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Destinations

• Armagh - ecclesiastical capital of all Ireland.
  • St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh - seat of the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh.
• Clare
  • The Burren
• Cork
  • Cork City
  • Clonakilty
• Donegal
  • Buncrana
  • Killybegs
• Dublin
  • Dublin Castle - former seat of British rule, now a major Irish government complex.
  • Dublin Zoo
  • Howth Head
  • Phoenix Park - "largest inner city park in the world."
  • Áras an Uachtaráin - residence of the President of Ireland.
  • 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
  • Garden of Remembrance Parnell Sq., Dublin, Republican memorial.
  • Irish National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin
  • 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. Stephen's Green, a landscaped inner-city centre public park in Dublin
  • Smithfield, Dublin
  • 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.

• Galway
  • Aran Islands - Irish Gaeltacht speaking islands in Galway Bay.
  • Connemara - Irish Gaeltacht.
  • Galway City
• Kerry - Scenic rural county in the south west.
  • Dingle
  • Killarney - internationally renowned as the undisputed centre of tourism in the South West of Ireland .¹
  • Valentia Island - Europe's most western point.
  • Tralee - Home of The Rose of Tralee.
• Kildare
  • Irish National Stud - National Horse stud with many famous horses.
  • Maynooth - ecclesiastical capital of the Republic of Ireland.
• Kilkenny - Ireland's most characterful medieval city
  • Kilkenny Castle - meeting place of the Confederate Ireland government in the 1640s.
  • Rothe House
• Mayo
  • Croagh Patrick - mountain place of pilgrimage - since pagen times to present day Christian times.
• Meath
  • Newgrange - a monument older than the pyramids.
  • Knowth - a similar monument even more impressive than Newgrange that has only recently been opened for visitors.
  • Boyne Valley - location of the above two and other monuments.
  • Hill of Tara - seat of Ireland's ancient High Kings.
  • Kells - after which the Book of Kells is named.
• Monaghan
  • Harvest Time Blues Festival
• Limerick- A quickly improving modern city in the midwest.
• Westmeath - Centre of Ireland - attractive lakes.
  • Athlone Castle - old castle in Athlone Town
  • Belvedere House and Gardens - Historic Gardens near Mullingar
  • Lough Owel and Lough Ennell - beautiful lakes

• Wicklow
  • Glendalough 6th century monastic site with Irish Round Tower
  • Powerscourt Estate, extensive castle grounds and gardens; a popular tourist attraction, includes golf course, restaurant, hotel.

Tourism Bodies

• Tourism Ireland (Formed in 1998 to market the island of Ireland overseas.)

External References

Discover Ireland

1. ^ Killarney | Ireland tourist information re Killarney

See also

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