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73    <h1>OPW Heritage Services – caring for the nation’s past</h1>    <p>We are responsible for Ireland’s most important heritage sites. Iconic sites ranging from the Rock of Cashel in Tipperary to Skellig Michael on a small island off the Kerry coast, are just some of the stunning 780 heritage sites in our care.</p>
74<p>Our team of dedicated experts look after the buildings, landscapes and collections entrusted to us and make them available to over 12 million visitors each year to learn from and enjoy. Every day we work to make Ireland proud of the fabric of its history.</p>
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78        <div><figure><picture><source media="(max-width: 599px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/A-castle-framed-by-wildflowers-640x640.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/A-castle-framed-by-wildflowers-900x900.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 899px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/A-castle-framed-by-wildflowers-640x640.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/A-castle-framed-by-wildflowers-900x900.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 900px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/A-castle-framed-by-wildflowers-900x900.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/A-castle-framed-by-wildflowers-1200x1200.jpg 2x "><img class="lazyload" src="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/A-castle-framed-by-wildflowers-160x107.jpg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Portumna Castle framed by wildflowers."></picture><figcaption><span>Portumna Castle framed by wildflowers.</span></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><picture><source media="(max-width: 599px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Phoenix-Park-deer-640x640.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Phoenix-Park-deer-900x900.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 899px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Phoenix-Park-deer-640x640.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Phoenix-Park-deer-900x900.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 900px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Phoenix-Park-deer-900x900.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Phoenix-Park-deer-1200x1200.jpg 2x "><img class="lazyload" src="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Phoenix-Park-deer-160x107.jpg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Deer in Phoenix Park"></picture><figcaption><span>Deer in Phoenix Park</span></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><picture><source media="(max-width: 599px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Rock-of-Cashel-Large-640x640.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Rock-of-Cashel-Large-900x900.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 899px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Rock-of-Cashel-Large-640x640.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Rock-of-Cashel-Large-900x900.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 900px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Rock-of-Cashel-Large-900x900.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Rock-of-Cashel-Large-1200x1200.jpg 2x "><img class="lazyload" src="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Rock-of-Cashel-Large-160x100.jpg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Rock of Cashel at sunset"></picture><figcaption><span>Rock of Cashel at sunset</span></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><picture><source media="(max-width: 599px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/07/Stately-homes-640x640.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/07/Stately-homes-900x900.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 899px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/07/Stately-homes-640x640.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/07/Stately-homes-900x900.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 900px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/07/Stately-homes-900x900.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/07/Stately-homes.jpg 2x "><img class="lazyload" src="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/07/Stately-homes-160x160.jpg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt=""></picture><figcaption><span>Rock of Cashel at sunset</span></figcaption></figure></div>    </div></div>
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80<div class="aboutgrid ag"><div><a href="https://heritageireland.ie/about/what-we-do/"><header><h3>What we do</h3><picture><source media="(max-width: 599px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Tara-Rath-na-Ri-Banner-640x336.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Tara-Rath-na-Ri-Banner-640x336.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 899px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Tara-Rath-na-Ri-Banner-640x336.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Tara-Rath-na-Ri-Banner-640x336.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 900px) and (max-width: 1199px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Tara-Rath-na-Ri-Banner-640x336.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Tara-Rath-na-Ri-Banner-900x473.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 1200px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Tara-Rath-na-Ri-Banner-640x336.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Tara-Rath-na-Ri-Banner-900x473.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 1800px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Tara-Rath-na-Ri-Banner-900x473.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Tara-Rath-na-Ri-Banner-1200x630.jpg 2x "><img class="notlazyload" src="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Tara-Rath-na-Ri-Banner-320x168.jpg" alt="Hill of Tara aerial photo"></picture></header><div><p>Our key job is to manage and maintain the most important of Ireland’s historic buildings and heritage.</p>
81<p class="cta"><span>Find out more</span></p></div></a></div><div><a href="https://heritageireland.ie/about/who-we-are/"><header><h3>Who we are</h3><picture><source media="(max-width: 599px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Skellig-Michael-Work-640x480.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Skellig-Michael-Work-640x480.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 899px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Skellig-Michael-Work-640x480.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Skellig-Michael-Work-640x480.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 900px) and (max-width: 1199px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Skellig-Michael-Work-640x480.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Skellig-Michael-Work-900x675.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 1200px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Skellig-Michael-Work-900x675.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Skellig-Michael-Work-1200x900.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 1800px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Skellig-Michael-Work-1200x900.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Skellig-Michael-Work.jpg 2x "><img class="notlazyload" src="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Skellig-Michael-Work-320x240.jpg" alt="Work being carried out at Skellig Michael by OPW’s National Monuments District"></picture></header><div><p>We are the people who manage and take care of many of Ireland’s most important historic places.</p>
82<p class="cta"><span>Find out more</span></p></div></a></div><div><a href="https://heritageireland.ie/about/our-history/"><header><h3>Our history</h3><picture><source media="(max-width: 599px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Kilmainham-Goal-Crop-640x336.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Kilmainham-Goal-Crop-640x336.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 899px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Kilmainham-Goal-Crop-640x336.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Kilmainham-Goal-Crop-640x336.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 900px) and (max-width: 1199px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Kilmainham-Goal-Crop-640x336.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Kilmainham-Goal-Crop-900x473.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 1200px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Kilmainham-Goal-Crop-900x473.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Kilmainham-Goal-Crop-1200x630.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 1800px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Kilmainham-Goal-Crop-1200x630.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Kilmainham-Goal-Crop-1500x788.jpg 2x "><img class="notlazyload" src="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/06/Kilmainham-Goal-Crop-320x168.jpg" alt="Kilmainham Goal East Wing"></picture></header><div><p>The Office of Public Works came into being in 1831. The organisation’s original functions included looking after civic buildings, administering loans for public projects and building canals.</p>
83<p class="cta"><span>Find out more</span></p></div></a></div><div><a href="https://heritageireland.ie/about/our-values/"><header><h3>Our values</h3><picture><source media="(max-width: 599px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Brú-na-Bóinne-Visitor-Centre-Newgrange-Passage-640x502.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Brú-na-Bóinne-Visitor-Centre-Newgrange-Passage-640x502.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 899px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Brú-na-Bóinne-Visitor-Centre-Newgrange-Passage-640x502.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Brú-na-Bóinne-Visitor-Centre-Newgrange-Passage-640x502.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 900px) and (max-width: 1199px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Brú-na-Bóinne-Visitor-Centre-Newgrange-Passage-640x502.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Brú-na-Bóinne-Visitor-Centre-Newgrange-Passage-900x707.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 1200px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Brú-na-Bóinne-Visitor-Centre-Newgrange-Passage-640x502.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Brú-na-Bóinne-Visitor-Centre-Newgrange-Passage-900x707.jpg 2x "><source media="(min-width: 1800px)" srcset="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Brú-na-Bóinne-Visitor-Centre-Newgrange-Passage-900x707.jpg 1x, https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Brú-na-Bóinne-Visitor-Centre-Newgrange-Passage-1200x942.jpg 2x "><img class="notlazyload" src="https://heritageireland.ie/assets/uploads/2020/03/Brú-na-Bóinne-Visitor-Centre-Newgrange-Passage-320x251.jpg" alt="Newgrange passageway with triple spiral engraved on left."></picture></header><div><p>The OPW’s Heritage Services are committed to caring for, protecting and enhancing the nation’s heritage.</p>
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