We were in Ireland, I believe in the Dingle area-but not sure cause we were on a bus tour and stopped alot. I believe this is a common stop/shop for bus tours. A clothing/gift shop not right in town that also serves Irish coffee to customers when you walk in. They have lots of Irish clothing and scarves on the back wall.
I am trying to contact them for something else I wanted to buy, and can't remember the name of the shop-help! Thanks all!
Posted by
victoria, Canada
11507 posts
sherrell I would go on tripadvisor.com Ireland forums and post that questions, they have some locals and expats that post there that have a better chance of remembering the name of a place then other tourists. I don't think we have any locals or expats for ireland on here ( we do for other countries though!)
Posted by
Corvallis OR
7168 posts
On our bus tour of Ireland we stopped at this shop and they greeted the group with a tray of Irish coffees. It wasn't in Dingle area but near the town of Spiddal in Co Gallway. I'm sure there are other shops like this one all over Ireland but this one sounds a lot like the one you describe and they cater to bus tours. Couldn't do a link but here's a Trip Advisor review that has pictures of the shop so you can check it out. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g551545-d1893340-Reviews-Standun_Spiddal_Connemara-Spiddal_County_Galway_Western_Ireland.html
Posted by
Pensacola
9110 posts
Irish stuff that isn't: spuds, Irish coffee . They're both american inventions.
Posted by
Pensacola
9110 posts
Back in the days of Pan Am's flying boats that used to land in the mouth of the Shannon, they made up the crap after a rocky flight/landing. It became a tradition. Eventually some travel writer imported the idea to the US. Now we're stuck with it.
Posted by
Oxford, United Kingdom
5466 posts
Can't remember who it was said that the great thing about Ireland was that there were no Irish pubs (of the fake kind). Sadly now there are, in the bigger cities at least.