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Ultimate All-Ireland Landmark Tournament

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We are back for more folks. This time we keep it home, which is apt I guess, as we turn our attention to the Emerald Isle. As you may know, 32 counties should translate to 32 entries which is a perfect number for these... and ultimately it will be. Before we get there though, we have to decide which landmark or scenery will represent each county.

To do this, I'm gonna need your nominations. Two rules for this process;

- All nominations must be via PM.

- You may nominate up to 5 entries per county.

- Each county will have its own qualifier, with the winner advancing to the tournament proper.

Nominations are being accepted starting now. Get submitting!

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What.Now

Skellig Island should get a fair run on the Ultimate World Landmark Tournament unlike the Irish one.

Purgative

What.Now wrote: »

Skellig Island should get a fair run on the Ultimate World Landmark Tournament unlike the Irish one.

Sure

HeidiHeidi

List of all nominations is work in progress.... will post later.

It's very long! :eek:

HeidiHeidi

ChannelNo5 wrote: »

Amazing photos. There's your outright winner.

This didn't age well :mad:

ETA it was referring to pics of the Skelligs

HeidiHeidi

Right so.... for anyone interested, here's a list of all the nominations.

Would make a very interesting bucket list challenge to try to tick them all off over the next few years!

ANTRIM
Ramore Head
Harland & Wolff Cranes
Giant’s Causeway **
Crown Liquor Salon
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
Glenarm Castle
Madman’s Window
ARMAGH
Navan Fort
Armagh Observatory & Planetarium **
Armagh Gaol
CARLOW
Duckett’s Grove **
Brownshill Dolmen
Huntington Castle
CAVAN
Cloughoughter Castle **
Erica’s Fairy Forest
Cavan Cathedral
Dún na Rí Forest Park
Cavan County Museum WWI Trenches
CLARE
Father Ted House
Bunratty Castle
The Burren
Cliffs of Moher **
Aillwee Caves
CORK
Blarney Castle & Stone
Ballycotton Lighthouse *
Spike Island
Titanic Experience Cobh
Michael Collins Monument
Inchydoney Beach
St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral
Mizen Head
Charles Fort * **
Fastnet Lighthouse
Michael Collins House Museum
Cork City Gaol
Midleton Distillery Brewery
DERRY
Free Derry Corner
Derry City Walls **
Bloody Sunday Memorial
DONEGAL
Glenveagh National Park & Castle
Errigal
Donegal Airport
Cruit Island Golf Club
Grianán of Aileach * **
Tory Island
Slieve League *
Doagh Famine Village
Lough Eske
Fanad Head Lighthouse
Malin Head
DOWN
Mount Stewart
Dundrum Castle
Grey Point Fort
Scrabo Tower **
DUBLIN
Kilmainham Gaol
GPO * **
Temple Bar
Molly Malone
The Spire
Trinity College
Irish National War Memorial Gardens
Poolbeg Chimneys
Guinness Storehouse *
Ha’penny Bridge
Croke Park
St. Stephen’s Green
Great South Wall
Phoenix Park
FERMANAGH
Enniskillen Castle
Cuilcagh Mountain Trail aka Stairway to Heaven **
Marble Arch Caves
Florence Court
Crom Estate
Devenish Island
Drumskinny Stone Circle
GALWAY
Quay Street *
Spanish Arch and Medieval Walls
NUI Galway
Oranmore Castle
