What're some things to do in Limerick & Mayo?

Question

I'm looking for some things to do/see in April.

thanks!

Answer 1

Ireland of the Welcomes website might help, or Bord Failte.

1 2 travel, and Go Ireland too

Answer 2

To be honest, there's very little to do in Limerick, apart from King John's castle, the Hunt museum & the art gallery.  You'd be much better off exploring the county of Clare, the border of which is just 4 kilometres from Limerick City & any of the tourist attractions in the county would only be about 1hr or 1.5 hrs from Limerick city.  I'm guessing that you're flying into Shannon, which is based in Clare anyway.

Some of Ireland's most famous tourist attractions are based in the county, most notably Bunratty Castle & Folk Village - which comprises of more than 30 cottages, pubs, shops, etc recreated from last century ireland. Once in there, you can visit old Irish kitchens & help the traditionally dressed women bake bread or you can help feed pigs & cows in the farmyard. I've taken many visiting US friends there & they've all loved it.

Clare is also home to the Burren, a beautiful landscae of barren rock surface, very rare flowers and ancient pagan tomb stones, called portal dolmens.

Very near the Burren are the Ailiwee Caves, which I believe are the second largest caves in Europe. A guided walking journey through them can take over an hour. There are absolutely breathtaking!

The coast of Clare is dotted with lovely coastal villages & beaches. I often spend summers in Miltown Malbay, which boasts over 30 pubs. Clare is Ireland's most famous county for traditional irish music, song & dance and there are music schools which offer day toturials or weekend sessions for anyone interetsed. Walk into any of the pubs at night & you're sure to come upon a lively session. There are lots of nice & very reasonable B&B's in the village (http://www.nci.ie/holiday/cla/cla1.htm)....

Don't forget the famous Cliffs of Moher. They are the highest cliffs in Europe & well worth a peak at. Tourists often lie at the edge at look over.

The main town in Clare is Ennis, which has a lovely old county town feel to it. There are many craft shops and unusual boutiques there as well as some of the bigger Irish high-street stores.

If you need any route planning help or directions, this website will be ideal - http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/routes/......

Anyway, check out these websites if you want any more info:

http://www.claretouristcouncil.ie/.........

http://www.claretourist.com/

http://www.county-clare.com/

Hope you have a great time in Ireland & enjoy all we have to offer :)

Answer 3

Well, your in Ireland, so who cares!  Improvise, make it to Dublin, and meet Bono. Just kidding. Maybe I'm not. Well have fun, luck bum!!!!!

Answer 4

Throw darts and drink pints !!