What places can you recommend to tourists visiting Ireland?

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eve_dublin_06

Ireland is a great country. Some interesting places on the island of Ireland include the following:

The Rock of Cashel
The Burren
Jerpoint Abbey
The Giant's Causeway
The Mountains of Mourne
Rathlin Island
The Glens of Antrim
The Book of Kells
Dublin Zoo
The Japanese Gardens
The Botanic Gardens
The Aran Islands (just off the westcoast near Galway)
Emain Macha (also known as Navan Fort)
Hill of Tara
Cliffs of Moher

You can find more information on:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland

Depending on how much time you have and if you have a car to see the whole place ;-)
Newgrange
Glendalough
Kilkenny (town and castle)
The Swiss Cottage - there is a famous castle next to it as well
Cliffs of Moher
Rock of Cashel
Ring of Kerry

All of these places can be researched on the internet

topcelt

all the west coast is good

feilim b

the Antrim coast is a must. Giants Causeway, Carrickareed Rope Bridge, Portrush and all the way around to Londonderry. Cross the border and visit Donegall. You can travel all the way around the coast and be in awe daily. In the south, Carrick on Shannon is very nice. The Blarney Stone is waiting to be kissed by you.
Irish people are very friendly. It is expensive if you keep booking into hotels. Car rental will cost more if you want to to visit both north and south. Bed and breakfasts are probably the best option and most value for money. enjoy.

missmolls

The Aran Islands off the coast of western Ireland, near Galway...Connemara...The Ring of Kerry, The Cliffs of Mohr....I could go on and on....

Ulsterbabe

The mountains of Mourne, the Fermanagh lakes.

Kreb D

Dublin
Newgrange
Giant's Causeway
Blarney Stone
Knock

statriotic

Definitely the Aran Islands, West Cork, Clare, Kerry... These are all beautiful places with loads of scenery and character

gsyman33

Guinness factory , the chimney in dublin and cannot recommend more highy newgrange however take a coat !!!

iloveliz

Carrick a rede rope bridge, Giants Causeway, portrush

Dub over here

Ive read all the answers and there all great---peronally I love the West and the South. Killarney is beautiful...If you get the chance go to the Lakes Hotel and sit in the bar at the back. It over looks a huge lake with the mountains in the background---Breathtaking---if you are going to Dublin just take the same precautions you would in any big US city and you will be ok.

P.S. bring lots of money--it can be expensive---Enjoy your trip

lupo

The west definitly ! Start in kerry, then up to clare ( Burren & cliffs of Moher), Then up to galway ( the nicest city in Ireland, very chilled out) which open the gate to Connemara, so beautiful...

thomasrobinsonantonio

Dublin - take the city tour bus - on and off where and when you like.........

Wicklow mountains - Glendalough - Vale of Clara and vicinity.

The other end of the country: Kerry - Valancia Island and vicinity, beautiful. Killarney, if you don't mind too many tourists.

The Main Man at Yahoo

I love going to see the wee lepracans at their little village. it is so cute.

David R

Everywhere except the bit in the middle. It's as flat as Lincolnshire

JEFFBEV

I really enjoyed Bunratty Castle and the Folk Park there. Go to the medieval dinner at night there. Killarney was also nice. Make sure to spend a couple of days there since there is a lot to see. Need to go on the Ring of Kerry bus tour (don't drive yourself - roads are small and you'll miss a lot). Moher Cliffs. Blarney Castle and of course Dublin.

