Tourist destinations in Ireland

Destinations

• Armagh - ecclesiastical capital of all Ireland.
  • St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh - seat of the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh.
• Clare
  • Burren
• Cork
• Dublin
  • Dublin Castle - seat of British rule, now a major tourism centre.
  • Dublin Zoo
  • Hill of Howth
  • Phoenix Park - largest inner city park in the world.
  • Áras an Uachtaráin - residence of the President of Ireland.
  • Glasnevin Cemetery - burial location of Eamon de Valera, Michael Collins, Roger Casement, Tim Healy, Sean T. O'Kelly, memorial to Irish war dead in First World War, Republican Plot, etc.
  • St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral - seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin.
  • Trinity College Dublin (also called the University of Dublin) Ireland 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 (gaelic speaking area).
• Kildare
  • Maynooth - ecclesiastical capital of the Republic of Ireland.
• 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 - where the Book of Kells was written.
• Limerick A quickly improving modern city in the midwest.
• Kerry Scenic rural county in the south west.
  • Dingle
  • Valentia Island, Europe's most western point.
  • Tralee Home of The Rose of Tralee.
• 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

Airports

There are also many small regional airports in remote parts of the country, for instance, the Aran Islands. This is a list of the main airports:

• Belfast City Airport
• Belfast International Airport
• Cork International Airport
• Derry Airport
• Dublin Airport
• Galway Airport
• Knock International Airport
• Kerry Airport
• Shannon Airport
• Sligo Airport

Tourism Bodies

• Tourism Ireland (formerly known as Bord Fáilte)

See also

List of Ireland-related topics

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