Dunbrody Abbey

Dunbrody Abbey

Dunbrody Abbey About Dunbrody Abbey was founded in 1170 on the instructions of Strongbow, by Herve de Montmorency (his uncle), after the Norman invasion of Ireland. It was completed circa 1220, but additions may have continued for some time. Herve de Montmorency made...
Dunbrody Maze

Dunbrody Maze

Dunbrody Maze About Next to the Abbey is Dunbrody Castle, and on this site also, lies a visitor centre opened by the Earl of Belfast, only son of the 7th Marquess of Donegall. The Castle garden is the resting-place for an intricate yew hedge maze. Made with 1,500 yew...
Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience

Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience

Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience About Dunbrody Famine Ship is one of the premier tourist attractions in the South East of Ireland. Centred on an authentic reproduction of an 1840’s emigrant vessel, it provides a world-class interpretation of the famine emigrant...