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Posted on 2/28/16 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 2/28/16 at 2:32 pm
going there to go see Eric Church, Dwight Yoakam, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Kacey Musgraves and others at a music festival. does anybody what is there to do in that city, i'm going to Guinness brewery and Jameson distillery, just wondered if there was anything else to see? gonna be there for 4-5 days
Posted on 2/28/16 at 2:41 pm to VolFanInCzechRep
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i'm going to Guinness brewery and Jameson distillery
Welp, there you go. Your trip is complete
Posted on 2/28/16 at 2:48 pm to VolFanInCzechRep
Rent a car go see Cliffs of Moher and Gallway.
Posted on 2/28/16 at 3:44 pm to VolFanInCzechRep
Went there this past summer with the wife for 48 hours.
Take the train/light rail to Howth, which is about a 30 minute ride. It allows you to see the coast without having to drive across the country. There's an awesome four mile mountain hike and a great few seafood restaurants in the village.
Also, if you are into craft beer, that scene is beginning to ramp up. There's a place called Dublin Beer Market that has approximately 30 beers on tap, mainly from Ireland.
I encourage you to check out Brazen Head, which is the oldest pub in Dublin. It's a little away from other tourist attractions, but I think the history and food are awesome.
Finally, a lot of people like the Temple Bar area. Depending on your age, you may feel the same. We are in our early 30s and felt like it was something we would have enjoyed 10 years earlier. Needless to say we did avoid it bc I'm not into huge crowds and loud scenes anymore.
Also, take the light rail in from the airport as opposed to a taxi. You'll save about $50.
Have fun, it's a really cool place and you can fit a ton in over a couple of days. We walked pretty much everywhere bc the city is fairly easy to navigate. And the Irish love their Americans or they at least loved us.
Take the train/light rail to Howth, which is about a 30 minute ride. It allows you to see the coast without having to drive across the country. There's an awesome four mile mountain hike and a great few seafood restaurants in the village.
Also, if you are into craft beer, that scene is beginning to ramp up. There's a place called Dublin Beer Market that has approximately 30 beers on tap, mainly from Ireland.
I encourage you to check out Brazen Head, which is the oldest pub in Dublin. It's a little away from other tourist attractions, but I think the history and food are awesome.
Finally, a lot of people like the Temple Bar area. Depending on your age, you may feel the same. We are in our early 30s and felt like it was something we would have enjoyed 10 years earlier. Needless to say we did avoid it bc I'm not into huge crowds and loud scenes anymore.
Also, take the light rail in from the airport as opposed to a taxi. You'll save about $50.
Have fun, it's a really cool place and you can fit a ton in over a couple of days. We walked pretty much everywhere bc the city is fairly easy to navigate. And the Irish love their Americans or they at least loved us.
Posted on 2/28/16 at 4:12 pm to VolFanInCzechRep
Kilmainham Gaol is very interesting if you're into history and specifically Irish history like me. Even if you aren't into the Temple Bar scene there's a ton of great pubs that are a little more laid back all around the city. Also go see the Trinity College campus. Absolutely beautiful the area around it is great as well. Have fun, Dublin is awesome
Posted on 2/28/16 at 4:36 pm to VolFanInCzechRep
Dublin may be my favorite city. The temple bar area is badass. I would honestly recommend a musical pub crawl. Two or 3 guys with guitars and a mandolin go from bar to bar playing old Irish folk songs.
Book of kells and trinity church was cool too.
Book of kells and trinity church was cool too.
Posted on 2/28/16 at 5:14 pm to VolFanInCzechRep
Find a Catholic and tell em those Protestants across the road said some nasty things about them.
Posted on 2/28/16 at 6:53 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
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Rent a car go see Cliffs of Moher and Gallway.
Highly recommend doing this. Dublin is a really cool city with plenty to do for 3-4 days, but the charm of Ireland is renting a car and exploring the country. I spent a month in Dublin and I enjoyed our trips to Gallway and Belfast the most. Cliffs of Moher are breathtaking and worth your time. Although, I might elect to spend a day or two doing the Ring of Kerry and staying a night in a B&B on this route. LINK
I was in college when I went, so I spent most of my time in pubs acting like a 21 year old should. Going back I would do a lot the same, but would spend more time exploring the country with a rental car/hiking.
Posted on 2/28/16 at 7:04 pm to olddawg26
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The temple bar area is badass
Personally felt like this was a touristy area. If you want to go to a pub with local college/young adult age people, go to Porterhouse next to Trinity college - also check out the pub on Trinity College's campus if you have time (just grab a beer and move on...cool to see the campus). I would also recommend for a night in Dublin going to a pub called the Bleeding Horse LINK(not far off Camden Street), a club called CopperFace Jacks LINK(this is a dance club with lots of sloots. Very fun, but you need to be appropriately drunk), and finely if you make it all the way through the night to close at Copper's, go to a restaurant called Zaytoon's that is around the corner and appropriately open till 5 AM - get the kebabs and you will crave it the rest of your life.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 2:22 am to BlackPawnMartyr
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Rent a car go see Cliffs of Moher and Gallway.
I would agree, just be aware that renting a car is a huge pain in the arse in Ireland. Be sure to Google advice for showing up because it could take forever.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 8:42 am to VolFanInCzechRep
play the pipes and lead all the rats out
Posted on 2/29/16 at 8:46 am to VolFanInCzechRep
Glad I found this thread. Going there for a week in a couple of months.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 6:16 pm to GameCocky88
Been there. Wound up in a ditch naked.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 10:38 pm to VolFanInCzechRep
Trinity college book of kells and library are a must in dublin. But really Dublin is very much like any other large city, and the best of Ireland is away from the cities. The dingle penninsula was awesome, the most irish place in ireland
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