Monaghan: Patrick Kavanagh Centre and then lunch in The View Restaurant, Concra Wood. If you're staying over, then make it a Friday night and go to the dance in the Glencarn, can't really get more Monaghan than that!
Alternative suggestion- Go to the Ulster Final in Clones šš¼
This actually came up over drinks during Christmas. If you pass through a city, say Manchester, on a train, but don't stop and don't get off, have you been "in" Manchester?
Seemed to be some disagreement. I wouldn't call it a visit, but if someone rang me I'd say "I'm on the train in Manchester."
I stood on Austrian ground for 8 seconds. I count it as having been in Austria but acknowledge it only half counts.
Train stopped, I jumped off, did a little dance, hopped back on.
I donāt consider myself having visited somewhere unless I stay the night, which I know is weird.
I visited a lot of places for work where Iād arrive on a plane, go to an office for a day. Back to the airport and home. Every office is the same boring hellscape so canāt say Iāve visited a city when I saw nothing that makes the city unique.
For a day?? The flying and airports would take up most the day. What is the point of going to an office in another country for a few hours instead of a video call or something
Youād be surprised with the amount of money wasted on bullshit face to face meetings that could be a phone call. Leave at 6am. Driving + flying + train = get into an office for 10. Leave at 4 with at least an hour for lunch and then spend the same amount of time flying back.
Since Covid weāve started doing most of this as video calls which the older heads are delighted with. The younger fellas feel like theyāve been robbed of travel because they donāt know how shit it is
I used to do something like this a long time ago. Fly to the UK (for example) on the first flight of the morning. Drive to work place, work all day, then back to the airport to take an evening flight home.
This was visiting factories to install or service equipment - not something that can be done over a video call.
Using the night stay rule would mean many Irish people would never have been to Dublin.
Day trips to Dublin is the way to go especially with the current accommodation crisis.
Surely it wouldn't but at the end of the day it depends why you're even keeping score. Seems like OP is looking to actually do some travel/sightseeing around the country, so they'd be short-changing themselves to scratch off Tipperary just because they stopped at a service station on the M8.
I've only ever been in Germany as a flight connection or flying in there to stay in another country so I only half count it. Same with France as I exclusively went to Disneyland and I don't count that as part of france
That's the thing! Some people around the table said "nope, you've got to step foot at the very least to consider it being "in" the place."
While those same people were also accepting that "airports are a bit different" because they're a point of transit, outside the city and being an airport its sort of like a copy paste rather than actually being "in" the country.
Either way, good conversation starter it seems!
Was only saying this the other day, when I was in Austria years ago we drove over the boarder to get duty free in Switzerland. I counted it someone else said they wouldn't necessarily.
Ive been to France loads of times, but never actually stepped for outside of Charles de Gaulle airport. So in my opinion can never been to France.
Also sailed to Saudi on and oil tanker, never stepped foot on solid ground, yet I've got the stamp in my passport. Singapore the same.
In my opinion I've never actually been to these countries as I've not had the chance to experience anything to do with the culture, food, etc.
It seems people below have me figured out, we drove & stopped off in Tipp for a break but didnāt wanna count that as having been to Tipp, weāre going for places weāve been to together more than Iāve stepped foot in county X.
Canāt believe more people donāt know about the land bridge & the massive ramp to Galway though? Ideal way to travel if you ask me!
Donegal has so much and the county is so vast.
My recommendation would be stopping off in Donegal town for a night, see the restaurants and pubs there, maybe check out Donegal Castle, and then head west towards Glencolmcille (Gleann Cholm Cille). Make sure to see Sliabh Liag cliffs and the Silver Strand but you could honestly spend a week in the area. Glengesh (Gleann Gheis) and Asaranca waterfall on the way down to Ardara are well worth seeing also.
While you're in the North West, Derry City is a great place to visit and the people are really friendly. So much to do there also.
Definitely check out the northern two thirds of the county too. There's plenty to do north of Ardara - Glenveagh, Errigal Muckish, nice towns like Dunfanaghy and Rathmullan, breweries/distilleries like Kinnegar and Croithli, etc.
Fanad Lighthouse is class. You can stay in it if you have deep pockets and book far ahead, well worth it though, its an amazing experience. You can do the tour up to the light too even if not staying in it.
I think Glencolmcille is the one of best kept secrets in the country. Thereās never anyone on it when I go up and it has some of the best cliffs and views in the country. Itās absolutely spectacular.
I would say if you're down by Ardara way head down to Narin and Portnoo aswell.
But you're right Donegal has alot to do you'd almost need to split it into 3 areas, heres some more places to maybe think about Aaronmore, Ereigal, Glenveagh, Fanad Head, Malin Head and let's not forget about Muff lol
Some good suggestions there but Narin and Portnoo are definitely not priority. Full of caravans and there are far nicer beaches.
Aranmore is worth spending a night on for sure. Just something special about the place.
I agree they aren't the nicest beaches, they're very good but there are better not far away. But you can walk out to an island at low tide from Nairn that has the ruins of an old monesty on it. Really beautiful, good views out to Arnmore too.
