Tourist destinations in Ireland

The Cliffs of Moher

The closest settlement to the cliffs are Liscannor and Doolin The cliffs reach 214 metres in height at their highest point. The cliffs stretch for 8km. The cliffs of moher are located on the west coast of Ireland close to Liscannor. A total 1.5 million visitors come per year.

The book of Kells The question of where the book of Kells was written has long been debated. According to the annals of Ulster, the book of Kells was once stolen. Parts of the book of Kells are missing. Over 1 million people visited the book in 2018. The stunning manuscript was created by more than one person.

Guinness Storehouse

The official colour of guinness isn't black but it's actually ruby red. Guinness Storehouse was built in 1904. More than 1.6 million people walked through the doors of the Guinness Storehouse in 2016. Guinness is brewed in 49 countries worldwide and sold in over 150.

Tayto Park Tayto Park opened in November 2010. A total of 750,000 people visited Tayto Park in 2015. The attractions in Tayto Park are a skywall, 5D cinema and a extreme climbing wall. It is located in the townland of Kilbrew in county Meath . The owner of Tayto Park is Ashbourne visitor centre.

The Blarney Castle The Blarney stone is a slab of limestone. Blarney castle was built in 1446. Blarney castle is a well preserved 15 century castle. The Blarney stone is a block of bluestone built into the battlements of the castle The height of the castle is 27 metres.

Glendalough Glendalough means Valley of two lakes. It was found by St Kevin in the 6 century. People visit this because they can go on hikes since the area is covered in woodland. Glendalough gets around 1 million visitors per year. Its located in Wicklow.

Bunratty Castle The Bunratty castle was originally a viking trading camp in 970. Robert de Muscegros built the first defensive fortress in 1250. In the 19 century, the castle was used as a barracks for the Royal Irish Constabulary. The building is located in county Clare. This destination gets 400,000 visitors.

The Burren The Burren is located is located in North West Clare. In Irish the Burren translates to ‘Great Rock’ The Aillwee Caves are located in the Burren. The area is made of Limestone. The Burren landscape is a Karst Landscape.

Newgrange

Newgrange attracts almost 200,000 people per year. It is located in county Meath. It is older than the Egyptian Pyramids. Its Irish name is Bru an Boinne. The time to build the monument is an estimated 30 years of work.

The Giant's Causeway The Giants Causeway is located in county Antrim. It is made of basalt columns. In the area,there is 40,000 thousand pillars. Most of these pillars are hexagonal. These were formed over 50 million years ago.