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The following list includes the [[tourist attraction]]s on the island of [[Ireland]] which attract more than 100,000 visitors annually. It includes attractions in both [[Northern Ireland]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]].<ref name="NI2017">{{cite web|url = https://www.nisra.gov.uk/sites/nisra.gov.uk/files/publications/Northern-Ireland-Visitor-Attraction-Survey-2017.pdf | publisher = Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency| website = nisra.gov.uk | title = Tourism Statistics Bulletin - Northern Ireland Annual Visitor Attraction Survey 2017 | date = 7 June 2018 | access-date = 10 May 2019 }}</ref><ref name="ROI2017">{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/revealed-irelands-top-20-tourist-attractions-paid-and-free-36986059.html | publisher = Independent News & Media | website = independent.ie | title = Revealed: Ireland's Top 20 tourist attractions (paid and free) | date = 7 June 2018 | access-date = 10 May 2019 }}</ref><ref name="NI2017tables">{{cite web|url = https://www.nisra.gov.uk/publications/visitor-attraction-survey-publications | publisher = Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency| website = nisra.gov.uk | title = Visitor attraction survey publications - 2017 - Additional tables | date = 7 June 2018 | access-date = 10 May 2019 }}</ref>

==Multi-county destinations/routes==
* [[Wild Atlantic Way|The Wild Atlantic Way]]
* [[Ireland's Ancient East]]
*[[Ireland's Hidden Heartlands]]

==Destinations by county==
===A to C===
*[[County Antrim|Antrim]]
**[[Antrim Castle|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 (1911)|SS Nomadic]] museum ship, and [[Odyssey Complex#W5|W5 science museum]]<ref name="NI2017"/>
***[[Ulster Museum]] within the [[Botanic Gardens (Belfast)|Botanic Gardens]]<ref name="NI2017"/>
**[[Dark Hedges]]{{Citation needed|reason=Needs a reference to confirm that this meets the list selection criteria (100k annual visitors)|date=May 2019}}
**[[Giant's Causeway]], a geological phenomenon and a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]]<ref name="NI2017"/>
**[[Lagan Valley|Lagan Valley Regional Park]]<ref name="NI2017"/>
**[[Old Bushmills Distillery]], the oldest Irish whiskey distillery in existence<ref name="NI2017tables"/>
*[[County Armagh|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|Oxford Island National Nature Reserve]]<ref name="NI2017"/><ref name="NI2017tables"/>
**[[Lurgan|Lurgan Park]]<ref name="NI2017"/>
**[[Slieve Gullion]]<ref name="NI2017"/>
*[[County Carlow|Carlow]]
** [[Altamont House|Altamont House and Gardens]]
*[[County Clare|Clare]]
**[[Bunratty Castle]]<ref name="ROI2017"/>
**[[The Burren]], a [[karst]] landscape which is home to prehistoric monuments such as [[Poulnabrone dolmen]]<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.burren.ie/the-geopark/ | publisher = Burren Ecotourism | website = burren.ie | title = The Geopark | access-date = 10 May 2019 }}</ref>
**[[Cliffs of Moher]]<ref name="ROI2017"/>
*[[County Cork|Cork]]
**[[Cork (city)|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"/>
***[[Church of St Anne (Shandon)]]{{Citation needed|reason=Needs a reference to confirm that this meets the list selection criteria (100k annual visitors)|date=May 2019}}
***[[Crawford Art Gallery]]<ref name="ROI2017"/>
***[[English Market]]<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/trader-claims-tourists-suffocating-english-market-as-cork-institution-celebrates-230th-birthday-859393.html | publisher = Irish Examiner | website = irishexaminer.com | title = Trader claims tourists 'suffocating' English Market as Cork institution celebrates 230th birthday | date = 1 August 2018 | access-date = 10 May 2019 }}</ref>
***[[University College Cork]] campus
**[[Doneraile Court|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">{{cite web|url = https://www.failteireland.ie/FailteIreland/media/WebsiteStructure/Documents/3_Research_Insights/5_International_Tourism_Trends/Visitors-to-Top-Fee-Charging-Visitor-Attractions-2017.pdf?ext=.pdf | publisher = Fáilte Ireland | website = failteireland.ie | title = Visitors to Top Fee-Charging Visitor Attractions 2017 | date = 27 June 2018 | access-date = 10 May 2019 }}</ref>

===D===
