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Ireland's worst or most pointless 'visitor attractions'

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  • #92
    Riddle101
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    Monty Burnz wrote: »
    Who ever went to Dublin to see the spire though? God help us, times must be tough.

    I'm sure there's some stupid fat balding American, with shorts, white socks and sandals, a hawaiian shirt with a camera saying to himself somewhere.;)

    Anyway, I would say the Spire too. But I don't know if I'd call it a tourist attraction. A tourist attraction would actually warrant a reason for visiting it. In which case nobody is interested in going to see this big bloody eyesore.


  • #93
    guitarzero
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    A shallow Liffey on a dry summers day....uch...


  • #94
    Jesus Wept
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    BraziliaNZ wrote: »
    That leprachaun thing on jervis st, total cringe when i walked past it each time

    I have been twice. They should have statue of me in reception.


  • #95
    [Deleted User]
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    Never been but the Blarney Stone sounds fairly crap..


  • #96
    Yeboah
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    mikeystipey wrote: »
    have to agree with you here, the Rock is pretty sh1te inside (and thats coming from a Tipp man)...was in Blarney castle a few weeks back and thought it was really interesting actually!

    Cahir Castle is only ten miles south of the Rock and is a much better tourist attraction which has featured in various films and tv shows and has a lovely backdrop of the Galtees yet only gets a fraction of the tourists.The age of the Rock is what appeals to American tourist in particular. Anything built before 1798 they love as the can say "my god, this was build before our country even existed".


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  • #97
    pickarooney
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    Monty Burnz wrote: »
    Yeah, that place is terrible crap. A small, narrow, pointless hole in the ground. Father Ted tourist attraction crap.

    Tour guide: 'We found some bear bones in this cave'.
    Me: 'He probably hung himself'.

    Was Harry Redknapp there?


  • #98
    Sunnyisland
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    The statues of jedward in grafton street :p:p


  • #99
    Sleepy
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    christmas2012 wrote: »
    the spire or yer man on o connell street selling yokes by the statue..if youre a tourist and you get off the bus,all you see first thing is junkies alcos having a go at each other its everywhere,and of course no gards to be seen..

    new york city,had a zero tolerance policy,when in the 60'/70's/80's,there was a rise in drug use and pimps and prostitutes,they didnt do much about it in the beginning,and crime stabbings and shootings went through the roof,new york was a very dangerous place,but now its safe enough thanks to a zero tolearance policy,one they see congregations of junks and such they move them on quickly or haul them into jail to cool off for a few hours..
    Have a read of Freakonomics. The broken windows theory was utterly debunked: New York got cleaned up because of Roe V Wade.

    Basically, the scumbags were being aborted instead of dragged up by parents who didn't want them.

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  • #100
    Monty Burnz
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    Sleepy wrote: »
    Have a read of Freakonomics. The broken windows theory was utterly debunked: New York got cleaned up because of Roe V Wade.

    Basically, the scumbags were being aborted instead of dragged up by parents who didn't want them.
    Well no, I don't think it was 'totally' debunked - their Roe V. Wade theory is just an alternate explanation. It's pretty difficult to prove things like that conclusively though.


  • #101
    The_Kew_Tour
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    Blarney Stone

    EVENFLOW



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  • #102
    Anyone
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    Mosney. Although the tourists must love it, those that visit it never leave.


  • #103
    johnwest288
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    BraziliaNZ wrote: »
    That leprachaun thing on jervis st, total cringe when i walked past it each time



    I had the misfortune of bringing some people on Holidays into that place.........
    Now the staff i have to hand it to them were great... but my god....
    Its a TOTAL EMBARRESMENT.

    It looks like somthing some kids would put together for a school project. It really is WOEFUL


  • #104
    Sea Filly
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    Sleepy wrote: »
    Have a read of Freakonomics. The broken windows theory was utterly debunked: New York got cleaned up because of Roe V Wade.

    Basically, the scumbags were being aborted instead of dragged up by parents who didn't want them.
    Monty Burnz wrote: »
    Well no, I don't think it was 'totally' debunked - their Roe V. Wade theory is just an alternate explanation. It's pretty difficult to prove things like that conclusively though.

    Agree with Monty here. Both are likely contributary factors.


