My girlfriend and I will be traveling to Ireland end of April/beginning of May. We have 8 days, flying into Shannon and out of Dublin. We are doing a driving tour but have no idea what cities to stay in each night or what are "must sees." Please advise! Thank you.
Posted by
Bloomington, IL, USA
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Jared, go to your local library or large bookstore and look at the guidebooks. We can help you tweak an intinerary once you have an idea of what you want to see, but we can't do it for you.
Posted by
bur
13 posts
I have been to Ireland 7 times and the best things to see are the people, scenery, and ruins. For natural beauty see the Cliffs of Moher, Giants Causeway, and Wicklow Mountains, Burren, and Connemara. For history and ruins don't miss Glendalough (in Wicklow Mts) Powerscourt for gardens, Cobh for a unique town, Killarney if you want to go someplace overcrowded,but the Torque waterfall and Ring of Kerry drive near there are great. To really talk to people don't go where all the tourists go. Talk with clerks and the old people sitting on park benches and mothers strolling with babies. Go into a pub for lunch and talk to the locals--it makes their day!! And the Rock of Cashel-in Cashel is great and I recommend the Cashel Farm Hostel which is right under the hill and is clean and they have private rooms. Ask the owner how to drive through "the Vee". He told us and it was a great drive. Any coast roads are great. Don't be afraid to travel in the North. It is beautiful there and the Mount Stewart Estate and Gardens are fantastic--iln county Down. Hope this helps. Nancy
Posted by
Dublin
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To set you in the right direction - Most Popular Tourist Attractions 2008.
Guinness Storehouse - Dublin
Cliffs of Moher - Clare
Dublin Zoo - Dublin
Book of Kells - Dublin
The National Gallery of Ireland - Dublin
Irish Museum of Modern Art - Dublin
Blarney Castle - Cork
Bear in mind these are the most popular, there are loads of smaller attractions around ireland that you might enjoy as much if not more. As mentioned earlier the people and places are the things to experience in ireland