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RiderOnTheStorm

RiderOnTheStorm

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thought this might be good place for people to ask about recommendations for places when going on a break / visit / holiday in Ireland.

Places to go. Pubs to avoid. Sights to take in. Trails to get lost on. A weekend away in Roscommon? A fortnight in Cobh? Is Dublin actually representative of the Irish craic?

Ask for specific tips, or just give overall impression .... this is the place for it
 
RiderOnTheStorm said:
thought this might be good place for people to ask about recommendations for places when going on a break / visit / holiday in Ireland.

Places to go. Pubs to avoid. Sights to take in. Trails to get lost on. A weekend away in Roscommon? A fortnight in Cobh? Is Dublin actually representative of the Irish craic?

Ask for specific tips, or just give overall impression .... this is the place for it
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Depends what you're looking for. If it was me, I'd start in Dingle and work up the West coast. Check out The Wild Atlantic Way.
I lived in Roscommon for 20+ years. It's lovely, but again, it depends what you're looking for. I'd prefer the West coast if I was time limited.
 
RiderOnTheStorm said:
thought this might be good place for people to ask about recommendations for places when going on a break / visit / holiday in Ireland.

Places to go. Pubs to avoid. Sights to take in. Trails to get lost on. A weekend away in Roscommon? A fortnight in Cobh? Is Dublin actually representative of the Irish craic?

Ask for specific tips, or just give overall impression .... this is the place for it
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Galway. Start in the city and ask the nicest people in the world what they recommend.
 
my tips, in no particular order:

Newgrange - older than the pyramids
Waterville - charlie chaplin used to fish for trout here & is still fondly remembered
Kilkenny - only inland city in Ireland
Ballybunion - 2 great golf courses and was once the only place that had a full size statue of Bill Clinton
Ring of Kerry - obv's
Ballyferriter - launch spot for Skellig Isles (where some star wars scenes shot)
Castlegregory - old time village & great place to go scuba diving too
Glasnevin cemetery - home to 1.5 million
Wild Atlantic Way - just follow it around and stop when something catches your eye
 
Sneem.... County Kerry. Stunning views of the Atlantic. The drive there is unbelievably beautiful...on a sunny day.
Also Castlecove.. stunning views on white strand. These are less visited than say Dingle and are so much more wild.
Ballinskelligs....and over to the Blasket Islands. Again..stunning.
South West Kerry is truly a little hit of heaven.

But for the best scenery in Ireland ...imo...you need to go to Donegal. The drive up the west coast along the Wild Atlantic Way is well worth it. Stopping off at Spanish Point in Clare...An Spideal in Galway...and through Connemara with a quick trip to Maam Cross.. then over to Sligo and Mayo for some stunning scenery.and on up to Donegal. A Visit the Donegal Glenveagh National Park. It's really stunning.. you can park up and cycle the park or walk. Or get the minibus tours that go every half hour. We'll worth a visit.

The west coast of Ireland is imo the best part of Ireland.
 
Aladdin said:
Sneem.... County Kerry. Stunning views of the Atlantic. The drive there is unbelievably beautiful...on a sunny day.
Also Castlecove.. stunning views on white strand. These are less visited than say Dingle and are so much more wild.
Ballinskelligs....and over to the Blasket Islands. Again..stunning.
South West Kerry is truly a little hit of heaven.

But for the best scenery in Ireland ...imo...you need to go to Donegal. The drive up the west coast along the Wild Atlantic Way is well worth it. Stopping off at Spanish Point in Clare...An Spideal in Galway...and through Connemara with a quick trip to Maam Cross.. then over to Sligo and Mayo for some stunning scenery.and on up to Donegal. A Visit the Donegal Glenveagh National Park. It's really stunning.. you can park up and cycle the park or walk. Or get the minibus tours that go every half hour. We'll worth a visit.

The west coast of Ireland is imo the best part of Ireland.
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Welcome back. :)
 
Shippou-Sensei said:
Did my rescue diver training there.

It is great diving. Preferred it to the canary islands. Plus years of swimming at banana means I really didn't mind the temperature and wasn't tempted to drysuit. I could have done it in a shortie
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... an ex student of Ronnie, I see! He was still there last year, sitting in the sunshine and directing the world.

PS i love ballybunion (my adopted home - lived there for years) so didnt want to say too much about it in case I would seem biased..... which of course I am!
 
RiderOnTheStorm said:
... an ex student of Ronnie, I see! He was still there last year, sitting in the sunshine and directing the world.

PS i love ballybunion (my adopted home - lived there for years) so didnt want to say too much about it in case I would seem biased..... which of course I am!
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Love Ballybunnion too! My childhood holidays were spent in a caravan up beyond the golf course.
 
Meant to add...that The Kingdom of Kerry is actually so spectacular...
The county is wrapped in beautiful beaches on the west and inlets...and stunning mountains.

Slea Head Drive is a must for the most amazing scenery and beautiful untouched spots. A weekend will do the whole od Kerry. Get from Listowel / Ballybunion down to Killarney to Ladies View then on to the Ring of Kerry and down to Dingle then the Slea Head Drive bringing you around the coastline and back into Dingle. Stunning scenery...Blanket Islands... on a good clear day nothing beats it.
(On a wet foggy day its still memorable...) loads of ancient sites along the way...Gallerus' Stone oratory.
The Beehive stone huts like in the Star Wsrs films are dotted along the Slea Head Drive...not just on the Skellig IMichael sland which you can get a boat out to.. tricky getting onto the little island and the stone steps are not for anyone with any mobility problems.
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if you do decide to try the Slea Head Drive/ cycle..this guide might help.

www.werenotinkansasanymore.com

22 Amazing Slea Head Drive Stops (with photos)

22 Amazing Stops on the Slea Head Drive coastal route and the Dingle Peninsula with photo inspiration to help plan your next trip!
www.werenotinkansasanymore.com www.werenotinkansasanymore.com


The Wild Atlantic Way is definitely a route that deserves the full run...I've only ever done South to North....West Cork through to Donegal. And it deserves at least a week.
 
Shippou-Sensei said:
I normally have no problem with cinematic suspension of disbelief and all the on location shooting for Star Wars planets worked for me.

Until that movies and suddenly I was like "I didn't know Ireland had Porgs"
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They're a relatively recent invasive species, causing untold havoc for the puffins, rabbits and leprechauns
 
krtek a houby said:
They're a relatively recent invasive species, causing untold havoc for the puffins, rabbits and leprechauns
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had a friend who swears that le-Prechians (sic) are different to leprechauns .... maintained they were the better class of pixie. To this day Im not sure if it was a wind-up but he sure was playing the long game if it was........

Also, my uncle used to drive a taxi in Kerry and whenever he had american (usually) tourists he would spin tales and if they were looking to the left he would claim a leprechaun just nipped into the ditch on the right (and vice versa). Kept it up for the whole ring of kerry usually .... they knew what was going on but they loved it and went away with a tale (it helped with the tips too!)
 
Lovely time of year to visit some off the north’s less visited towns. I hear Portadown and Tandragee are awash with bright colours.
 
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bcuster said:
Does anyone here have any experience with visiting this place:


Ireland’s International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine | Knock Shrine

Ireland's International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine in Knock, County Mayo, is the site of an Apparition in 1879
www.knockshrine.ie www.knockshrine.ie


Do locals go? Strictly tourists? Or a deserted, forgotten place from the past?
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People walk tens of miles to it every year, to punish themselves for anything they might have done wrong, or anything they might do wrong in a future life.
I believe you can get miracle water there. I think it's the same stuff the sponges are soaked in before using them on fallen footballers. :thumbs:
 
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