Take a FREE tour around one of Ireland’s oldest towns on your phone or MP3 player.
Roscrea Heritage Town, in north Tipperary, has a free audio guide and map, bringing you on an enjoyable trail that takes in its 12th century monastic ruins of round tower, high cross and west gable, its Norman Castle, its Franciscan belfry, its fine shop fronts and lots more.
Renowned historian George Cunningham gives his deep knowledge of Roscrea’s monastic traditions and restored buildings, as well as more recent history, on this nine-stop tour around Roscrea’s streets. Hear a description of the carvings on the fine Romanesque doorway on Church Street, the river with three names, and the story of the “fancy fountain” in Rosemary Square.
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This audio guide was produced with the support of the Heritage Council of Ireland and the Roscrea Chamber of Commerce. Graphic design by Brian O’Connor. Photographs by Gerry Sandford. Historic photographs, unless otherwise credited, reproduced by kind permission of the National Library of Ireland.