This Gothic-style building was designed by Pugin and built between 1843 and 1846. The majority of the stones used for its construction came from the ruins of a Franciscan friary dissolved in 1544, and which stood on what is today Abbey Square.

The first castle was built in the early 13C, either by Raymond le Gros, who led the first Anglo-Normans into the city in 1169 or, by the Prendergast family. The Prendergasts kept the castle until the mid 15C when it was won in battle by the MacMurrou..

The rebellion of 1798 and, in particular, the three weeks of disruption in Co Wexford, are the subject of this detailed presentation. It has interactive touch screens, films and story boards. This important episode in the development of Ireland's dem..

These potteries, the oldest in Ireland, were founded in 1659 by two brothers from Cornwall. Local clay is used and it takes three months to produce enough pots to fill the kiln and four days to fire and cool them.