Kylemore Abbey * **
Connemara National Park
Killary Fjord
Dún Aengus
KERRY
Gap of Dungloe
Lakes of Killarney
Dingle Harbour
Glenteenassig Forest Park
Torc Waterfall
Cahergall Fort
Dunquin Pier *
Ross Castle
Carrauntoohil
Brandon Point
Skellig Islands * **
Crag Cave
Muckross House
KILDARE
Maynooth Castle
Perpetual Motion aka The Naas Ball
Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens **
Mondello Park
KILKENNY
St. Canice’s Cathedral & Round Tower **
Kilkenny Castle
LAOIS
Rock of Dunamase **
Portlaoise Prison
LEITRIM
Glencar Waterfall * **
Creevylea Friary
Parke’s Castle
Tullaghan Cross
Costello Chapel *
Sliabh an Iarann
Drumcoura Wild West Resort
Sean McDermott Homestead
LONGFORD
Saints Island
St. Mel’s Cathedral
Richmond Harbour
The Corlea Trackway **
The Violin of Longford
LIMERICK
Thomond Park
King John’s Castle **
LOUTH
Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge * **
Mellifont Abbey
Boyne Viaduct
Cuchulainn’s Stone
Long Woman’s Grave
Castle Roche
St. Lawrence’s Gate *
Millmount Fort
MAYO
Killary Harbour
Downpatrick Head Sea Stack * ** ***
Knock Shrine
Achill Deserted Village
Clapper Bridge
Ashford Castle
Clare Island
Moore Hall *
Céide Fields
Croagh Patrick
Lough Mask
Doolough Valley
Lough Nafooey
Clew Bay
MEATH
Hill of Tara
Tower of Lloyd
Newgrange **
Trim Castle
Loughcrew Tombs
Slane Castle
Ireland’s Oldest Bridge, Trim
MONAGHAN
Lough Muckno
The Tin Church **
Castle Leslie
Rossmore Park Drumlin Giant
Dancing at the Crossroads
OFFALY
Birr Castle Gardens
Clonmacnoise
Kinnity Pyramid **
Grand Canal Greenway
Clara Bog Boardwalk
Leap Castle
ROSCOMMON
Lough Key Forest Park **
Arigna Mines
Boyle Abbey
Elphin Windmill
Gaelic Chieftain Sculpture
SLIGO
Lake Isle of Innisfree
Knocknaree
Ben Bulben *
Diarmuid and Gráinne’s Cave
Carrowkeel Passage Tombs
Keash Caves
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
Classiebawn Castle
Kilcullen’s Seaweed Baths, Enniscrone
King’s Mountain
Gleniff Horseshoe Valley * **
TIPPERARY
St. Patrick’s Well
Michelstown Cave
The Rock of Cashel * **
Hore Abbey
Fethard Town Walls
Farney Castle
Cathedral of the Assumption *
Loughmore Castle
TYRONE
Beaghmore Stone Circles
Tullaghoge Fort *
Ulster American Folk Park
Bond’s Bridge
Killymoon Castle
Let The Dance Begin aka The Tinnies * **
Omagh Memorial Garden
Ardboe Cross
Sperrin Mountains
WATERFORD
Coumshingaun Lough * **
Ballysaggartmore Towers
Bishop’s Palace
Reginald’s Tower
Clock Tower
Waterford-Dungarvan Greenway
Copper Coast Drive
The Metalman
Mahon Falls
Ardmore Cliff Walk
Dromana Gate *
Mount Melleray Abbey
WESTMEATH
Athlone Castle **
Fore Abbey
Mullingar Greyhound Stadium
Joe Dolan Statue
Passage
WEXFORD
Hook Lighthouse **
Dunbrody Famine Ship
Curracloe Beach
Loftus Hall
Kilmore Quay
Saltee Islands
WICKLOW
Greenan Maze
Glendalough National Park *
Black Castle
Bray Head
Glenroe Farm
Victor’s Way * **
Bray-Greystones Cliff Walk
Powerscourt
Lough Ouler
Glenmacnass Valley

Electric Nitwit

Wow Heidi!
Thank you

cdeb

Was it 180 the total was?

I make it I've been to 48, mostly in Dublin and Wicklow, though I know I've been to every county

Must try harder... And that sounds fun to try

HeidiHeidi

cdeb wrote: »

Was it 180 the total was?

