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Re: Desperate to travel

by marcie31 22 May 2012

First, congratulations for wanting to go in search of your soul despite not having tons of money! It can be done, even in spendy Ireland…
RE: 14 Day Itinerary in Ireland- Need advice!

by timothysolberg 19 May 2012

I like Ennis. I spent one night there and had lots of fun listening to traditional music in a pub. However, unless you have a special…
RE: Day trip from Cork

by PhilipD 10 April 2012

First off, I'm not sure you can hire a car for a day, most rentals have a 2 day minimum. Your trip is do-able, although personally I…
Re: Need advice on a low-key town in Ireland

by Julie25 20 January 2012

Barney, Kenmare sounds like a winner! Based on my research its' location is unbeatable, right on the famous Ring of Kerry and Ring of…
RE: 1st Ireland Visit: 4 Nights, 5 Days. In Shannon, Out Cork.This week!

by timothysolberg 16 January 2012

Driving to the Cliffs of Moher and then to Killaloe for the night will work; but as #1 said, allow lots of time on the road. Although…
RE: Making The Most Out Of Our Holiday

by Frida1 14 November 2011

May is a good time. As good a chance of good weather as summer, but fewer tourists. There should be beautiful gardens at that time.…
Advice on itinerary 16 days/nights end of next August

by kep 25 October 2011

Hi, I am new to this forum. Planning trip to Ireland for end of August in '12 (1st time for me & our son who will be 9, 2nd time for…
Re: Hitchhiking Ring of Beara and Glengariff bus question

by Bisquick 12 September 2011

For buses check buseireann.ie (origin: Castletownbere). There's a stop at Cork Airport before you reach the city. Takes over 2 hours.…
Hitchhiking Ring of Beara and Glengariff bus question

by mlhopetc 11 September 2011

So I've seen a few posts about this but I am sort of in a time crunch and would love some replies on a few things. My girlfriend and…
RE: Good base for Cork / Kerry

by PhilipD 23 August 2011

Kenmare or Bantry would be the most central for what you are looking for. Kenmare is nice, but quite expensive, Bantry is more of a 'regula…
Re: Tips on biking Beara penninsula in August

by bearaman 18 July 2011

Hi Ed, Check out [the beara info site|http://www.bearainfo.com/] - it should have info on all your needs for bike tours of the Beara…
RE: South west Ireland priorities

by albenarth 15 July 2011

If you make it to the far South West take a drive around the coast of the Beara Peninsula, starting and finishing (via the Caha Pass)…
Re: Biking across Ireland

by overmantle 22 June 2011

I live in Cork city and I might be interested in joining you for a section of the trip.Two places I would be interested in cyling through…
RE: Beara Peninsula - no car - in October

by bearaman 21 June 2011

There' not much public transport between villages in Beara, as mentioned a public bus runs from Castletownbere to Adrigole, Glengarriff…
RE: Base for Ring of Beara?

by bearaman 21 June 2011

Probably finished your trip at this stage so how did you get on? I would have gone for Kenmare as well as it has lots of good restaurants…
Camper Van around Ireland? North or South?

by sammycblack 25 April 2011

Hi All. Husband and I are doing 2 weeks in Ireland late September/ early October this year. We're considering renting a camper van for…
RE: Ring of Kerry or Dingle Peninsula?

by yofletch 14 April 2011

Please tell us 1, Where are you from ? 2 How long a stay ? 3 Why can't you do both ?…
RE: Ireland over Easter week

by alan1972 19 March 2011

>Well, our main purpose in stopping by Kenmare is a base to see the Dingle peninsula Kenmare makes sense as a base for the Beara Peninsula…
RE: Base for Ring of Beara?

by dc_laure 19 February 2011

Thanks, Itobin. We definitely wouldn't drive ROK and ROB in one day! We are leaning pretty heavily towards Kenmare now and focusing…
Re: Base for Ring of Beara?

by ltobin 16 February 2011

We just returned from a New Year's trip to Ireland and used Glengarriff as a base for the Ring of Beara. We stayed 3 nights at Glengarriff…
Re: Base for Ring of Beara?

by odonnabhains 07 February 2011

Hi dc , i am from kenmare and would have to recommend kenmare over the other towns, as it is a great base and you can also do the ring…
Base for Ring of Beara?

by dc_laure 06 February 2011

Would you recommend using Glengariff, Bantry, or Kenmare as a base for driving the Ring of Beara? Specific recomendations for places…
RE: 7 days in Ireland week of march 7th

by Frida1 15 January 2011

Do some research. Consider skipping Cork City. It's a large, confusing city, very difficult to drive in and with nothing special to…
RE: Suggestions for Ireland - 7 days in Sept

by Frida1 09 January 2011

With 1 week, you are best off choosing an area of the country to visit. Typically, that would be the east coast, the SW, the west or…
Re: First Trip to Ireland

by steve501 31 December 2010

For off the beaten path, I would recommend a trip around the Ring of Beara. We did Kerry, Dingle and Beara. The Beara peninsula was…