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THE GUINNESS STOREHOUSE is Ireland’s most popular tourist attraction, with visitor numbers increasing by 4% to 1,711,281.
Fáilte Ireland has published its annual list of Ireland’s most popular visitor attractions in 2017.
It looks at both fee charging and free attractions. In the fee charging list, the Cliffs of Moher came in second, while Dublin Zoo was third.
The National Gallery of Ireland topped the list of ‘free to enter’ attractions, surpassing the one million mark for the first time with a 41% increase in visitors.
New entrants Castletown House and Parklands in Kildare and Glendalough in Wicklow came in second and third.
Overall, the top 20 fee-charging attractions during 2017 were:
- Guinness Storehouse – 1,711,281 (+4%)
- Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience – 1,527,000 (+7%)
- Dublin Zoo – 1,264,300 (+10%)
- National Aquatic Centre – 1,099,756 (+6%)
- Book of Kells – 983,410 (+10%)
- Tayto Park - 735,000
- St Patrick’s Cathedral - 603,000
- Kylemore Abbey & Gardens - 558,000
- Muckross House Gardens and Traditional Farm - 552,923
- Powerscourt Gardens & Waterfall - 501,601
- Fota Wildlife Park - 455,559
- Blarney Castle & Gardens - 450,000
- Kilmainham Gaol - 425,000
- Kilkenny Castle - 418,685
- Rock of Cashel - 376,488
- Dublin Castle - 371,000
- Bunratty Castle & Folk Park - 369,275
- Brú na Boinne Newgrange - 281,103
- Christ Church Cathedral - 238,285
- Glenveagh Castle and Grounds - 211,000
Amongst Ireland’s ‘free to enter’ attractions, the National Gallery of Ireland had a total of 1,065,929 visitors.
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Ireland’s top 20 ‘free to enter’ attractions for 2017 were:
- The National Gallery of Ireland – 1,065,929 (+41%)
- Castletown House Parklands – 666,541
- Glendalough Site – 639,826
- National Botanic Gardens – 569,652 (-2%)
- DLR LexIcon (Dun Laoighaire Rathdown) – 525,708 (+12%)
- Irish Museum of Modern Art - 489,295
- Doneraile Wildlife Park - 480,000
- National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, Kildare St - 474,564
- Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin - 407,529
- Farmleigh - 359,432
- Kilkenny Castle Parklands - 336,315
- Newbridge Silverware Museum of Style Icons - 350,000
- National Museum of Ireland – Natural History, Merrion St - 336,412
- Chester Beatty Library - 335,875
- National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks - 234,336
- Connemara National Park - 221,713
- The National Library of Ireland - 197,245
- Crawford Art Gallery - 188,814
- Malin Head Viewing Point - 172,329
- Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane - 167,410
Welcoming another record year for visitors, Fáilte Ireland’s Director of Product Development, Orla Carroll said:
“Fáilte Ireland invests in new and compelling attractions throughout the country because we know that they bring visitors from around the world to our shores.”
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