Notable Architecture
Notable Architecture is a collection of buildings of architectural or historic interest, drawn from every category in the directory.
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Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
A working observatory and a planetarium on one site in Armagh, and by its own description Ireland’s leading centre for astronomical research and education.
Last verified 2026-07-12
Birr Castle Demesne
The demesne at Birr holding the Great Telescope of 1845 and Ireland’s Historic Science Centre, with gardens and parkland along the river.
Last verified 2026-09-02
Bolands Mills
A restored 19th-century flour mill at Grand Canal Dock that served as a garrison in the 1916 Rising under Eamon de Valera.
Last verified 2026-07-10
Butler Gallery
Kilkenny's contemporary art gallery, free to visit, in the restored Georgian almshouse of Evans' Home by the River Nore.
Last verified 2026-07-20
Charleville Mall Library
Charleville Mall Library is a Dublin City public library at North Strand, Dublin 1.
Last verified 2026-07-10
DIAS Dunsink Observatory
An observatory founded in 1785, about 8km northwest of Dublin city centre near Ashtown, and a centre for astronomical research in Ireland ever since.
Last verified 2026-07-12
Dublin City Library and Archive
The reference library and archive of Dublin City, holding the Dublin City Archives and historic Dublin and Irish collections, at 139–144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
Last verified 2026-07-10
Dublin Municipal Theatre at Smock Alley
A theatre in Temple Bar on the site of the original 1662 Smock Alley playhouse, rebuilt inside a former church.
Last verified 2026-07-13
Dundrum Library
Dundrum Library is a Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown public library in Dundrum, County Dublin.
Last verified 2026-07-10
George’s Street Arcade
An enclosed Victorian market on South Great George’s Street, serving Dublin since 1881 and the first purpose-built shopping centre in Ireland.
Last verified 2026-07-11
Glenstal Abbey
A Benedictine monastery outside Murroe, County Limerick, with open avenues, a walled garden and sung prayer several times a day.
Last verified 2026-08-17
Highlanes Gallery
Drogheda’s municipal art gallery, in a converted Franciscan friary church on St Laurence Street.
Last verified 2026-08-17
MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory
A 16th-century castle in Blackrock, on the edge of Cork city, that now holds a working observatory and a space-science centre.
Last verified 2026-07-12
National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts & History (Collins Barracks)
The National Museum’s decorative arts and history branch occupies Collins Barracks on Benburb Street, and the museum uses the barracks…
Last verified 2026-07-11
Pearse Street Library
Dublin City public lending library at 139–144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, in a historic Carnegie building.
Last verified 2026-07-10
Pembroke Library
Pembroke Library is a Dublin City public library at Anglesea Road, Dublin 4.
Last verified 2026-07-10
Rathmines Library
Rathmines Library is a Dublin City public library at 157 Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6.
Last verified 2026-07-10
Swiss Cottage
A thatched Regency cottage orné outside Cahir, all curves and rustic detail, seen by guided tour from spring to autumn.
Last verified 2026-07-20