The Irish counties that receive the highest and lowest amount of tourists have been revealed

Where does your county rank?

Ok, answer this one question. What do you think is the biggest tourist attraction in your county? The Guinness Storehouse, Cliffs of Moher, Dublin Zoo and the National Aquatic Centre are just some of the most popular destinations in Ireland, but how how does your county rate in terms of popularity with overseas tourists?

The Independent obtained information from Fáilte Ireland’s Survey of Overseas Travellers and Dublin is by far the most popular destination for tourists that visit the Republic of Ireland. No surprise really but the scale of Dublin’s popularity when measured against second-placed Cork is pretty eye-opening.

On the other end of the scale, here’s hoping that the planned €232 million Center Parcs holiday village that’s opening in in Ballymahon, Co Longford will boost the amount of visitors to the area because the county is currently the least popular one for tourists.

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. Offaly & 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.

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