Planning a Trip to Ireland...?

Question

Where do I have to go and what do I have to see?

What are some fun places to go to meet friendly people there?

Answer 1

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good luck

Answer 2

Go to killarney loads of pubs & clubs lovely scenery and people are very freindly

Answer 3

galway and killarney are my favorites. i used to live in galway and always met interesting people there- there are 4 universities and colorful locals....plus galway and killarney are both charming towns....plus, if it's irish people you're looking to meet, dublin may disappoint you- dublin is quite the diversified city now, so in the more touristy areas, you may be hard-pressed to meet a real live irish person.

actually i was in dublin in january with two of my irish friends (who wanted desperately to go to the temple bar, which is notoriously touristy, because they wanted to see what the fuss was about)...and there was an american man at the bar next to us. when we sat down and ordered he perked up immediately- said they were the first irish people he had come across since he arrived in dublin several days before.

have a great time!

truly, go to galway, it's really beautiful and interesting- plus there are incredible day trips from there- aran islands, cliffs of moher, connemara, co. mayo/cong (where quiet man was filmed)/ashford castle (where the us presidents stay when in ireland)....and when you get back from daytrips there's the great galway nightlife.

the skeffington arms hotel is right on the main square of galway and is a nice place to stay....otherwise, look at b & b's on the father griffin road, a 5 minute walk from galway proper.

if you go to the aran islands, make sure it is in the summer months- rough weather further into autumn makes the ferry trip too hard and they often won't go at all...

the burren, south of galway, is this incredible span of land that is almost all rock and very interesting to see- really dramatic and beautiful.

Answer 4

The town of Dingle on the Dingle Peninsula in Co. Kerry is very nice. Also, go north to Co. Clare and see the Cliffs of Moher. They are really interesting and awesome!

Answer 5

Depends on how long you are staying and where you are based.

You will meet friendly people everywhere.

My own favourite part of Ireland is the South. See Cork and Blarney Castle nearby, especially the druidic remnants of corbelled stone huts and a stone circle from the bronze age.

Drive up to Limerick and see Bunratty castle and the folk park near Shannon airport. Visit West Cork, one wonderful little town after the next, or the Ring of Kerry. You could go to Glengariff, take the ferry to Garnish Island and watch the seals on the way. Killarney is very "touristy",  but the landscape is well worth a trip.

Or if you want to go North you should go to Glencolmkill, see the Giant's Causeway and the Glens of Antrim. The North West coast is nice even in bad weather, Port Salon on the Inishowen peninsula and Bloody Foreland north of Gweedore are also very nice.

A lot of pubs have live music in the evenings, definitely an experience you should not miss.

In my view people should be advised to stay out of Dublin, it is dearer than any other place on the island and quite an awful place to live in, choked in traffic and quite dirty. If you must have a big city nearby, I'd recommend Belfast, there are still not many tourists there and the people are very welcoming, and the craic is mighty!

Whatever you decide to do, have fun, and céad míle fáilte

Answer 6

I'd disagree about Dublin being dirty, but it is choked with traffic, (fair comment), but do come here, its a great city. Loads of places to see and loads of friendly people to get chatting to.

You could go on a guided tour, there is a tour company called 'paddywagon' that bring groups of tourists around the island to see Galway, Clare, Cork, Kerry, (all beautiful places) and Dublin, as well as other places of interest.  

If you want to go on your own car hire can be expensive, but if so start in Dublin, go south along the coast, some of my fav parts are west Cork and Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo and Sligo (all on the coast so you shouldn't get lost). Clare is my favourite, you must see the Cliffs of Moher, and don't forget to take a boat out to the ARan Islands, when your in Galway

I've never been to Northern Ireland myself, I'm going in October, so I can't say where to go there.

You'll meet friendly people everywhere, and loads of tourists.  

Have a great time. the Irish tourist website is www.discoverireland.com   that should give you some ideas