Irish Tourist Attractions

By Finnian O ‘Rourke

The Cliffs of Moher, in Clare, are 14 km long and 214 metres high.

The book of Kells is a manuscript on the four gospels. It is said to be around in the ninth century. It is written in Latin.

Tayto Park is the only theme park in Ireland. Tayto Park has the biggest rollercoaster in Ireland and is one of the biggest wooden rollercoasters in Europe. In the zoo there is also big cats such as tigers and other sorts. It also has monkeys and birds of prey. Tayto Park was made in November 2010.

The Guinness Storehouse has seven floors. The Guinness Storehouse is home to the biggest pint glass in the world. When you get to the top of it you are rewarded with a pint of Guinness in the gravity bar. It is a bar that is on the roof.

Blarney castle was built nearly six hundred years ago. Cormac MacCarthy one of Irelands greatest chieftans built it and ruled it. It is located in Cork. There is a rock at Blarney castle, and it is said that if you kiss it you never struggle with words again.

The Devil’s Bit is in Tipperary. The legend says that the Devil bit out of a mountain and spat it out on the Rock of Cashel. The Devil’s Bit is a mountain and it looks like there is a bite out of it. Once you get to the top there is a cross.

The Rock of Cashel is a castle in Tipperary in Cashel. It is the place where the Devil spat out a bit of a Devil’s Bit. The Kings of Munster ruled it such as the O’Briens. St Patrick also spent some time there.

Croke Park in Dublin is the biggest stadium in Ireland and one of the biggest in Europe. The building started to be built in 1880 and in 1913 it was transformed into a stadium. It was renovated in 2004. Croke Park was named in honour of archbishop Thomas Croke. In 1913 the GAA bought it off Frank Dineen and made it a stadium.

The Japanese Gardens are beautiful gardens in Kildare with ponds, flowers, trees and it has.the national stud. The Japanese Gardens were made in 1906. The national stud is side by.side with the Japanese Gardens. It has beautiful horses and the bones of the famous horse Arkle.

The National Aquatic Centre in Dublin is where Irish swimmers train and do competitions. But it is not all serious there. It also has a place there called the aquazone. It is a water park where there are some of the largest water slides in Ireland.

There are some amazing tourist attractions in Ireland, and I hope you liked my project.

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