I make it I've been to 48, mostly in Dublin and Wicklow, though I know I've been to every county

Must try harder... And that sounds fun to try

Did a count - unless I went astray along the way (I'm not doing it again!) I make it 225 :eek:

Off now to count how many I've been to!

cdeb

That makes my total worse - must try harderer :eek:

HeidiHeidi

Yay, I reckon I've been to 70 of them! That's fairly respectable IMO (although one or two were more of a drive-by or sail-by than an actual visit).

I think there's a couple of duplications in the list - Killary Fjord and Killary Harbour are listed under Mayo and Galway, and Knocknaree and King's Mountain are both listed under Sligo, but surely they're the same thing? (open to correction on that one!)

HeidiHeidi

And there's in or around 75 that I'd never even heard of before this tournament!

That's quite the learning curve :eek:

Man Vs ManUre

The Spire should have won.

Electric Nitwit

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

The Spire should have won.

[Deleted User]

Was Rockall nominated?

cdeb

No actually

Don't we just use that for winding up the English though? We don't claim it, and it's not in any county.

miamee

I was trying to do a list up as the comp went along but you did a much better job Heidi, thanks! I've been to 90 of these - lots more to see and do!

SineadSpears

That thread was a great read. Fair play to all involved

[Deleted User]

I’ll think about running the World Tour edition in late November/December and take nominations throughout next month

KathleenGrant

Omackeral wrote: »

I’ll think about running the World Tour edition in late November/December and take nominations throughout next month

Deadly. Thanks Omackeral, looking forward to it already.

SineadSpears

I won't be able to contribute with any nominations because I'm not well travelled, but I'll be there for the main event as acting cheerleader:pac:

KathleenGrant

SineadSpears wrote: »

I won't be able to contribute with any nominations because I'm not well travelled, but I'll be there for the main event as acting cheerleader:pac:

I'm not well travelled either.

Purgative

I'm not well travelled either, at all, but I am looking forward to the journey, more so than the destination.

I look forward to being educated.

[Deleted User]

SineadSpears wrote: »

I won't be able to contribute with any nominations because I'm not well travelled, but I'll be there for the main event as acting cheerleader:pac:

Nothing stopping you nominating the likes of the Pyramids, Mount Everest, Machu Pichu, Eiffel Tower etc.!

[Deleted User]

I'll be nominating quite a few places that I've never been to.

SineadSpears

Omackeral wrote: »

Nothing stopping you nominating the likes of the Pyramids, Mount Everest, Machu Pichu, Eiffel Tower etc.!

OK so I might nominate places purely on me liking THE LOOK of them rather than having ever been to them:P

SineadSpears

Omackeral wrote: »

Nothing stopping you nominating the likes of the Eiffel Tower etc.![/QUOTE]

Actually I have been the Eiffel Tower, & stood in a corner in the souvenir shop while the rest of the group walked round it:D

Though I was going to puke my ring. Never again!

Its a lot more exposed than I realised. That's the whole point I suppose. Don't know what I was expecting:rolleyes:

breezy1985

SineadSpears wrote: »

Omackeral wrote: »

Nothing stopping you nominating the likes of the Eiffel Tower etc.![/QUOTE]

Actually I have been the Eiffel Tower, & stood in a corner in the souvenir shop while the rest of the group walked round it:D

Though I was going to puke my ring. Never again!

Its a lot more exposed than I realised. That's the whole point I suppose. Don't know what I was expecting:rolleyes:

Same views of Paris from Montmartre or Belleville with a lot less hassle and more wine.

Electric Nitwit

breezy1985 wrote: »

Same views of Paris from Montmartre or Belleville with a lot less hassle and more wine.

Montparnasse Tower for the best views, and there's a bar on the roof

SineadSpears

Im not sure about that tower either.
I think I'll just stick to walking the streets, smelling the air & looking at all the handsome French men

Kolido

It's a hell of a walk up the Eiffel Tower but well worth it, one of my favourite places. You want disappointment, go to the Coliseum, very overrated.