The aims of Dungarvan Museum Society are to present the history of Dungarvan and West Waterford area through a series of well illustrated panels and displays. Moreover, it aims to acquire and preserve individual items or collections of local interest. Finally, it encourages public interest in local history. In 2002, the museum won the 'Irish Museum Publication of the year award'.

Recipient of the Waterford EU Blue Flag award. You can enjoy swimming or underwater activities such as snorkelling in the sheltered and picturesque coves. Counsellors strand, a south facing beach between the red sandstone cliffs is the most popular beach with both the locals and tourists alike.

Cappoquin House, above the centre of the town, is an 18th century Georgian mansion built on the site of an old FitzGerald castle. The house and gardens enjoy magnificent views over the river Blackwater. The Keane family home has been Cappoquin House for over 200 years.

Large Historical Garden, containing many rare and unusual plants, old roses, tree ferns, rhododendrons, azealeas and an abundance of various bulbs in bloom in the Spring. Records show that the gardens existed over 250 years ago. Both House and Gardens enjoy a spectacular view over Waterford City.

Henry II visited Lismore in 1171 and chose a site for a castle. Raymond le Gros and his Anglo-Normans ransacked the town two years later and Henry’s castle site was built upon by Prince John in 1185. These events marked a decline in influence for monastic Lismore. In 1363, the diocese was united with that of Waterford, although it retained its cathedral until the Reformation.

The castle passed to Sir Walter Raleigh in 1589 and Raleigh sold it to Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork, in 1602. He immediately set about fashioning the countryside round Lismore in the English way, with stocked deer parks, fruits orchards, fish ponds and other features of the English Lordly manor estate. In 1753, the castle passed to the 4th Duke of Devonshire on his marriage to Lady Charlotte and the present castle is still owned by the Devonshires.

Although NOT opened to the public, the Lismore Castle Gardens can be visited. However, during October 2005, part of the castle was opened to the public for the first time as it hosted an art exhibition.