Best place in Ireland

armour87

In response to the worst place thread.

It's the fine city of Galway for me.

I dont care to explain why.

floydmoon1

has to be the kingdom of KERRY

thefinalstage

Sallys Gap. I love that place.

It wasn't me!

Mm. I concur. Northwest Wicklow. Drove through the Sally Gap and up over the lakes and such today - been a long while since I did that - and I was just stunned. I'd forgotten how wild and beautiful it is. So unspoilt.

I am never happier than when running up chesterfield avenue in the Phoenix Park!

minidazzler

I live in cork but I cant honestly say it is the best place but it does have the 2 best places within its borders. albeit out at sea.

Bere Island and Cape Clear are my fav places in the world.

FlutterinBantam

thelastangryman wrote: »

Sallys Gap. I love that place.

Aaah Sallys Gap.. jewel in the crown,deep ravine covered in dense bushland,odd trickling stream gurgling through the gnarled crevices,unique scent and springy turf with grassy knoll covered in fragrant gorse,and surprises peeking cheekily from hooded folds.

Aaah Wickla...I'll never tire of ya.

Font22

Connemara when its really sunny!

Zzippy

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Aaah Sallys Gap.. jewel in the crown,deep ravine covered in dense bushland,odd trickling stream gurgling through the gnarled crevices,unique scent and springy turf with grassy knoll covered in fragrant gorse,and surprises peeking cheekily from hooded folds.

Aaah Wickla...I'll never tire of ya.

Is it just my warped mind, or did this make anyone else think of, you know....?

biko

Galway
Kerry
Glens of Antrim
in that order

seraphimvc

st.stephen green park...

i have obsesion on swans/ducks...i m sorry.

randylonghorn

Galway / West Kerry / west of Ireland generally ...

Wibbs

Dublin, clearly. The rest is window dressing.

AngryHippie

Inis Oirr in sunshine, River Barrow is quality too

bug

seraphimvc wrote: »

st.stephen green park...

i have obsesion on swans/ducks...i m sorry.

used to love sitting beside the lake at the "bandstand" pagoda thing when i lived in town.

I keep meaning to have a sunny afternoon there reading a book in the summer.

Other than that. The most beautiful places...

Clare in general. I love Clare.
Mayo, westport and around those parts is lovely if a little contrived for the tourist industry.
Rossnowlagh, Co. Donegal. Best beach evening in mid-winter.

As an aside Belfast has to be the most over rated city in the country.
Down is scary and black, and full of scang.
As far as cities go the best, place with the nicest people has to be Derry city.

green123

The Sally Gap

not Sallys

cson

Is it this time of the year already?

Meh, Muff, Co Donegal for me.

I loves me muff.

Ruu_Old

Loughcrew Gardens and the cairns. <insert random insult towards Dublin and/or Cork residents #1233422423 'my towen is better than yores'>

JæKæ

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Aaah Sallys Gap.. jewel in the crown,deep ravine covered in dense bushland,odd trickling stream gurgling through the gnarled crevices,unique scent and springy turf with grassy knoll covered in fragrant gorse,and surprises peeking cheekily from hooded folds.

Aaah Wickla...I'll never tire of ya.

Grassy knoll covered in fragrant gorse? Oh! suits you sir.

People get all romantic about places in the West, and South West. Parts of Wickla put it up to anything Clare and Kerry have to offer.

Genghiz Cohen

(I may get banned but...)
OP, the best place in Ireland, is BALLS DEEP INSOIDE YORE MA!!

I accept my punishment........

shane86

armour87 wrote: »

In response to the worst place thread.

It's the fine city of Galway for me.

I dont care to explain why.

Given the tragic weather, the windswept desolate hide a body never be found landscape around it, and the cost it takes to get there from anywhere else this always baffles me. I really could not live in Galway if you paid me. The weather and the remoteness just kills it.

For me any beach area on a hot summers day is the business.

Dont care for much else here.....

cornbb

Gotta be Connemara or most parts of County Clare (Lahinch, the Burren, Lough Derg, etc)

Orizio

The south of Ireland is generally quite nice, particurly Waterford and Cork city imo.

RonMexico

The departure lounge at Shannon airport.

randylonghorn

Wibbs wrote: »

Dublin, clearly. The rest is window dressing.

Ah, but traditionally shops put the pick of the merchandise in the window, and display it aesthetically ...

shane86 wrote: »

Given the tragic weather, the windswept desolate hide a body never be found landscape around it, and the cost it takes to get there from anywhere else this always baffles me. I really could not live in Galway if you paid me. The weather and the remoteness just kills it.

The weather I will give you (not that the weather is exactly brilliant anywhere in Ireland) but otherwise it's a great place to live, you should try it sometime. The size, the people, the atmosphere are a lot of it ...