*[[County Donegal|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>{{cite web|url = https://www.donegalnow.com/news/huge-scope-tourism-donegal-three-top-20-free-attractions-visit/167263 | publisher = Donegal Now | website = donegalnow.com | title = Huge scope for tourism as Donegal has three of the top 20 free attractions to visit | date = 9 June 2017 | access-date = 10 May 2019 | quote = ''Slieve League attracted 177,333 visitors in 2016, down from 185,760 the previous year''}}</ref>
*[[County Down|Down]]
**[[Crawfordsburn|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|Portstewart Strand]]<ref name="NI2017tables"/>
**[[Scrabo Tower|Scrabo Tower and Scrabo Country Park]]<ref name="NI2017tables"/>
**[[Tollymore Forest Park]]<ref name="NI2017tables"/>
**[[Newry Cathedral|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, Dublin|Christ Church Cathedral]], seat of Anglican Church of Ireland [[Archbishop of Dublin (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>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/epic-museum-eyes-profitablity-as-visitor-numbers-set-to-rise-1.3379635 | publisher = Irish Times | website = irishtimes.com | title = Epic museum eyes profitablity as visitor numbers set to rise | date = 5 February 2018 | access-date = 10 June 2019 }}</ref>
**[[General Post Office (Dublin)|General Post Office]] building, headquarters of the [[Easter rising|1916 Easter Rising rebels]], on [[O'Connell Street]], the main thoroughfare of Dublin's [[Northside (Dublin)|Northside]]
**[[Glasnevin Cemetery]], burial location of [[Éamon de Valera]], [[Michael Collins (Irish leader)|Michael Collins]], [[Roger Casement]], and many others<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.glasnevintrust.ie/visit-glasnevin/news/annual-report/2017-Glasnevin-Trust-Annual-Report-Consolidated-Financial-Statements.pdf | publisher = Glasnevin Trust | website = glasnevintrust.ie | title = Summary Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 | date = December 2017 | access-date = 10 May 2019 | quote = '' Over the course of 2017 we estimate that some 600,000 people visited our cemeteries...''}}</ref>
**[[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"/>
**[[Jameson Irish Whiskey|Old Jameson Distillery]], Smithfield<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2018/0409/953104-jameson-distillery-visitor-numbers/ | publisher = RTÉ News | website = rte.ie | title = Over 350,000 visitors at Jameson Distillery last year | date = 9 April 2018 | access-date = 10 May 2019 }}</ref>
**[[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 (Ireland)|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|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, Dublin|Temple Bar]], a mainly [[cobblestone]]quarter, 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===
*[[County Fermanagh|Fermanagh]]
**[[Belleek Pottery|Belleek Pottery Visitor Centre]]<ref name="NI2017tables"/>
*[[Fingal]]
**[[Howth]] and [[Howth Head]]{{Citation needed|reason=Needs a reference to confirm that this meets the list selection criteria (100k annual visitors)|date=May 2019}}
**[[Malahide]], with the Norman [[Malahide Castle]]<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/news/two-fingal-attractions-make-irelands-top-45-tourist-sites-31373115.html | publisher = Independent News & Media | website = independent.ie | title = Two Fingal attractions make Ireland's top 45 tourist sites | date = 18 July 2015 |access-date = 10 May 2019 | quote = ''Malahide Castle and Gardens welcomed 117,109 visitors last year''}}</ref>
*[[County Galway|Galway]]
