Ultimate All-Ireland Landmark Tournament

Omackeral

Kylemore Abbey



Connemara National Park



Killary Fjord



Dun Aengus

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Kylemore Abbey ; it's just a very impressive building

Necro

Omackeral wrote:

Connemara National Park

Just amazing. Forgot to nominate this! Love the scenery

cdeb

I always though Killary was in Mayo, but I see it marks the border between Mayo and Galway, so I guess it's legit.

I can't decide if the castle gets in the way of the nature (which would put it behind the other three) or complements and brings it out (which would put it ahead)

It's a spectacular castle, so I'm going to go mad and give it the nod though.

Any of these four would have walked the other bout though.

Purgative

I like Kylemore a lot but Killary Fjord, I think its our only Fjord, if that's not enough to get on a boat and see it. Its beautiful.

breezy1985

Dun Aengus.
Great childhood memories of the Arran Islands the only thing would have beat this for me is The Plassey

Omackeral

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Omackeral

Kylemore Abbey advances to the Galway Qualifying play-off

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Connemara Park

Omackeral

Quay Street



VS

Kylemore Abbey

Necro

Going with Kylemore Abbey here, not much of a contest tbf.

breezy1985

Quay Street only because I hate Kylemore abbey due to a friend who would keep banging on about a grandfather or something who helped renovate the place or something

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Purely for the fact I've barely been able to leave my house for the last 7 or 8 months, I would give anything to be having a pint on Quay Street right now, so I'm gonna have to vote for Quay Street

Cosmo Kramer

I think Galway has ended up with two fairly weak finalists here compared to some of the others. NUIG quad v Killary would have been my pick (although Killary is as much in Mayo as it is in Galway).

Anyway, of those two Kylemore does nothing for me and has a questionable history where as Quay Street has a nice vibe to it but comes across better in person than a photo.

So Quay Street it is.

keane2097

Quay Street

ChannelNo5

Argh I missed the second one but would have voted for Kylemore anyway.

So I'll go for Kylmore Abbey again please. its a stunning masterpiece

cdeb

Jays, this is getting ridiculous - a pedestrian street is beating a castle that magnificent?

Kylemore hands down - stop the rot lads!

breezy1985

keane2097 wrote: »

Quay Street

It does have Fat Freddy's at least

Omackeral

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Will go with kylemore Abbey here.
Beautiful castle & surroundings, the other is really just a street, nice enough but just a street

Omackeral

We go to a tie-breaker

Omackeral

Right let's do this.

Necro wrote: »

Going with Kylemore Abbey here, not much of a contest tbf.

No reason really given here tbh.

breezy1985 wrote: »

Quay Street only because I hate Kylemore abbey due to a friend who would keep banging on about a grandfather or something who helped renovate the place or something

This is also very tenous.

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Purely for the fact I've barely been able to leave my house for the last 7 or 8 months, I would give anything to be having a pint on Quay Street right now, so I'm gonna have to vote for Quay Street

This touches on the atmosphere of Quay street in a sense so I can award 0.5 here.

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

Anyway, of those two Kylemore does nothing for me and has a questionable history where as Quay Street has a nice vibe to it but comes across better in person than a photo.

So Quay Street it is.

Again, touches on the atmosphere but explains it a little better with the in-person comment. Full point awarded. 1.5 - 0 to Quay Street.

keane2097 wrote: »

Quay Street

No reason offered.

ChannelNo5 wrote: »

So I'll go for Kylmore Abbey again please. its a stunning masterpiece

Worth half a point here. 1.5 - 0.5

cdeb wrote: »

Jays, this is getting ridiculous - a pedestrian street is beating a castle that magnificent?

Kylemore hands down - stop the rot lads!

I can definitely award a point for this reasoning process. All level now. 1.5 - 1.5

bubblypop wrote: »

Will go with kylemore Abbey here.
Beautiful castle & surroundings, the other is really just a street, nice enough but just a street

This vote secures the win.

Kylemore Abbey advances and will represent Galway

Omackeral

Gap of Dunloe



Lakes of Killarney



Dingle Harbour



Glenteenassig Forest Park



Torc Waterfall



Cahergall Fort



Dunquin Pier

Sawduck

Gap of Dunloe I have fond memories of driving through here with my family when I was young, torc waterfall is a close second

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Cahergall Fort ; forts are cool

Cahergall Fort

I've been to them all but when at the fort it's like an out of mind experience trying to envisage what it was like being built a millennium and a half ago and the various people that occupied it over the centuries.

Nearly cracked me head open on a few occasions at Torc, good times.

ChannelNo5

Torc Waterfall. Waterfalls are cool

Electric Nitwit

Dunquin Pier
Mostly because of the famous sheep picture

Omackeral

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Purgative

Dunquin Pier - that sheep picture is brilliant.