A total of approx 4.45m people visited OPW-managed heritage sites in 2014. The breakdown is as follows.
The figures for 2015 are still in the process of being compiled and will be available shortly. Provisional estimates indicate however that the total visitors have again increased over the 2014 total.
It should be noted that these figures relate to those sites where the OPW Heritage Services provide Guide facilities and where visitor numbers are fully recorded. There are significantly more visitors to heritage sites in OPW care which are not attended by staff and where there is no facility to record footfall. Overall therefore, it is clear that there are many more people attending at heritage sites throughout the country than the formally recorded figures would indicate.
2014 Visitor Numbers
|
Site Name
|
Total
|
Altamont
|
58,023
|
Arás
|
5,197
|
Ardfert Cathedral
|
6,867
|
Athenry Castle
|
13,532
|
Aughnanure Castle
|
32,289
|
Ballyhack Castle
|
2,471
|
Barryscourt Castle
|
8,860
|
Battle of the Boyne/ Oldbridge Estate
|
71,137
|
Blasket Centre
|
44,074
|
Boyle Abbey
|
6,927
|
Bru na Boinne
|
48,996
|
Newgrange
|
139,173
|
Knowth
|
58,883
|
Cahir Castle
|
66,747
|
Carrowmore
|
31,097
|
Casino Marino
|
18,790
|
Castletown House & Parklands
|
285,410
|
Céide Fields
|
28,484
|
Charles Fort
|
74,446
|
Clonmacnoise
|
149,472
|
Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre
|
3,988
|
Derrynane House
|
24,874
|
Desmond Castle
|
10,507
|
Desmond Hall
|
11,362
|
Donegal Castle
|
40,626
|
Dublin Castle
|
217,758
|
Dún Aonghasa
|
121,001
|
Dungarvan Castle
|
11,639
|
Dunmore Cave
|
40,830
|
Emo Court
|
12,082
|
Ennis Friary
|
15,967
|
Farmleigh Estate
|
402,773
|
Ferns Castle
|
6,875
|
Gallarus Castle
|
43,650
|
Garinish Island
|
55,088
|
Glebe House and Gallery
|
24,085
|
Glendalough Visitor Centre
|
79,810
|
Hill of Tara
|
11,892
|
J F Kennedy Arboretum
|
92,236
|
Jerpoint Abbey
|
23,370
|
Kilkenny Castle
|
259,250
|
Kilmacurragh Gardens
|
50,517
|
Kilmainham Gaol
|
328,886
|
Listowel
|
6,196
|
Loughcrew
|
11,079
|
Main Guard
|
5,774
|
Maynooth Castle
|
25,268
|
Mellifont Abbey
|
5,783
|
National Botanic Gardens
|
541,946
|
Newmills Corn and Flax Mills
|
3,476
|
Ormond Castle
|
9,116
|
Parke's Castle
|
15,423
|
Pearse Museum
|
34,011
|
Pearse's Cottage
|
7,206
|
Phoenix Park Visitor Centre
|
135,790
|
Portumna Castle
|
15,211
|
Rathfarnham Castle
|
Closed for works
|
Reginald's Tower
|
31,029
|
Rock of Cashel
|
272,503
|
Roscrea Heritage
|
29,987
|
Ross Castle
|
83,225
|
Scattery Island
|
2,491
|
Skellig Michael
|
15,315
|
Sligo Abbey
|
15,309
|
St. Audoen's Church
|
27,502
|
St. Mary's Church, Gowran
|
2,002
|
Swiss Cottage
|
22,802
|
Tintern Abbey
|
13,433
|
Trim Castle
|
76,511
|
|
|
TOTAL Visitors to OPW Guided sites 2014
|
4,448,329
|
|
|
|
4.45millon
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