I'm done

If you will be in Southern Ireland visit the Blarney Woolenmills for a great souvenir. Also, Kinsale is beautiful. I think that anywhere you go in Ireland, you will have a good time....

karenmaryrfds

There's so many places I wouldn't know where to start, Dublin, Killarney, Cork, Wicklow, Galway, Letterkenny

If you loved Ballykissangel you'll love Avoca, it's south of Dublin in the Wicklow Mountains near Glendalough. You can see all of the Ballyk set (outsides only) i.e. the pub, church etc

ehc11

Ireland is a beatiful country with fantastic people. They have alot of historic buildings owned by the government (including Rock of Cashel), at these places not only is entry good value for money complete with guided tour but you can buy a card which will let you into all 100+ places. This card is fantastic value for money, we recouped the price of within a week! Another thing is that if you are the only person there thsy will still run the tour, we had a few personal tours which was fantastic. Blarney is very touristy but other historic places are not. The government is doing a great job of preserving these places for the nation and making them affordable for people to visit. They put Britain to shame on that front!

I love Ireland and would suggest you look through some brochures and on the internet to choose what you want to visit.

Have a good time over there!

dundas 42

the Antrim Coast in Northern Ireland could not be more beautiful. This is where the famous Giants Causeway is situated. The whole of the Antrim Coast contains magnificent scenery and when you get tired of looking at that, you can visit the Bushnills whiskey distillery and have a sample of this world renowned brand.

goodbye and good luck :-)

Contact the tourist board. They will have a list... Then ignore that cos that's where everyone else will be...and go exploring!... the west coast is great. It is such a cool country.

:-)

Trish D

It depends on their interests.

Many museums, art galleries - mostly free entry.
Many theatres and cinemas.

Places such as Newgrange, Giant's Causeway, Dingle peninsula, Slieve League in Donegal, the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren.

Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast, Derry, Limerick, Kilkenny - all interesting places to visit.

Ferrycarrig national heritage park.

Geekie V

Not sure where you are going specifically, but I have enjoyed:

Giant's Causeway (and the surrounding coastline)
Dublin (go to Cafe en Seine on Dawson Street for breakfast)
Galway city
Connemara coast

Have a fabulous time!

Eleanora

Being Irish, I would say go everywhere!!! To give a really good answer, I would really need to know more about your timeframe and budget. If you are going to stay in Dublin, of course you need to do the pubs and bars. Visit Trinity College Dublin, (like Oxford or Cambridge) which was founded by Queen Elizabeth 1 (if my history serves me right) and in there, you will find the world famous book of Kells. You could also do a walk along the Liffey before going to the Guinness and Jameson museums (definitely worth seeing, I went to both over Easter and had a great time) and of course Phoenix Park, which is apparently host to the second largest Obelisk in the world (apparently the biggest one is somewhere in Washington) and there you will find the residence of the Irish President, the zoo and a memorial to Pope John Paul 2nd's visit to Ireland where he said a Mass (and apparently half of Ireland was there at it).

I hear Cork and Galway are also gorgeous, as is Kerry apprently, but while I have been there, I have few recollections of them. Try Wexford for another good view of the coast too.

milkyway

Dingle
Ive been there and its soooo nice. theres a dolphin and the food and people are awesome. other than that, dublin city is ok. go within summer. other than that its gonna be rainy.

Joe S

Tory island, the most north westerly point of Ireland. Oh and drop by Lurgan in the Co. Armagh, top place!

Mikey

My answer to any tourists visiting Ireland is succinct-DON'T

Julie W

Dublin city
Dublin/Wicklow mountains
Castletownbere
Ring of Kerry
Glendalough
Giants causeway
Kinsale
Blarney
Galway

pandaako

Bunratty Castle try going to either the Traditional Irish Nights or Dinner at the Castle. Or even look around the Burren. There's Blarney Castle, Kilkenny Castle, and King John's Castle. Have Fun!

miriam m

killarney gloraha mora killdare

darragh mac

evrybody goes to dublin. cities are the same all over the world. why dont you check out the north west. donegal has some amazing scenery and the art of conversation is still very much alive there. if you make eye contact your bound to get a "howsa goin?" antrim is another beautiful county. the glen of antrim in glenariff/waterfoot is as close to serenity as you will get. http://www.donegaltown.ie/
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sean_quinn/

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