Tourist Attractions - Nature / Wildlife

Ireland's best known Victorian public park and at 22 acres (9 hectares) St Stephen's Green is the largest of the parks in Dublin's main Georgian squares.
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Glendalough is a glacial valley within Wicklow National Park that contains two lakes and is famous for its early Christian ecclesiastical settlement that was founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century.
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Oceanworld Aquarium hosts Ireland's largest collection of Sharks. Other attractions include a new Polar Penguin Exhibition; an Amazonian Display including deadly Piranhas, Catfish, Pacu; Native Ma ...
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Avondale House was built in 1777 for Samuel Hayes and when he died in 1795 the house passed to the Parnell Family. It was at Avondale that Charles Stewart Parnell, one of the greatest political le ...
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Malahide Castle, set on 250 acres of park land in the pretty seaside town of Malahide, was both a fortress and a private home for nearly 800 years and is an interesting mix of architectural styles.
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Scattery Island lies off the town of Kilrush in the Shannon Estuary and is home to a lighthouse and a ruined monastic settlement founded in the early 6th century by St. Senan who was born locally.
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Dromore Wood is a nature reserve that covers an area of approximately 400 hectares (1,000 acres). There is a great variety of habitats to support a diverse range of plant and animal life including ...
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Belfast Zoo is on a 55 acre site and is home to over 1,000 animals across 150 species and is the top fee-paying visitor attraction in Northern Ireland
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The Burren is one of the largest karst landscapes in Europe, a small portion of it has been designated as Burren National Park and it is the smallest of 6 national parks in Ireland.
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Lahinch Seaworld & Leisure Centre boasts one of Ireland’s largest indoor aquariums where visitors can explore the world beneath the waves and discover the awesome wealth of the Atlantic ...
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