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I'll be travelling to Ireland for a few weeks in April, just so that I could be as far away from the bullshit as possible.

So what are a MUST see locations? The county that I'll be staying might be in Offlay or Kildare. Mention the county where it is also.
>> Anonymous
gotta go to the pub for sure.
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>> Anonymous
>>141
There's only one?
>> Anonymous
>>166
Not, but whatever town you happen to be in at the time will have at least one pub and you need to go there.
>> Anonymous
>>172
>>141

that's a given, anything outside the pub, or the guiness factory
>> Syd2K !yHzbaFtyPA
I went to Derry last summer, nearby is the Devil's Causeway, which is uebercool. I was told never to wear my Aussie cap, cos it had the Australian flag on it, which includes the Union Jack, and some locals could take GREAT offence to it. Walked through Free Derry and read the stories of IRA heroes and martyrs, then walked the walls of the old town and read about the heroic resistance when the city was besieged by Catholic Irish.
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Go to Tralee
>> Anonymous
I don't think you'd find much of interest in Offaly or Kildare - the midlands are full of nothing.

Go to one of the big cities - Dublin, Cork, Limerick or Galway. Unless that is said bullshit you want to get away from.

I guess the west coast (Clare and Kerry - haven't been further up north myself) is away from the real world *and* has the added benefits of actually having stuff there. Kilkee, Lahinch and Ballybunion have nice beaches, lots of proper local bars and restaurants, and many arcades (esp. Ballybunion) if you like the vidya.

I'm from Limerick so may be biased to that side of the country though...
>> Iron Giant !2zgIS0Cxac
>>714
I'd say the hat thing is probably a good idea. I'm a Brit, and although the majority of the visit was trouble free (I do recommend the Free Derry walk as well) I had some guy ask me where I was from, and when I told him he threatened to get his mates and kick the shit out of me unless I left the bar I was drinking in :( Other than that, great food, cheap, and a friendly atmosphere!
>> Anonymous
>>1193
You don't get any of that shit outside of Ulster. There's no proddy/catholic-specific bars or whatever. I remember my friend from Monaghan was disturbed at me wearing an orange t-shirt (in Limerick), and me explaining that no one cares down here.
>> Iron Giant !2zgIS0Cxac
>>1197
It was great for the most part, just that one occasion and I was there for a week, out most nights. That incident happened in Peadar o Donnels in the centre.
>> Anonymous
>>1186

one reason I'll be statying at offlay and kildare is I found some cheap B&B places I could stay. Don't really want to stay in a hostel, for security reasons, randomness of people staying, and just don't really want to deal with any problems that'll arise from there. Another reason the place is centralized, so I can just drive anywhere withing a few hours.

The big cities, I'll probably end up visiting towards the end, maybe to buy some souvenirs and such.

Thanks, I'll note Free Derry, and>>1186

I was thinking what are some good irish snacks I could bring back over? I'll have to check the regulations on bringing back booze.
>> Anonymous
>>1259
Can't bring any liquids >100ml through departures these days, so no booze unless you get shit in the duty free inside or in flight. Bushmills is allegedly the best Irish whiskey if you're into that shit.

I really can't think of anything interesting to do in the midlands TBH - haven't really been there for that reason, so maybe there's someone around here who knows better. There's B&Bs everywhere tbh.

Don't forget the roads are shit and traffic is awful at peak times in any of the cities. Expect taking 2 hours just to get to Dublin from Kildare at certain times of day.

WRT Irish snacks, Taytos are probably the best known. They are cheese & onion flavoured crisps - very fancy stuff indeed (note: lie). They make other potato/corn-based snacks too. Traditional Irish sweets would be Macaroon Bars and Mint Crisps (shitty little chocolate bars with paper wrapping), clove rock, and anything made by Ritchie's. Most the other food we get is Britfag shit, though there are some indigenous Cadbury's products like Moros and Snacks. Also some Jacob's stuff like Mikados, Kimberlys, and Coconut Creams. I'm sure there's other stuff I've missed. You'll get nearly all that stuff in any supermarket here.
>> Anonymous
>>1337
Yes, my first failget!