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Ireland's worst or most pointless 'visitor attractions'

  • 08-07-2012 08:53PM
    #1
    gobnaitolunacy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,073 ✭✭✭


    Ladies and Gentleman, start your brickbats....

    REAL ones, the Stump Of St. Kevin or The Holy Stone Of Clonricard don't count :)


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  • #2
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    Dublin.


    :pac:


  • #3
    Red Hand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Red Hand


    Cork Butter Museum.

    (Google it, it is a genuine museum)


  • #4
    bitemybanger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,475 ✭✭✭bitemybanger


    Ireland in general


  • #5
    Shenshen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,453 ✭✭✭Shenshen


    Tayto Park.


  • #6
    BraziliaNZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,671 ✭✭✭BraziliaNZ


    That leprachaun thing on jervis st, total cringe when i walked past it each time


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  • #7
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    knock ...tackiest place in ireland

    and the apparition never happened in the first place


  • #8
    Dunny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,985 ✭✭✭Dunny


    The house from Father Ted


  • #9
    Howjoe1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,666 ✭✭✭Howjoe1


    I'll probably get flak for this but:

    The Hill of Tara

    It really is just a grass hill where the only thing you need to do is avoid the sheep and cow **** while walking.

    At least at, say, Newgrange, there is a visible attraction.


  • #10
    Rhand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 182 ✭✭Rhand


    The Spire in Dublin.


  • #11
    gozunda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,992 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    The giants causeway, carrickareed bridge, dunluce castle....sometimes I think that NI doesn't have anyother visitor attractions.
    These three are trotted out for every single tourist advert for NI. There are loads of other nice things up there but they dont get a look in!


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  • #12
    Diego Maradona
    Closed Accounts Posts: 769 ✭✭✭Diego Maradona


    The Japanese Gardens

    If I wanted to see a Japanese garden I'd go to Japan.


  • #13
    Slippin Jimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,030 ✭✭✭Slippin Jimmy


    Definitely the spire


  • #14
    criticalcritic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 182 ✭✭criticalcritic


    Nelsons Monument in Phoenix Park

    An ugly big lump to commemorate the pompus Brits victory over the pompus French, named after an Irishman who hated Ireland
    Well the Brits areant in charge anymore so lets blow it up

    Oh yea and the Spire, I can only imagineits a tribute to Inner City Dublins youth fondness for sharp things


  • #15
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,623 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ikMsmp2ZK4


    Contain your orgasms


  • #16
    Forest Demon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 632 ✭✭✭Forest Demon


    The blarney (toilet) stone


  • #17
    El_Dangeroso
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    fryup wrote: »
    knock ...tackiest place in ireland

    and the apparition never happened in the first place

    You don't say.


  • #18
    joolsveer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭joolsveer


    criticalcritic wrote: »
    Nelsons Monument in Phoenix Park

    An ugly big lump to commemorate the pompus Brits victory over the pompus French, named after an Irishman who hated Ireland
    Well the Brits areant in charge anymore so lets blow it up

    Oh yea and the Spire, I can only imagineits a tribute to Inner City Dublins youth fondness for sharp things

    Nelson's Monument?


  • #19
    Rasheed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Rasheed


    The Cliffs of Moher. Heard so much about them and was so sorely disappointed when i got there.


  • #20
    criticalcritic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 182 ✭✭criticalcritic


    joolsveer wrote: »
    criticalcritic wrote: »
    Nelsons Monument in Phoenix Park

    An ugly big lump to commemorate the pompus Brits victory over the pompus French, named after an Irishman who hated Ireland
    Well the Brits areant in charge anymore so lets blow it up

    Oh yea and the Spire, I can only imagineits a tribute to Inner City Dublins youth fondness for sharp things

    Nelson's Monument?

    Wellington sorry, I always get them two arseholes mixed up


  • #21
    gobnaitolunacy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,073 ✭✭✭gobnaitolunacy


    joolsveer wrote: »
    Nelson's Monument?

    Think he means the Wellington Monument.


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  • #22
    joolsveer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭joolsveer


    criticalcritic wrote: »
    Wellington sorry, I always get them two arseholes mixed up

    But Wellington was Irish!


  • #23
    SocSocPol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,043 ✭✭✭SocSocPol


    criticalcritic wrote: »
    Nelsons Monument in Phoenix Park

    An ugly big lump to commemorate the pompus Brits victory over the pompus French, named after an Irishman who hated Ireland
    Well the Brits areant in charge anymore so lets blow it up

    Oh yea and the Spire, I can only imagineits a tribute to Inner City Dublins youth fondness for sharp things
    One presumes you are referring to the Wellington Monument, says a lot for your knowledge that you couldn't even get the name right!


  • #24
    Red Hand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Red Hand


    joolsveer wrote: »
    But Wellington was Irish!

    "Just because one is born in a barn, doesn't make one a horse"-his words.


  • #25
    criticalcritic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 182 ✭✭criticalcritic


    SocSocPol wrote: »
    criticalcritic wrote: »
    Nelsons Monument in Phoenix Park

    An ugly big lump to commemorate the pompus Brits victory over the pompus French, named after an Irishman who hated Ireland
    Well the Brits areant in charge anymore so lets blow it up

    Oh yea and the Spire, I can only imagineits a tribute to Inner City Dublins youth fondness for sharp things
    One presumes you are referring to the Wellington Monument, says a lot for your knowledge that you couldn't even get the name right!

    Sorry Einstein,

    I bet your watching mastermind and getting answering all the questions right

    Good lad


  • #26
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    criticalcritic wrote: »
    Nelsons Monument in Phoenix Park

    An ugly big lump to commemorate the pompus Brits victory over the pompus French, named after an Irishman who hated Ireland
    Well the Brits areant in charge anymore so lets blow it up

    :rolleyes:

    nelson's pillar was blown up in 66

    thats the wellington monument in pheonix park...why don't u blow it up if you hate it so much


  • #27
    MJ23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭MJ23


    Forest Demon wrote: »
    The blarney (toilet) stone

    An attraction for gullible fat Americans in track suits. Eejits handing over money to kiss and dirty diseased stone. No thanks, i don't want any coldsores today thanks.


  • #28
    bwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 630 ✭✭✭bwatson


    criticalcritic wrote: »
    Wellington sorry, I always get them two arseholes mixed up

    You don't seem to be the full ticket. What exactly is it about Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington that makes you think he was an "arsehole"? You must be something of an intellectual giant to talk about him with such disdain!


  • #29
    johnjoe7
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 39 ✭johnjoe7


    The spire is a manipulators party trick, make no mistake about it. You think they didn't attach any kind of monitoring system at the top of it which spies over the entire city and beyond, think again.


  • #30
    srm23
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  • #31
    The King of Moo
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    johnjoe7 wrote: »
    The spire is a manipulators party trick, make no mistake about it. You think they didn't attach any kind of monitoring system at the top of it which spies over the entire city and beyond, think again.

    *thinks again*

    Sorry, I still think that's a ludicrous idea.


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