With two national parks, stunning coastal scenery, and breathtaking countryside that the Emerald Isle is famous for, this Irish county has plenty to offer.
One Irish county has been revealed as the ‘happiest’ place in Ireland, according to a study conducted by InsureandGo.
Using AI software, they analysed over 3,000 Instagram posts across the world’s top 100 destinations to discover which spots saw tourists give their biggest smiles.
Ranking alongside the world’s most popular destinations, the Irish county claimed its spot on the list of ‘happiest’ places in the world.
Plenty to smile about – the land of a thousand welcomes
According to InsureandGo’s findings, County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland is the Irish county to take the crown as the ‘happiest’ place in Ireland.
Claiming the 11th spot on the overall list, the Kingdom County offers plenty for tourists to smile about. From its breathtaking natural beauty to scenic coastal stretches, magnificent beaches to beautiful national parks, there’s lots to discover.
Just missing out on a spot in the top ten to England’s New Forest, County Kerry is the only Irish spot on the list. Thus, claiming it the title of ‘happiest’ place in Ireland.
The world’s happiest locations – a thorough analysis
In order to come up with their rankings of the happiest places in the world, InsureandGo used facial recognition technology to analyse photos taken at iconic locations.
They collated over 3,000 Instagram posts from 100 of the world’s most popular holiday destinations. Then, they used AWS (Amazon Web Services) Rekognition software to conclude a ‘smile score’ from people’s expressions in their photos.
The Irish county received an impressive average smile score of 77.1 out of 100. Thus, claiming it the title of ‘happiest’ place in Ireland.
The Lake District in England claimed the number one spot, with an impressive smile score of 88.4. Following closely behind, Lofoten in Norway scored 85.2 to claim second.
New Zealand’s Queenstown ranked third, followed by Vancouver and Australia’s Gold Coast in fourth and fifth. Hong Kong ranked six, the Isle of Skye ranked seventh, and Panama City ranked eighth.
Closing out the top ten, Wellington in New Zealand came in at number nine and England’s New Forest at ten. Hoping to let a little joy into your life on your next vacation? Find InsureandGo’s full study on their website here.
