- Waterford’s Viking Triangle, a 1,000-year-old city area, contains Reginald’s Tower, Ireland’s oldest civic building, built in 1003.
- The county’s Copper Coast, a 25-kilometre coastal stretch, features 460-million-year-old volcanic rock formations and abandoned copper mines.
- Waterford Crystal, founded in 1783, produces hand-cut glassware, with some pieces taking up to two weeks to craft.
- The village of Dunmore East has a 19th-century lighthouse keeper’s cottage, now a holiday home, built into a cliff face.
- Waterford’s Lismore Castle, constructed in 1185, houses a 15th-century Book of Hours with gold-illuminated manuscripts.
- The county’s Mahon Falls, a 80-metre waterfall in the Comeragh Mountains, is accessible via a trail through a glacial valley.
- Ardmore’s 9th-century round tower, one of Ireland’s tallest at 30 metres, stands beside a 12th-century cathedral with carved stone arches.
- Waterford’s Greenway, a 46-kilometre cycling path, follows a disused railway line from Waterford city to Dungarvan.
- The county’s Curraghmore House, built in 1205, has Ireland’s largest private estate, with 2,500 acres of gardens and parkland.
- Waterford’s Mount Congreve Gardens contain over 3,000 rare plants, including one of Europe’s largest collections of camellias.
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Ireland’s county Waterford is steeped in Viking and medieval history, with Waterford City’s Reginald’s Tower and Viking Triangle showcasing ancient artefacts. The Copper Coast, a UNESCO Geopark, offers dramatic coastal walks, while the Lismore Castle gardens provide serene beauty. Other attractions include the beaches of Tramore and historic Dunmore East. Waterford is Ireland’s 21st largest county by size (1,838 square km) and 20th largest by population (127,363). Population peaked at 196,187 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 71,439 in 1961. In terms of hospitality, Waterford is Ireland’s ninth most visited tourist county with around 225,000 international visitors per year.
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