Looking for some input on Ireland for 2020.
I'm starting to map out a trip for the game in Dublin next fall. The plan would be to take about two weeks, rent a car and work my way around the country (along with gf and possibly a couple others), making stops for about two days at a time in Airbnbs or similar. My initial thought would be a path along the general lines of Dublin -> Waterford/Cork -> Dingle -> Galway -> Donegal -> Belfast -> Dublin, but the only hard date is obviously the game itself on Saturday 8/29. I picked up some great stuff from a thread here earlier in the fall but I think it was mostly focused on the western coast. My priorities would be beautiful sights, historic, castles, pubs, distilleries, maybe a little golf, and I am super fucking averse to tour buses. If you guys have any input based on your experiences about what to definitely see or skip, I'm all ears. Thanks in advance.
Complete thread:
- Looking for some input on Ireland for 2020. -
KGB,
2019-12-18, 14:59
- I appreciate all the input, everyone
- KGB, 2019-12-19, 16:05
- Speaking of -
HullieAndMikes,
2019-12-19, 10:06
- Music was the other topic I forgot to mention. - KGB, 2019-12-19, 12:09
- Don't know Ireland but a good buddy from Ireland suggests: -
Grantland,
2019-12-19, 09:34
- Portrush the town is nice, but Portrush the golf course is - Jack, 2019-12-19, 09:38
- Some thoughts -
Bryan (IrishCavan),
2019-12-19, 07:46
- Very well done, lad. I agree with most all -
GuinnessBob,
2019-12-20, 01:36
- Completely agree about the Ring of Kerry and Dingle. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2019-12-20, 04:48
- Great stuff -- thanks so much, Bryan
- KGB, 2019-12-19, 16:00
- Do GAA teams play then? -
HullieAndMikes,
2019-12-19, 09:39
- Would definitely be interested in catching another sport -
KGB,
2019-12-19, 12:07
- Hurling is supremely fun to watch - ndbk32, 2019-12-19, 15:57
- last time, the day after the Navy game -
Jay,
2019-12-19, 09:54
- My guess would be they will try and schedule something -
HullieAndMikes,
2019-12-19, 09:59
- last year's football final was on 9/1 at Croke -
Jay,
2019-12-19, 10:06
- My mistake, the semis were in mid-August - Jack, 2019-12-19, 11:39
- last year's football final was on 9/1 at Croke -
Jay,
2019-12-19, 10:06
- My guess would be they will try and schedule something -
HullieAndMikes,
2019-12-19, 09:59
- No. All Ireland finals are mid-August for both sports
- Jack, 2019-12-19, 09:46
- Would definitely be interested in catching another sport -
KGB,
2019-12-19, 12:07
- From Kerry to Clare take the Killimer-Tarbert ferry - Jack, 2019-12-19, 08:53
- Very well done, lad. I agree with most all -
GuinnessBob,
2019-12-20, 01:36
- My top 10 Dublin pubs: -
HCE,
2019-12-19, 07:19
- Great list HCE. I like all those pubs but would add a couple - GuinnessBob, 2019-12-20, 01:59
- bless you
- KGB, 2019-12-19, 12:24
- Your top 3 are my top 3 - Jack, 2019-12-19, 08:48
- are you familiar with Devitt's on Camden -
Jay,
2019-12-19, 07:57
- Yeah, that's another good one -
HCE,
2019-12-19, 08:34
- Apparently the Turk’s Head still exists - HullieAndMikes, 2019-12-19, 09:38
- Yeah, that's another good one -
HCE,
2019-12-19, 08:34
- Near Glesnevin -
Bryan (IrishCavan),
2019-12-19, 07:51
- Gravediggers is excellent - Pat, 2019-12-19, 11:13
- McDaids is criminally underrated -
DEM,
2019-12-19, 07:23
- Any pub that was good enough for Behan and Flann O'Brien - HCE, 2019-12-19, 07:44
- A word to the wise - DEM, 2019-12-19, 07:12
- "Wild Atlantic Way" - Jack, 2019-12-18, 16:11
- Note on the golf -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2019-12-18, 15:40
- I agree. -
Irish96,
2019-12-19, 04:24
- Wow. -
KGB,
2019-12-19, 12:02
- It was an awesome trip -
Irish96,
2019-12-19, 14:49
- excellent - thanks!
- KGB, 2019-12-19, 16:04
- excellent - thanks!
- It was an awesome trip -
Irish96,
2019-12-19, 14:49
- Wow. -
KGB,
2019-12-19, 12:02
- I agree. -
Irish96,
2019-12-19, 04:24
- quick tip: grab a Dublin hotel now -
Jay,
2019-12-18, 15:15
- good call - thx
- KGB, 2019-12-18, 15:38
- You might have better luck checking out hotels near -
Bryan (IrishCavan),
2019-12-19, 05:45
- Easy to get around because of one fairly recent invention -
Jack,
2019-12-19, 06:58
- I mostly walk or take public transportation. -
Bryan (IrishCavan),
2019-12-19, 08:20
- It's a great walking city - Jack, 2019-12-19, 08:23
- My favorite was when we were way off course -
Jeff (BGS),
2019-12-19, 07:52
- It's one of my favorite parts of Ireland -
DEM,
2019-12-19, 08:06
- Dead on re Donegal - Jack, 2019-12-19, 08:27
- It's one of my favorite parts of Ireland -
DEM,
2019-12-19, 08:06
- I mostly walk or take public transportation. -
Bryan (IrishCavan),
2019-12-19, 08:20
- Easy to get around because of one fairly recent invention -
Jack,
2019-12-19, 06:58
- If you get shut out or don’t want to stay in Temple bar, - MattG, 2019-12-18, 22:42
- You might have better luck checking out hotels near -
Bryan (IrishCavan),
2019-12-19, 05:45
- good call - thx
- I appreciate all the input, everyone