OPW 2018 Counted Visitor Numbers

Footfall Counters including Ticketed Add/ & Add/ Site Name Ticketed Vis Vis Total Visitors

Altamont (F) 67,423 67,423 Áras (F) 4,610 4,610 Ardfert Cathedral 5,082 6,207 11,289 Athenry 10,338 655 10,993 28,922 1,920 30,842 Ballyhack Castle (F) 2,086 2,086 (F) Closed Battle of the Boyne/Oldbridge Est 27,775 17,461 355,608 355,608 Blasket Visitor Centre 51,513 1,602 53,115 Boyle Abbey 6,523 276 6,799 Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre 60,656 Newgrange 154,195 261,340 46,489 Castle 84,806 4,909 89,715 Carrowmore 46,766 46,766 Casino Marino Closed & Parklands 27,760 642,278 642,278 Céide Fields 30,701 1,153 31,854 Charles Fort 96,941 2,765 99,706 Clonmacnoise 154,330 154,330 Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre (F) 7,235 515 7,750 Derrynane House and Parklands 24,043 1,751 169,047 169,047 Closed Desmond Hall (Desmond Castle Newcastle West) (F) 14,345 1,500 15,845 (F) 29,379 29,379 Doneraile Park (F) 490,000 490,000 Castle 51,706 4,753 56,459 Castle 431,340 431,340 Dún Aonghasa 118,286 17,756 136,042 Dungarvan Castle (F) 13,777 3,657 17,434 Dunmore Cave 36,283 680 36,963 4,736 4,736 - Parklands and House 6,345 12,693 315,204 315,204 Ennis Friary 12,563 1,074 13,637 Famine Warhouse (F) 1,800 1,800 Estate 10,850 389,932 389,932 Ferns Castle (F) 5,370 1,762 7,132 Gallarus Castle (F) 49,852 49,852 Garinish Island 69,225 491 69,716 Glebe House and Gallery 25,664 6,505 32,169 Glendalough Visitor Centre & Monument 76,562 732,824 732,824 (F) 90,435 90,435 VC and grnds 10,041 166,468 166,468 J F Kennedy Arboretum 64,658 53,348 118,006 Jerpoint Abbey 24,729 129 24,858 (F) 5,606 5,606 Castle & Parklands 392,950 799,032 799,032 Kilmacurragh Gardens (F) 64,844 64,844 Kilmainham Gaol 430,960 430,960 Listowel (F) 9,058 9,058 Loughcrew (F) 17,401 45,048 45,048 Main Guard (F) 7,668 861 8,529 Castle (F) 14,473 8,473 22,946 Mellifont Abbey 13,689 29,989 29,989 National Botanic Gardens (F) 15,315 655,609 655,609 Newmills Corn and Flax Mills (F) 3,649 3,649 Ormond Castle 5,433 1,125 6,558 Parke's Castle 20,670 722 21,392 Pearse Museum (F) 25,519 8,279 33,798 Pearse's Cottage 20,644 4,175 24,819 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (F) 72,252 201,671 201,671 Portumna Castle 18,168 2,290 20,458 Castle 6,645 2,986 9,631 Reginald's Tower 30,098 14,134 44,232 Reginald's Tower - French Church (F) 715 715 332,769 41,323 374,092 Roscrea Heritage and grounds 3,318 2,432 24,038 24,038 41,471 62,263 103,734 Scattery Island (F) 5,530 5,530 (F) 16,792 16,792 Sligo Abbey 21,180 1,393 22,573 St. Audoen's Church (F) 33,466 917 34,383 St. Marys Abbey (F) Closed St. Mary's Church, (F) 2,453 2,453 Swiss Cottage 23,706 1,575 25,281 Tintern Abbey 15,151 502 15,653 107,145 107,145

Newly Counted Sites Knockroe Tomb (F) 5,964 5,964 Hore Abbey (F) 60,593 60,593 Dowth (F) 17,549 17,549 Rock of (F) 40,032 40,032 Fota Arboretum & Gardens (F) 92,750 92,750 Blasket Island (F) 10,816 10,816

TOTALS 3,588,754 297,012 5,520,576 8,673,704 (F) = Free site * Additional Visitors