  • #105
    LincolnsBeard
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    That cable car that looks like it's about to snap and kill every passenger inside.


  • #106
    Paparazzo
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Never been but the Blarney Stone sounds fairly crap..

    I doubt any irish person has ever visited the blarney stone.


  • #107
    Run_to_da_hills
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    Rhand wrote: »
    The Spire in Dublin.
    More to the point, (excuse pun :) )

    Way was there a masonic pagan structure attributed to the ancient Egyptian sun god ra to placed on our main capital thorofare at tax payers expense?.


  • #108
    gobnaitolunacy
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    Crap ones I've been at:

    West Clare Railway: Emailed in advance to see if it was going to be open, when we got there, nothing, nada, bugger all, all locked up, not even a note of explanation posted up. A pure cowboy operation with the makings of a scrapyard (ahem, exhibits!) across the road. A couple with kids that came up from Tralee were similarly disappointed.

    West Cork Model Village: Didn't even bother to run the trains whilst I was there. Still charged full whack.

    Blennerville Steam railway: A giant train set that Tralee Town Council seem to have gotten tired of playing with. No great shakes when it was open, a short ride with much jolting and lurching. Now a howling wilderness with rusting, dismantled and vandalised stock.


  • #109
    Monty Burnz
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    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    More to the point, (excuse pun :) )

    Way was there a masonic pagan structure attributed to the ancient Egyptian sun god ra to placed on our main capital thorofare at tax payers expense?.
    Where is that?


  • #110
    gobnaitolunacy
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    Monty Burnz wrote: »
    Where is that?

    He's referring to the Spire, not at all to honour Ra, but a phallic symbol to honour the d*ckheads who ruined the country.


  • #111
    Monty Burnz
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    gobnaitolunacy wrote: »
    He's referring to the Spire, not at all to honour Ra, but a phallic symbol to honour the d*ckheads who ruined the country.
    Well it can't be the Spire, because he says it's 'attributed to the Egyptian Sun god Ra'.

    Perhaps he means the Jim Larkin statue.


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  • #112
    Riddle101
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    This thread has opened my eyes as to how sh!t Ireland's tourism is. All i've gotten is that these so called tourism attractions are overpriced and dull places.

    Rip off Ireland indeed:


  • #113
    Borderfox
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    At least you dont have to pay into the hill of Tara or put up with obnoxious OPW f**kwits.
    Howjoe1 wrote: »
    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.


  • #114
    Nodin
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    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    More to the point, (excuse pun :) )

    Way was there a masonic pagan structure attributed to the ancient Egyptian sun god ra to placed on our main capital thorofare at tax payers expense?.


    That'd be the Dublin in your dimension.


  • #115
    Davidth88
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    You know my heart sinks when I see the words

    Interpretative centre

    Usually an ugly building attached to an area of historic significance , that charges you stupid money to tell you what you already knew , and house the shop that sells the usual tat , and an overpriced coffee shop


  • #116
    Emmet Manning 99
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    The magic road


  • #117
    Rasheed
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    Emmet Manning 99 wrote: »
    The magic road

    Is that the one that yout car wont roll down on?


  • #118
    christmas2012
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    another one would be the rock of cashel or that blarney stone,one of the biggest let downs ever - out in a field with nothing for miles just stuck there walk for ages to get an overpriced cup of well i wouldnt call it coffee more like pond water and a grain of coffee in it..
    been there on a family thing over ten years ago was a young un didnt see what the fuss was about,thought it was far too over rated,did a few things like that when i was younger school tours to the one in cork,thought it was a dreadful waste of time,the only thing i got out of it was a dodgy picture and an overpriced postcard at blarney wollen mills..not worth it


  • #119
    starviewadams
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    Tourist's seem to love that Molly Malone statue for some reason.I know she has a fine pair of jelliers for a statue and all,but I don't really get why there's always a good sized group standing around it listening to some annoying looking tourist bint waffling on about it and then lining up to get photos taken beside Molly!


  • #120
    yermanoffthetv
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    Emmet Manning 99 wrote: »
    The magic road

    It impressed the heck out of me!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKDE4lzCqcg


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  • #121
    Giruilla
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    The people.


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