**[[Aran Islands]], [[Gaeltacht]] islands in [[Galway Bay]] which are the location of [[Dún Aonghasa]]<ref>{{cite web|url = https://connachttribune.ie/20-percent-drop-in-visitors-to-aran-islands/ | publisher = Connacht Tribune | website = connachttribune.ie | title = 20 percent drop in visitors to Aran Islands | date = 26 January 2014 | access-date = 10 May 2019 | quote = ''over 222,000 people travelled on the ferries from Rosaveal to Aran in 2007''}}</ref><ref name="OPW2016">{{cite web|url = https://www.opw.ie/en/media/2016-visitor-numbers.pdf | publisher = Office of Public Works | title = OPW sites - 2016 visitor numbers | date = 2016 | access-date = 10 May 2019 }}</ref>
**[[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|Kylemore Abbey & Gardens]]<ref name="ROI2017"/>
*[[County Kerry|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">{{cite web|url = http://www.failteireland.ie/FailteIreland/media/WebsiteStructure/Documents/3_Research_Insights/1_Sectoral_SurveysReports/Visitors_to_Tourist_Attractions_2007-2011-(Revised-Oct-2012).pdf?ext=.pdf | publisher = Fáilte Ireland | website = failteireland.ie | title = Visitors to Tourist Attractions 2007-2011 | date = October 2012 | access-date = 12 May 2019 }}</ref>
**[[Killarney]]<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/1-1-million-visitors-to-killarney-but-new-report-also-sees-tourism-threats-36593216.html | publisher = Independent News & Media | title = 1.1 million visitors to Killarney, but new report also sees tourism threats | date = 12 February 2018 | access-date = 10 May 2019 }}</ref>
**[[Killarney National Park]] including [[Killarney Lakes]] and [[Muckross House|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)|Rose of Tralee]] festival and Aqua Dome<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/tralees-aqua-dome-still-making-a-splash-after-20-years-270835.html | publisher = Irish Examiner | website = irishexaminer.com | title = Tralee's Aqua Dome still making a splash after 20 years | date = 4 June 2014 | access-date = 10 May 2019 | quote = ''[Tralee's Aqua Dome] is also among the top 20 tourist attractions nationally [..] However, numbers have fallen from a peak of 260,000 per year to 140,000 last year''}}</ref>
*[[County Kildare|Kildare]]
**[[Castletown House]]<ref name="ROI2017"/>
**[[Kildare]] town with [[Kildare Cathedral]] and nearby [[Irish National Stud|Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens]]<ref name="failte2007"/>
**[[Newbridge Silverware]] visitors centre and "Museum of Style Icons"<ref name="ROI2017"/>
*[[County Kilkenny|Kilkenny]]
**[[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===
*[[County Laois|Laois]]
**[[Emo Court|Emo Court and Parklands]]<ref name="OPW2016"/>
**[[Rock of Dunamase]]{{Citation needed|reason=Needs a reference to confirm that this meets the list selection criteria (100k annual visitors)|date=May 2019}}
*[[County Limerick|Limerick]]
**[[Adare]], "Ireland's most beautiful village" with [[Adare Manor]], Desmond Castle, a [[Franciscan]] and a [[Trinitarian Order|Trinitarian]] abbey
**[[Limerick]] city, historic Irish city and home to the [[Munster rugby]] team, and [[King John's Castle (Limerick)|King John's Castle]]<ref name="failte2015"/>
*[[County Londonderry|Londonderry]]
**[[Derry|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"/>
*[[County Louth|Louth]]
**[[Carlingford, County Louth|Carlingford]], one of Ireland's best preserved mediaeval towns, on the edge of Carlingford Lough{{Citation needed|reason=Needs a reference to confirm that this meets the list selection criteria (100k annual visitors)|date=May 2019}}
**[[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 1649{{Citation needed|reason=Needs a reference to confirm that this meets the list selection criteria (100k annual visitors)|date=May 2019}}
*[[County Mayo|Mayo]]
