Visiting Ireland?

[Caliga]

It depends on what your interests are as to whether it's worth visiting but if you seriously think that's all there is to Irish history, I don't think you should come here, we don't need any more ignorant idiots.

But ignorant idiots spend money like the dickens. 

[Cerr]

It depends on what your interests are as to whether it's worth visiting but if you seriously think that's all there is to Irish history, I don't think you should come here, we don't need any more ignorant idiots.

But ignorant idiots spend money like the dickens. 

For you, I'll make an exception.   

[Caliga]

[The Larch]

But you'll have to smoke out of the pub, just like everyone else.

[Cerr]

But you'll have to smoke out of the pub, just like everyone else.

Quite a few pubs now have heated beer gardens to lessen that problem.

[OttoVonBismarck]

Sorry but Ireland is a hell hole.  It's the Mississippi of Western Europe.

[The Brain]

The friendly non-defensive natives make it all worthwhile.

[MadImmortalMan]

I love Ireland, and I've been there roughly once a year for the past four years. 


Here's my shortlist if you go:

Meath--
Newgrange tombs
Boyne battle site
Tara
Trim

Dublin--
Guinness storehouse
Jameson distillery
St. Pats
Trinity and the Book of Kells
Just fucking walk around and drink at pubs :

I haven't been to the outer islands or Moher or anything yet, but that might be fun. Also, Cork and Limerick are pretty meh. The Irish call Limerick "Stab City". I like hopping from castle to castle in the countryside. Mostly the stuff you'll want to do in a short trip will be in the general vicinity of Dublin, so that's why I listed Dublin and Meath stuff.

[Cerr]

I love Ireland, and I've been there roughly once a year for the past four years. 


Here's my shortlist if you go:

Meath--
Newgrange tombs
Boyne battle site
Tara
Trim

Dublin--
Guinness storehouse
Jameson distillery
St. Pats
Trinity and the Book of Kells
Just fucking walk around and drink at pubs :

I haven't been to the outer islands or Moher or anything yet, but that might be fun. Also, Cork and Limerick are pretty meh. The Irish call Limerick "Stab City". I like hopping from castle to castle in the countryside. Mostly the stuff you'll want to do in a short trip will be in the general vicinity of Dublin, so that's why I listed Dublin and Meath stuff.

Galway is well worth a visit if you get a chance to go to the west coast.
I haven't been there but the Aran islands are supposed to be nice as well

[Faeelin]

Sorry but Ireland is a hell hole.  It's the Mississippi of Western Europe.

My Dad's actually aghast at me going, because his main experience with the Irish is getting into fights in the Northeast in the 1970s when people at pubs would want to raise money for the IRA.

Thanks for the comments, everyone. Except Cerr's, who's somehow angry that Irish history consists of being England's bitch.

[Caliga]

his main experience with the Irish is getting into fights

Shocking.

[Josquius]

Sorry but Ireland is a hell hole.  It's the Mississippi of Western Europe.

Not really. As I said it is a nice country. Its just a bit dull, there are no real big stand out tourist attractions, by its very nature much of Irish history isn't given over to leaving something exciting for future generations to look at- you just get a big mound where there used to be a fort and the like. Its the Maine (or wherever-nice but dull) of western Europe.

My Dad's actually aghast at me going, because his main experience with the Irish is getting into fights in the Northeast in the 1970s when people at pubs would want to raise money for the IRA.

Damn there are some idiots in the world. Raising money to fund terrorists to fuck up Ireland!?!