List of tourist attractions in Ireland

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Multi-county destinations/routes

• The Wild Atlantic Way
• Ireland's Ancient East
• Ireland's Hidden Heartlands

Destinations by county

A to C

• Antrim
  • Antrim Castle and Gardens<ref name="NI2017"/>
  • Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge<ref name="NI2017"/>
  • Belfast, capital of Northern Ireland, second largest city on the island
    • Titanic Quarter, including the Titanic Belfast visitor attraction, the SS Nomadic museum ship, and W5 science museum<ref name="NI2017"/>
    • Ulster Museum within the Botanic Gardens<ref name="NI2017"/>
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  • Giant's Causeway, a geological phenomenon and a UNESCO World Heritage Site<ref name="NI2017"/>
  • Lagan Valley Regional Park<ref name="NI2017"/>
  • Old Bushmills Distillery, the oldest Irish whiskey distillery in existence<ref name="NI2017tables"/>
• Armagh
  • Armagh city, ecclesiastical capital of Ireland and home to St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Church of Ireland) and St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Roman Catholic)
  • Lough Neagh, including Kinnego Marina and Oxford Island National Nature Reserve<ref name="NI2017"/><ref name="NI2017tables"/>
  • Lurgan Park<ref name="NI2017"/>
  • Slieve Gullion<ref name="NI2017"/>
• Carlow
  • Altamont House and Gardens
• Clare
  • Bunratty Castle<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • The Burren, a karst landscape which is home to prehistoric monuments such as Poulnabrone dolmen<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• • Cliffs of Moher<ref name="ROI2017"/>
• Cork
  • Cork City, third largest city in all of Ireland and second city of the Republic of Ireland
    • Blarney, including Blarney Castle the home of the Blarney Stone<ref name="ROI2017"/>
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    • Crawford Art Gallery<ref name="ROI2017"/>
    • English Market<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• • • University College Cork campus
  • Doneraile Park<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Fota Wildlife Park<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Kinsale
  • Midleton, home of the Old Midleton Distillery, also known as the Jameson Experience, Midleton.<ref name="ROI2017pdf">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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D

• Donegal
  • Glenveagh National Park, including Glenveagh Castle<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Malin Head, most northerly point on the mainland of Ireland<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Slieve League sea cliffs<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Down
  • Crawfordsburn Country Park<ref name="NI2017"/>
  • Dundonald International Ice Bowl, ice rink<ref name="NI2017"/>
  • Irish linen - Thomas Ferguson & Co Ltd, the last remaining Irish linen damask factory<ref name="NI2017tables"/>
  • Kilbroney Park near Rostrevor at the base of the Mourne Mountains<ref name="NI2017"/>
  • Portstewart Strand<ref name="NI2017tables"/>
  • Scrabo Tower and Scrabo Country Park<ref name="NI2017tables"/>
  • Tollymore Forest Park<ref name="NI2017tables"/>
  • Cathedral of SS Patrick & Colman, Newry
• Dublin City, largest city on the island, capital and cultural and economic centre of the Republic of Ireland
  • Christ Church Cathedral, seat of Anglican Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Chester Beatty Library<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Croke Park, one of Europe's largest stadiums, with the Museum of the Gaelic Athletic Association
  • Dublin Castle, former seat of British rule, now a major Irish government complex<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Dublinia, museum and "historical recreation" attraction<ref name="ROI2017pdf"/>
  • EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, diaspora museum<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• • General Post Office building, headquarters of the 1916 Easter Rising rebels, on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of Dublin's Northside
  • Glasnevin Cemetery, burial location of Éamon de Valera, Michael Collins, Roger Casement, and many others<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• • Grafton Street, one of the main shopping streets in Dublin
  • Guinness Storehouse<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Ha'penny Bridge, Victorian pedestrian bridge across the River Liffey
  • Hugh Lane Gallery<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Irish Museum of Modern Art<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Old Jameson Distillery, Smithfield<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• • Kilmainham Gaol, a former prison where, among others, most of the rebels of 1916 were held and executed; now a museum<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • National Aquatic Centre, Blanchardstown<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin (Northside)<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • National Gallery of Ireland, houses the Irish national collection of Irish and European art<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • National Library of Ireland, has a large quantity of Irish historical, literary and Irish-related material<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • National Museum of Ireland for Archaeology (in Kildare St) and Decorative Art and History (in the former Collins Barracks)<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Phoenix Park, "largest inner city park in the world"; within the park are Farmleigh Estate and Dublin Zoo<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland's "national cathedral"<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • St Stephen's Green, a landscaped inner-city centre public park in Dublin
  • Temple Bar, a mainly cobblestonequarter, directly on the Southern banks of the Liffey, popular for its cultural and nightlife spots
  • Trinity College, Dublin (also called the University of Dublin), Ireland's oldest university, home of the Book of Kells and the Book of Durrow<ref name="ROI2017"/>
• Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
  • DLR Lexicon housing a library and cultural centre<ref name="ROI2017"/>

