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35 Stunning Photos of Ireland

Ireland offers some of the world’s most dramatic scenery, striking cities, and beautiful castles all on one island. From the colorful streets of Dublin to the inspiring heights of the Cliffs of Moher, here’s a look at the Emerald Isle’s most picturesque sites, featuring your best Ireland photos.

By Kaeli Conforti, Tuesday, Jan 1, 2013, 1:00 PM | Subscribe to the magazine

Source Article: Ireland's 10 Best Attractions

"Dunguaire Castle was not on our list of places to see; we just happened to stumble upon it on our drive from Galway to Killarney, Ireland. Finding lesser-known attractions along the journey is why we always rent a car when we vacation!"
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"Painted houses and a cathedral, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland."
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"The Cliffs of Moher during a trip to Ireland in April 2008."
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"Dublin's Temple Bar district in the evening."
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"Gallarus Oratory."
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"This picture was taken in Galway, Ireland, at dusk. If I win the lottery, I want to buy the red house."
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"Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin, Ireland."
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"Everywhere we went in Ireland were beautiful roses and other flowers that I loved looking at."
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"My wife and I were trying to avoid becoming forever lost in the maze of dirt roads, cattle paths and Gaelic road signs in County Cork, when we saw a sign directing us to a marina. As we turned down the side road to investigate, we were presented with this wonderfully picturesque image. It’s amazing what you find if you just get off the highway."
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"During our June 2009 visit to Ireland, we traveled to the Dingle peninsula. Here at the western end, land and sea meet in a beautiful vista near the Blasket Islands."
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"Dromoland Castle—a luxury hotel near Shannon Airport."
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"Celtic crosses at the Rock of Cashel, with Hore Abbey in the background, in County Tipperary."
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"Ross Castle in Killarney National Park, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland."
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"Rainbow over the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland."
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"Fleet Street in Dublin, Ireland."
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"The Muckross House in Ireland's Ring of Kerry."
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"Irish roadblock: It's lots of fun driving around the Beara Peninsula in western Ireland, but traffic is occasionally held up by slow-moving sheep..."
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"Bridge by Ross Castle, Killarney, Ireland."
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"This is an image from my book, A Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival, about places in Ireland that inspired great Irish writers like William Butler Yeats, Lady Augusta Gregory, John Millington Synge, and Sean O'Casey. Here is the tiny island of Inishmaan, just off the coast of Galway."
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"'Most of these fences,' the tour guide told us, 'are historic landmarks, and illegal to disassemble.' This one protects the abandoned-looking home on the shores of Gaelic-speaking Connemara, Co. Galway."
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"Newgrange Neolithic Passage Tomb."
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"Famine Cross."
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"Slieve League on the northwestern coast; the second-highest cliffs in Ireland. The breathtaking view is well worth the hike to get there. You can drive, but the road is very narrow and it's really so much more enjoyable to see it while walking. Sheep dot the landscape near the cliff's edge."
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"Glendalough cemetery and round tower."
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"Trip to the Gap of Dunloe in Ireland outside of Killarney."
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"A horse-drawn wagon outside the Guinness Factory, Dublin, Ireland."
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"The town of Adare."
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"Dublin Market."
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"Rock of Cashel in Tipperary."
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"Doolin Village."
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"A bagpiping corps follows a kids' float in the Waterford City, Co. Waterford, St. Patrick's Day parade. While all the locals stand around clapping hands and whistling for good ol' Padraig, the town mayor provides commentary on the event over the main street's loudspeaker system (only in Ireland…)."
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"Powerscourt Estate."
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"Row houses in Cork."
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"Customs House in Dublin."
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"Statue outside the Cobh Heritage Center, which is dedicated to the history of Irish emigration."
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