Top 10 things to do
1. You could go to the Boyne palace in County Meath. It contains the most important historic sites and monuments in Ireland. It is a designated World Heritage Site.
2. Ring of Kerry is a place that you could visit. Ancient monuments, castles, beautiful gardens, colorful towns and villages. The scenery there is to die for. The dramatic coastline, stunning locales and ancient treasures. Ancient treasures that have been featured in postcards, film, poetry and song. Tourist go there to experience its foreign lifestyle , philosophy and spirit. Ring of Kerry now has new sites such as windswept cliffs, beautiful scenery, spectacular lakes, beautiful hills and the fantastic beaches.
3. The Cliffs of Moher is somewhere you could go. It is the most famous part of Ireland west coastline. The cliffs stretch almost 5 miles and rise up to 702 feet over the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.The Cliff of Moher has been there for centuries. Close to 1 million people per year now travel to this location.
4. The Giant's Causeway is a local area the is about 40,000 basalt columns near the town of Bushmills in County Antrim. It is one of the most popular tourist attraction in Northern Ireland. Folklore says that an Irish giant named Finn MacCall once lives in this area and from across he could see a Scottish Giant named Benandonner, his rival, who he never met. The Irish Giant challenged the Scottish Giant to come to Ireland and fight. No boat could carry the Scottish Giant so Finn built a castaway of stones in the water so Benandonner could cross. But when Finn realized Benandonner was far bigger so he fled where his wife disguised him as a baby. When this move was made Benandonner thought if the child was that big the father was even bigger so he fled to Scotland. He ripped up the causeway behind him so that Fin could not follow him. But in truth, Giant's Causeway was created by a volcanic eruption that happened 60 millions years ago.
5. Aran Islands is a site you could see. Its a mystical, frozen-in-time island. The island is famous for their preservation of rural existence largely unchanged culturally for over centuries. The ways of the past are carefully preserved among locals who make their living the same way as their ancestors.
6. Guinness Storehouse is Dublin's most popular tourist attraction. The Guinness Storehouse tells us the story of how the Guinness is made. It also tells us how the famous drink came to be one of Ireland's best known exports. It's core is in the shape of a giant pint class that consists of seven floors.
7. The Trinity College of Dublin is Ireland's most prestigious college. The magnificent setting of trinity is many of it buildings are hundreds of years old. The college was found by England's Queen Elizabeth 1 in 1592. The college is best known for the Book of Kells. A popular activity among the students it to sit outside the Pavilion Bar also known as The Pav, while watching a game of cricket.The best time to visit the university is around the end of May.
8. The Burren that was formed by limestone karst plates. It is Ireland's most famous natural attractions. It holds a special fascination for geologists and botanists for it Mediterranean and alpine plants. The Burren has one of the most diverse and beautiful floras in Ireland. 635 different plant species that includes 22 of 27 Ireland's native orchids have been recorded here. The region also has a number of more rare and elusive species such as carnivorous pine marten, the snake-like slow worm and the rare horse-shoe bat. There are also over app breeding birds and almost all of Ireland's native butterfly species.
9. St.Patrick's Cathedral is Ireland's largest church. It is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Dublin. St.Patrick's is notable for being the first place where Handel's "Messiah" was performed in 1742. An interesting fact is Jonathan Swift, the author of "Gulliver's Travels" who was the dean of the cathedral from 1713-45. Jonathan Swift is buried here.
10. Croke Park is the stadium where Ireland's two national sports hurling and Gaelic football are played. It is also the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association the sporting body responsible for these national games. It is not just a stadium but it has been described as the spiritual home of Irish Cultural nationalism. "Croker" is something of hidden secret for tourists. If you get tickets the chances are that you will be one of the few tourists there.
1. You could go to the Boyne palace in County Meath. It contains the most important historic sites and monuments in Ireland. It is a designated World Heritage Site.
2. Ring of Kerry is a place that you could visit. Ancient monuments, castles, beautiful gardens, colorful towns and villages. The scenery there is to die for. The dramatic coastline, stunning locales and ancient treasures. Ancient treasures that have been featured in postcards, film, poetry and song. Tourist go there to experience its foreign lifestyle , philosophy and spirit. Ring of Kerry now has new sites such as windswept cliffs, beautiful scenery, spectacular lakes, beautiful hills and the fantastic beaches.
3. The Cliffs of Moher is somewhere you could go. It is the most famous part of Ireland west coastline. The cliffs stretch almost 5 miles and rise up to 702 feet over the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.The Cliff of Moher has been there for centuries. Close to 1 million people per year now travel to this location.
4. The Giant's Causeway is a local area the is about 40,000 basalt columns near the town of Bushmills in County Antrim. It is one of the most popular tourist attraction in Northern Ireland. Folklore says that an Irish giant named Finn MacCall once lives in this area and from across he could see a Scottish Giant named Benandonner, his rival, who he never met. The Irish Giant challenged the Scottish Giant to come to Ireland and fight. No boat could carry the Scottish Giant so Finn built a castaway of stones in the water so Benandonner could cross. But when Finn realized Benandonner was far bigger so he fled where his wife disguised him as a baby. When this move was made Benandonner thought if the child was that big the father was even bigger so he fled to Scotland. He ripped up the causeway behind him so that Fin could not follow him. But in truth, Giant's Causeway was created by a volcanic eruption that happened 60 millions years ago.
5. Aran Islands is a site you could see. Its a mystical, frozen-in-time island. The island is famous for their preservation of rural existence largely unchanged culturally for over centuries. The ways of the past are carefully preserved among locals who make their living the same way as their ancestors.
6. Guinness Storehouse is Dublin's most popular tourist attraction. The Guinness Storehouse tells us the story of how the Guinness is made. It also tells us how the famous drink came to be one of Ireland's best known exports. It's core is in the shape of a giant pint class that consists of seven floors.
7. The Trinity College of Dublin is Ireland's most prestigious college. The magnificent setting of trinity is many of it buildings are hundreds of years old. The college was found by England's Queen Elizabeth 1 in 1592. The college is best known for the Book of Kells. A popular activity among the students it to sit outside the Pavilion Bar also known as The Pav, while watching a game of cricket.The best time to visit the university is around the end of May.
8. The Burren that was formed by limestone karst plates. It is Ireland's most famous natural attractions. It holds a special fascination for geologists and botanists for it Mediterranean and alpine plants. The Burren has one of the most diverse and beautiful floras in Ireland. 635 different plant species that includes 22 of 27 Ireland's native orchids have been recorded here. The region also has a number of more rare and elusive species such as carnivorous pine marten, the snake-like slow worm and the rare horse-shoe bat. There are also over app breeding birds and almost all of Ireland's native butterfly species.
9. St.Patrick's Cathedral is Ireland's largest church. It is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Dublin. St.Patrick's is notable for being the first place where Handel's "Messiah" was performed in 1742. An interesting fact is Jonathan Swift, the author of "Gulliver's Travels" who was the dean of the cathedral from 1713-45. Jonathan Swift is buried here.
10. Croke Park is the stadium where Ireland's two national sports hurling and Gaelic football are played. It is also the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association the sporting body responsible for these national games. It is not just a stadium but it has been described as the spiritual home of Irish Cultural nationalism. "Croker" is something of hidden secret for tourists. If you get tickets the chances are that you will be one of the few tourists there.