Culture

Bru Boru

Brú Ború is a national cultural centre at the foot of the Rock of Cashel. This cultural village is designed around a village green and is a home to the study and celebration of native Irish music, song, dance, theatre and Celtic studies. It has a folk theatre, genealogy centre, restaurant and other amenities. The Brú Ború traditional group have performed worldwide. They represented Ireland at Expo 90 in Japan and Expo 92 in Spain. They perform for conferences and other events. They have performed on many television networks worldwide. Brú Ború performed in China in Autumn 1998 having received an official invitation from the Chinese government. Visit ‘Sounds of History’ subterranean chambers, 7 metres underground, which echo to the story of Ireland from ancient times to the present day.

http://comhaltas.ie

Proximity to Lisheen Castle: 25 mins.

Cashel Folk Village

Cashel folk village is a delightful series of informal reconstructions of various traditional thatched village shops, a forge, and other businesses, together with a penal chapel situated in a confined area within the town of Cashel, near to the famous Rock of Cashel. An extensive display of signs and other commercial memorabilia add to the appeal of this pleasant display of local history. There is also an old IRA museum and audio-visual presentation (1916 -1923).

http://www.cashel.ie/attractions/folkvillage.htm

Proximity to Lisheen Castle: 25 mins.

Famine/War Museum

In 1995 the Thurles Church of Ireland community kindly donated one third of this building to create a Famine Museum to commemorate the many people who lost their lives through disease and starvation during the Great Famine in Ireland of 1845-1850. In 1997 work began to restore a gallery, which previously had existed in the building prior to 1812. On completion in 1999, this new space was allocated to exibiting the museum's collection of war memorabelia, which includes the famous and rare Armstrong Collection, presently on loan to this building.

http://www.faminemuseum.com/

Proximity to Lisheen Castle: 10 mins.

Lar na Pairce

Lár na Páirce is an exciting visitor centre designed and equipped to tell the story of Gaelic Games from earliest times to the present day. It is located just off Liberty Square in a most imposing, elegant 19th century building. This fine cut-stone edifice was built for the National Bank about the time of the G.A.A.’s foundation. Thurles Development Association, Shannon Development and Tipperary G.A.A acquired the building with the intention of developing a visitor attraction for the town. President Mary Robinson officially opened this interpretative centre of Gaelic Games in 1994. The various exhibits invite the visitor to experience the excitement and colour of Hurling, Gaelic Football, Camogie and Handball.

http://www.tipperary.gaa.ie/contactinformation.html

Proximity to Lisheen Castle: 10 mins.

The Source Arts Centre

The Source Arts Centre opened on 2nd October 2006 and is Ireland’s newest arts centre. It consists of a 250 seat auditorium with fully flexible seating, and a dedicated gallery space. A year round programme of events will include film, theatre, dance, ballet, opera, music, family events and visual art exhibitions.

http://www.thesourceartscentre.ie/

Proximity to Lisheen Castle: 10 mins.