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Me, my gal, and another couple are about to buy our plane tickets to go there in June. Never been there before and wondering if anyone has any suggestions of good pubs or things to do.
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I'm pretty sure there's no shortage of pubs there.
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I think Stark lives there right now, but he's not Irish.
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I really want to go to Ireland. I think it is mainly because I like Irish beer/Irish bars so much.
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I lived there for sometime but now live in Texas. You might be pretty bored outside drinking.
If you do go be sure to check out the Giants Causeways in Portrush and even though you are going in June bring warm clothes.
These rock formations are all naturally occurring.
(http://www.ee.qub.ac.uk/dsp/mmns2003/picture/giants_causeway.jpg)
And this bridge is always fun when windy!
(http://www.portoflarne.co.uk/filestore/images/X-20051017093046093.jpg)
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Me, my gal, and another couple are about to buy our plane tickets to go there in June. Never been there before and wondering if anyone has any suggestions of good pubs or things to do.
If you are American, they will spit in your pints.
That is all 8)
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Ive been there twice.
Jason
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are you irish-american? if yes, maybe it's not a good idea to say this... i live in krakow poland and i know a few irsh fellas and they told me that they aren't too happy when someone says they are irish-american ::) i'm not irish-american... i'm anglo-american and that's even worse in thier eyes ;) anyways. in general, the irish are quite cool 8)
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FUCK!!! That's a wicked looking bridge! Where is that at exactly?
(http://www.portoflarne.co.uk/filestore/images/X-20051017093046093.jpg)
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Irish people love fighting & bombing others - something to bear in mind on your vacation.
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Irish people love fighting & getting bombing othersed - something to bear in mind on your vacation.
:)
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Im from derry in N.Ireland. Theres plenty to do and see here but if you want to enjoy the place id avoid all the usual tourist outtings and all that bullshit, sit in any local pub and you'll get all the info you want about the best places to go etc
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Im from derry in N.Ireland. Theres plenty to do and see here but if you want to enjoy the place id avoid all the usual tourist outtings and all that bullshit, sit in any local pub and you'll get all the info you want about the best places to go etc
thanks for the info. We fly into dublin first. Any suggestion on a good pub there?
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thanks for the info. We fly into dublin first. Any suggestion on a good pub there?
I don't think you understand, there's 10 good pubs every square mile.
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Never been but would love to play some golf in Ireland.
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Ireland rules.
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technokc,
I'm Irish, allow me to explain to you how to find a good pub in Dublin (my home city).
Dublin is a thousand-year-old city which grew out of a small Viking settlement. As a result the street layout is rather meandering and criss-crossed with narrow alleyways.
Should you (or any tourist) find yourself on a Dublin street you should proceed immediately a hundred yards in any direction... this will bring you to a what we in Ireland lovingly refer to as a street corner; there you will find a pub and/or nightclub. In the extremely unlikely event that this course of action fails immediately institute your back-up plan by glancing across the street... there on the opposite street corner you will find a pub and/or nightclub.
Should you (or any other tourist) find yourself on a Dublin street and unable to walk a hundred yards then simply rotate in position to identify the location of the nearest pub and/or nightclub situated between street corners. In some parts of Dublin this may entail walking the length of several shopfronts, so plan ahead and bring supplies.
Good luck. (You won't really need it though, Ireland has a pub for every 3,000 people which is the highest ratio of any country in the world. In Dublin the average distance between licensed premises is about 100 metres... translating to a dozen pubs per street in the city centre)
The Luke
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technokc,
Good luck. (You won't really need it though, Ireland has a pub for every 3,000 people which is the highest ratio of any country in the world. In Dublin the average distance between licensed premises is about 100 metres... translating to a dozen pubs per street in the city centre)
The Luke
Sounds like heaven. :)
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I'm Scottish and live in England but I've never been to Ireland - I'm biased towards the scenery of Scotland too much so I refuse to go. Plus all the excessive alcohol drinking isn't really me.
I think Stark lives in Ireland. Goudy as well - drop them a PM.
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Dr Chimps,
We have a saying here in Ireland (you sometimes find it on postcards):
"Welcome to Ireland... the weather's crap and there's fuck all to see... but you won't care 'cos you'll be shit-faced!"
The Luke
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thanks for the info. We fly into dublin first. Any suggestion on a good pub there?
Temple bar owed by Bono is pretty good but it is true, dublin is like bar shop bar shop etc hard to belive but there's even a great bar in the airport haha
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FUCK!!! That's a wicked looking bridge! Where is that at exactly?
(http://www.portoflarne.co.uk/filestore/images/X-20051017093046093.jpg)
Check all the info you need here ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrick-a-Rede_Rope_Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrick-a-Rede_Rope_Bridge)
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I'm Scottish and live in England but I've never been to Ireland - I'm biased towards the scenery of Scotland too much so I refuse to go. Plus all the excessive alcohol drinking isn't really me.
