Ultimate All-Ireland Landmark Tournament

Purgative

Cloughoughter Castle castle on a lake - looks special. Been to the cliffs at least twice - they're not calling me back.

Electric Nitwit

Cloughoughter Castle
Lakes are cool, especially when they have islands in them

Castles are cool, especially when they're on an island

I've been living in Ireland for six years and made a real effort to travel around and see loads. The Cliffs of Moher were the most underwhelming and disappointing place I've been to. I think they're so famous I expected much more.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Cloughoughter Castle ; because there isn't busloads of racous yanks trekking out to see it several times a day

Necro

Omackeral wrote:

Cloughoughter Castle

Cliffs of Moher are impressive no doubt. But also there are loads of cliffs.

The Castle in Cavan is rather unique imo and for that reason gets my vote.

Cosmo Kramer

Cloughoughter Castle, although I'm not familiar with it it looks very interesting and the cliffs are even more overrated than the giants causeway, and that's saying something.

Sawduck

Cliffs of Moher have always looked impressive to me

I'll have to go for the castle.

ChannelNo5

Cloughoughter Castle because the cliffs are kinda boring unless you're looking at them from the sea. And over run with FTs

friso59

Cliffs of mother because they are much more of a landmark in my eyes.

Citizenpain

Will go with the cliffs . Always been terrified by them

keane2097

Green&Red wrote: »

Cosmo said it earlier and I agreed, Cliffs of Moher are overrated, some much better cliffs in Mayo and Donegal IMO

Never heard of it but Cloughoughter Castle looks very cool and gets my vote

Surely this logic should extend to the fact that the castle is probably not in the top five castles in Ireland either?

Cliffs of Moher by a mile

Green&Red

keane2097 wrote: »

Surely this logic should extend to the fact that the castle is probably not in the top five castles in Ireland either?

Cliffs of Moher by a mile

Good point but it’s definitely in the top five castles on an island


Edit: I did the cliff walk in Kilkee this summer and thought it was amazing

pimpmyhat

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

I still maintain that the horseshoe valley is in no way the best landmark in Sligo, but it gets my vote over the tinnies all the same.

Benbulben all day long for me, stunning and iconic

Cliffs of Moher are best seen from the sea.

pimpmyhat

pimpmyhat wrote: »

Benbulben all day long for me, stunning and iconic

Definitely the most egregious decision so far.

Archeron

Cliffs for me. May not the most impressive but certainly one one of the most iconic landmarks of Ireland.

cliffs of mother, all cliffs are better seen from the sea. These are one of the most iconic Irish landmarks, known on view by most I would guess.

cdeb

Deleted User wrote: »

Definitely the most egregious decision so far.

Wicklow might have something to say about that

Never been to the Cliffs of Moher, but have heard good and bad things about them. Not even Ireland's highest cliffs I think. So I'm torn here. They are an iconic landmark though, so much and all as I like the castle, I'll vote for the Cliffe here.

Omackeral

Cloughoughter Castle advances to Round 2

KathleenGrant

Cloughoughter castle
Castle in a lake what tops it?

Am late again, still happy. Little inappropriate dance to celebrate.

Omackeral

friso59 wrote: »

Cliffs of mother because they are much more of a landmark in my eyes.

bubblypop wrote: »

cliffs of mother, all cliffs are better seen from the sea.

Must check these out sometime. Might get my mam to bring me :pac::pac:

Omackeral

All joking aside, that's another massive scalp gone, along with the Giant's Causeway. The Cliffs got two votes one minute after the expiry time, certainly would've made it more interesting. It's certainly not a dead cert as to what will win!

bubblypop

bubblypop wrote: »

cliffs of mother, all cliffs are better seen from the sea. These are one of the most iconic Irish landmarks, known on view by most I would guess.

True enough. It was a stupid statement.

Omackeral

We've an Ulster Ultimatum coming up next for you.

KathleenGrant

Omackeral wrote: »

We've an Ulster Ultimatum coming up next for you.

Can't wait.

Omackeral

Monaghan

The Tin Church



VS

Derry

Derry City Walls

Cosmo Kramer

Omackeral wrote: »

All joking aside, that's another massive scalp gone, along with the Giant's Causeway. The Cliffs got two votes one minute after the expiry time, certainly would've made it more interesting. It's certainly not a dead cert as to what will win!

I love that people are voting on what they see though, not on name or reputation. Neither location lives up to expectations in reality, despite the numbers or tourists they both draw in.

Electric Nitwit

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

I love that people are voting on what they see though, not on name or reputation. Neither location lives up to expectations in reality, despite the numbers or tourists they both draw in.

If anything, big reputations are harming a places chances. It is ready very interesting

Electric Nitwit

Derry
Derry City Walls

By miles. Its great how well preserved they are, really adds a certain ambience to the whole place

The church is grand and all, but no match here

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Derry City Walls ; by a country mile. City walls are class, if people are gonna vote for a tin church over that, they'd want their heads check.