VISITORS TO: Top Fee Charging Research Visitor Attractions 2019

RANK NAME OF ATTRACTION COUNTY 2019 1 1,700,000 2 Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience Clare 1,600,000 3 Dublin Zoo Dublin 1,283,424 4 The Book of Kells Dublin 1,144,410 5 Tayto Park Meath 720,000 6 St Patrick’s Cathedral Dublin 628,000 7 Kylemore Abbey & Garden Galway 560,000 8 Powerscourt House, Gardens & Waterfall Wicklow 487,876 9 Fota Wildlife Park Cork 462,047 10 Blarney Castle & Gardens Cork 460,000 11 Dublin Castle Dublin 430,692 12 Gaol Dublin 404,824 13 Bunratty Castle & Folk Park Clare 401,246 14 Kilkenny Castle Kilkenny 401,028 15 Rock of Cashel Tipperary 362,657 16 Jameson Distillery Bow St. Dublin 360,000 17 Airfield Estate Dublin 304,428 18 EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum Dublin 272,000 19 Christ Church Cathedral Dublin 260,000 20 The House of Waterford Crystal Waterford 209,600 21 Malahide Castle & Gardens Dublin 202,083 22 Russborough House & Parklands Wicklow 200,000 23 Dublin 188,546 24 Brú na Bóinne - Newgrange Meath 162,429 25 Lough Key Forest and Activity Park Roscommon 150,000 26 Clonmacnoise Offaly 141,969 27 Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens Kildare 138,310 28 Jameson Distillery Midleton Cork 135,000 29 Belvedere House, Gardens and Park Westmeath 133,142 30 Dún Aonghasa Galway 131,273 31 Teeling Whiskey Distillery Dublin 130,000 32 The John F. Kennedy Arboretum Wexford 128,451 33 Westport House Mayo 123,975 34 Aillwee Cave & Burren Birds of Prey Centre Clare 120,000 35 Skerries Mills Dublin 118,926 36 The Little Museum of Dublin Dublin 118,000 37 The Limerick 113,000 38 Trim Castle Meath 110,840 39 King John's Castle Limerick 110,794 40 Turoe Pet Farm and Leisure Park Galway 110,000 41 National Sealife Centre Wicklow 110,000 42 Ross Castle Kerry 101,212 43 Johnstown Castle Estate, Museum & Gardens Wexford 100,000 44 Dingle Oceanworld Kerry 98,595 45 Charles Fort Cork 97,990 46 Galway Atlantaquaria Galway 96,500 47 Wells House & Gardens Wexford 95,000 48 Leenane Cultural Centre Galway 92,000 49 The Titanic Experience Cork 88,000 50 Cahir Castle Tipperary 87,333 These are the top 50 Fee Charging Visitor Attractions based on Fáilte Visitor Attractions Survey 2019, which was carried out by SRI in the third quarter of 2020. Estimates of visitors to attractions may include usage by local residents. An attraction may be defined as a permanently established destination, capable of attracting day visitors or tourists, which must be open to the public, without them necessarily having to pre-book. The primary purpose of the attraction should be sightseeing, for which it may be feasible to charge admission. It should also allow access for entertainment, interest, or education rather than being primarily a retail outlet or a venue for sporting, theatrical, or film performances.

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