Below is a list of the Top Ireland
Attractions with Websites , Images , and
links to Maps and Reviews.
Southern Ireland uses the Euro as
currency and Northern Ireland the British
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Giant's
Causeway
On the North coast 60 miles north of
Belfast. The Giant's Causeway is known
for its polygonal columns of layered
basalt. This is the only World Heritage
Site in Northern Ireland. The columns are
from a volcanic eruption around 60
million years ago. The area has attracted
visitors for centuries for its rugged
coastline, with nothing between here and
America. Admission about £13 per
adult. Phone number 028 2073 1855.
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Carrick-a-Rede Rope
Bridge
6 miles east of the Giant's Causeway.
There is a coastal car park with a
footpath, about 1 mile long, that leads
to the bridge with amazing views along
the way. The Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
was built by fishermen to check their
salmon nets at the small island. It is
now a top visitor attraction for people
wanting to experience the thrill of
crossing the 60ft wide chasm, with an
80ft drop into the Atlantic Ocean.
Admission about £9 per adult. Phone
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BT54 6LS
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Bushmills
North of Ireland 2 miles south of Giant's
Causeway. Bushmills is one of the most
known whiskey brands in the world, that
celebrated 400 years of distilling in
2008. The distillery is situated two
miles from the Giant's Causeway, making
the area one of the top attractions in
Northern Ireland. Tours about £10
per adult. Phone Number 028 2073 3218.
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Cliffs of
Moher
On the west coast of Ireland. Sitauted
about 58 miles northwest of Limerick, the
Cliffs are about 6 miles long, and about
700 feet at their highest point, rising
above the Atlantic Ocean. This is one of
Ireland's top visitor attractions, now
with a new Visitor Centre, not to be
missed. Prices for all facilities about
£7 per adult. Phone number +353 65
708 6141. Large
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The Aran
Islands
West coast of Ireland, by the Cliffs of
Mohar. The islands are the most westerly
part of Ireland, with nothing between
them and America. The Islands retain much
of the culture and heritage of Ireland,
with interesting geology and archaeology.
The tour boats for the Aran Islands and
Cliffs of Moher depart about 8 miles
north of the Cliffs of Moher by the
village of Doolin, some from Galway.
Boat
trips from about 16 Euros per adult.
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Blarney
Castle
5 miles northwest of Cork,
south of Ireland. Blarney Castle was
built in the 1400s for Cormac MacCarthy,
a notable Irish Cheiftan. The Castle is
now one of the top attractions in
Ireland, with millions of visitors
wanting to kiss the Blarney Stone, the
legendary Stone of Eloquence, situated at
the top of the Tower. The story goes,
Kiss the Stone and you'll never again be
lost for words. You have hang over
backwards to kiss the stone. There are a
lot of coins to be found directly below
the stone, that fall out of peoples
pockets. Admission about 18 Euros per
adult. Phone number +353 21 438 5252.
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Cohb /
Queenstown
13 miles south of Cork on the south
coast. The town was named Queenstown when
Ireland was part of the UK. The name was
changed back to its old Irish name Cobh
in 1922, after Ireland gained
independance. This is where hundreds of
thousands of Irish men and women left for
a new life in America, many from the time
of the Famine 1844-48. The town has two
Museums at the railway station named The
Cohb Heritage Centre,
giving information on emigration up to
the era of the Great Liners that ran up
to the 1950s, and the Titanic
Experience as this was the last Port
the Titanic visited. The cemetery in Cohb
is where some of the people from the
RMS
Lusitania disaster are buried.
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Ross
Castle
52 miles west of Cork by Killarney. Ross Castle is
situated by Lough Leane, in Killarney
National Park County Kerry. Ross
Castle was built in the late 1400s for
the O'Donoghues Mor (Ross). Ownership
changed during the Desmond Rebellion of
the 1580's, to the Mac Carty Mor. He then
leased the Castle and lands to Sir
Valentine Browne. The Castle was one of
the last to surrender to Oliver
Cromwell's Roundheads during the Irish
Confederate Wars. Admission Free. Phone
number +353 64 663 5851. Large
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Bantry
House
Overlooking Bantry Bay, southwest of
Ireland 50 miles southwest of Cork.
Bantry House is one of Ireland's top
stately homes, with views over Bantry Bay
in the south west of Ireland, about 20
miles south of Kenmare.
Bantry House is owned by Egerton &
Brigitte Shelswell-White and their
family. You can take self guided tours of
the 3 floors, to view the Drawing Rooms,
Dining Room and Library. The house also
has Bed and Breakfast accommodation, with
views over the Gardens, Fountain and
Hundred Steps. Admission about 11 Euros
per adult. Phone number +353 27 50047.
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