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Ireland May 2017- Updated Itinerary
Posted on 2/14/17 at 9:13 am
Posted on 2/14/17 at 9:13 am
Excited to say my wife loved her Valentine's Day present... first class tickets to Dublin on DL. Used miles and it was 99k per ticket round trip (got them in November).
This board loves Ireland and tons of awesome threads on the area. I will try to learn how to post pictures of the trip once we go and come back. I will go back to other threads, but if there are any absolute best places you ate/drank/ or visited feel free to let me know.
We are MSY-JFK-DUB and vice versa on the return. A bit of a long layover in JFK both times but have sky club access so it should be fine. Wife has never flown international first class and while we are only on a 767 it should be fine. I was hoping for the A330 but this will certainly do for the price.
We have not started the planning yet but I presume we will only spend 2 days in Dublin and the rest driving around outside the city based on what I have read in threads here.
Cheers!
Update 3/11
So here is the look of the trip so far:
May 3rd- land in Dublin
Hotels:
3rd and 4th- Dublin Westin
5th- Galway- Salthill Hotel
6th and 7th- Killarney- Lake Hotel
8th- Waterford- Waterford Castle
9th- Dublin- The Shelbourne
Food:
4th- Patrick Guilbaud
8th- Waterford Castle - Munster Room
Place to Be Seen:
Cliffs of Moher
Ring of Kerry
Clonmacnoise
Gap of Dunloe
Brú na Bóinne/ Newgrange
Trinity College
Guinness
St. Patrick's Cathedral
More to come!
This board loves Ireland and tons of awesome threads on the area. I will try to learn how to post pictures of the trip once we go and come back. I will go back to other threads, but if there are any absolute best places you ate/drank/ or visited feel free to let me know.
We are MSY-JFK-DUB and vice versa on the return. A bit of a long layover in JFK both times but have sky club access so it should be fine. Wife has never flown international first class and while we are only on a 767 it should be fine. I was hoping for the A330 but this will certainly do for the price.
We have not started the planning yet but I presume we will only spend 2 days in Dublin and the rest driving around outside the city based on what I have read in threads here.
Cheers!
Update 3/11
So here is the look of the trip so far:
May 3rd- land in Dublin
Hotels:
3rd and 4th- Dublin Westin
5th- Galway- Salthill Hotel
6th and 7th- Killarney- Lake Hotel
8th- Waterford- Waterford Castle
9th- Dublin- The Shelbourne
Food:
4th- Patrick Guilbaud
8th- Waterford Castle - Munster Room
Place to Be Seen:
Cliffs of Moher
Ring of Kerry
Clonmacnoise
Gap of Dunloe
Brú na Bóinne/ Newgrange
Trinity College
Guinness
St. Patrick's Cathedral
More to come!
This post was edited on 3/19/17 at 10:37 am
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Posted on 2/14/17 at 9:34 am to CaptainJ47
good stuff, lucky gal.
Posted on 2/14/17 at 9:40 am to CaptainJ47
Is the flight operated by DL or Virgin Atlantic?
If VA, definitely take advantage of the VA club at JFK and LHR, two of the nicest clubs I have ever seen. I will see if I can find a writeup from my trip to Ireland
We did Dublin-Galway-Dingle-Cork with stops along the way. I really enjoyed Kinsale and Kilkenny two towns we barely spent anytime in.
If VA, definitely take advantage of the VA club at JFK and LHR, two of the nicest clubs I have ever seen. I will see if I can find a writeup from my trip to Ireland
We did Dublin-Galway-Dingle-Cork with stops along the way. I really enjoyed Kinsale and Kilkenny two towns we barely spent anytime in.
This post was edited on 2/14/17 at 9:44 am
Posted on 2/14/17 at 9:55 am to CaptainJ47
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I will try to learn how to post pictures of the trip once we go and come back
I can help with that once you get back. Looking forward to your review.
Have fun!
Posted on 2/14/17 at 2:10 pm to CaptainJ47
Here is a quirky day trip suggestion if you like to walk in beautiful scenic places. Take the short DART ride from Dublin to Bray. Get out and walk along the Bray to Greystones Cliff Walk (maybe 2 hour walk) LINK. When you get to Greystones walk over to The Happy Pear LINK for a phenomenal vegetarian meal. Then take the DART back to Dublin.
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:02 pm to CaptainJ47
I leave for Dublin on the 23rd of this month. Definitely doing the Greystones/Bray walk (weather permitting) mentioned upthread, and Howth has a similar cliff walk w/views out out to sea if you like that sort of thing. This walking guide: LINK
has some good stuff in it.
We will NOT be renting a car, due to the time of year (early sunsets means too much night driving), left side driving, and the pace of the trip....we will find plenty to occupy our time without needing a car. My goal isn't to cover the entire island, but rather to focus on Dublin/surrounds.