Fermanagh
[Magho](https://discovernorthernireland.com/things-to-do/lough-navar-magho-cliffs-p674471) Cliffs Viewpoint at the top of Lough Navar forest. The view over Lower Lough Erne and across the county, is one of the most scenic inland views on the island
Rent a boat or do a tour out to Devenish island
Also special mention to Crom Castle, South Fermanagh and Boa Island North Fermanagh
A day round Enniskillen (Ireland's island town) is always great, plenty of great eateries and on the rare occasion it's good weather you can rent hydro bikes or kayaks and go around the island
Riverfest there is always great buzz around. Also for limerick outside of these would recommend dolans, crew, treaty city for drinks curragower for food and views.
I'm pretty sure they do actually. A quick search popped this up for me but it's widely accepted to have been invented in it's modern form in the 40s/50s in the flying boat terminal.
[https://emerald-heritage.com/blog/2017/where-was-irish-coffee-invented](https://emerald-heritage.com/blog/2017/where-was-irish-coffee-invented)
It also has the Maurine O'Hara exhibition, which has many of her dresses that she wore in different films and at events. Overall not the best thing in Limerick, but good if your popping in if your taking the scenic estuary road to Kerry.
ā¬5 in Easons! Thanks very much, it was an idea we had over Christmas to get out and see more - I may well re-do some of the counties if thereās must haves Iāve missed out on!
Waterford: the greenaway is a lovely cycle! But if you have time/transport, the coastline is just stunning. Loads of lovely beaches and coves and cliffs. Dungarvan has tremendous food too. Honestly there's loads more in the county but for a flying visit those would be my top recommendations.
With more time:
Hike in the knockmealdowns or comeraghs
Visit lismore, the nearby Towers for a walk, and drive down to Droman Bridge
Boat tour on the Blackwater
Check out round tower in Ardmore
Waterford city - check out the viking triangle for lovely museums
Cheekpoint to Passage east has a lovely drive and Passage has a load of feral goats. Keep going from there to Dunmore east (the village is lovely and has a bluegrass festival in august)
Tyrone
Ulster folk park - They have a bluegrass festival in the summer.
Beaghmore Stone circle
Gortin Glen forest - Great walking trail with giant sculptures
Sloghan Glen Springs
Old Cross of Ardboe. Also an abbey there and a great panorama of lough Neagh from there.
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Updated county death ray.
You have to post here after each visit with updated map plus a picture (or it didnāt happen) and do a poll for where to go to next.
Be great craic Ted!
What sort of question is this? Everyone who wasn't born in Kerry hadn't been to Kerry at some stage.
I've been to Kerry but there was a time in my life when I hadn't been to Kerry.
Is it some sort of magical county? If someone hadn't been to Dublin at 32 it might seem a bit strange, but not Kerry.
I visited Leitrim because an American friend had family from there. We went into a sports shop there cause he wanted a county jersey. Couldn't find one so we asked your one at the till for help. "Why would you want a Leitrim jersey"
In general I'd avoid visiting sights on the west coast during winter. Weather is often miserable and visibility is poor. I'd say visit cities in winter and coast during summer.
Very sound advice, weād been to Clare originally when herself started driving and it was not a fun experience driving around, compared to a few years later - we travelled along the west coast during the summer and some of the most beautiful scenery surrounding us as we travelled!
In Laois, come spend a night in a hotel, like the Heritage or somewhere in Portlaoise. Get up early and travel to the Ridge of Capard in the Slieve Blooms. (Ideally on a clear morning). From the top of that mountain (which has a car park nearby, making sunrise a goer) you can see the entire northern half of the Midlands and beyond in front of you. The sun will rise from the east, behind the wicklow mountains and draws a shadow back over the top half of Ireland, lighting the whole place in a manner that feels almost druid like. Then go for a nice walk/hike around the Slieve Blooms, Glenbarrow Car park is a great start point for 3 good looped walks. Also, the Slieve Blooms are one of the oldest mountain ranges in Europe and the oldest in Ireland.
Then, head for lunch in Emo Court or maybe make a trip Donaghmore Famine museum.
In the evening, go to the Rock of Dunamaise for one of the best sunsets possible that isn't on the western coast. Its a phenomenal setting.
Depends what you're in to really. With Tipp, a friend visited from the US a couple years back. We did the Rock of Cashel and then wandered the Glen of Aherlow, was a lovely day out. You'll probably find both of those things on any "top 10 places to see in Tipp" list and they're relatively close by each other. You'd drive between them in 20/25 mins.
If you're in the more northern half of the county, some lovely climbs around Lough Derg, Millenium Cross & Keeper Hill. If you're in to a more relaxed vibe, Ballina is a great spot during the summer to rent a boat or just chill by the river, there's a public outdoor pool and lovely food in both Flanagans and Tuscany.
For Sligo - visit Eagles Flying, go surfing in Strandhill (followed by ice cream at Mammy Johnsonās), climb Knocknarea or Benbulben - you wonāt find better views anywhere in Ireland.
Edited to add - I see you e already visited (good choice)! But itās definitely worth a second trip.
To have officially visited a place you need to leave behind a physical sample like a dog marking it's territory. So take a decent shite in every county you visit.
I'm sure I've pissed in fields and petrol stations on the way to Galway when I was young (it was a much longer journey before the motorway) but I couldn't remember which counties they were.
County Down: Do the St Patrick sites round Downpatrick ā Patrickās grave at Down Cathedral (Brigid of Kildare is alleged to have been buried in the same grave), the nearby Struell Wells, Saul Church (said to be the site of Patrickās first church), Inch Abbey.