I think Stark lives in Ireland. Goudy as well - drop them a PM.
i've met quite a few irish, english, and scottish guys in my travels in poland, and in my limited experience scots were the biggest boozers, but maybe that's just the "travelling" scots ;)
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that bridge is carrick-a-reed rope bridge and yes it is a rope bridge above rocky sea.
im fom belfast in ireland. belfast is really interesting if you fancy driving up. only 2hrs from dublin. Ireland is asmall maybe 350miles from top to bottom
ne questions mate feel free. dont really like dublin myself tho im sure to a tourist it would be cool.
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My Dad is from the West of Ireland, Co Roscommon, and my Mom is from Co. Kildare. Try to get out from the city a bit. Not far from Dublin is The Wicklow Mountians in the county by the same name, beaufitul small towns. Stop by Glendalough, where St. Kevin set up a monastary in early part of the last mallenium. Great ruins in a beautiful landscape. 2.5 3 hour drive west is Galway city in mid jume there are the Galway Races where the whole town is full of people with musicians on the street in the pubs. Great narrow streets with small shops radiating off of Eryre Square the center of town. Try GBC or Galway Baking company has a gret tea room on the 2nd floor, or 1st floor for the Europeans for sandwiches with bay winow overlooking the street. Also try a Drive through Co. Sligo And Ben Bulben a great flat topped mountian that can be seen from any spot in Sligo town.
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thanks for all the info fellas. Is it true guiness in Ireland tastes different than guiness here in the states? Everyone I know says it tastes way better over there. Awesome beer either way!!!
Also been told by someone that it is offensive to order a black and tan, is that correct? If it is do you guys serve it, and what should I call it? By far a black and tan is my favorite drink.
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technokc,
Before and during the First World War the English ran out of troops to police the unrest in Ireland (a growing nationalist movement). Their answer was to give guns and uniforms to every psycho and deviant deemed unfit for military service and sent them to Ireland... these "Black and Tans" proceeded to indulge in a small scale reign of terror that effectively galvanized the Irish nationalist movement.
An American asking for a "black and tan" in an Irish bar would be tantamount to Adonis wearing his swastika tshirt to a Jerusalem tea shop.
The Luke
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I t is not that bad.. a Black and tan or Half Guiness and half Harp beer is not taboo to order. It's a drink that I have ordered in ireland before and am still alive to speak about it althought He is right on who the black and tans are.
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Have a great trip in June.
I live in Dublin. The luke's post about pubs on every corner in the city is very accurate. There are plenty of crappy tourist trap one like in any city. I recommend O' Donohues on Baggot st near St Stephens' green. Anyone will tell you where it is. Most evenings there will be local/amateur musicians playing good traditional music. It can get cramped in there but it is one of my favourite Dublin pubs. If the weather is nice St stephen's green is a nice place to walk through and have an ice cream. Dublin is pretty expensive. Pints of beer around 5euro in most city centre places although GUINNESS is a bit cheaper.
A real local tip here, outside of the 5 star hotels the best place for a traditional Irish fried breakfast is a small coffee shop called "Gerries" on a tiny side street called Montague st, again near St Stephen's green. It's not exacly gourmet but full of good bacon, sausage and grease!
Enjoy your holiday. PM nearer june and if I have time i'll give you as much details about good spots to check out. Someone on the thread already suggested Giants causeway in the north. Yuo should definately go there either by train or better if you hire a car.
The Doc :)
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Have a great trip in June.
I live in Dublin. The luke's post about pubs on every corner in the city is very accurate. There are plenty of crappy tourist trap one like in any city. I recommend O' Donohues on Baggot st near St Stephens' green. Anyone will tell you where it is. Most evenings there will be local/amateur musicians playing good traditional music. It can get cramped in there but it is one of my favourite Dublin pubs. If the weather is nice St stephen's green is a nice place to walk through and have an ice cream. Dublin is pretty expensive. Pints of beer around 5euro in most city centre places although GUINNESS is a bit cheaper.
A real local tip here, outside of the 5 star hotels the best place for a traditional Irish fried breakfast is a small coffee shop called "Gerries" on a tiny side street called Montague st, again near St Stephen's green. It's not exacly gourmet but full of good bacon, sausage and grease!
Enjoy your holiday. PM nearer june and if I have time i'll give you as much details about good spots to check out. Someone on the thread already suggested Giants causeway in the north. Yuo should definately go there either by train or better if you hire a car.
The Doc :)
great info. I'll definetly pm your around then. Another question, is there a lot of racism there? I'm half irish/asian, my girlfriend and my boy is white (we're good there), and my friend's girl is phillipinno. will we be okay everywhere or is there places we shouldn't go?
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no racism
its turning into a multi cultured place
the amount of asian people in ireland is growing at a huge rate. you will be ok.
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i was there during the stupid religious war and would never go back. too many drunks for me.
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i was there during the stupid religious war and would never go back. too many drunks for me.
sounds perfect for me than!!! ;D
(http://www.claytoncommercials.com/images/guiness15.jpg)