OPW Heritage Ireland places in County Waterford

3 OPW Heritage Ireland places to visit in County Waterford, including 2 historic sites, 1 castle. Tick them off your checklist as you go, or see them on the map.

Dungarvan Castle
Dungarvan Castle
Castle

An Anglo-Norman castle of about 1209 guarding Dungarvan harbour, with a rare shell keep and an 18th-century barracks housing an exhibition; free, open in summer, closed until the 2027 season.

French Church, Waterford
French Church, Waterford
Historic Site

A Franciscan friary of 1240 in Waterford's Viking Triangle, later a hospital and a Huguenot church; free to view from Greyfriars Street while the interior is closed for works.

Reginald's Tower
Reginald's Tower
Historic Site

Ireland's oldest civic building, the Anglo-Norman round tower on Waterford's quay with two floors of Viking Waterford treasures, open all year; adult €5, free for English Heritage members, council pay parking on Bolton Street.

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