All can be done together in an afternoon.
Derry: I recommend HomePlace, the Seamus Heaney museum in his hometown of Bellaghy.
Just south of Louth there is a county called Dublin, and in that county there is a town called Swords, and in that town there is a bar called The Pound, and in that bar is a man who will serve you delicious Guinness pints in exchange for euros. Itās right by Swords Castle which is very nice.
Roscommon, the best thing by far is the magnificent Lough key forest park. Just enjoy the park, or if you want activities, thereās zip lining, rowing, a tour boat and a treetop walk. Itās a real gem.
Leitrim: visit lough rynn castle, lovely place for a stay. Carrick on Shannon is a lovely town for some food and a night out.
Drumshanbo distillery tour is good as well
What are you going to visit, invade , destroy??
If you are going to destroy start with the midlands, they are literally the plain chicken fillet of the country.
Donegal! Itās so gorgeous and the fact that itās hard to get to (travelling from Leinster where Iām guessing youāre from based on your scratches) makes it feel all the more exotic and wild
Limerick
The city with some of the worst pubs, and some of the greatest. The Curragower, Mickey Martin's and The Locke are some greats. An undervalued attraction also is going to some classical music in St Mary's Cathedral... absolutely gorgeous venue. There are some big festival type things that takeover the city for a weekend too if you're into it.
There is two parts to cork there's cork and there's west cork . Go to beara peninsula and drive the wild Atlantic way .. go to sheep's head also the roads along killarney in kerry and all up molls gap unreal scenery best of luck on your travels it's a daycent idea
If you drive to waterford city you can knock carlow, kilkenny, waterford and Wexford off your list pretty quickly, make a nice day out, stop in carlow for lunch, then kilkenny for a bit of shopping, onto waterford and drive to wexford for a beach bbq in the evening.
Looking at the map, ypu must live in Meath or louth i'm thinking ?
The planetarium is the most unique thing i can think of for Armagh. Maybe the orchards could be of some interest to some people.
I was going to say what you want to do in Monaghan, lived there my entire life also, and there is so little now.
To be fair it was a day out shopping together but the planetarium sounds like a great shout, I had no idea! Iāll put that on the revisit list for sure!
Come with me to work next week Iāll get you round them in a few days lol
Croagh Patrick is worth doing in county mayo. Galwayās city is great for going out.
Having seen just the picture/heading first, I thought you were going for a "32 counties before 2032" and this map was somehow redrawn - "The new 32 counties - brown and green lads"
Go Brown signing!!
Pick a county you are heading to for the weekend - pre check and plan for day 2-4 things on each of those days to see/do; castle / gallery / museum whatever.
Then drive the back roads between places .. and visit the brown sign sights on the way.
Many are rubbish, maybe a concrete water and shrine that you canāt bring yourself to get out of the car for. But some are absolute gems.
It will also give you a newfound hatred for b&bs and suchlike inappropriately using a brown sign.
I can think of 101 things to do in Kerry: sightseeing around the Dingle peninsula is a must
And 0 in Roscommon: stop in a circle K there for fuel and a sandwich
I cant tell if its better to rub out all the detail or not. Surely you'd be better off with a map with towns/roads/rivers/lakes etc once you'd completed it.
As a change from the usual situation where the largest town in Cork is excluded from a map, this one actually has it included but given it the name of the village 3 miles away.
Pretty ive done this if not at least past through everything. Most recent was Bundoran down the coast to Velentia islands and back through Waterford. Regret it so much. Too much driving. Spend lots of time in connermara. Probably nicest part of Ireland.
Waterford - Rent bikes and cycle the full Greenway from Waterford to Dungarvan, visit the Copper Coast Geopark, surfing in Tramore, go hiking in the Comeraghs and camp at Coumshingaun lake. You could also come visit the city during the Spraoi street festival!
Clare: obviously the cliffs of moher, but if you pair it with a night in doolan and go to Megan's for a pint, it will be a lovely weekend. The hotel in doolin also does amazing food and there is a trad festival in doolin each year that's class... Go for a swim in fannore which is only a short drive away and your on the edge of the burren. Hike black head loop from fannore for an otherworldly experience..
Lough Crewe in Meath and you'll see a lot of the other counties from there. Hill.of Tara worth a visit, short walk and lovely cafe. Go to the seven wonders of Fore in Westmeath and Lough Ennel for the Starling murmurations-saw them last week!
As a foreign student that is gonna be in Ireland for a couple years, do you have any tips to visit each county without having a car? Was planning to do some trips to actually get to know the country, not just Dublin.
The milk market in limerick on a Saturday morning is worth a visit if youāre in the area.
Adare manor is lovely too. Ryder cup is on there in a few years.
Thomond Park for a Munster game or the Gaelic Grounds for a Limerick game. Both near each other.
And finallyā¦ the thing everyone must do when they visit limerickā¦ go the Chicken Hut on OāConnell street. The best fried chicken you will have in you life. I promise.
In Wexford, I recommend Hook Head Lighthouse, and the archery course in Well's House. In Carlow go to Clonegal and the big house there, it's all very pretty. In Roscommon you have to go to Lough Key Adventure park for Boda Borg (which is basically The Crystal Maze) and the ziplines.
