List of tourist attractions in Ireland
The following list cites some of the most popular tourist attractions on the island of Ireland
Destinations by county
- Dublin City, largest city on the island, capital and cultural and economic centre of the Republic of Ireland
- Dublin Castle - former seat of British rule, now a major Irish government complex.
- Phoenix Park - "largest inner city park in the world"; within the park are Ashtown Castle and Dublin Zoo
- Áras an Uachtaráin - residence of the President of Ireland, also within the Phoenix Park.
- Government Buildings on Merrion Street
- General Post Office building - headquarter of the 1916 Easter Rising rebels, on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of Dublin's Northside.
- National Gallery of Ireland, houses the Irish national collection of Irish and European art.
- National Library of Ireland, has a large quantity of Irish historical, literary and Irish-related material.
- Glasnevin Cemetery - burial location of Éamon de Valera, Michael Collins, Roger Casement, Seán T. O'Kelly:
Daniel O'Connell, Charles Stewart Parnell, Timothy Healy
- Irish National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge, Dublin, memorial to Irish war dead in First World War
- Kilmainham Gaol, a former prison where, among others, most of the rebels of 1916 were held and executed; now used as a museum.
- Four Courts, seat of the Supreme Court of Ireland
- Garden of Remembrance Parnell Sq., Dublin, Republican memorial.
- Irish National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin (Northside).
- National Museum of Ireland for Archaeology (in Kildare St) and Decorative Art and History (in the former Collins Barracks)
- St Mary's Pro-Cathedral - seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin.
- Christ Church Cathedral - seat of Anglican Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin
- St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland's "national cathedral"
- St Stephen's Green, a landscaped inner-city centre public park in Dublin
- Smithfield, Dublin, a culturally re-developing, increasingly "fashionable" area
- Trinity College, Dublin (also called the University of Dublin) - Ireland's oldest university, founded by Queen Elizabeth I and home of the Book of Kells and the Book of Durrow. (The film Educating Rita was made on the campus.)
- Georgian Dublin, view of eighteenth century streetscape of Dublin (e.g. Fitzwilliam Square, Merrion Square).
- St. James's Gate Brewery
- Old Jameson Distillery
- St. Michan's Church
- Ha'penny Bridge, a famous Victorian walker bridge spanning across the Liffey
- Temple Bar, a mainly cobblestonequarter, directly on the Southern banks of the Liffey, popular for its cultural and nightlife spots.
- Croke Park, one of Europe's largest stadiums, with the Museum of the Gaelic Athletic Association
- Grand Canal and Royal Canal
- Kerry - Scenic rural county in the south west.
- Dingle, main town of the idyllic Dingle Peninsula
- Killarney - internationally renowned as the undisputed centre of tourism in the South West of Ireland .[1]
- Killarney National Park with the Killarney Lakes, the Muckross House and Gardens, Ross Castle, the Torc Waterfall
- Macgillycuddy's Reeks on the Iveragh Peninsula, Ireland's highest mountains
- the Ring of Kerry, a panoramic 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 - the county town and home of the Rose of Tralee festival.
- Valentia Island
- Westmeath - Centre of Ireland - attractive lakes.
- Wicklow - "the garden of Ireland"
- Avoca
- Bray - considered the southernmost suburb of Dublin
- Enniskerry
- Glendalough, 6th century monastic site with Irish Round Tower
- Greystones
- Powerscourt Estate, extensive castle grounds and gardens; a popular tourist attraction, includes golf course, restaurant, hotel.
- Russborough House, an exceptionally fine example of Irish Palladian architecture, designed by Richard Cassels, built between 1741 and 1755.
- Wicklow Mountains, an Irish national park, all of the above towns are in or near these mountains
- Wicklow town with Wicklow Head, the easternmost point of the Republic of Ireland
Tourism Ireland
Tourism Ireland was established under the framework of the Belfast Agreement of Good Friday 1998. It is jointly funded by the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive on a two-to-one ratio, and operates under the auspices of the North-South Ministerial Council through the UK Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland and the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism in the Republic of Ireland.
Tourism Ireland works with the two tourist boards on the island, Fáilte Ireland and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, who are responsible for product and enterprise development and marketing to tourists within the island of Ireland.
Fáilte Ireland
Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority was established under the National Tourism Development Authority Act, 2003 to guide and promote tourism as a leading component of the Irish economy. The organisation provides strategic and practical support to develop and sustain Ireland as a tourist destination.
NITB, Northern Ireland Tourist Board
The Northern Ireland Tourist Board markets tourism in Northern Ireland. It also identifies prospects, and develops programmes to assist the tourism industry to reach its potential.
External references
All fishing tourism in ireland Discover Ireland
- ^ Killarney | Ireland tourist information re Killarney
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