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Absolutely! The "Tara" rooms are huge. Property Is gorgeous. Breakfast is VERY good. Bar area is nice and the outer patio is cute too. Killer location to boot.
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Going to Ireland for a couple days. Never been to Europe. What do I need to know? (2 Viewers)
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wikkidpissah
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I'll take Keem Bay on Achill Island. That would be my lair if i were a Bond villain.
I would like to write a horror story that takes place entirely on the Burren. Not only is that stormy, rocky ground so godly-ungodly but the little villages all have a Sleepy Hollow feel.
Have you been to the Silver Strand south of Croagh Patrick in County Mayo? Surfer beach & sheepin' hills framed by mountains str8out of Middle Earth. That's where i hope to retire.
Sand
Footballguy
Unfortunately haven't been to either of those places - furthest north I've been is Kylemore. Keem Bay reminds me of Applecross, though - if I wanted a place of solitude that would be my choice.
I have a picture from the Burren from the end of that 7 mile trail - the kids sitting in the bottom corner with those impossible hills and swirls packing the rest of the frame. Best picture I've ever taken. Have a framed print put up in the house.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
what cracks me up though is the Spinal Tap moment of seeing one's first dolmen. the travel photogs must lie on their backs to shoot them because they look as majestic as Stonehenge in the mags but are usually only 3-4 ft tall
TheFanatic
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wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Blood on the lips, mate.
That's why Irish butter is so good too. Ireland's only culinary skill is making foods which give the lips a feeling like they'd just been in the guts of prey.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Because we butcher it here. We serve it too cold, don't pour it properly and don't let it settle for 2 minutes. We treat it exactly like Bud Light.
Mookie
Footballguy
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
without the nitrogen, it just ain't rightrogen
The Ref
Footballguy
Any advice on where to go after Dublin? I got 13 nights on my hands. First 4 will be here and the last night will be at the Dublin airport. Don’t think I’ll have time to do “West Ireland” and Belfast/Scotland, so I think it’s one or the other.
leaning Belfast for 1-2 nights, ferry over to Glasgow and Edinburgh for 2-3 nights and then make my way back.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Just missed Fairyhouse Winter, the last race meet of the year. Depends on the weather really. Coach tours to Glendalough or Newgrange, maybe?
Eurotip #1: If you stay in a quality hotel abroad, your concierge will almost always bust a nut to find you something fun to do. Keep your day and night persons well-georged for max enjoyment of any town.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
The Ref
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This trip is in June so I have time to plan and I’m guessing the weather will be better.
agree on the hotel. I’ve been blessed to have spent 10 weeks in Europe this year and I’ve taken a lot of advice from the concierge.
All that being said - I’d still like to hear thoughts about what “loop” to take. West Ireland vs Scotland
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
depends on who you are. If Ireland or Scotland is in your blood, there is a place in either country that will tune you like a rusty banjo - a vortex of existence you will easily recognize. it also depends on whether you prefer to tell folks your story of seeing the Ring of Kerry even tho you had to drive bumper-to-bumper or your story of waking up on a wool products showroom floor w a dart stickin out yo ###
Sand
Footballguy
1. Newgrange. Seeing a 12,000 year old structure is a lifetime experience. On the way up to Belfast along the coast.
2. Galway - use a day to do the Cliffs of Moher, maybe walk the Burren, see Poulnabrone, then hit Trad on the Prom that night. Next day go walk up the mountain in Connemarra and hit up Kylemore. Maybe a bike ride to the beach from Clifden.
Walk the Clara Bog on the way back to Dublin (it's right off the main road).
jamny
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Was just gonna say this (blood) about the sausage. Didn't know about the butter.
Honey at the Trinity is served via intact honeycomb from the hive mounted in a contraption that holds it at an angle so it drips into a bowl.
FYI: that makes for pretty good honey.
just one of a few details that makes it awesome. The dining room is cool as #### too... you'll see
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I am zero help outside Dublin but I suspect many here will accommodate your request. Godspeed.
Dont miss kavanaughs gravedigger for a bowl of coddle and a couple pints of Guinness. Come back and tell us they weren't the best you had in Dublin if not all of Ireland, and I'll Venmo ya the refund
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Copeman
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That's where my wife and I stayed last year while on our honeymoon. Easily the nicest place we stayed on our trip, and the best city (town?) by far. Not even close.
Copeman
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Godsbrother
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Sorry but disagree 100%. The Guinness you get here is imported from Ireland. I was in many pubs over there and the Guinness brewery itself and the pints I had there tastes EXACTLY like here in the USA when it is drawn correctly.
Copeman
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TheFanatic
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