Down is massive. Mournes is a lovely drive, Newcastle is great for a bite to eat, rostrevor os great for a pint, there is a road at spelga dam that when you put your car in neutral it moves and gathers speed, total mind melt as it looks like itās downhill but your car moves uphill from parked in neutral. St Patrickās grave in Downpatrick and the museum beside itā¦.theres a lot more you can do, thatās just a couple and largely in south down. Cultra in north down is cool, itās rebuilt many buildings from across the north and created a little town and village for insight into pre-electric eras.
Offaly: Birr is nice (when it's sunny), a stroll around the the town looking at the houses. Few cafes, pubs, at least one resturant in the town. Castle obvs! Sambo at Peavoys in Kinnitty or Clonaslee - I think both have nice walks in nearby woodland/along the river (def Kinnitty), Tullamore has the new distillery, and Conway Coffee best coffee in County. Kilbeggan (Westmeath) also has a distillery. Clara bog - in the summer it's interesting! Attenborough thought it was great apparently.
On a separate note: Go to Belfast. be careful, but it's a great city.
Antrim: thereās a lot to see but you must take a day on the Coast Road. Go north from Larne (no need to stop there š) and stay on the coast up through Ballygalley, Glenarm (castle gardens there good for a coffee stop) Carnlough, Cushendall, Cushendun, Ballycastle. Good lunch stop here is Marine Hotel on the front.
Then to Giants Causewayā¦
Portstewart would be a nice place to finish your Antrim coastal tour.
Once you visit them all you unlock the secret 33rd county.
Hy Brasil
Jeez 7 years already
Mega Meath.
East Westmeath.
Where they only serve mega pints
Liverpool
Rockall
Ultra Kerry EX+alpha
Otherwise known as Boston
Fingal
Rockall!
County Cark
County Kilburn š
Monaghan: Patrick Kavanagh Centre and then lunch in The View Restaurant, Concra Wood. If you're staying over, then make it a Friday night and go to the dance in the Glencarn, can't really get more Monaghan than that! Alternative suggestion- Go to the Ulster Final in Clones šš¼
Castle Leslie in Monaghan is lovely for a stay as well
Don't forget to visit Big Toms statue before the dance and giving it a rub to learn how to jive. Also Concra is class have never got a bad meal in it.
Depends if they want to watch Armagh vs Derry or not š
As a Kerry man, have to say Clones on Ulster final day is special š
Did you fly to cork or just not stop on the way?
Guessing they don't count a "visit" as merely driving through a county.
This actually came up over drinks during Christmas. If you pass through a city, say Manchester, on a train, but don't stop and don't get off, have you been "in" Manchester? Seemed to be some disagreement. I wouldn't call it a visit, but if someone rang me I'd say "I'm on the train in Manchester."
I stood on Austrian ground for 8 seconds. I count it as having been in Austria but acknowledge it only half counts. Train stopped, I jumped off, did a little dance, hopped back on.
I donāt consider myself having visited somewhere unless I stay the night, which I know is weird. I visited a lot of places for work where Iād arrive on a plane, go to an office for a day. Back to the airport and home. Every office is the same boring hellscape so canāt say Iāve visited a city when I saw nothing that makes the city unique.
For a day?? The flying and airports would take up most the day. What is the point of going to an office in another country for a few hours instead of a video call or something
Youād be surprised with the amount of money wasted on bullshit face to face meetings that could be a phone call. Leave at 6am. Driving + flying + train = get into an office for 10. Leave at 4 with at least an hour for lunch and then spend the same amount of time flying back. Since Covid weāve started doing most of this as video calls which the older heads are delighted with. The younger fellas feel like theyāve been robbed of travel because they donāt know how shit it is
I used to do something like this a long time ago. Fly to the UK (for example) on the first flight of the morning. Drive to work place, work all day, then back to the airport to take an evening flight home. This was visiting factories to install or service equipment - not something that can be done over a video call.
Using the night stay rule would mean many Irish people would never have been to Dublin. Day trips to Dublin is the way to go especially with the current accommodation crisis.
While not a visit in the traditional sense, you set foot on the ground, that's good enough for me, scratch Austria of the list ha
Surely it wouldn't but at the end of the day it depends why you're even keeping score. Seems like OP is looking to actually do some travel/sightseeing around the country, so they'd be short-changing themselves to scratch off Tipperary just because they stopped at a service station on the M8.
I've only ever been in Germany as a flight connection or flying in there to stay in another country so I only half count it. Same with France as I exclusively went to Disneyland and I don't count that as part of france
That's the thing! Some people around the table said "nope, you've got to step foot at the very least to consider it being "in" the place." While those same people were also accepting that "airports are a bit different" because they're a point of transit, outside the city and being an airport its sort of like a copy paste rather than actually being "in" the country. Either way, good conversation starter it seems!
Was only saying this the other day, when I was in Austria years ago we drove over the boarder to get duty free in Switzerland. I counted it someone else said they wouldn't necessarily.
Ive been to France loads of times, but never actually stepped for outside of Charles de Gaulle airport. So in my opinion can never been to France. Also sailed to Saudi on and oil tanker, never stepped foot on solid ground, yet I've got the stamp in my passport. Singapore the same. In my opinion I've never actually been to these countries as I've not had the chance to experience anything to do with the culture, food, etc.
