Spent a week there and loved every minute. Dublin is a great city and the country side even better.





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I suggest renting a small car, the smaller the better. We had an Opel Astra 1.6 diesel and at times it felt gigantic on the road.. Purchase the extra insurance as well. Driving the Atlantic way was great great fun!


This is common...






Dunguaire Castle


Had to visit Belfast and the North as well.

 

the statues in the 3rd photo is about the black plague right?

 

How far north did you go?

I lived an hour north of Belfast for 35 years

When the weather is good its a stunning country - but - it rains pretty much all the time and I don't miss that at all

Never thought I`d say it but give me Alberta`s dry, cold (super cold) snowy winters over rain anyday

 

It`ll be "The Great Famine"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...e_Great_Famine

 

I grew up there. Its fun but it is not cheap these days.

 

Just stayed around Belfast to be honest. I can live with the EUR CDN exchange rate but not the GBP CDN.. However Ireland is pricey for the most part. A pint is 5-6€ compared with Germany where I was paying 2-3€ .. Luckily lodging was taken care of as one of my best friends lives in Dublin 4.

 

Nice pictures! Looks like a great trip. Did you finally buy a car?

 

[QUOTE=Ronan;12463011]I grew up there. Its fun but it is not cheap these days.



Ahhh, I miss Gandolf.

 

I loved Ireland but it rained or was cloudy way too much to really enjoy it. Hence the Emerald isle is fitting.

 

I was there the one year they had a drought in the north, still remember looking out the window on approach at brown fields!

 

I spent 2 months in Northern Ireland
few years back. Working at Shorts.
Stayed in Bangor. Such a beautiful country and wonderful friendly people.

 

Interesting, do you remember approximately when?

The bad summers definitely outweigh the good ones (by a long way......!)

 

My best friend works there, has done for about 10 years or more

 

Nail on head......

 

We were there for 3 weeks in June, and had a fantastic time; can't wait to go back.

We took a 12 day tour around the Island, including the North, and did independent travel the rest of the time. Enjoyed driving a BMW 218d on the new Motorway.

The Irish are just wonderful people.