Fáilte Ireland visitor figures provided to Independent.ie Travel give a fascinating insight into where tourists actually go.

The figures, based on rolling, three-year averages from Fáilte Ireland's Survey of Overseas Travellers, show that Dublin was Ireland's most-visited county in 2015.

No surprise there, given the capital's population, air and sea access.

But did you know Galway and Cork get more visitors than Kerry?

Or that Longford is Ireland's least-visited county, with a mere 30,000 overseas tourists spending just €8 million there last year?

Overseas visitors by county (2015)

Dublin: 4,938,000 Cork: 1,449,000 Galway: 1,354,000 Kerry: 1,026,000 Clare: 597,000 Limerick: 537,000 Mayo: 302,000 Donegal: 289,000 Kilkenny: 267,000 Waterford: 263,000 Wicklow: 248,000 Wexford: 221,000 Kildare: 214,000 Sligo: 186,000 Tipperary: 180,000 Cavan: 144,000 Meath: 134,000 Louth: 125,000 Westmeath: 116,000 Monaghan: 65,000 Carlow: 62,000 Laois & Leitrim: 57,000 each Offaly & Roscommon: 50,000 each Longford: 30,000

Overseas tourist revenue earned by county:

Dublin: €1,726m Cork: €558m Galway: €475m Kerry: €234m Limerick: €212m Clare: €127m Kildare: €89m Donegal: €83m Wicklow: €82m Mayo: €80m Waterford: €75m Tipperary: €66m Wexford: €65m Sligo: €51m Cavan: €50m Kilkenny: €45m Meath: €44m Louth & Westmeath: €36m each Carlow: €32m Monaghan: €25m Roscommon: €20m Laois: €18m Leitrim: €15m Offaly: €14m Longford: €8m

It's interesting to note the discrepancy between visitor numbers and spend in two middle-ranking counties. Kildare is the 13th most visited, for instance, but the 7th highest-earner from overseas tourism, with €87 million last year.

Conversely, while Kilkenny ranked as Ireland's 9th most visited county in 2015, it was the 16th highest-earner, drawing just €45 million from overseas visitors.

NB: These figures do not take domestic tourism into account.

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