I booked a 2.5 hr food walking tour of Dublin through LINK / which focuses on Irish food producers/purveyors. Looking forward to checking out traditional cheeses, bread, etc.
has some good stuff in it.
We will NOT be renting a car, due to the time of year (early sunsets means too much night driving), left side driving, and the pace of the trip....we will find plenty to occupy our time without needing a car. My goal isn't to cover the entire island, but rather to focus on Dublin/surrounds.
I booked a 2.5 hr food walking tour of Dublin through LINK / which focuses on Irish food producers/purveyors. Looking forward to checking out traditional cheeses, bread, etc.
Posted on 2/14/17 at 9:17 pm to CaptainJ47
I'm planning a family trip, probably in 2018 because of work. I want to fly into Dublin, do 4 nights there, then drive to Limerick and do 3 or 4 nights there. Then fly out of Shannon to come home.
If you're gonna spend a week in Ireland, you need to see the West. Limerick is a good central spot to hit a lot of those places,..... Kerry, Dingle, Galway, Cliffs of Moer, etc.
If you're gonna spend a week in Ireland, you need to see the West. Limerick is a good central spot to hit a lot of those places,..... Kerry, Dingle, Galway, Cliffs of Moer, etc.
Posted on 2/16/17 at 7:54 am to CaptainJ47
Congrats, nice surprise move.
Just a couple of recs for your trip-
She'll like Adare village if your in North Kerry.
Cashel and/or Clonmacnoise if you can work it in.
New Grange is close to Stonehenge as to impressive. It's about an hour North from DUB.
The time I went, we got there straight off the plane at 9:00 am when it opened, had the first tour guide of the day by ourselves.
Avoid Blarney Castle. Go to Kinsale or visit Jameson's with the same amount of time when you're in south Cork.
Queenstown/Cobh is cool down there too.
A place to stay in Doolin on west coast (not a Marriott property):
Ballinalacken Castle Hotel Link
Think Fawlty Towers except fully functional and functioning.
Declan (the owner) let me tend bar for my party. He & his wife are great peeps and Doolin is cool.
Have a great trip whatever you do. Ireland ain't bad.
I'm half-assed looking for property there.
Just a couple of recs for your trip-
She'll like Adare village if your in North Kerry.
Cashel and/or Clonmacnoise if you can work it in.
New Grange is close to Stonehenge as to impressive. It's about an hour North from DUB.
The time I went, we got there straight off the plane at 9:00 am when it opened, had the first tour guide of the day by ourselves.
Avoid Blarney Castle. Go to Kinsale or visit Jameson's with the same amount of time when you're in south Cork.
Queenstown/Cobh is cool down there too.
A place to stay in Doolin on west coast (not a Marriott property):
Ballinalacken Castle Hotel Link
Think Fawlty Towers except fully functional and functioning.
Declan (the owner) let me tend bar for my party. He & his wife are great peeps and Doolin is cool.
Have a great trip whatever you do. Ireland ain't bad.
I'm half-assed looking for property there.
This post was edited on 2/16/17 at 7:56 am
Posted on 2/16/17 at 1:41 pm to CaptainJ47
I did a golf trip where we flew into Dublin and back out of Shannon. Unfortunately, we spent so much time driving and playing golf that we didn't get to do much else. The one stop that was most memorable was Kinsale and I highly recommend staying at a place called The White House. Quaint little coastal town with shops, restaurants, and bars.
Posted on 3/5/17 at 10:17 am to CaptainJ47
Just back from a weeklong visit---it was gray, drizzly, and cold, but we had a good time despite the weather. A visit to Newgrange & the Hill of Tara was a highlight, as was a day trip to Howth. Howth has charm to spare, plus an active fishing fleet, seals to watch in the harbor, and lots of food choices. A ruined abbey, now the site of a graveyard, overlooks the waterfront--quite a view for eternity, LOL.
We stayed in the West End/Christchurch area, just on the edge of Temple Bar, which turned out to be a great location, easily accessible to most everything in the city, as well as close to the major transit routes.
We stayed in the West End/Christchurch area, just on the edge of Temple Bar, which turned out to be a great location, easily accessible to most everything in the city, as well as close to the major transit routes.
Posted on 3/5/17 at 12:39 pm to CaptainJ47
I'm from Ireland - live in Kildare.
Email me any questions you have phillips2104@gmail.com.
I'd help any Ranter out as best I could considering how amazing everyone was on my trip to LSU in Nov.
Email me any questions you have phillips2104@gmail.com.
I'd help any Ranter out as best I could considering how amazing everyone was on my trip to LSU in Nov.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 8:14 pm to CaptainJ47
Just made it back. What a hell of a trip. I will try to type up an extensive review. I took over 600 pics so hopefully 10 of them are decent. I would strongly recommend a trip but I will include some tips on things I would do different in my review.
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