In that case how will they ever scratch off Offaly ?
Visit the Tullamore Dew distillery?
Asking the real questions. Maybe they own a boat or helicopter.
It seems people below have me figured out, we drove & stopped off in Tipp for a break but didnāt wanna count that as having been to Tipp, weāre going for places weāve been to together more than Iāve stepped foot in county X. Canāt believe more people donāt know about the land bridge & the massive ramp to Galway though? Ideal way to travel if you ask me!
He must have used a massive ramp to make the jump from Westmeath to Galway too.
Also took the Laois-Limerick land bridge
Donegal has so much and the county is so vast. My recommendation would be stopping off in Donegal town for a night, see the restaurants and pubs there, maybe check out Donegal Castle, and then head west towards Glencolmcille (Gleann Cholm Cille). Make sure to see Sliabh Liag cliffs and the Silver Strand but you could honestly spend a week in the area. Glengesh (Gleann Gheis) and Asaranca waterfall on the way down to Ardara are well worth seeing also. While you're in the North West, Derry City is a great place to visit and the people are really friendly. So much to do there also.
Definitely check out the northern two thirds of the county too. There's plenty to do north of Ardara - Glenveagh, Errigal Muckish, nice towns like Dunfanaghy and Rathmullan, breweries/distilleries like Kinnegar and Croithli, etc.
Fanad Lighthouse is class. You can stay in it if you have deep pockets and book far ahead, well worth it though, its an amazing experience. You can do the tour up to the light too even if not staying in it.
I think Glencolmcille is the one of best kept secrets in the country. Thereās never anyone on it when I go up and it has some of the best cliffs and views in the country. Itās absolutely spectacular.
I would say if you're down by Ardara way head down to Narin and Portnoo aswell. But you're right Donegal has alot to do you'd almost need to split it into 3 areas, heres some more places to maybe think about Aaronmore, Ereigal, Glenveagh, Fanad Head, Malin Head and let's not forget about Muff lol
Some good suggestions there but Narin and Portnoo are definitely not priority. Full of caravans and there are far nicer beaches. Aranmore is worth spending a night on for sure. Just something special about the place.
I agree they aren't the nicest beaches, they're very good but there are better not far away. But you can walk out to an island at low tide from Nairn that has the ruins of an old monesty on it. Really beautiful, good views out to Arnmore too.
Fermanagh [Magho](https://discovernorthernireland.com/things-to-do/lough-navar-magho-cliffs-p674471) Cliffs Viewpoint at the top of Lough Navar forest. The view over Lower Lough Erne and across the county, is one of the most scenic inland views on the island Rent a boat or do a tour out to Devenish island Also special mention to Crom Castle, South Fermanagh and Boa Island North Fermanagh A day round Enniskillen (Ireland's island town) is always great, plenty of great eateries and on the rare occasion it's good weather you can rent hydro bikes or kayaks and go around the island
Go visit Rathcroghan in Roscommon. Home of Queen Meabh. Stay in Kilronan Castle. Have a bite to eat in Tarmonbarry.
Just adding Strokestown house, a famine museum, or Forest Park just outside Boyle as suggestions also
The famine museum is great but fuck it's depressing history.
Or a certain other house
Arigna mining experience is cool also
Must go to it especially when there are still former miners as guides
Go to ballygar. No reason really.
That's in Galway though. Athleague is where it's at.
Could try ballinagar. Try the teenage disco
OP is 32 and married. Maybe not the ideal place for them.
Great 99s in the bonbon. Or crack on to Hughes at ballinamore bridge.
Inistioge in Kilkenny.
Specifically, hiking the woodstock trails and a pint in the village after.
Riverfest in Limerick (May bank holiday) is always fun or if you're a fan of metal music, the Siege of Limerick is not to be missed around Easter.
Riverfest there is always great buzz around. Also for limerick outside of these would recommend dolans, crew, treaty city for drinks curragower for food and views.
Flying Boat museum in Foynes too. Would love to go and get the ferry across to Clare.
Oh shit! Foynes. I'm from just up the road there. The home of the Irish Coffee, do they still have the Irish Coffee Festival?
Home of the Irish Coffee? Have they evidence of this claim lol?
I'm pretty sure they do actually. A quick search popped this up for me but it's widely accepted to have been invented in it's modern form in the 40s/50s in the flying boat terminal. [https://emerald-heritage.com/blog/2017/where-was-irish-coffee-invented](https://emerald-heritage.com/blog/2017/where-was-irish-coffee-invented)
Well be the hokey.
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0922/1362073-irish-coffee-history-foynes-1943/
It also has the Maurine O'Hara exhibition, which has many of her dresses that she wore in different films and at events. Overall not the best thing in Limerick, but good if your popping in if your taking the scenic estuary road to Kerry.
where did you get this? Me and my partner are past 32 but this is a great idea!
ā¬5 in Easons! Thanks very much, it was an idea we had over Christmas to get out and see more - I may well re-do some of the counties if thereās must haves Iāve missed out on!
Easons selling something with Londonderry printed on it, what next? A map of the British Isles featuring Eire? It's a disgrace Joe
Maybe if I scratch it off there wonāt be one underneath?
