membership from all parts of the county.

The Irish World Heritage Centre, Manchester, has been in operation since 1984 and was officially opened by Peter Barry, then Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the 2nd November 1986.

The Centre is an exciting interpretative exhibition which tells the fascinating story of Ireland's Patron Saint.

Protect, preserve and restore the historic landmark that was formerly St. Dominic’s Church, a hub of early Irish community in Maine.

The homepage of County Wicklow's Genealogical resource established by Wicklow County Council & FÀS to promote the rich heritage of the County Wicklow.

Since its founding as a registered Friendly Society in November 1990 Rattoo Heritage Society has established itself as a major authority in Kerry both on the Heritage and Environmental fields and are recognised as such by the relevant authorities.

The Heritage Centre is located in the award winning, beautifully restored Old Gasworks Building, in Skibbereen, one of West Cork’s most picturesque towns.

Many people look at the Buffalo Irish Center through the eyes of one of its many organizations that meet there. That is simply seeing Ireland as a green island instead of the '40 shades of green' that weave together the intricate tapestry of different elements that bind and define our culture and heritage.

County Clare, situated on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster suffered greatly from emigration over the last two hundred years.

"We offer a comprehensive genealogical research service to those tracing their Donegal ancestors. Our database, compiled through the co-operation of the clergy and custodians of records throughout County Donegal, contains almost half a million records from the major genealogical sources."

This centre offers a comprehensive genealogical service to people tracing their County Sligo roots from all over the world.

The Society was founded in 1849 in Kilkenny 'to preserve, examine and illustrate all ancient monuments and memorials of the arts, manners and customs of the past, as connected with the antiquities, language, literature and history of Ireland.'