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- Blarney Castle is known across
the world because of a stone on its parapet . The
famous Stone of Eloquence.
- To kiss this stone is supposed
to bestow the person kissing it with the eternal gift of eloquence.
- Once upon a time, visitors had
to be held by the ankles and lowered head first over the battlements!
These days you lean backwards holding on to railings The origin of this custom is unknown, though
the word "blarney", is in the dictionary with the meaning
"flattering talk".
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- Blarney Castle,County Cork
- Located 5 miles NW of Cork
- on the SW side of the village
- 00353 21 4385252
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- Come and explore Ireland’s
oldest pottery, famous for crafting the world’s most distinctive
Parian China creations.
- This year we celebrate the 150th
Anniversary Year of Belleek.
We have been described as “One of Ireland’s Top Five
Visitor Attractions”
- This alone would justify a visit
, but our location is also near Fermanagh Lakeland and the Marble
Arch Caves (see below)
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- Belleek pottery
- Belleek
- County Fermanagh
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- 028 6865 9300
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- A visit to Marble Caves will allow
you to experience one of Europe's finest showcaves. You will
be able to marvel at waterfalls,shiny stalactites, winding passages,
and under ground rivers.
- Electrically powered boats glide
through huge caverns carrying visitors along a subterranean river.
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- Tours last for approx 75 minutes,then
back to look in the souvenir shop! You will find them at Florencecourt
Co. Fermanagh
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- Marble Arch Caves
- European Geopark
Marlbank
Florencecourt
County Fermanagh
028 6634 8855
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- Come and see the creation of Waterford
masterpieces and to view the spectacular display of the world’s
finest crystal.Wander around our bustling factory and take a
fascinating tour of our visitor centre, which we know you and
your family will enjoy.
- All visitors who purchase a gift
in the Waterford Crystal Visitor Centre are given the opportunity
to join the Waterford Crystal Circle.
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- Waterford Crystal
- is located 2 miles from
- the centre
- of Waterford City
- In Kilbarry
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- 051-332 500
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County Down is one of the best grain-growing
areas in Ireland and windmills have always been a feature of
the landscape.
Only Ballycopeland Windmill remains.
It has been fully restored to its
former glory and is an unusual tourist attraction. We think the
Ballycopeland windmill was built around 1780
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- Ballycopeland Windmill
County Down
one mile west of Milisle village
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- 028 9054 6552
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- The Guinness Storehouse is Ireland’s
No. 1
international visitor attraction.
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- The building is modelled on a giant
pint glass, which if filled,would hold approximately 14.3 million
pints of Guinness!
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- Take a trip to the top of the building
and receive your complimentary pint of Guinness beer,whilst taking
in the fabulous views across Dublin City No
Dublin holiday is complete without a trip to Guinness Storehouse.
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- Guinness Storehouse
- It is located in the heart
- of the St James’s
Gate Brewery
- Dublin.
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- 00353 14 084800
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- In Knock, a small town in County
Mayo,Catholics believe that at 8.00PM on 21 August 1879 the Virgin
Mary, together with St Joseph and St John the Evangelist, appeared
to local people.The vision was apparently seen next to the wall
of the old church
- Since then it has become Ireland's
National Marian Shrine.
- Pilgrims come from all over the
world to lay their hands on the church wall.
- One and a half million pilgrims
visit the Shrine annually including Pope John Paul II in 1979
and Mother Teresa of Calcutta in June of 1993.
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- Shrine Office
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- Co. Mayo, Ireland
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- 00353 94 9388100
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Powerscourt house is part of an
estate in Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland which is noted
for its vast and beautiful landscaped gardens. Powerscourt Waterfall
and its surrounding valley are also owned by the Powerscourt
estate, although the two pieces of land are no longer directly
connected.
At 109 metres, it is the highest
waterfall in Ireland.County Wicklow is often referred to as the
"Garden of Ireland".
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- Powerscourt
Enniskerry
Co. Wicklow
00353 (1) 204 6000
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