F to K

• Fermanagh
  • Belleek Pottery Visitor Centre<ref name="NI2017tables"/>
• Fingal
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  • Malahide, with the Norman Malahide Castle<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Galway
  • Aran Islands, Gaeltacht islands in Galway Bay which are the location of Dún Aonghasa<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• • Connemara, Irish Gaeltacht, a heathland area, including Connemara National Park<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Galway City, a university city (seat of the NUI Galway)
  • Kylemore Abbey & Gardens<ref name="ROI2017"/>
• Kerry, scenic rural county in the south west
  • Dingle, main town of the Dingle Peninsula and home to the Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium<ref name="failte2007">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• • Killarney<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• • Killarney National Park including Killarney Lakes and Muckross House and Gardens<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Ring of Kerry, ring road around the Iveragh Peninsula passing through, among others, the village of Cahersiveen, the birthplace of Daniel O'Connell
  • Skellig Islands with the monastic site on Skellig Michael, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Tralee, home of the Rose of Tralee festival and Aqua Dome<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Kildare
  • Castletown House<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Kildare town with Kildare Cathedral and nearby Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens<ref name="failte2007"/>
  • Newbridge Silverware visitors centre and "Museum of Style Icons"<ref name="ROI2017"/>
• Kilkenny
  • Kilkenny City, a medieval city which is home to St Canice's Cathedral, Rothe House, and Kilkenny Castle<ref name="ROI2017"/>

L to M

• Laois
  • Emo Court and Parklands<ref name="OPW2016"/>
  • Rock of DunamaseTemplate:Citation needed
• Limerick
  • Adare, "Ireland's most beautiful village" with Adare Manor, Desmond Castle, a Franciscan and a Trinitarian abbey
  • Limerick city, historic Irish city and home to the Munster rugby team, and King John's Castle<ref name="failte2015"/>
• Londonderry
  • City of Derry, only city in Ireland with intact and unbreached city walls (hence sometimes called 'the Maiden City'). The Guildhall, Derry attracted 350,000 visitors in 2017<ref name="NI2017"/>
  • Roe Valley Country Park<ref name="NI2017"/>
• Louth
  • Carlingford, one of Ireland's best preserved mediaeval towns, on the edge of Carlingford LoughTemplate:Citation needed
  • Drogheda, formerly Ireland's largest walled town (formed when two separate towns united in 1412); site of Laurence's Gat, Millmount Museum in the castle taken by Cromwell in 1649Template:Citation needed
• Mayo
  • Croagh Patrick, mountain place of pilgrimage from pagan times to the present day, near Westport<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• • Museum of Country Life near Castlebar<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Meath
  • Brú na Bóinne, location of the Knowth, Dowth and Newgrange neolithic tombs and monuments<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Hill of Tara, seat of Ireland's ancient High Kings<ref name="OPW2016"/>
  • Emerald Park, theme park<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Trim Castle<ref name="OPW2016"/>
• Monaghan
  • Harvest Time Blues FestivalTemplate:Citation needed

O to W

• Offaly
  • Birr Castle, including its gardens and science centre<ref name="ROI2017pdf"/>
  • Clonmacnoise, monastic site on the banks of the River Shannon<ref name="OPW2016"/>
• Roscommon
  • Lough Key Lake and forest parkTemplate:Citation needed
• Sligo
  • Drumcliffe with its church and gravesite of William Butler Yeats, overlooked by Ben Bulben mountain<ref name="failte2015"/>
  • Sligo town with Sligo AbbeyTemplate:Citation needed
• Tipperary
  • Holy Cross Abbey, a restored Cistercian monastery<ref name="failte2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• • Rock of Cashel, traditional seat of the Kings of Munster<ref name="ROI2017"/>
• Tyrone
  • Dungannon Park<ref name="NI2017"/>
  • Ulster American Folk Park near Omagh<ref name="NI2017tables"/>
• Waterford
  • Waterford, Ireland's oldest city, home to the Waterford Museum of Treasures (which includes Reginald's Tower and other museum sites, which collectively attracted 100,000 visitors in 2017)<ref name="waterford2018">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• • Waterford Greenway, a cycling and hiking trail<ref name="waterford2018"/>
• Westmeath, centre of Ireland; lakelands
  • Belvedere House and Gardens, historic gardens near Mullingar<ref name="failte2007"/>
• Wexford
  • Ferns Castle and AbbeyTemplate:Citation needed
  • New Ross and the John F Kennedy Arboretum<ref name="OPW2016"/>
• Wicklow, "the garden of Ireland"
  • Glendalough, 6th-century monastic site with Irish round tower<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Powerscourt Estate, house, grounds and gardens (together with the nearby Powerscourt Waterfall)<ref name="ROI2017"/>
  • Russborough House, an example of Irish Palladian architecture, designed by Richard Cassels, built between 1741 and 1755<ref name="failte2015"/>

See also

• Tourism in the Republic of Ireland
• List of Ireland-related topics
• Common Travel Area
• Gardens in the Republic of Ireland
• Parks in the Republic of Ireland

References

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External links

• Official site of the Republic of Ireland Tourist Board
• Official site of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board
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