- Tourist destinations in Ireland
= Destinations =
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Armagh - ecclesiastical capital of all Ireland.
**St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh - seat of theChurch 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 thePresident 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 ofÉamon 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 theBook of Kells and theBook of Durrow . (The film "Educating Rita" was made on the campus.)
**Georgian Dublin - view of eighteenth century streetscape of Dublin.*
Galway
**Aran Islands - IrishGaeltacht speaking islands inGalway Bay .
**Connemara - IrishGaeltacht .
**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 . [ [http://www.myguideireland.com/killarney Killarney | Ireland tourist information re Killarney ] ]
**Valentia Island - Europe's most western point.
**Tralee - Home ofThe Rose of Tralee .
*Kildare
**Irish National Stud - National Horse stud with many famous horses.
**Maynooth -ecclesiastical capital of theRepublic of Ireland .
*Kilkenny - Ireland's most characterful medieval city
**Kilkenny Castle - meeting place of theConfederate 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 theBook 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 andLough 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
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Tourism Ireland (Formed in 1998 to market the island of Ireland overseas.)External References
[http://www.discoverireland.com Discover Ireland]
ee also
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List of Ireland-related topics
*Common Travel Area
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