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The Best Attractions In Glencullen

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Glencullen is a village and townland in the county of Dún Laoghaire in south County Dublin, Ireland. It is also the name of the valley above one end of which the village sits, and from which it takes its name, and is on the R116 road, on the slopes of Two Rock Mountain. The highest point of the area is at a height of about 300 metres , making Glencullen one of the highest villages in Ireland. Glencullen is in the civil parish of Kilternan and the barony and Poor Law Union of Rathdown.
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  • 2. Wicklow Mountains National Park Glendalough Village
    The Wicklow Mountains form the largest continuous upland area in Ireland. They occupy the whole centre of County Wicklow and stretch outside its borders into Counties Dublin, Wexford and Carlow. Where the mountains extend into County Dublin, they are known locally as the Dublin Mountains . The highest peak is Lugnaquilla at 925 metres . The mountains are primarily composed of granite surrounded by an envelope of mica-schist and much older rocks such as quartzite. They were pushed up during the Caledonian orogeny at the start of the Devonian period and form part of the Leinster Chain, the largest continuous area of granite in Ireland and Britain. The mountains owe much of their present topography to the effects of the last ice age, which deepened the valleys and created corrie and ribbon la...
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  • 3. Bru na Boinne Donore
    Brú na Bóinne or Boyne valley tombs, is an area in County Meath, Ireland, located in a bend of the River Boyne. It contains one of the world's most important prehistoric landscapes dating from the Neolithic period, including the large Megalithic passage graves of Knowth, Newgrange and Dowth as well as some 90 additional monuments. The archaeological culture associated with these sites is called the Boyne culture. Since 1993 the site has been a World Heritage Site designated by UNESCO, known since 2013 as Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne.
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  • 4. Powerscourt Gardens and House Enniskerry
    Powerscourt Estate , located in Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland, is a large country estate which is noted for its house and landscaped gardens, today occupying 19 hectares . The house, originally a 13th-century castle, was extensively altered during the 18th century by German architect Richard Cassels, starting in 1731 and finishing in 1741. A fire in 1974 left the house lying as a shell until it was renovated in 1996. Originally the family seat of the Viscounts Powerscourt, the estate has been owned by the Slazenger family, founders and former owners of the Slazenger sporting goods business, since 1961. It is a popular tourist attraction, and includes Powerscourt Golf Club, an Avoca Handweavers restaurant, and an Autograph Collection Hotel. There is also Powerscourt House, Dublin, whi...
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  • 5. Tayto Park Ashbourne
    Tayto Crisps is a crisps and popcorn manufacturer within the Republic of Ireland, founded by Joe Murphy in May 1954. Tayto invented the first flavoured crisp production process. The first two seasoned crisps produced were Cheese & Onion and Salt & Vinegar. Companies worldwide sought to buy the rights to Tayto's technique. Tayto crisps are a cultural phenomenon throughout much of the Republic of Ireland, and Tayto is used by many Irish people, particularly in rural areas, as a metonym for crisps. In November 2010, Tayto opened their own theme park called Tayto Park near Ashbourne.Tayto Crisps manufactured in the Republic should not be confused with Tayto in Northern Ireland, which is a separate brand. The Northern brand of Tayto licensed the name and recipes of the Southern brand, and is wi...
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  • 6. Malahide Castle Malahide
    Malahide is a coastal settlement situated approximately 18 km north-east of Dublin city, in Fingal, Ireland. There is a village centred on a crossroads, with extensive residential areas to the south, southeast and west. Adjacent to the village is one of Fingal's largest leisure facilities, a regional park comprising Malahide Castle and its demesne, and there is also a beach, and a marina. Malahide is also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Coolock within the historic County Dublin.
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  • 7. Glendalough Monastic Settlement Vale Of Glendalough
    Glendalough is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland, renowned for an Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin.
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