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Places to see in Ireland

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  NewgrangeUNESCO

  Ruins · County Meath

  Newgrange is a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland, placed on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, eight kilometres west of the town of Drogheda.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Tjp finn (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Skellig MichaelUNESCO

  Sceilig Mhichíl

  Island · County Kerry

  Skellig Michael, also called Great Skellig, is a twin-pinnacled crag 11.6 kilometres (7.2 mi) west of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The island is named after the archangel Michael; while "Skellig" is derived from the Irish language word sceilig, meaning a splinter of stone.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Hill of TaraUNESCO

  Ruins · County Meath

  The Hill of Tara is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Patrick Brown (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Brú na BóinneUNESCO

  Ruins

  Brú na Bóinne, also called the Boyne Valley tombs, is an ancient monument complex and ritual landscape in County Meath, Ireland, located in a bend of the River Boyne.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Bru na Boinne - Newgrange.jpg (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Dublin

  City · Dublin City

  Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: 瑞丽江的河水 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Ireland

  Éire / Ireland

  Island

  Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jeff Schmaltz (Public domain). Map

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  Cork

  City · Cork

  Cork is the second-largest city in the Republic of Ireland, the county town of County Cork, the largest city in the province of Munster and the third-largest on the island of Ireland. At the 2022 census, it had a population of 224,004.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: K.ristof (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Limerick

  City · Limerick

  Limerick is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: MonikaKub (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Galway

  Cathair na Gaillimhe

  City · Galway City

  Galway is a city in County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: This is a collage of free images in Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Cliffs of Moher

  Mountain · County Clare

  The Cliffs of Moher are sea cliffs located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland. They run for about 14 kilometres.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Berthold Werner (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Carrauntoohil

  Mountain · County Kerry

  Carrauntoohil, Carrauntoohill or Carrantuohill is the highest mountain in Ireland at 1,038.6 metres. It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillycuddy's Reeks.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Enter (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Blarney Stone

  Stone of Eloquence

  Landmark · County Cork

  The Blarney Stone is a block of Carboniferous limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney, about 8 kilometres from the centre of Cork City, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of the gab.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Srleffler (Public domain). Map