The Irish counties that get the most tourists are revealed

Where does your county rank?

When it comes to tourist attractions in Ireland we have so many. From the Cliff of Moher to Connemara and Glasnevin Cemetery the choices are endless. We also see thousands of tourists arrive each day just to walk around the cities and sample some of our culture. Dublin’s Temple Bar, for example, is always thronged.

But which county would you think gets the most tourists?

According to JOE.ie, Fáilte Ireland’s Survey of Overseas Travellers has found that Dublin is the most popular destination for tourists to visit in the Republic of Ireland. No surprising really given the size and because it’s the capital.

After Dublin were Cork, Galway and Kerry which all saw over 1 million tourists visiting in 2015. The lowest ranking counties were Offally, Roscommon and Longford.

Here is the full list.

Amount of visitors in 2015:

1. Dublin: 4,938,000
2. Cork: 1,449,000
3. Galway: 1,354,000
4. Kerry: 1,026,000
5. Clare: 597,000
6. Limerick: 537,000
7. Mayo: 302,000
8. Donegal: 289,000
9. Kilkenny: 267,000
10. Waterford: 263,000
11. Wicklow: 248,000
12. Wexford: 221,000
13. Kildare: 214,000
14. Sligo: 186,000
15. Tipperary: 180,000
16. Cavan: 144,000
17. Meath: 134,000
18. Louth: 125,000
19. Westmeath: 116,000
20. Monaghan: 65,000
21. Carlow: 62,000
22. Laois & Leitrim: 57,000 each
23. Offally & Roscommon: 50,000 each
24. Longford: 30,000

Overseas tourist revenue earned by county:

1. Dublin: €1,726m
2. Cork: €558m
3. Galway: €475m
4. Kerry: €234m
5. Limerick: €212m
6. Clare: €127m
7. Kildare: €89m
8. Donegal: €83m
9. Wicklow: €82m
10. Mayo: €80m
11. Waterford: €75m
12. Tipperary: €66m
13. Wexford: €65m
14. Sligo: €51m
15. Cavan: €50m
16. Kilkenny: €45m
17. Meath: €44m
18. Louth & Westmeath: €36m each
19. Carlow: €32m
20. Monaghan: €25m
21. Roscommon: €20m
22. Laois: €18m
23. Leitrim: €15m
24. Offaly: €14m
25. Longford: €8m

Domestic tourism is not taken into account with these figures.