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13 depressing reviews of Ireland's most famous landmarks
IRELAND IS GENERALLY accepted by the international community to be a beautiful country full of history, the land of saints and scholars (and Guinness, of course).
But a few of those who have actually been to these shores want to debunk that myth.
Read on and discover the myriad and baffling ways our lovely landmarks have been found lacking.
1. The Burren: “A barren area.”
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No, it’s the BURREN. Not the Barren, silly.
2. The Spire: “Related to the fight against drugs.”
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Beautiful but frightening. Ireland in a nutshell, really.
3. Molly Malone: “If that’s what you’re into.”
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Who’s groping our Molly? Reveal yourselves.
4. Giant’s Causeway: “A small mound of geometric rocks.”
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Natural phenomena are so boring, amirite?
5. Dublin Zoo: “Animals in captivity.”
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Everything we thought we knew about zoos is wrong. Wrong!
6. The Hill of Tara: “Full of sheep poo.”
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We’re just trying to give you the authentic Irish experience. Sheesh.
7. Aillwee Cave: “A handful of small stalactites.”
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*heads off to look in freezer*
8. Dublin Castle: “Nothing compared to Versailles castle in France.”
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Funny, that.
9. St Patrick’s Cathedral: “A bell-ringing team of monkeys.”
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Dammit, they’re onto us.
10. Cahir Castle: “Depressing.”
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Ugh. Can’t you have like, happier history?
11. Cork City Gaol: “Dull and dark.”
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Again. Ireland. With your depressing castles and scary jails. What are you like?
12. Christchurch Cathedral: “A holy supermarket.”
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Well, you know what they say. Christchurch wasn’t built in a day.
13. Christchurch Cathedral (again): “Gave me the spiritual willies.”
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Did you hear that – willies! Guards. Burn this ancient cathedral to the ground.
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