Best tourist attractions in your county

macdanger2 · March 09, 2015, 12:25:44 PM

Was thinking about this following on from a thread from Heganboy that was on here asking where you would bring some American visitors – what / where in your county would you rate as the top tourist attractions?

Mayo:

Most iconic attraction:       Croagh Patrick

Best natural attraction:      Croagh Patrick
Best man-made attraction:    Céide Fields
Uniquely Irish attraction:   The Gaeltachts out in Erris / Achill
Best "obscure" attraction:      Davitt Museum in Straide or the Jackie Clarke Collection in Ballina (haven't been to this but it's supposed to be good)

Feckitt · March 09, 2015, 12:49:46 PM

Most iconic attraction: Armagh Cathedrals

Best natural attraction: Slieve Gullion, with Ireland's highest chamber tomb and Ireland's highest lake on top.
Best man-made attraction: Navan Fort/Emhain Macha interpretive centre dedicated to Irish mythology
Uniquely Irish attraction: Road Bowling around Mid Armagh
Best "obscure" attraction: Slieve Gullion

seafoid · March 09, 2015, 01:10:16 PM

Most iconic attraction: Connemara
Best natural attraction: Dun Aonghusa
Best man-made attraction: Aughrim battlefield for a bit of sad history or the Clarinbridge oyster festival
Uniquely Irish attraction: Iar Chonnacht, listening to RnaG
Best "obscure" attraction: County hurling championship matches

AZOffaly · March 09, 2015, 01:12:31 PM

Offaly

Most Iconic Attraction - Clonmacnoise

Best Natural Attraction - Slieve Blooms, or the Shannon at Banagher.
Best Man Made Attraction - Kinnity Castle or Birr Castle and Telescope.
Uniquely Irish Attraction - The Bog. Lots of it. Everywhere. (Including the nice Loughs for fishing now in the Bogs).
Best Obscure attraction : Tullamore Dew Distillery

Orior · March 09, 2015, 01:46:25 PM

Armagh

Most iconic attraction:	Navan Fort

Best natural attraction:	Ring of Gullion

Best man-made attraction:	The Cathedral

Uniquely Irish attraction:	Road Bowls

Best "obscure" attraction:	Newry to Portadown Canal

Tony Baloney · March 09, 2015, 01:53:06 PM

Quote from: Orior on March 09, 2015, 01:46:25 PM
Armagh

Most iconic attraction: Navan Fort

Best natural attraction: Ring of Gullion

Best man-made attraction: The Cathedral

Uniquely Irish attraction: Road Bowls

Best "obscure" attraction: Newry to Portadown Canal

Which one?

muppet · March 09, 2015, 01:55:27 PM

Most iconic attraction: Achill Island
Best natural attraction: Downpatrick Head
Best man-made attraction: The Greenway
Uniquely Irish attraction: A Church on top of Croagh Patrick
Best "obscure" attraction: Museum of Country Life, Turlough, Castlebar

deiseach · March 09, 2015, 02:00:25 PM

Most iconic attraction:      Reginald's Tower

Best natural attraction:      Mahon Falls
Best man-made attraction:   Waterford Crystal
Uniquely Irish attraction:      Blaas
Best "obscure" attraction:   Coumshingaun

AZOffaly · March 09, 2015, 02:01:15 PM

Quote from: deiseach on March 09, 2015, 02:00:25 PM
Most iconic attraction:      Reginald's Tower

Best natural attraction:      Mahon Falls
Best man-made attraction:   Waterford Crystal
Uniquely Irish attraction:      Blaas
Best "obscure" attraction:   Coumshingaun

What about Tramore or the Metal Man?

ballinaman · March 09, 2015, 02:04:39 PM

Quote from: AZOffaly on March 09, 2015, 02:01:15 PM
Quote from: deiseach on March 09, 2015, 02:00:25 PM
Most iconic attraction:      Reginald's Tower

Best natural attraction:      Mahon Falls
Best man-made attraction:   Waterford Crystal
Uniquely Irish attraction:      Blaas
Best "obscure" attraction:   Coumshingaun

What about Tramore or the Metal Man?

The Baldy man both in pub and dune form!

JoG2 · March 09, 2015, 02:13:08 PM

Co Derry

Most iconic attraction: The Walls
Best natural attraction: The beaches
Best man-made attraction: The Walls / Peace Bridge
Uniquely Irish attraction: Free Derry corner & Bogside Art
Best "obscure" attraction: Nadine Coyle's hole

BennyCake · March 09, 2015, 02:21:30 PM

Quote from: deiseach on March 09, 2015, 02:00:25 PM
Most iconic attraction:      Reginald's Tower

Best natural attraction:      Mahon Falls
Best man-made attraction:   Waterford Crystal
Uniquely Irish attraction:      Blaas
Best "obscure" attraction:   Coumshingaun

Where is that?

macdanger2 · March 09, 2015, 02:22:40 PM

Quote from: BennyCake on March 09, 2015, 02:21:30 PM
Quote from: deiseach on March 09, 2015, 02:00:25 PM
Most iconic attraction:      Reginald's Tower

Best natural attraction:      Mahon Falls
Best man-made attraction:   Waterford Crystal
Uniquely Irish attraction:      Blaas
Best "obscure" attraction:   Coumshingaun

Where is that?

Coumshingaun I think? Hiked up there when I lived down in Tipp, it's a lovely spot

Orior · March 09, 2015, 02:55:41 PM

Quote from: JoG2 on March 09, 2015, 02:13:08 PM
Co Derry

Most iconic attraction: The Walls
Best natural attraction: The beaches
Best man-made attraction: The Walls / Peace Bridge
Uniquely Irish attraction: Free Derry corner & Bogside Art
Best "obscure" attraction: Nadine Coyle's hole

Oh dear, I laughed out loud and nearly woke some of my colleagues.

deiseach · March 09, 2015, 03:01:05 PM

Yes, it's Coumshingaun. Only accessible by hiking (not a difficult one) so that's why I called it 'obscure'. And that fact that no sod knows about it - except for macdanger2.