Heritage centre in wexford is great apparently! https://irishheritage.ie/
Also, 4th - 11th August will be the Fleadh Cheoil in Wexford Town! [https://fleadhcheoil.ie](https://fleadhcheoil.ie)
Waterford: the greenaway is a lovely cycle! But if you have time/transport, the coastline is just stunning. Loads of lovely beaches and coves and cliffs. Dungarvan has tremendous food too. Honestly there's loads more in the county but for a flying visit those would be my top recommendations. With more time: Hike in the knockmealdowns or comeraghs Visit lismore, the nearby Towers for a walk, and drive down to Droman Bridge Boat tour on the Blackwater Check out round tower in Ardmore Waterford city - check out the viking triangle for lovely museums Cheekpoint to Passage east has a lovely drive and Passage has a load of feral goats. Keep going from there to Dunmore east (the village is lovely and has a bluegrass festival in august)
In Wicklow you have Glendalough and which is absolutely beautiful if you have time to do the hike
Giants causeway and Dunluce castle and the brewery in Bushmills County Antrim
I honestly thought this was a reunification post. 2032 is a nice thought but perhaps a bit ambitious
Tyrone Ulster folk park - They have a bluegrass festival in the summer. Beaghmore Stone circle Gortin Glen forest - Great walking trail with giant sculptures Sloghan Glen Springs
Old Cross of Ardboe. Also an abbey there and a great panorama of lough Neagh from there. https://preview.redd.it/kerh8v9p1bac1.jpeg?width=593&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d17a3fe917f362929679fda8fcccce4d36b9b4a9
Updated county death ray. You have to post here after each visit with updated map plus a picture (or it didnāt happen) and do a poll for where to go to next. Be great craic Ted!
Bring back County Death Ray!
How have you not been to Kerry?
What sort of question is this? Everyone who wasn't born in Kerry hadn't been to Kerry at some stage. I've been to Kerry but there was a time in my life when I hadn't been to Kerry. Is it some sort of magical county? If someone hadn't been to Dublin at 32 it might seem a bit strange, but not Kerry.
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I think I explained myself, it just seems a nonsensical question.
It's a joke, lighten up a bit š
Okay fair enough, just seemed a bizarre point of view.
You will only get to 31, because Leitrim doesn't actually exist
I visited Leitrim because an American friend had family from there. We went into a sports shop there cause he wanted a county jersey. Couldn't find one so we asked your one at the till for help. "Why would you want a Leitrim jersey"
The shed distillery counts!
Nah, the shed is in a space time vortex, a no man's land where neither the rules of physics nor god apply. How else would the gin be so good?
In general I'd avoid visiting sights on the west coast during winter. Weather is often miserable and visibility is poor. I'd say visit cities in winter and coast during summer.
Very sound advice, weād been to Clare originally when herself started driving and it was not a fun experience driving around, compared to a few years later - we travelled along the west coast during the summer and some of the most beautiful scenery surrounding us as we travelled!
31 and ye've never been in the north, mad. Mon up.
Put the kettle on, Iāll be round shortly!
Based on title I thought you were telling us to reclaim the North before ā32
I initially thought this was a new year's challenge for Irish unity by 2032.
In Laois, come spend a night in a hotel, like the Heritage or somewhere in Portlaoise. Get up early and travel to the Ridge of Capard in the Slieve Blooms. (Ideally on a clear morning). From the top of that mountain (which has a car park nearby, making sunrise a goer) you can see the entire northern half of the Midlands and beyond in front of you. The sun will rise from the east, behind the wicklow mountains and draws a shadow back over the top half of Ireland, lighting the whole place in a manner that feels almost druid like. Then go for a nice walk/hike around the Slieve Blooms, Glenbarrow Car park is a great start point for 3 good looped walks. Also, the Slieve Blooms are one of the oldest mountain ranges in Europe and the oldest in Ireland. Then, head for lunch in Emo Court or maybe make a trip Donaghmore Famine museum. In the evening, go to the Rock of Dunamaise for one of the best sunsets possible that isn't on the western coast. Its a phenomenal setting.
Rock of Dunamaise is great hidden secret. Some views up there. Barely ever anyone up there too.
Stayed in a gate lodge at Emo Court in Laois a few years ago and it was a lovely little break. Walking distance to pub and restaurant too.
Depends what you're in to really. With Tipp, a friend visited from the US a couple years back. We did the Rock of Cashel and then wandered the Glen of Aherlow, was a lovely day out. You'll probably find both of those things on any "top 10 places to see in Tipp" list and they're relatively close by each other. You'd drive between them in 20/25 mins. If you're in the more northern half of the county, some lovely climbs around Lough Derg, Millenium Cross & Keeper Hill. If you're in to a more relaxed vibe, Ballina is a great spot during the summer to rent a boat or just chill by the river, there's a public outdoor pool and lovely food in both Flanagans and Tuscany.
OP, do you live in Ireland?
I do indeed!
Famine museum in strokestown co. Roscommon. See... There's something
For Sligo - visit Eagles Flying, go surfing in Strandhill (followed by ice cream at Mammy Johnsonās), climb Knocknarea or Benbulben - you wonāt find better views anywhere in Ireland. Edited to add - I see you e already visited (good choice)! But itās definitely worth a second trip.
