Dublin

[CRCy17]

Just booked a trip to Dublin for Spring Break and St. Patty's Day...anyone on here have any suggestions on the area?

Edit: Early plans include tours of the Guinness and Jameson Factories

 

[drmwevr08]

Guinness brewery tour and Trinity College

 

[arganbright2]

No offense, but threads like these bother me. I always see people booking awesome vacations to amazing destinations and my St. Patty's Day will consist of two dollar bottles at Paddy's in Ames while wearing the only green shirt I have so that nobody pinches me or asks that ever annoying question "Do you have any green on?" You are going to be in Ireland on St. Patty's Day---hmmm, pretty much anywhere is going to be a good time.

 

[isucyfan]

Saint Michan's Church- Creepy church that Bram Stoker modeled creepy settings after in "Dracula". There are naturally mummified bodies in the cellar. Cool as heck.

Phoenix Park- Beautiful "central park" of Dublin

I second the Guinness Brewery, if you're into that.

 

[CRCy17]

No offense, but threads like these bother me. I always see people booking awesome vacations to amazing destinations and my St. Patty's Day will consist of two dollar bottles at Paddy's in Ames while wearing the only green shirt I have so that nobody pinches me or asks that ever annoying question "Do you have any green on?" You are going to be in Ireland on St. Patty's Day---hmmm, pretty much anywhere is going to be a good time.

Roommates and I found a flight for $350, couldnt say no

 

[GeronimusClone]

Rubbers

 

[isucyfan]

Also, Deacon Brody's Pub has a great story behind it, and see if you can find the statue that the locals call "The Floozy in the Jacuzzi".

 

[isucyfan]

Rubbers

Rubbers mean "erasers" there, BTW.

 

[goldmember]

Ireland is expensive, so be sure to have plenty of money saved up.

 

[cybsball20]

Roommates and I found a flight for $350, couldnt say no

You can get some cheap flights to Europe these days... I got an email about round trip to Amsterdam for around that... If I didn't have so much going on this year I would have snatched it up...

 

[GeronimusClone]

Rubbers mean "erasers" there, BTW.

Do they call their cigs fags too?

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Just booked a trip to Dublin for Spring Break and St. Patty's Day...anyone on here have any suggestions on the area?

Edit: Early plans include tours of the Guinness and Jameson Factories

Saint Michan's Church- Creepy church that Bram Stoker modeled creepy settings after in "Dracula". There are naturally mummified bodies in the cellar. Cool as heck.

Saint Michan's is pretty cool.

How many days are you going to be there? I prefer the western side of Ireland. The Cliffs of Mohr in county Clare are spectacular. The Burren, The Ring of Kerry. As you can tell I prefer the countryside as opposed to the city.
It's a small island. You can do quite a bit of driving in a week.

 

[RyCy04]

Do they call their cigs fags too?

Shut up, cigarette.

 

[Incyte]

My wife and I leave for Ireland on Friday!

Self-drive tour that ends with two days in dublin. Jameson and Guiness storehouse are on the list.

I belive some history majors from Trinity give a daily walking tour of Dublin and there is a Literary Pub Crawl that we might check out.

Friday can't come soon enough!

 

[GeronimusClone]

Shut up, cigarette.

I like to call my sausages bangers too.
"Don't you remember this morning? You tried to put a banger in my mouth."

 

[bmuff]

They don't make as big a deal for St. Patricks Day as we do. It's more of a religious holiday over there. I think for major SPD activities, you need to go to Chicago or New York.

As far as Dublin, if you like Guiness, get ready for the best beer ever. I don't know why it is different, but the Guiness tastes a LOT better over there...and I love it over here. They are all about the Guiness. I remember asking some old locals which pubs to hit and the response was "This place pours a good pint of Guiness, and this place pours a good pint of Guiness...". Depending on your time schedule, I'd definitely suggest getting out into the country, especially the west coast. There's not a ton of stuff to do in Dublin outside of pub hopping. And the scenery is way better if you hit the road and travel a little.

Oh yeah, don't forget to visit the Brazen Head. Oldest pub in Dublin. Actually older than our country.

 

[benjay]

I'll echo what others have said. The beauty in Ireland lies in the countryside, not the cities. The cities are sort of drab and dirty to be honest, but the country is amazing.

As far as where exactly to go, get a brochure. I toured the Blarney Castle and did a scenic bus ride of the Ring of Kerry. Both were fun, but you'd have to take a train from Dublin to Cork and stay a night or two to do them. I'm sure there's plenty of other things closer to Dublin if you want to stay there.

 

[sunset]

Concur with several others. We rented a car and spent two weeks driving around the country. Dublin is cool, but it was my least favorite part of the country. In Dublin we did the Guiness factory, the General Post Office (bloody Sunday), a really old prison that I forget the name of, Trinity College, and walked downtown. If you get the chance, take in a Hurling or Gaelic Football match (Their All-Ireland tournaments rival anything I've seen in U.S. Sports). Guiness does taste better in Ireland, I have no idea why. If you get the chance, have a pint of Caffrey's Irish Ale. Awesome stuff.

The West and North are my favorite and are amazing for many different reasons. Some of the most picturesque landscapes I've ever seen. If you want to learn about Ireland and the Irish go to a rural pub.

 

[erikbj]

I heard the Waterford Crystal factory is awsome. It probably is something a couple college guys don't want to go see - but they said it was amazing watching everything being made by hand.

Other than that Guiness factory is great.

 

[ianoconnor]

I had a friend who went on a trip all around Europe over Christmas break. He said that his favorite city was Dublin and that the people were super nice there.