Ireland aka: Eire

It was raining, and it was cold. Yet, it was the best summer I’ve ever had.

We drove through a fair bit of Ireland, and what sticks out almost ten years later is the memory of touring lots of castles and touring Trinity College in Dublin.

Ireland is a beutiful country, with the rolling green hills and the grand castles. Every resurant has fish and chips(in ireland chips are french fries) on the menu. The locals have a very strong accent and it sounds like they are singing all the time and most of them are very nice. my favorite place there was probably the town of Kilarney. on the outskirts of town theres a nice little park with a lake and on the farside of the lake theres a castle andtheres some farmland and an old mannor and its really pretty.

Flying back from Turkey on a Turkey to Bournemouth to Belfast plane, our pilot fucked up and went to Belfast first. Yes, it was a short, one hour, unplanned stay, but I can now say I’ve been to Ireland!

it was so cool! go kiss the blarney stone at blarney castle….and go bar-hopping in kinsale. its awesome.

When I was 12 years old my parents sent me to Ireland in the hope that I would learn English. I was there for 2 months. I had a blast but sadly I did not learn much English. I learned two words why and because and in Spanish it’s the same. I lived in Cork. I loved it. Easy to get around even for a 12 year old. I lived with a family but during the weekends we would go on Excursions to places like Blarlney Castle and Tiperary. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life.

I went to Ireland in April last year, and I loved every moment of it. <3

I want to go to Ireland because it looks like a beautiful country! I have heritage on my father’s side that I would love to explore. And really I just want to soak up the beauty and adventure the land has to offer :-)

I am a 24 year old female from Canada in the late stages of planning a solo backpacking trip to Ireland. Are there any concerns about traveling solo? I anticipate I will meet people along the way in hostels and others. Plan is to go early to mid-May. I am flying into Dublin then heading to the West coast where I hope to explore by bike through a self-guided tour for about 6 days.

All I can say is Powers and Guinness. That’s all.

Well, I lied. Great accents, beautiful scenery and friendly people. Go to Northern Ireland as well, you’ll thank me. Nice trains.

Like a lot of people this days, I have kind of a mixed up family background with a lot of “steps” (step dads, step grandmas, step grandpas…” so even though I may be very close with one side of my family, they don’t necessarily have the same heritage as I do. Most of my family is Norwegian and they are very proud of it. I am a bit, just like I’m a bit of a lot of things but I am mostly Irish and Indian. The American Indian comes from a certain side of my family I don’t speak to so I have never been very interested in that. However, I am extremely interested and proud of my Irish heritage. My grandfather died before I ever really got the chance to ask where we were from but I know that my family’s Irish name is Crowley.

I feel a connection with Ireland even though I’ve never been there yet and feel drawn to the photography and the music and culture. I really think I’m meant to visit Ireland at least once in my life and hopefully I will learn more about my heritage and ancestors before I go.