Jigsaw

Don't reckon I have a wide enough knowledge of the entire island to answer authoritatively on this. I think that Kerry is absolutely lovely and do the big drive down there from Belfast at least twice every summer. I am also a fan of Donegal and have much more knowledge of the county as my dad comes from there and went there loads as a child. As Biko mentioned the Glens of Antrim are beautiful as well. My knowledge of the west coast leaves a lot to be desired so I'm sure I'm missing out loads of great places there. This summer I intend to go on a road trip with some mates and we are going to drive round all the coastal counties of Ireland and either camp or stay in B&Bs. I may resurrect this thread in July and give y'all a revised answer.

bantee

Has to be county Clare. Castles, Cliffs of Moher, brilliant beaches, the Burren, Aillwee Caves (of Father Ted Fame), also Father Ted's house is in Kilnaboy outside Corofin, the Queens nightclub in Ennis (an experience you won't forget!!!!), great pubs with sessions that go on all night, etc, etc.

Only let down in Clare is the road to Limerick! Ha ha, they have too much easy access to our County; See Kilkee in the summer for example!

ericl

It has to be the Burren, a fantastic place, love every bit off it.

kraggy

Galway City.

Small enough to walk around, big enough to regret (Past and future memories included).

K.

Aura

The roads out are pretty good I hear.

tom_ass19

ive always wanted to go antrim to see the giants causeway but for now its the old head of kinsale. i remember kayaking around it and then went through a cave and out onto the other side...was amazing

RonMexico

bantee wrote: »

Has to be county Clare. Castles, Cliffs of Moher, brilliant beaches, the Burren, Aillwee Caves (of Father Ted Fame), also Father Ted's house is in Kilnaboy outside Corofin, the Queens nightclub in Ennis (an experience you won't forget!!!!), great pubs with sessions that go on all night, etc, etc.

Only let down in Clare is the road to Limerick! Ha ha, they have too much easy access to our County; See Kilkee in the summer for example!

Yeah how dare they go there and line your pockets due to the rip off prices. Whinge whinge whinge I bet if they all ****ed off somewhere else next summer ye would have to resort to cannibalism to stay alive during the winter.

Pheonix Ski

Ahascragh (just because i like the name)

AARRRGH

I quite like the Ring of Kerry.

Basically any mountainous unspoiled part of Ireland is lovely.

Nicest place in Dublin... probably Dalkey.

chopperbyrne

Tallaght.

I really miss Tallaght!

pd101

No, you njust cant beat Wicklow. Its the best place in Ireland.

gerTheGreat

I've always been a fn of Wexford. Oh and I'm quite fond of Tipperary, some ****ty towns in there though.

galwayrush

Galway. Best athmosphere for going out, compact, a short walk brings you to a choice of beaches on a good day. Plenty of shops, excellent restaurants. Relatively little trouble.

Cianos

Bray

tbh

Horn Head, Donegal.

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Sinfonia

Rural Donegal

dodgyme

Depends on many things.

City: galway, young viberant, festivals, colleges and craic, cosmopolitan and irish at the same time. the river cutting through it, salthill walks etc , A bit special!

daytime drinking: Limerick, souths, tom collins, white house etc, cant beat it.

Spring: 6 nations in croker

autumn: your county in all-ireland final in croker

summer: pints of stout outside ej kings in clifton or in healys pontoon in mayo near nephin.

Dublin: phoenix park is a gem, as is howth, malahide, beaches in north dublin/meath, wicklow moutains.

Style: Dublin restaurants. Great variety and I think very good quality.

Lighting/romance: Achill, i can see why artists set up home here.

best place in ireland not in ireland: probably cheltenham. Never been there but have heard.

National parks: kerry and donegal.

Most understated best places: Sligo(not the town) but mullaghmore, benbullben etc, also carlingford.

i could go on, hook head, carlow/kilkenny rolling hills, west cork, the moy, killary harbour.

god you;d nearly think I like this place.

HammerHeadGym

Dublin freaking Airport. Get me out of this hole

dodgyme

RonMexico wrote: »

The departure lounge at Shannon airport.

drinking beamish :>?

AckwelFoley

The departure lounge at Shannon airport.

LOL #2 from you today..
somones on a roll

hopalong85

has to be tallaght. love the square in particular.

Mr.Micro

It has to be the sunny south east .

Schlemm

Wicklow or the wesht coast. Garnish Island. Would like to see more of Ireland.

RonMexico

dodgyme wrote: »

drinking beamish :>?

Na Vodka out of a lourdes holy water Virgin Mary statue. Its the only way to go.

rebelcork

On top of Croagh Patrick on a clear sunny day.Dogs bay near clifden or the Giants Causeway.

Vegeta

I've never been to Wicklow but it sounds good

Clare and Kerry are class and I live in Clare so I feel very lucky.