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Living in dingle

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  • 14-07-2012 11:35pm
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    John Fitzgerald amen
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    Hi, myself and my fiancé are considering a move to dingle to try a different type of life. We're mad about Kerry and the sea and were dubs tired of Dublin life. We want to have a house with space and a garden and grow food and live a different life closer to nature. But it is important that the town we live in/near is interesting and full of nice folk. How is dingle?? It seems truly magical but please dingle people- give us the skinny!


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    byhookorbycrook
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    Dingle is lovely, but it can be very quiet over the winter/esp if you are coming from Dublin. Do you want to live on the outskirts of the town or further out?You need to take into account that it's a hour drive to bigger towns, hospital, shops etc.


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    lottpaul
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    Yes, Dingle can be lovely but it is very "touristy" at times. That said, it has many amenities for a town of its size. You'd need to consider what facilities you need/will need and see whether or not Dingle supplies them.
    It sounds as if you intend to buy/rent a house with some land - property near the town and in some places "back west" is still very expensive.

    There are a number of different Dingles really --
    • an old core Dingle of local families who largely socialise and mix within themselves
    • a large new community of people from all over the country - and further afield -- who bring their own talents and gifts to the place
    • the "country" people - as the older folk call them -- which means either Lispole, Ventry or Ballyferriter etc - they remain distinct in lots of ways and to my mind are perhaps closer to the way things used to be
    Then there are other options - e.g Castlegregory, Cloghane, Annascaul, Inch etc.
    A lot depends on whether you need to be near schools, have a car etc etc.
    It's a great place, great people but you need to do a bit of searching to find the place that really suits your needs.
    Best of luck and get back if you need any specifics.


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    christmas2012
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    its a touristy sort of town,so it has its quiet dips in the winter,and the winters there are very very cold..that said though i would say dingle is probably a good place to rear a family..theres no rough estates or that..


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    John Fitzgerald amen
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    Folks, I really appreciate your great advice and guidance. Much appreciated
    John


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    John Fitzgerald amen
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭John Fitzgerald amen


    christmas2012 wrote: »
    its a touristy sort of town,so it has its quiet dips in the winter,and the winters there are very very cold..that said though i would say dingle is probably a good place to rear a family..theres no rough estates or that..

    One last thing- which restaurants are really good. My other half is a pretty accomplished chef and is keen to know where is really good
    Thanks again
    John


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    lottpaul
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    John Fitzgerald amen wrote: »
    One last thing- which restaurants are really good. My other half is a pretty accomplished chef and is keen to know where is really good

    "Out of the Blue" is probably the best but there are loads of restaurants and lots of the pubs serve good food too, catering for all tastes and prices.
    Some of them are seasonal only and close for 3 or 4 months of the winter.


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    weisses
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    Dingle peninsula is a nice place to live

    I live outside Dingle myself with the missus and a few dogs, Horses and growing veg in the old Polytunnel

    The best time to be in Dingle is not in the summer months imho ... to Busy for me:D

    and no its noty very very cold in the winter ... mostly quite the opposite due to the gulfstream

    And there are plenty good restaurants ... personaly i think global village is very good

    There is always a buzz around town ...even in the wintertimes if you know where to go to

    Never regretted moving to Dingle

    Good luck with moving over here


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    John Fitzgerald amen
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭John Fitzgerald amen


    weisses wrote: »
    Dingle peninsula is a nice place to live

    I live outside Dingle myself with the missus and a few dogs, Horses and growing veg in the old Polytunnel

    The best time to be in Dingle is not in the summer months imho ... to Busy for me:D

    and no its noty very very cold in the winter ... mostly quite the opposite due to the gulfstream

    And there are plenty good restaurants ... personaly i think global village is very good

    There is always a buzz around town ...even in the wintertimes if you know where to go to

    Never regretted moving to Dingle

    Good luck with moving over here
    Lads, yere all great to get back. The winter was what I was concerned with. I know some places can be very depressing in off season but I remember being in dingle at a quiet time in winter and it was magic. Suppose we need to visit for a while a few times in the year to be sure. Thanks again


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