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.
  • National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin
  • St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral - seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin.
  • Smithfield, 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

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Meath (An Mhí in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, the county is often informally called The Royal County. ... Newgrange, Ireland Newgrange, one of the passage tombs of the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath, is the most famous of all Irish prehistoric sites. ... Knowth is the site of a neolithic passage grave, one of the ancient monuments of the Brú na Bóinne complex in the valley of the River Boyne in Ireland. ... Boyne Valley Township is a township located in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Hill of Tara, located near the River Boyne, is today a mound in County Meath, Leinster, Ireland, on which the grass has veiled the rich heritage of the country. ... The office of High King of Ireland (Irish: Ard Rí Érenn) was in origin a pseudohistorical construct of the eighth century that placed a king of all Ireland atop the fragmented pyramid of kingship that actually existed at that time. ... 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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: The Aran Islands (Irish: Na hOileáin Árann) are a group of three islands located at the mouth of Galway Bay, on the west coast of Ireland. ...

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

Belfast City Airport (IATA Airport Code: BHD) is an airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Belfast International Airport is an airport located some 24 km (15 miles) west of Belfast in Northern Ireland. ... Cork International Airport (IATA Airport Code; ORK, ICAO Airport Code; EICK) is one of Irelands main airports. ... City of Derry Airport (IATA airport code LDY; ICAO airport code EGAE) near Lough Foyle is seven miles north east of the city of Londonderry in Northern Ireland. ... Dublin International Airport (IATA: DUB, ICAO: EIDW) is Irelands main airport. ... Galway Airport (IATA Airport Code: GWY) is located at Carnmore about 4 miles (6. ... Knock International Airport (IATA: NOC, ICAO: EIKN), now called Ireland West Airport Knock (from October 2005) and formerly called Horan International Airport, is located at Knock near Charlestown, County Mayo, Ireland. ... Kerry Airport (IATA Airport Code: KIR), often called Farranfore Airport, is an airport in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. ... Shannon Airport (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN) is Irelands main transatlantic airport. ... Sligo Airport (IATA Airport Code: SXL) is located in Strandhill, near Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Tourism Bodies

• Tourism Ireland (formerly known as Bord Fáilte)

See also

• List of Ireland-related topics
• Common Travel Area

This page aims to list articles related to Ireland. ... The Common Travel Area or, informally the passport free zone, refers to the fact that citizens of the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies (the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey) may travel between their countries without a passport. ...

External links

• Tourist Information