I've never seen so many military decorations in my life. If you want to see pistols or toy…read moresoldiers under glass, go here. It is filled with displays of medals and recreations of blacksmiths at work. The Museum of Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers is in the castle keep. There are life-size mannequins dressed as Beefeaters/other 17th century military uniforms. This has a shop and special exhibitions. This overlooks Lough Erne. We went here because my instructor said she was related to the Maguires who built the castle.

I've been to Enniskillen dozens of times (it's my mum's hometown) but had not actually, as far as I…read moreremember, ever gone into the castle. The famous front, called the Watergate, dates from the early 1600s. The county museum was closed for refurbishment when we went but there was a small display on the fascinating Maguire clan, who ruled the area for about 300 years. Also open was the excellent Inniskillings Museum, which has a detailed, interesting and often moving amount of the eponymous regiments (in one of which my father did his national service in the early 1950s!). Outside there are some military vehicles in display, nicely positioned in the barracks. I'd appreciate the museum asking families to keep children under control, because their incessant yelling (and these kids were approx 11-12 years old) really ruined a lot the experience/ability to read. Also appreciated would be some kind of disabled access, my dad struggled with the 2 flights of stairs. Very much worth a visit on any trip to Enniskillen.

We visited before they actually opened on the CIE Scots Irish Tour…read more I liked that our tour guide had worked in the mine. I liked that relatively few folks had died in the mine. I liked that there were things to look at before we went into the mine. I thought the walkways were well lit. I liked that there were dates showing when the support beams were put up and I saw one from this year! I'm a bit claustrophobic, but I stood at the edge of our group and was able to enjoy most of it. There was a nice snack / restaurant area and cute gift shop at the end. ... and one of the folks called in some smoke I saw in an area that wasn't supposed to have smoke.

It's hard to categorize this fine little place. It's in the middle of some beautiful scenery near…read moreLough Allen with big steep but rolling hills. The little museum in interesting but the mine tour, given only by retired miner tour guides was the best part. The tales of the mining days, which ended in the early 90's (1990's) were interesting and fun. It's amazing what these men accomplished under the mountains here. I come from coal mining folk in the States and thought I knew a little about mining. This was so very different from the way they did the mining to the way it helped the folks around here avoid the worst of the famine. The tour is 10 euro per adult. There's a pretty little waterfall nearby if you are willing to drive on some skinny little roads. I don't give out many five stars and this is without a doubt five stars!

Bad Boy Jake.... live at The Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival 2013…read moreGala performance...at Rory Gallagher Place..Bad Boy Jake and Sinnerboy...dosnt get much better than this....Sunday 2nd June 2013 at 4pm.... in my opinion this is the best stage over the weekend...great location..right next to Owen Roe's Bar.....

If you like good quality blues rock, great cheap pints and a town that welcomes anyone then The…read moreRory Gallagher Tribute Festival in Ballyshannon every year on the June bank holiday is for you. Every year for the last 6 I've been to this festival and I've never had a bad time! The crowd is the happiest you will find and with the exception of one scuffle between a few local teenagers I've honestly never seen a single fight or problem, one year we even had a local garda jumping on a skipping rope we found! The festival itself takes place in the town, which I'm pretty sure has more pubs than houses, and believe it or not bars don't go out of their way to gouge festival goers, €3.50 a pint of Guinness is the norm! If you're camping you will need to get a campsite wristband for €40 which will cover Thursday to Monday morning, though unfortunately this price is fixed no matter how long you stay. The campsite has changed a few times since I started attending but is now a well equipped spot about 20 mins walk outside of town (depending on your stout content) and there is an almost constant shuttle running into the wee hours, just short of around the clock. I have heard horror stories of this potentially being the last year, but if not I recommend you get your denim and flannel out and I'll see you at the bar next year!