**[[Croagh Patrick]], mountain place of pilgrimage from pagan times to the present day, near [[Westport, County Mayo|Westport]]<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2018/07/24/33644/ | publisher =  Irish Catholic Bishops Conference | website = catholicbishops.ie | title = Annual Croagh Patrick (Reek Sunday) pilgrimage to take place on Sunday 29 July 2018 | date = 24 July 2018 | access-date = 10 May 2019 | quote = ''Croagh Patrick has over 100,000 visitors annually with up to 20,000 making the pilgrimage on Reek Sunday weekend each year''}}</ref>
**[[Museum of Country Life]] near [[Castlebar]]<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.chg.gov.ie/arts/culture/cultural-institutions/visitor-figures/ | publisher = Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht | website = chg.gov.ie |title = Visitor Figures for the National Cultural Institutions | date = 2015 | access-date = 10 May 2019 }}</ref>
*[[County Meath|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 King of Ireland|High Kings]]<ref name="OPW2016"/>
**[[Emerald Park]], theme park<ref name="ROI2017"/>
**[[Trim Castle]]<ref name="OPW2016"/>
*[[County Monaghan|Monaghan]]
**[[Harvest Time Blues]] Festival{{Citation needed|reason=Needs a reference to confirm that this meets the list selection criteria (100k annual visitors)|date=May 2019}}

===O to W===
*[[County Offaly|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"/>
*[[County Roscommon|Roscommon]]
**[[Lough Key]] Lake and forest park{{Citation needed|reason=Needs a reference to confirm that this meets the list selection criteria (100k annual visitors)|date=May 2019}}
*[[County Sligo|Sligo]]
**[[Drumcliff]]e with its church and gravesite of [[William Butler Yeats]], overlooked by [[Ben Bulben]] mountain<ref name="failte2015"/>
**[[Sligo]] town with [[Sligo Abbey]]{{Citation needed|reason=Needs a reference to confirm that this meets the list selection criteria (100k annual visitors)|date=May 2019}}
*[[County Tipperary|Tipperary]]
**[[Holy Cross Abbey]], a restored Cistercian monastery<ref name="failte2015">{{cite web|url = https://www.failteireland.ie/Footer/Media-Centre/Top-Visitor-Attractions-in-2015-Revealed.aspx| publisher = Fáilte Ireland | website = failteireland.ie | title = Top Visitor Attractions in 2015 Revealed | date = 1 August 2016 | access-date = 12 May 2019 }}</ref>
**[[Rock of Cashel]], traditional seat of the Kings of Munster<ref name="ROI2017"/>
*[[County Tyrone|Tyrone]]
**[[Dungannon|Dungannon Park]]<ref name="NI2017"/>
**[[Ulster American Folk Park]] near [[Omagh]]<ref name="NI2017tables"/>
*[[County Waterford|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">{{cite web|url = https://www.wexfordcoco.ie/sites/default/files/content/Community/Waterford-City-County-Council-Tourism.pdf | publisher = Waterford City & County Council | title = Tourism in Waterford | date = 20 November 2018  | access-date = 12 May 2019 }}</ref>
**[[Waterford Greenway]], a cycling and hiking trail<ref name="waterford2018"/>
*[[County Westmeath|Westmeath]], centre of Ireland; lakelands
**[[Belvedere House and Gardens]], historic gardens near Mullingar<ref name="failte2007"/>
*[[County Wexford|Wexford]]
**[[Ferns, County Wexford|Ferns Castle and Abbey]]{{Citation needed|reason=Needs a reference to confirm that this meets the list selection criteria (100k annual visitors)|date=May 2019}}
**[[New Ross]] and the John F Kennedy Arboretum<ref name="OPW2016"/>
*[[County Wicklow|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]]
*[[:Category:Gardens in the Republic of Ireland|Gardens in the Republic of Ireland]]
*[[:Category:Parks in the Republic of Ireland|Parks in the Republic of Ireland]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Ireland}}
{{Wikivoyage|Northern Ireland}}
* [https://www.discoverireland.ie/ Official site of the Republic of Ireland Tourist Board]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051231202804/http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/ Official site of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board]
* {{Commons category-inline|Tourism in Ireland}}

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