IT’S ANOTHER SOLID showing from the big beasts of Irish tourism.
There’s no change at the top in the list of Ireland’s top ten fee-charging attractions for the 2013 calendar year.
Top of the list once again was the Guinness Storehouse. The Dublin 8 attraction welcomed over 1.5 million visitors last year — a 70,000 increase on its 2012 performance.
Right behind, in the number 2 position, Dublin Zoo played host to over a million visitors, while the Cliffs of Moher visitor centre had a ten per cent boost in visitors — with 960,000 people paying in…
So. That top ten list in full, courtesy of Fáilte Ireland:
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There was also little change in the ‘free attractions’ list — with the National Gallery of Ireland topping the list once again.
The top ten in full:
1. National Gallery, Dublin
2. National Botanic Gardens, Dublin
3. Farmleigh, Dublin
4. National Museum of Ireland: Archaeology, Dublin
5. Newbridge Silverware, Kildare
6. Science Gallery, Dublin
7. National Museum of Ireland: Natural History, Dublin
8. National Library of Ireland, Dublin
9. National Museum of Ireland: Decorative Arts & History, Dublin
10. Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Newbridge Silverware is the only new entry in the list this year — knocking Holy Cross Abbey in Tipperary out of the top ten.
Overall, the combined top ten fee-paying attractions in 2013 recorded a 5 per cent increase in visitors on the previous year’s performance.
The combined top ten free attractions experienced a 7 per cent jump in visitors.
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