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LizD
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Ireland - questions
we are planning a trip to Ireland next year 6/20 - 6/28. We are looking to stay in Dublin, explore that area and take some day trips. Any suggestions on good day trips to take or must see things in the Dublin area. Any suggestions for hotels, restaurants, etc would be great. We can't wait to go.
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Message edited 7/24/2007 8:24:07 AM.
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PotofLuck06
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Re: Ireland - questions
Def. take a bus and tour around the area - there is the Cliffs of Moher, the Ring of Kerry, Blarney Castle, etc. In the heart of Dublin, visit the post office that was the site of the start of the civil war (you can still see the bullet marks in the pillars), and visit the University where the Book of Kells is!
And have fun!!!!!!
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| Posted 7/24/07 10:16 AM |
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LizD
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Re: Ireland - questions
thanks for all the suggestions. There are a couple of things on the list we did not think of. it helps a lot 
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| Posted 7/24/07 10:27 AM |
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MrsO
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Re: Ireland - questions
Go to Newgrange it is beautiful; make sure you take a day trip to the Wicklow Mountains they are fabulous.
In Dublin the Guiness brewery isn't really worth the money - the Jameson distillery was definately more fun.
Have a fun time planning
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| Posted 7/24/07 11:47 AM |
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Irishlass
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Re: Ireland - questions
If you going to stay in Dublin I would take the bus tour. I was just home 2 weeks ago & spent some time with my sister who lives there. We went to see the Book of Kells at Trinity College & the Natl museum of Art. Dublin Castle is nice, Guinness brewery is nice. They have a bar at the top that has a panoramic view & on a nice day the view is amazing. We can have coffee and tea there to. The Temple Bar area is nice also.
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| Posted 7/24/07 7:33 PM |
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Re: Ireland - questions
Posted by PotofLuck06
Def. take a bus and tour around the area - there is the Cliffs of Moher, the Ring of Kerry, Blarney Castle, etc. In the heart of Dublin, visit the post office that was the site of the start of the civil war (you can still see the bullet marks in the pillars), and visit the University where the Book of Kells is!
And have fun!!!!!!
Agree with all of this... a tour is the best way to go. We actually were with a tour the entire trip in Ireland/England (DH and I were chaperones for his high school) and I normally hate tours, but it is so worth it. You don't miss any good sites. We also had a great time just walking around Dublin at night near where the pubs are.
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donegal419
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Re: Ireland - questions
Posted by PotofLuck06
Def. take a bus and tour around the area - there is the Cliffs of Moher, the Ring of Kerry, Blarney Castle, etc. In the heart of Dublin, visit the post office that was the site of the start of the civil war (you can still see the bullet marks in the pillars), and visit the University where the Book of Kells is!
And have fun!!!!!!
FYI: the Cliffs of Moher, the Ring of Kerry, and Blarney Castle are no way where NEAR Dublin. those sites are one the extreme west and south of the country.... at least a 3-4 drive from Dublin. They are great places to see, but not if you want to stay in the Dublin area specfically.
Dublin area:
Actual city: Guinness Brewery, Jameson diistellary, Temple Bar (great nite life, pubs, food). Grafton street (great shopping), Phoenix Park (like our Central Park) Historical: the G.P.O.
Outside the city: Johnny Fox's pub, Wicklow Mountain area, any town on the water, ....
Louth, Wicklow, Kildare, Meath....nearby counties that will give you a more smaller town feel and/or rural country side.
I prefer the North (Donegal specifically) and the West (Galway and Mayo)....defintiely check sites there.
GOOD LUCK
p.s. Jury's Hotel is okay in Dublin, The Gresham is nice...one of the first hotels there, right on O'Connell Street. just google... B and B's are fun too! although you find many of those in the actual city, they will be more in the countryside.
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DandN
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Re: Ireland - questions
I love Dublin! I lived there for a year and go back every year or so:
Sightseeing:
Definitely take a bus tour of the city - it's one of those hop on/hop off things and you get to see a lot.
Take the literary pub tour - a lot of fun!
At Dublin Castle there is a museum - Chester Beatty Museum - free - it's a small museum that was voted Best Museum in 2002 or something - anyway, there are letters from St. Paul to the corinthians in it - I really liked it.
shopping: Grafton Street
eating - O'Neill's pub (off Dame Street) go for lunch and you'll eat off the carvery menu (like a huge meat buffet) - you'll be full for days.
if you want to see the beautiful countryside - either go to Wicklow (south - less than an hour) or go to Howth (take the DART - irish version of LIRR) about 20 minutes and you can go on a cliff walk. So beautiful and there are awesome seafood restaurants there (Anthony Bourdain went to Howth for his travel show - No reservations)
have a drink at the octagon bar at the Clarence Hotel, owned by U2
theatre - Abbey, Gate, Project Arts Centre
Hotels - the moderately priced Jury's Inn has a few locations in Dublin (the most convenient is Jury's Christchurch - across the street from Christchurch cathedral).
My favorite - Trinity Lodge Guesthouse - really great little hotel around the corner from Trinity College. Their prices have gone up, but it's a great place (no bar - they serve breakfast)
Expedia/Hotwire/Priceline has a lot of deals - a lot of the hotels will be in Temple Bar (lots of pubs, shops, touristy) The Paramount is good, so is Temple bar hotel.
I'd avoid hotels on O'Connell street in Dublin 1 zipcode. I lived on the north side and loved it - but there are a ton of hotels on the north side waaaaaaaaaaay up on O'Connell street and it will take you forever to get to where you want to go.
Avoid the Holiday Inn on Pearse Street -wasnt a great area in 2000/2001 when I lived in Dublin - may be fine now - but I didnt like it.
Avoid Blooms Hotel - waaaaaaaaaay too noisy - has a dance club in the hotel and the walls are too thin.
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LizD
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Re: Ireland - questions
thank you all so much. This has been so helpful
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| Posted 7/27/07 10:07 AM |
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