"Green and Friendly Ireland" Ireland by piglet44

Ireland Travel Guide: 15,531 reviews and 34,392 photos

Land flowing with Guinness

We had wanted to visit Ireland for some time, mainly because of the music, and finally we did it! Unfortunately only for 2 weeks but it was a wonderful trip.

Glendalough and KiIlkenny

Kilkenny Castle

We arrived in Dublin but left her for the end. We went down through the Wicklow Mountains to the quaint town of Kilkenny. Lovely pubs and great craic. The Glendalough monastery is well worth a visit and the Powerscourt Waterfall was lovely and green.

the Rock of Cashel

Rock of Cashel

On our second day in Kilkenny we visited the Castle and the Rock of Cashel a very impressive site which looks a bit like the Buena Vista magic Castle as you drive up to it. The Irish guides are brilliant and the tours are well worth taking. Then off back to the pub in the evening for a brilliant spontaneous music session... If you love music go to Ireland and you are in for a treat!

Pros and Cons

Pros:wonderful scenery and people
Cons:rain rain and more rain..
In a nutshell:great place great people

Last visit to Ireland: Aug 2004
Intro Written Aug 22, 2004
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margaretvn Dec 17, 2006 at 1:28 AM

ice little page - great country. Happy birthday, have a lovely day
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deecat Mar 18, 2006 at 8:54 AM

Just a wonderful introduction. The places you stayed all sound unique and perfect. Your travelogues were also quite enlightening.
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vesna04 Nov 8, 2005 at 3:45 PM

Hello Ruth, You have done fine job here. Regards :)
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sarahjayn Sep 4, 2005 at 2:36 PM

i loved ireland. your tips are very nice.
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ronaldbarr Apr 11, 2005 at 9:11 PM

Hey Woof! You have been to Ireland and by the looks of it you had a great time. Come back and visit the north. In the meantime you can catch a glimpse of what you missed on some of my pages! Greetings from Ireland. ronaldbarr
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scottishvisitor Dec 3, 2004 at 10:07 AM

I have yet to meet anyone who doesn't love Ireland Nice work!!
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aussirose Aug 27, 2004 at 2:49 AM

Oh Wow Ruth. Looks like you guys had a great time. Bet they don't need Karoke bars there with all that Guinness flowin' haha. Ann :o)
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aadil Aug 26, 2004 at 7:56 AM

Great start!!! Your pictures are stunningly beautiful!!! I'm sure you had a lovely time there!!! And what happened to the starry Guy?!!! No Perseid meteors?!!!
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don1dublin Aug 26, 2004 at 6:16 AM

Glad to see you had a good time over here in Ireland :0)