I live in northern ireland you're right the weather is awful! We've just had one of the hottest few days on record though 22celcius or so now everyone's complaining about it being too hot. Never happy!
The first time I went to the Giant’s Causeway it was in March and it was pretty cold. I liked Ireland and I’ve never seen so many people with red hair and freckles. I have been back a few times and it is always nice. I typically fly into Dublin and drive clockwise around the country until I get back to Dublin.
One thing that is funny to me about the people there is that almost everyone has a relative in either Boston, New York, or Chicago. They always give you the phone number of their relatives and tell you to go ahead and call them. 😁