Doolin for stag?

Guill

HI all, I am thinking of heading to Doolin for my stag for the following reasons:

Most of my friends and i just like a quiet pub where we can chat and maybe some Trad music or live singing.

All the older crowd love the place.

Ant recommendations for activities to do while there?
How do locals feel bout stags?

trad

Stay away from the sea.

Clareman

Ahhh, that's not nice, the sea is 1 of the best parts of Doolin, if you're a bit hungover after the 1 of the nights go for a swim, be safe in the sea though of course

Doolin has some great bars with some great traditional music, the website is quite handy http://www.doolin-tourism.com

Atilathehun

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Guill

Atilathehun wrote: »

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Clareman

Insect Overlord has banned Atilathun (thanks IO)

Back on topic. There are great pubs around, I would recommend getting surfing lessons if you are around, after all the place is famous for it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL1-v6XP74s

Carry

More activities:

-Caving, or at least visiting the Doolin Cave (http://www.doolincave.ie/caving.htm).

- Seeing the Cliffs of Moher by boat (much nicer than with the masses up there)
http://www.cliffs-of-moher-cruises.com/cliffsofmoher.html

- Hiking in the Burren

- Daytrip to the Aran Islands (http://www.doolinferries.com/)

Carry

Guill wrote: »

How do locals feel bout stags?

Just saw this afterthought of yours.

I don't know about Doolin, but in my rural Clare community stags are a bit frowned upon, at least the young and outrageous ones, you know, getting drunk, getting naked, being a nuisance. I suppose it't not different in Doolin. Not that anyone would ever come to my remote village for a stag or hen....

But since you said that you and your friends prefer a quiet pub and a chat, having some fun the "normal" way (whatever that means), I don't see that you will have any problems.

Doolin is a touristy place, people are used to all sorts of oddballs and merriment. And there is a mixed community, that is, blow-ins, musicians especially, artists and locals who make a living to entertain visitors.

There are three pubs in Doolin, my personal favourite is McGann's. It's in an oldfashioned way cosy, but lively when the music starts (there is always someone), there is no tinned music or TV blaring, people are friendly and they have nice food. It's the most "cosmopolitan" but still traditional pub in the village.

O'Connor's is the most famous pub in Doolin, with a lot of live entertainment (good food, too), not always to my liking (the entertainment, too touristy mostly), but the locals around are lovely and are having fun with the tourists. For a stag certainly more lively.

The third pub is McDermott's (I know, they have the Irish spelling, can't recall right now). It's the quietest and imo rather nondescript pub, apart from the Russell Memorial weekend in February, when all hell breaks loose...

Pity there aren't any cooking courses in Doolin. I would imagine it's a perfect activity to surprise your future wife!

Good luck!

Jim Martin

Berry Lodge is not too far away, they advertise cookery courses:

http://www.berrylodge.com/

trad

trad wrote: »

Stay away from the sea.

I wasn't speaking in jest
http://archives.tcm.ie/carlownationalist/2008/08/13/story34658.asp

and http://www.tribune.ie/archive/article/2005/nov/06/search-continues-for-men-missing-off-clare-coast/


Other than that it's a nice place to visit.

seachto7

crikey, I never realised the waters were that dangerous around there ....

Carry

ha, ha, not only the waters!

A fire could break out in the hotel, you could fall off the bar stool in the pub and break your spine, being paralysed forever, a tsunami might hit the west coast, an airplane might decide to fall off the sky just on Doolin, you could drive home, stone cold sober, and some tree might just fall across the road when you are passing...*

... you could stay at home and die of boredom :eek:

Gods in heaven, life is one dangerous thing to live!


* not that there any trees in the Burren and around

John C

Carry wrote: »

ha, ha, not only the waters!

A fire could break out in the hotel, you could fall off the bar stool in the pub and break your spine, being paralysed forever, a tsunami might hit the west coast, an airplane might decide to fall off the sky just on Doolin, you could drive home, stone cold sober, and some tree might just fall across the road when you are passing...*
......

Carry: Above is a fine satire of "Den Teufel an die Wand malen" "painting the devil on the wall". German idiom for someone making snags in advance.

Back on topic of a stag party in County Clare. Whenever I was in Clare I thought it was a grand place.