Travelling to Ireland for three weeks?

Question

I want to travel Ireland for three weeks in October this year. and i wish to see atleast four beautiful castles. I want to sit in some of the best green old Irish pub and have my beer listening to beautiful traditional Irish Music. Can someone please tell me the places to go to and an approximate amount i will need if i decide to put up in backpackers.

Besides this, i will be travelling alone, and i am a brown skinned Indian guy. so can someone please tell me if the locals are nice to coloured people there in Ireland ? Please advice

Answer 1

Some good castles are:

Dunluce Castle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunluce_Cas...

Blarney Castle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blarney_Cas...

Cahir Castle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahir_Castl...

Rock of Cashel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Cas...

Bunratty Castle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunratty_Ca...

Muckross House http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muckross_Ho... (not a castle but a nice place to visit)

Answer 2

Castles: Bunratty

Ashford

Blarney

Dublin

And you may even like to take a tour of Trinity College because it is castle-eque

Pubs: Really any in Temple Bar in Dublin are good, and some do pub races, where they play in one pub, then move to another and play a little, then move to another and play a little, etc.

And the locals are very, very nice to foreigners and are very cordial

Have fun!!!

Answer 3

Castles abound in Ireland, both north and south. Blarney is the most famous. Bunratty has medieval banquets. Carrickfergus is a well preserved Norman castle. Some of the castles are really just keeps, a single tower. The local tourist board will have information on castles and other places of interest. Also which pubs have music, whether it is traditional or modern. There are youth hostels (cheapest accommodation) bed & breakfast (slightly more) up to the finest hotels. You will find most people very friendly and helpful. They are very welcoming to all tourists. B&B cost around 30 euros per day.

Answer 4

Pretty much anywhere outside Dublin fits your description mate. Dublin's not bad either, but it doesn't really fill the description of ye olde Ireland that people like to see when they come here.

Go to the South, Cork city, West Cork, Kerry. Tons of little towns on the beautiful coast, a great infrastructure for tourists backpackers and hikers, and lots of castles, ruins, neolithic monuments and so on to see.

To be honest, Irish people CAN be a little racist sometimes, but in a weird way. For instance, an African-American is more likely to hear some make a comment against americans than against black people... we care more about where you come from than what you look like! But this is very unlikely. We are welcoming and friendly, particularly to tourists. Much of the income in the areas you'd be interested in going to comes from tourism, and people will be accommodating. You'll have no problem meeting up with locals or travellers like yourself as you travel.

Have fun! And sorry about the weather!

Answer 5

The irish are very nice to everyone. I recently went to ireland for a wedding and the reception was at Ballyseede Castle..Outside of Tralee and then I visited Bunratty castle