WHERE DOES YOURS RANK?
Dublin attracted the most visitors in 2015If you've ever stepped outside your front door you'll know we're a popular little place with tourists.
Last year 8 million overseas travellers visited Ireland, bringing about €7 billion to our economy.
Now, thanks to Irish Independent, Travel and Fáilte Ireland, we know where overseas visitors are spending their time and money.
Unsurprisingly, the data from Fáilte Ireland's Survey of Overseas Travellers show that Dublin was the most visited county in 2015, thanks to its air and sea connections and high-profile attractions.
The capital attracted 4,938,000 visitors in 2015 while Cork, in second place attracted 1,449,000.
Galway took third placeCounties on the Wild Atlantic way made up the next four places, with Galway the top of the bunch in third place.
At the bottom of the table was Longford, which received just 30,000 overseas visitors last year. Longford was also the lowest earner, bringing in €8 million.
Here's the full list.
Overseas visitors by county (2015)
1. Dublin: 4,938,000
2. Cork: 1,449,000
3. Galway: 1,354,000
4. Kerry: 1,026,000
5. Clare: 597,000
6.Limerick: 537,000
7. Mayo: 302,000
8. Donegal: 289,000
9. Kilkenny: 267,000
10. Waterford: 263,000
11. Wicklow: 248,000
12. Wexford: 221,000
13. Kildare: 214,000
14. Sligo: 186,000
15. Tipperary: 180,000
16. Cavan: 144,000
17. Meath: 134,000
18. Louth: 125,000
19. Westmeath: 116,000
20. Monaghan: 65,000
21. Carlow: 62,000
22/23. Laois & Leitrim: 57,000 each
24/25. Offally & Roscommon: 50,000 each
26. Longford: 30,000
Overseas tourist revenue earned by county:
1. Dublin: €1,726m
2. Cork: €558m
3. Galway: €475m
4. Kerry: €234m
5. Limerick: €212m
6. Clare: €127m
7. Kildare: €89m
8. Donegal: €83m
9. Wicklow: €82m
10. Mayo: €80m
11. Waterford: €75m
12. Tipperary: €66m
13. Wexford: €65m
14. Sligo: €51m
15. Cavan: €50m
16. Kilkenny: €45m
17. Meath: €44m
18/19. Louth & Westmeath: €36m each
20. Carlow: €32m
21. Monaghan: €25m
22. Roscommon: €20m
23. Laois: €18m
24. Leitrim: €15m
25. Offaly: €14m
26. Longford: €8m
Via Independent.ie
