Ireland - Any tips? (1 Viewer)

[Geof]

Hi there, it's been a while since I've been here, I was very busy with my holidays....


I'm off to Ireland for 12 days, between the 16th and 28th of August. Basically I plan to visit Dublin for 2-3 days, and then travelling through Ireland by bus, train, hitch-hiking, walking,...

It's my first time to Ireland, so I don't really know the Isle. Could anyone give me some advice? places to visit or not to visit, festivals, ways to travel....?

Any help/info is welcome!

thx.

 

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[mikhail]

Kilkenny's worth a visit. There's an arts festival on there from the 12th: http://www.kilkennyarts.ie/2005/
Decent nightlife too.
Another good spot for nightlife is Galway, on the west coast.
If you're looking for it in Dublin, Templebar (right in the middle of the city) is the place to go.
If you want to complete the tour, head to Cork (south coast).

Scenery-wise, the Ring of Kerry (south-west) is really nice (but touristy), and the Burren (a bit north of Galway) is worth a look too.

 

[Slagathor]

Is renting a car do-able in Ireland?

 

[sallyinzaghi]

Visit the university!! Good for medic course

 

[mikhail]

++ [ originally posted by Erik ] ++
Is renting a car do-able in Ireland?

It can be done, and driving around is as good a way of getting from anywhere to anywhere else as any. It's about a four hour drive across the country. I've never done the north-south trip, but that can't be much more than six. Cost-wise, I haven't a clue though.

http://www.hertz.ie/

 

[mikhail]

++ [ originally posted by sallyinzaghi ] ++
Visit the university!! Good for medic course

 

[sallyinzaghi]

Arent universities in Dublin famous for its medical course?

 

[Slagathor]

++ [ originally posted by mikhail ] ++

It can be done, and driving around is as good a way of getting from anywhere to anywhere else as any. It's about a four hour drive across the country. I've never done the north-south trip, but that can't be much more than six. Cost-wise, I haven't a clue though.

http://www.hertz.ie/

Hmm I'll bare that in mind. I'm playing with the thought of a Grand Tour of the British Isles possibly next summer

 

[mikhail]

++ [ originally posted by sallyinzaghi ] ++
Arent universities in Dublin famous for its medical course?

There are a number of highly regarded ones, but I wouldn't have thought they were internationally famous. You might be thinking of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RCSI), Trinity College, or University College Dublin.

There's an old story that Socrates played for the latter while studying medicine there, but when we (I and some friends) contacted him, he claimed never to have even visited Dublin. :down:

 

[Geof]

Ok thx for the info.
Kilkenny, Galway, and the Ring of Kerry are on my list.

What about the Connemara?

 

[mikhail]

++ [ originally posted by Geof ] ++
Ok thx for the info.
Kilkenny, Galway, and the Ring of Kerry are on my list.

What about the Connemara?

Connemara's right beside Galway. It's one of the few Irish-speaking communities left. Don't worry, they all speak English too! It's supposed to be a nice place to visit, though maybe a bit dull.

 

[Geof]

ha, I'm gonna learn Irish. Failte! Slainte! Slan! Do you speak it yourself?

 

[mikhail]

++ [ originally posted by Geof ] ++
ha, I'm gonna learn Irish. Failte! Slainte! Slan! Do you speak it yourself?

Reasonably well. Whatever you want to know, post up!

 

[Geof]

great! I guess I'll have more questions in the days to come.

I don't want to plan everything on advance though. I like to keep the 'adventure' side alive