Have many people who lived in Ireland all/most of their lives really seen much of their own country.?

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Sarah, sher who needs to see Killarney's lakes and mountains or West Cork's wild and rugged coastline when you've stopped off in Monaghan to go to the jacks?! ;-)

I've been to most counties in Ireland.

Ive never really been in Tipperary, only driven through it. Ive been to Belfast but Ive only travelled through the other counties in the North.

Ive been in every other county mostly because I have friends who I stay with you have moved form county to county.

Although I havent been to most places as a "tourist" when im there im staying with friends so one housing estate is the same as the next, you could be in any county really.

The places Ive been to as a "tourist" where the places I went to on holidays as a child.

So if you mean being in a county and appreciating the sights (as opposed to just sitting in your friends house) ive only really been to Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Clare, Limerick, Kerry, Cork, Louth, Monaghan.

Now that im an adult I dont really find the idea of travelling in Ireland that appealing because im used to it. If I travel I want to see something different.

Althouigh if I had children I would around Ireland on holiday.

Freeeeezing !

i have seen plenty of Ireland...i am from N.Ireland just outside Belfast.

when i was younger i used to go down south alot for holidays......normally Limerick , Dublin , Tipperary , Cork ...all those places....as it used to be more expensive on a plane...unlike now.

And been to all the places over Northern Ireland too.....like Newcastle , Portush .....but i prefer the Republic.lol

some don't nowadays as flights are cheap now...and going to Republic for hoilday is more expenisve than Spain.lol...it is a shame but .

My mum always used to say to me ''you should see your own country before you have seen any other'' which is true''. lol

so YES i have seen alot of Ireland....so now im on to the bigger places ...America

Joan

When I was young we couldn't really go away on foreign holidays so we had our holidays at home, I've been to (Counties)

Antrim
Down
Fermanagh
Tyrone
Lderry
Dublin
Mayo
Donegal
Louth
Waterford
Galway
Clare
Cavan
Kildare
Tipperary

Would love to go to Cork as I know a good few people from there and they are all brilliant craic, but I couldn't face the drive down!!

Matt, From N Ireland

I havent really seen much of Ireland, Ive been to:

Places in North:
Belfast (where i was born and where i live now),
Antrim
Ballymena
Carnlough
Larne
Derry
Portrush
Coleraine
Portrush
Armagh
Eniskillen
Fintona,
Newcastle .... you know all the usual places

Over the Border: (wont say down south cause donegal is in the north)

Donegal
Letterkenny
Omeath/Louth

Thats about it, i have been to many places in Northern Ireland, but not all of them. Ive hardly ever been over the border.

luvedupone

Most places where you live you never visit i know a woman from portrush lived there for 40years and has never been to the Giants causeway or lamus fair.

I ve seen a fair bit of it but would like to see a bit more

Tommy2cans

I am from sligo and went to college in waterford so have travelled to most places n south and east visiting college mates although i have never crossed the border to the north ever but this just down to me never havin a reason

I highly recommend going for a weekend of booze and sightseeing to the south or West not much to see in midlands but just pick a random weekend to head off with a few mates it not that expensive except

Priscilla Duck

I love my home county Tipp and all, but to be honest, the only way is out. It helps that I have a large and widely dispersed extended family, that my dad was a truck driver, that I've been a student in Dublin & Limerick and that Himself is a foddener, so I've been on a hell of a lot of road trips. I haven't been to Tyrone, Fermanagh or Monaghan at all, other than driving through, not even a pee-stop. I think I've been to the rest though. The All-Ireland pub crawl is going well. I know what you mean though, it's only since I learned to drive that I've managed to go further than Munster/Connaught.

Doc

What a good and insightful question! I'm American, so I don't qualify for your question; but I've been to 12 of the 32 counties on the island for more than just a rest stop, on two visits there. I'm interested to see the answers from those of you who live there. Have a star!

Orla C

When you live someplace, you're occupied with work, paying the bills, and keeping up a social life, etc., so you don't really get the chance to go exploring in your country of residence. When I lived in the Netherlands I didn't really get to see much of it, but I did see more of it after I move to Ireland - ironically!

And when I lived in the Netherlands, we travelled all over the Republic of Ireland. There were very few places we didn't see ....

david d

I've been to 31 counties, saving the best for last..........Derry.

Veemâ„¢ =]

I live in Armagh and I've visited and stayed in all 32 counties! :D

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