We enjoyed a really fantastic day together here at the folk park, met up with another family of 4,…read moreso we had a big gang of 8 walking together through the park, in pouring rain, and it was a perfect day! We had children ages 6-15 and each one thought it was fascinating, the adults, too. It went on a bit too long for me- I was so surprised how many stops there were on the tour- and I ran out of stream! So come well-rested and prepared with good walking shoes and an umbrella, if needed. Cute gift shop. Very nice café. Loved it! Highly

It's been so long since we were here last that we'd forgotten almost all of it. Maybe it's just a…read moreseries of senior moments but I'll tell you what it's superb and a great way to spend 3 or more hours. There's no down side to this place. This is a superb living park where you walk through 18th & 19th century thatched cottages, a blacksmiths forge, a school house, a Roman Catholic Church, a Meeting House, a bank, general stores, barns, log cabins, you'll board a ship (to go from Ireland to America) meet the captain and you'll meet other delightful costumed characters who demonstrate traditional crafts, tell real stories. They are very likely to share good food with you. We had pumpkin pie, a molasses based shoo fly pie, apple pie, fruit cake and other goodies. Many of the buildings were dismantled from their original places in Ireland & America and re-built here. The influential Mellon family feature (banking, oil, steel and shares in HJ Heinz & General Motors) as does the Campbell family. Both families are originally from the area so further adding to the authenticity of the park. There are 44 separate outdoor places to go visit in addition to the exhibitions inside and notably they have a very good Titanic exhibition. So a dry day is essential or at least a dry half day. There's also a very good cafe with tasty food rather than the rubbish a lot of places serve up these days. In fact if I was close by I'd go here to eat without going into the folk park.

13 of us went to Todds Leap for a hen do this weekend. We paid for the hen package of 5 activities…read moreplus bed and breakfast. Staff were really flexible and accommodating throughout. A few things went wrong during some of our activities and we were given quick replacements. After all our activities we checked into the biggest cabin that would hold us all which we were happy about. Staff came and offered us the drop zone for free, and even stayed beyond the end of their shift to let us give it a go. Food at dinner time was surprisingly good, though at lunch it isn't great under the heat lamps. Breakfast is good if you're in for it being freshly served. They offer a 2 course dinner meal for £20 which we all found a bit steep. We asked if we could just have the mains and were told yes they were £10 each, essentially making your starter the same price! We stuck to mains. We couldn't order from the bar menu as the chef didn't want to cook from that menu and had not ordered in enough to serve from it. Cabins are warm and cosy and beds were more comfortable than we expected. All in all we had a fab time and activities staff really impressed us with their effort. Would definitely go back

All lace veils or wedding dresses date from 1850-1900. Displays include parasols and shawls. The…read morecollection has all five main types of lace made in Ireland. The restaurant is in a 200 year old thatched building. This museum has about 700 exhibits.

This is my favourite hotel in Bundoran. The staff couldn't be any more hospitable, from the…read morecleaning staff, right up to the management. They treat you like royalty and do their upmost to make sure you have an enjoyable, pleasant stay. The food is great. You can help yourself to a broad selection at breakfast and come the evening they offer a wide choice to choose from too. If you like live music, they often have big bands playing in the ballroom, mostly at the weekends but they also run special events at different times of the year. In the front bar they have smaller 1 or 2 piece bands to entertain. They have wifi now installed all over the hotel which is a great addition for people travelling who want to check emails / facebook etc.

Bad Boy Jake.... live at The Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival 2013…read more Sunday 2nd June...10pm... A no nonsense session of rock , blues,and Americana .... This well seasoned trio draw Influences from all over the music spectrum including Rory Gallagher,Thin lizzy the music of Jimi Hendrix and ZZ Top,Joe Bonamassa, Deep Purple and thus they are called a blues rock band... Anything goes at one of these sessions often showcasing new and familiar talent arriving on stage to weave their own twist to the evening... Warning this is not cabaret ..!! -- with Declan Kennedy, ,Pat cannon and Adam Kennedy The Market House Bar....The Perfect location...lovely Pints!!! great music all weekend...