OPW Heritage Ireland places in County Limerick

A Norman keep, great hall and moated ward on the River Maigue, held by the earls of Kildare and Desmond; guided tours by minibus from Adare Heritage Centre, June to September only.

The island fortress of the earls of Desmond in the River Deel, with a fine 15th-century banqueting hall; closed for conservation since 2023 and seen from Main Street and the bridge.

A 15th-century Franciscan friary of the earls of Desmond on the River Deel at Askeaton, with an intact cloister, a relief carving of St Francis and two-storey domestic ranges; free, open daily with tours on request.

The labourer's cottage at Knockmore near Bruree where Éamon de Valera grew up, built around 1885 and now a national monument; free, viewed from outside only at present.

The 15th-century banqueting hall of the earls of Desmond, with a restored oak musicians' gallery, off The Square in Newcastle West; free guided tours in summer, closed until the 2027 season.

A roofless 13th-century collegiate church inside the walls of Kilmallock, with the base of an early round tower in its west end, a five-light lancet window and a graveyard still in use; free, open-air.

The ruins of a Dominican priory founded in 1291 across the River Loobagh from the walled town of Kilmallock, with a crossing tower and a great five-light east window; free, open-air, reached by a footbridge.

Three ruined churches on the site of St Nessan's sixth-century monastery at Mungret, south-west of Limerick city, including Mungret Abbey with its 15th-century priests' tower; free, open-air.