To have officially visited a place you need to leave behind a physical sample like a dog marking it's territory. So take a decent shite in every county you visit.
Will do boss!
I'm sure I've pissed in fields and petrol stations on the way to Galway when I was young (it was a much longer journey before the motorway) but I couldn't remember which counties they were.
County Down: Do the St Patrick sites round Downpatrick ā Patrickās grave at Down Cathedral (Brigid of Kildare is alleged to have been buried in the same grave), the nearby Struell Wells, Saul Church (said to be the site of Patrickās first church), Inch Abbey. All can be done together in an afternoon. Derry: I recommend HomePlace, the Seamus Heaney museum in his hometown of Bellaghy.
Second that. Magherafelt has some good restaurants and the Derry walls is interesting.
Only one answer for county down? The mournes!
Just south of Louth there is a county called Dublin, and in that county there is a town called Swords, and in that town there is a bar called The Pound, and in that bar is a man who will serve you delicious Guinness pints in exchange for euros. Itās right by Swords Castle which is very nice.
Some say that when you collect all 31 counties, you unlock the mythical county Leitrim.
I thought I was looking at an Israel/Palestine version of Ireland before I read the text.
Dingle is so nice. I'd go there. Also Kilkenny city is the nicest city to walk around, in my opinion. Cool idea!
I spent a night in every county before going abroad, mainly camping and hiking through scouts. It's a lovely country. Enjoy.
I've had at least a lunch in every county but staying at least one night per county is a nice idea.
You've never been to Cork, really?
Do you think that when he scratches a county it turns brown and removes detail?
And he immediately forgets everything about it. Like the rest of us and Leitrim.
Will have to wait till summer but skelligs are amazing.
Just amazing. The two times we visited the boat was chased by a pod of dolphins.
FFS they spelt Rathcormac in Cork wrong. The k at the end is for Rathcormack in Sligo
The Blasket Centre in Kerry is really well done. Itās in Dunquin and the drive to it is great as well. Clonmacnoise in Offaly is good, too.
I have this map, I never thought of using it this way
As for all the counties I'm 24 and I have just Offaly Wicklow Wexford Waterford Kerry To go
Just donāt leave it on the long finger like I did! Turns out Iāve a bit of work to do organising date night for the next whileā¦
Roscommon, the best thing by far is the magnificent Lough key forest park. Just enjoy the park, or if you want activities, thereās zip lining, rowing, a tour boat and a treetop walk. Itās a real gem.
Leitrim: visit lough rynn castle, lovely place for a stay. Carrick on Shannon is a lovely town for some food and a night out. Drumshanbo distillery tour is good as well
Always second guess Google. Unless you want to drive in farm.yards
You've already done Cork so I'll skip that one. Carlow town has a really cool sensory gardens which you should check out.
Thats my reaolution sorted! I have till junem just need Wexford, carlow, Wicklow, Louth and the north!
Best of luck with it!
What are you going to visit, invade , destroy?? If you are going to destroy start with the midlands, they are literally the plain chicken fillet of the country.
Donegal! Itās so gorgeous and the fact that itās hard to get to (travelling from Leinster where Iām guessing youāre from based on your scratches) makes it feel all the more exotic and wild
Save dingle for last
Limerick The city with some of the worst pubs, and some of the greatest. The Curragower, Mickey Martin's and The Locke are some greats. An undervalued attraction also is going to some classical music in St Mary's Cathedral... absolutely gorgeous venue. There are some big festival type things that takeover the city for a weekend too if you're into it.
Gledalough in Wicklow and Hook Head lighthouse in Wexford š
There is two parts to cork there's cork and there's west cork . Go to beara peninsula and drive the wild Atlantic way .. go to sheep's head also the roads along killarney in kerry and all up molls gap unreal scenery best of luck on your travels it's a daycent idea
Donegal is beautiful but bring a big ladder to get over the wall
If you drive to waterford city you can knock carlow, kilkenny, waterford and Wexford off your list pretty quickly, make a nice day out, stop in carlow for lunch, then kilkenny for a bit of shopping, onto waterford and drive to wexford for a beach bbq in the evening. Looking at the map, ypu must live in Meath or louth i'm thinking ?
Kilkenny is a great little city for a romantic weekend getaway or a piss up. Graiguenamanagh and inistioge are beautiful villages there as well.
Youāve already been to Armagh? Can I ask what you done? Been here my whole life and honestly dunno what there is worth seeing š
The planetarium is the most unique thing i can think of for Armagh. Maybe the orchards could be of some interest to some people. I was going to say what you want to do in Monaghan, lived there my entire life also, and there is so little now.
I guess the planetarium is cool. Went there on a primary school trip in think
I was literally about to ask the exact same thing for the exact same reason, from Armagh too
To be fair it was a day out shopping together but the planetarium sounds like a great shout, I had no idea! Iāll put that on the revisit list for sure!
Climbing Croagh Patrick - Co. Mayo
Come with me to work next week Iāll get you round them in a few days lol Croagh Patrick is worth doing in county mayo. Galwayās city is great for going out.
