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''...the green and troubled land of
tourist brochures and news headlines.''

Quote from: Ireland, A Novel by Frank Delaney

Warmed and cooled by the North Atlantic stream and location respectively, Ireland is never extremely cold or extremely hot.

This celtic isle is stoney grey, rugged mountains, cliffs and dewy greenness. Windswept and misty, you will likely need an umbrella anytime.

From the ring of Kerry to the tatched cottages of Conamera to the Giants Causeway, may the road rise to meet you and may your hassles be small ones.

Ireland has folklore, lively music, dance and haunting ballads. Kiss the Blarney stone and join the locals in one of the pubs which outnumber just about everything for a pint of black and tan, or ten. Then rise up yer skirts and kick up yer heals for a bit of mighty craic with fiddles, harps, jigs and reels.

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By AleksNemo
August 29th 2009

Ryanair - Danger On A Budget Europe » Ireland » County Wicklow » Newcastle

The Bus Of Death
ZOB Terminal, Hamburg, Germany

Hello readers! Lovely day for it! Let me bring you up to speed. We had arrived back in Bielany at 6am after our flight home from Sardo, immediately went to bed for six hours to counter a stupid lack of sleep, and then got our washing started and relaxed. We stayed at Jacek’s place for the remainder of our time as our room in Misia’s house had gone to it’s rightful occupant after us staying there forever, and we said our goodbyes to the Renes side of the family as we wouldn’t be seeing them again before we left. We spent [View Full Entry]

By GDR
August 29th 2009

Dublin 29Aug Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin

Dublin
Molly Malone Statue

Today was another amazing day. I bought my ticket for a Castle and Dublin Bay tour combined with a full day of hop on hop off travel around Dublin. As I had 1 hr to wait, I headed up O'Connell St to get my bearings for the Airlink bus back to the airport tomorrow. I then walked across town to Oscar Wilde's house, and to spend some quiet moments in Merrion Square (parkland/garden). Just lovely. Early in the morning there were no one else around, and they day was crisp and clear. Wandered back to the bus stop and headed off [View Full Entry]

By GDR
August 28th 2009

Ireland 28Aug Europe » Ireland » County Meath » Newgrange

Knowth
Knowth neolithic monument

Great Breakfast at the College, light and airy. Picked up the car from the carpark. I will never complain about Adelaide carparks again. The carpark had 7 inches either side of the car, and shorter than the Ford Focus's length. Took a number of back and fro's to extract it (almost needed a can opener). Left the park and drove in circles until the gps could find a satellite (close buildings, very high, satellites low on the horizon). Drove to Newgrange which was particularly hard to find. Another national treasure 60km from Dublin you have to know all about before you [View Full Entry]

By cosmicengineer
August 28th 2009

Things to do in Ireland when you're leaving Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Galway

Things to do in Ireland when you're leaving I've been putting this off for weeks for many obvious reasons. I am travelling and I will be living ~18,662 kilometers from home. It is an epic move for me but I can't wait. Pictures of Christ Church I have to book my flights, organise my work visa and, sort out my travel insurance. Book Flight from Shannon (SNN) to Christ Church (CHC) ebo [View Full Entry]

By GDR
August 27th 2009

Dublin 27Aug Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin

Bunratty
Bunratty Castle - site of last nights banquet

Todays objective was to drive back to Dublin, which has been achieved. It was around 300km which over here can be anywhere from 3 hours to 2 days. I left Bunratty and took a few pics of the Bunratty Castle, then onto Limerick. I visited Johns Castle and did the whole tour. Another town completely devoured by history and battles. I punched Dublin into Tom and hit the road. Did some back streets and meandered around the Shannon River before finding a half decent road, which then turned into the M7 and up to 120kmhr again. Arrived in Dublin at around [View Full Entry]

By Fiolakemi
August 27th 2009

Sweet Dublin Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin

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Dublin confirms me in my long-held belief that the UK region (note I said "region"; I am not trying to return Ireland to the days of English rule) is not the sort of place a sensible person goes to for vacation (keep in mind that I did not choose so much as tag along to Dublin). This is the sort of area you decide to see only when your flight plans go awry, leaving you bored in the airport for a few hours. Read closely, please: I said "a few hours," not a couple, because if you have only a couple [View Full Entry]

By carterface
August 27th 2009

Dublin Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin

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St. Stephan's Green

From Galway we caught a bus to the Dublin Airport. Another part of our traveling cheaply involved sleeping at the airport when appropriate. We got to the airport around 10, had some food and tried to find a nice place to lay our bodies. This part didn’t work out so well. In most airports there is at least a sitting area, that at night turns into a sleeping area…in Dublin this is not the case. We found a spot where we were led to believe no one would bother us, and fell asleep for maybe an hour. Then we saw a [View Full Entry]

By Thirsty Hurst
August 27th 2009

Guinness makes you strong Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin

Sand sculpture
This large and detailed sand sculpture was one of four in Dublin Castle's Courtyard.

After a little rack time, this morning I continued my training with a 5 mile run up to and through Phoenix Park and back. The cool air was a nice relief to the hot and humid weather in which I had been running for the past few months. After a refreshing shower and some toast for breakfast, I set out to continue touring. I started with St Patrick’s Cathedral, a Catholic cathedral which is believed to have been built on the sight where St. Patrick was baptized. Next was a walk around the grounds at Dublin Castle. I started with the [View Full Entry]

By carterface
August 26th 2009

Liscannor Europe » Ireland » County Clare

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preparing tent

After staying the day with Richard and pitching our tent in an old famine warehouse we tried to hitch to Clonmel again. But it wasn't going too well....the traffic was bare and no one stopped. We waited for about thirty minutes before we said "Okay, let's get a bus." It is not that we can't take a bus, it is just that they are expensive to do all the time...but the longer the distance the less you have to pay. We took a bus to Clonmel, ate some Chinese food, sat and waited and then caught a bus to Limerick, from [View Full Entry]

By carterface
August 26th 2009

Galway Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Galway

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river in galway

We got to Galway mid-afternoon. We started the search for hostels, after going to a few to check rates and then the tourist information we decided upon the Kinlay House. It was a really nice hostel and not very expensive either. We got in our hostel and felt the emptiness in our stomach and went for on a search for some food. We found the Irish equivalent of Walmart, Dunne's. We first were introduced to this store in Kilkenny, it is a lot like Walmart but the quality seems a bit better and it is definitely not the cheapest option, though [View Full Entry]

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