National Monuments and National Heritage Properties Estate: Counted Visitors Data 2017 and 2018 County Site Name 2017 2018 Carlow Altamont 58,844 * 67,423 * Carlow Total 58,844 67,423 Clare Ennis Friary 12,712 13,63 7 Clare Scattery Island 3,517 5,530 Clare Total 16,229 19,167 Cork Charles Fort 100,396 99,706 Cork 9,478 Closed for works Cork Doneraile Park 480 ,000* 490 ,000* Cork Garinish Island 67,304 69,716 Cork Fota Aboretum & Gardens* Not reco rded 92 ,750* Cork Total 657,178 752,172 35 ,692* ~ 29 ,379* ~ Donegal 55,166 56,459 Donegal Glebe House and Gallery 27,998 32,169 Donegal 83 ,312* ~ 90 ,435* ~ Donegal Newmills Corn and Flax Mills 3,258 3,64 9 Donegal Total , 212,091 Arás an Uachtaráin 4,429 4,610 Dublin Casino Marino and Parklands 12,572 Closed for works Dublin 371,000 431,340 Dublin Estate 359 ,432* 389 ,932* Dublin Kilmainham Gaol 425,000 430,960 Dublin Natio nal Botanic Gardens 569 ,652* 655 ,609* Dublin Pearse Museum 40,542 33,798 Dublin Phoenix Park Visitor Centre 203 ,073* 201 ,671* Dublin Castle 10,593 9,631 Dublin St. Audoen's Church 34,714 34,383 Dublin Total 2,031,118 2,191,934 Galway Athenry Castle 11,969 10,993 Galway 31,098 30,842 Galway Dún Aonghasa 126,750 136,042 Galway Pearse's Cottage 21,665 24,819 Galway Portumna Castle 15,665 20,458 Galway Total 207,147 223,154 Kerry Ardfert Cathedral 9,625 11,289 Kerr y Blasket Centre 50,362 53,115 Kerry Derrynane House & Parklands 207 ,500* 169 ,047* Kerry Gallarus Oratory and Castle 54,300 49,852 Kerry Listowel Castle 10,490 9,058 Kerry 91,389 103,734 Kerry Skellig Michael 16,755 16,792 Kerry Blasket Island Not re corded 10,816 *

Kerry Total 440,421 423,703 Kildare & Parklands 680 ,000* 642 ,278* Kildare Castle 23,315 22,946 Kildare Total 703, 315 665,224 Dunmore Cave 40,936 36,963 Kilkenny Jerpoint Abbey 24,041 24,858 Kilkenny 2,163 * 5,606 * Kilkenny & Parklands 755 ,000* 799 ,032* Kilkenny St. Mary's Church, 2,619 2,453 Kilkenny Knockroe Tomb* Not recorded 5,964 * Kilkenny Total 824,759 874,876 Laois House & Parklands 280 ,000* 315 ,204 * Laois Rock of Not recorded ~ 40,032 ~ Laois Total 280,000 355,236 Leitrim Parke's Castle 22,223 21,392 Leitrim Total 22,223 21,392 Limerick Desmond Hall 13,501 15,845 Limerick Total 13,501 15,845 Longford Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre 5,353 7,750 Longford Total 5,353 7,750 Louth Mellifont Abbey 31,288 * 29,989 * Louth Total 31,288 29,989 Mayo Céide Fields 33,119 31,854 Mayo Total 33,119 31,854 Meath Battle of the Boyne/ Oldbridge Estate 50,090 355 ,608* Meath Bru na Boinne 49,744 60,656 Meath Newgrange 156,781 154,195 Meath Knowth 75,178 46,489 Meath VC and grounds 197 ,910* 166 ,468* Meath Loughcrew 44,921 * 45,048 * Meath 104,354 107,145 Meath Dowth Not recorded 60,593 * Meath Total 678,978 996,202 Offaly Clonmacno ise 170,074 154,330 Offaly Durrow Abbey 4,613 ~ 4,736 ~ Offaly Total 174,687 159,066 Roscommon Boyle Abbey 7,772 6,799 Rosc Total 7,772 6,799 Sligo Carrowmore 43,457 46,766 Sligo Sligo Abbey 17,472 22,573 Sligo Total 60,929 69,339 Tipperary Cah ir Castle 77,821 89,715 Tipperary Famine Warhouse 1,800 *~ 1,800 *~ Tipperary Main Guard 7,591 8,529 Tipperary Ormond Castle 8,436 6,558 Tipperary 376,488 374,092 Tipperary Roscrea Heritage 38,254 24,038 Tipperary Swiss Cottage 23,330 25,2 81 Tipperary Hore Abbey not recorded ~ 175 ,49* ~ Tipperary Total 533,720 547,562 Waterford Dungarvan Castle 16,078 17,434 Waterford Reginald's Tower 35,879 44,232 Waterford Reginald's Tower - French Church 2,849 715 Waterford Total 54,806 62,381 Ballyhack Castle 2,934 2,086 Wexford Ferns Castle 6,338 7,132 Wexford J F Kennedy Arboretum 98,916 118,006 Wexford Tintern Abbey 13,962 15,653 Wexford Total 122,150 142,877 Glendalough 714 ,114* # 732 ,824* # Wi cklow Kilmacurragh Gardens 70 ,000* 64 ,844* Wicklow Total 0 0

* Denotes where numbers are wholly or partly derived from passive ele ctronic counter source. ~ Not staffed by OPW Guides # Includes footfall entering National Park at Glendalough.