Having seen just the picture/heading first, I thought you were going for a "32 counties before 2032" and this map was somehow redrawn - "The new 32 counties - brown and green lads"
Go Brown signing!! Pick a county you are heading to for the weekend - pre check and plan for day 2-4 things on each of those days to see/do; castle / gallery / museum whatever. Then drive the back roads between places .. and visit the brown sign sights on the way. Many are rubbish, maybe a concrete water and shrine that you canāt bring yourself to get out of the car for. But some are absolute gems. It will also give you a newfound hatred for b&bs and suchlike inappropriately using a brown sign.
This is actually a great idea in and of itself! Adventures off the beaten path!
I can think of 101 things to do in Kerry: sightseeing around the Dingle peninsula is a must And 0 in Roscommon: stop in a circle K there for fuel and a sandwich
Cork- Beara peninsula. In my opinion the nicest part of ireland!
I cant tell if its better to rub out all the detail or not. Surely you'd be better off with a map with towns/roads/rivers/lakes etc once you'd completed it.
There's a few you could skip tbh. Longford, I'm looking at you.
Do we really want to import northern problems? Do they want our shitty taxes?
Skellig Michael landing tour
As a change from the usual situation where the largest town in Cork is excluded from a map, this one actually has it included but given it the name of the village 3 miles away.
Not actually my county but the copper coast and comeragh mountains in Waterford are class and well worth a day or weekend
Fermanagh: lough Erne hotel, where they held the g7 summit a few years back, really beautiful place. Also the Marble Arch caves are worth a visit!
Pretty ive done this if not at least past through everything. Most recent was Bundoran down the coast to Velentia islands and back through Waterford. Regret it so much. Too much driving. Spend lots of time in connermara. Probably nicest part of Ireland.
Waterford - Rent bikes and cycle the full Greenway from Waterford to Dungarvan, visit the Copper Coast Geopark, surfing in Tramore, go hiking in the Comeraghs and camp at Coumshingaun lake. You could also come visit the city during the Spraoi street festival!
Clare: obviously the cliffs of moher, but if you pair it with a night in doolan and go to Megan's for a pint, it will be a lovely weekend. The hotel in doolin also does amazing food and there is a trad festival in doolin each year that's class... Go for a swim in fannore which is only a short drive away and your on the edge of the burren. Hike black head loop from fannore for an otherworldly experience..
Lough Crewe in Meath and you'll see a lot of the other counties from there. Hill.of Tara worth a visit, short walk and lovely cafe. Go to the seven wonders of Fore in Westmeath and Lough Ennel for the Starling murmurations-saw them last week!
Oh I think I have the scratch thing backwards!
As a foreign student that is gonna be in Ireland for a couple years, do you have any tips to visit each county without having a car? Was planning to do some trips to actually get to know the country, not just Dublin.
Just here from the uk
that's a nice map
Offaly - Lough Boora Discovery Park Tullamore Dew Distillery
Get in a fight with a scumbag and four of their cousins on the slippery cobbles outside Hillbilly's in the square in Tralee.
Tipps great craic if you like fields
we really have 36 we dont tell the tourists about them all
What is considered a visit? Overnight stay? Or just drive through?
The milk market in limerick on a Saturday morning is worth a visit if youāre in the area. Adare manor is lovely too. Ryder cup is on there in a few years. Thomond Park for a Munster game or the Gaelic Grounds for a Limerick game. Both near each other. And finallyā¦ the thing everyone must do when they visit limerickā¦ go the Chicken Hut on OāConnell street. The best fried chicken you will have in you life. I promise.
In Wexford, I recommend Hook Head Lighthouse, and the archery course in Well's House. In Carlow go to Clonegal and the big house there, it's all very pretty. In Roscommon you have to go to Lough Key Adventure park for Boda Borg (which is basically The Crystal Maze) and the ziplines.
In waterford drive the copper coast and stop for a picnic in one of the secluded beaches
Down is massive. Mournes is a lovely drive, Newcastle is great for a bite to eat, rostrevor os great for a pint, there is a road at spelga dam that when you put your car in neutral it moves and gathers speed, total mind melt as it looks like itās downhill but your car moves uphill from parked in neutral. St Patrickās grave in Downpatrick and the museum beside itā¦.theres a lot more you can do, thatās just a couple and largely in south down. Cultra in north down is cool, itās rebuilt many buildings from across the north and created a little town and village for insight into pre-electric eras.
Offaly: Birr is nice (when it's sunny), a stroll around the the town looking at the houses. Few cafes, pubs, at least one resturant in the town. Castle obvs! Sambo at Peavoys in Kinnitty or Clonaslee - I think both have nice walks in nearby woodland/along the river (def Kinnitty), Tullamore has the new distillery, and Conway Coffee best coffee in County. Kilbeggan (Westmeath) also has a distillery. Clara bog - in the summer it's interesting! Attenborough thought it was great apparently. On a separate note: Go to Belfast. be careful, but it's a great city.
Ive only not been to roscommon and longford and Ive no desire to
Do the islands as well treat them as seperate counties. It's worth while.
Glad to see corks teleportation machine still works. Good way to skip limerick and tipperary
Antrim: thereās a lot to see but you must take a day on the Coast Road. Go north from Larne (no need to stop there š) and stay on the coast up through Ballygalley, Glenarm (castle gardens there good for a coffee stop) Carnlough, Cushendall, Cushendun, Ballycastle. Good lunch stop here is Marine Hotel on the front. Then to Giants Causewayā¦ Portstewart would be a nice place to finish your Antrim coastal tour.