Family Day Out
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All ages · up to 30 min · any budget
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Why it matchesOutdoor summer art trail featuring 20 original artworks displayed along two laneways in Roscrea.
Why it matchesBirr Castle Demesne & Historic Science Centre, home to the Parsons family since 1620, is open all year round with guided castle tours from May to August and other times by prior arrangement.
Why it matchesBirr Outdoor Education and Training Centre supplies action packed programmes for young adventurers.
Why it matchesThe Kilvahan Horse Drawn Caravan Experience based at Tullibards Stud, Coolrain, County Laois provides the opportunity for guests to take a break from the real world and find themselves again in the beauty of the Irish.
Why it matchesJoin Wild Food Mary at her home situated at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
Why it matchesLearning experiences in nature can be so fulfilling and such fun.
Why it matchesTearaways Pet Farm & Activity Centre is a family business and the Kennedy's have been farming here for 70 years.
Why it matchesBirr Equestrian Centre in County Offaly offers lessons for adults and children, pony camps, hourly treks on their 160 acre farm and also treks to explore the magnificent Slieve Bloom Mountains.
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Why it matchesJoin community workshops exploring local history, folklore and 19th-century music to help reimagine a lost heritage song.
Why it matchesRoscrea stone castle was constructed in 1332. It comprises of a gate tower and two D-shaped corner towers, which were originally joined by a curtain wall.
Why it matchesOriginally founded in 1988, they are based in the beautiful heritage town of Roscrea, County Tipperary, within easy access to the Galty Mountains, Glendalough in County Wicklow, the Comeragh Mountains, Lough Derg, The.
Why it matchesMount Saint Joseph Abbey is a place that is vibrant and alive.
Why it matchesGolden Grove is an area of about 3.5km from Roscrea, off the N62 to Birr, in County Tipperary.
Why it matchesGlasderry Wood is a Coillte forest recreation site in Shinrone forest, open to the public all year.
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