My Favourite Irish Town/ Village/ Neighbourhood

TheScribbler · 07-12-2009 4:05pm #1

We all know towns, villages and neighbourhoods that we wouldn't be seen dead in; the sort of places you've been to once but have no real desire to invest any quality time in. So let's park those, and instead we will be positive.

What towns, villages or suburbs in Ireland (RoI & NI) do you really like or would love to visit (again)? Don't include the place where you live.

and2 · 07-12-2009 4:10pm

love Kilkenny, Waterford, Galway.

In Dublin, Howth, great food and pubs and not far from home.

BluesBerry · 07-12-2009 4:10pm

Terminfeckin !!!!

mikom · 07-12-2009 4:11pm

TheScribbler wrote: »

What towns, villages or suburbs in Ireland (RoI & NI) do you really like or would love to visit (again)?

Muff ......... was wet the last time I was there, but it didn't bother me.

petes · 07-12-2009 4:12pm

I'll say it. Muff.

Mikom already did!!

mikom · 07-12-2009 4:14pm

Insurgent wrote: »

I'll say it. Muff.

Mikom already did!!

Up for sloppy seconds?

Kiera · 07-12-2009 4:15pm

Howth/Malahide/anywhere in Wexford.

minidazzler · 07-12-2009 4:15pm

Carlow, it's actually so much fun!!

petes · 07-12-2009 4:16pm

Was in Westport once before. It was good. Heading back in February.

donmeister · 07-12-2009 4:18pm

I really enjoy going to Bundoran in the summer.

bluto63 · 07-12-2009 4:19pm

Carrigaholt in Co. Clare. Went there a couple of times as a child and always enjoyed myself

Also, it was the first village I ever saw where the amount of pubs outnumbered the amount of people who lived there

AnonoBoy · 07-12-2009 4:20pm

Logboy.

Cupcake_Crisis · 07-12-2009 4:21pm

donmeister wrote: »

I really enjoy going to Bundoran in the summer.

Me too! So many childhood summers were spent there, i absolutely love it!! I miss the cliffs

! I also love Belfast and Galway. I suppose Dublin would be 4th on my list

Dancor · 07-12-2009 4:21pm

Our Lady's Island, Co.Wexford.

biko · 07-12-2009 4:22pm

Belfast for the craic
Bundoran for some reason
Inistioge and Sneem for pure beauty
Already live in Galway

AckwelFoley · 07-12-2009 4:23pm

ATHLONE!!

BraziliaNZ · 07-12-2009 4:23pm

I like Strandhill in Sligo, Howth, Dalkey, and Kilkenny. I need to see more of the west though.

Melange · 07-12-2009 4:27pm

Howth is just great. Great views, walks and seafood restaurants all just a DART ride from town.

Westport in Co. Mayo is quite the little gem. It's a surprisingly picturesque and sophisticated little place set amidst some of the wildest scenery in Ireland.

major bill · 07-12-2009 4:34pm

doolin worked on the cliffs of moher so stayed there great spot for an aul drink and irish jingle

GrizzlyMan · 07-12-2009 4:37pm

Westport & Galway!!

North_West_Art · 07-12-2009 4:37pm

Donegal Town, Clonakilty, Dingle

stovelid · 07-12-2009 4:38pm

One of the nicest small towns in Ireland has to be Cork.

I also like:

Ennis
Castletownsend
Glandore
Ballyvaughan
Feakle
Clonakilty

Marvinthefish · 07-12-2009 4:39pm

Rostrevor, Co. Down! Great pubs, beach, mountains and park.

youcancallmeal · 07-12-2009 4:42pm

Love Westport as well for the all the reasons previously mentioned

Deedsie · 07-12-2009 4:43pm

Derry, Galway, Limerick

Paul Tergat · 07-12-2009 4:48pm

Westport. Lovely place.

chakotha · 07-12-2009 4:54pm

Kinsale
Dingle
Ardfinnan

df1985 · 07-12-2009 4:57pm

going to westport for new years, great spot.
clifden
carrick on shannon
howth
and driving round the leafy streets of foxrock looking at the houses its hard not to feel jealous!

trad · 07-12-2009 4:59pm

Garrykennedy

HalloweenJack · 07-12-2009 4:59pm

Charleville.

Lived there with my grandparents for a bit when I was a young lad and loved it. After I went home, I loved visitng my grandparents down there but it's been about fifteen years since I've been now. I imagine it's totally different.

Dungarvan, Wicklow and Enniscorthy all strike me as nice places too.

Diabhal Beag · 07-12-2009 5:04pm

Killarney, Westport and Blarney

NedTermo · 07-12-2009 5:37pm

BluesBerry wrote: »

Terminfeckin !!!!

Its Termonfeckin!

Fancy That · 07-12-2009 5:41pm

Glengarriff,

Doolin,

Carlingford.

Fantastic!!

stepbar · 07-12-2009 5:45pm

Doolin in Clare. Great place. Westport, whitst nice is a pure ripoff.

wudangclan · 07-12-2009 5:49pm

NedTermo wrote: »

Its Termonfeckin!

It's Termonfeckin, Hey!

On topic,Ballinaskittle.

Ally Dick · 07-12-2009 5:51pm

I love Muff

byhookorbycrook · 07-12-2009 5:53pm

aside from my native place, Dingle, Dúnchaoin, Stradbally Co. Waterford, Glendalough, Clonakilty, Castletownsend, St Mullins.

NedTermo · 07-12-2009 5:54pm

wudangclan wrote: »

It's Termonfeckin, Hey!

It's just Termonfeckin.
You have to venture as far as Ardee to add in the HEY!

Little Acorn · 07-12-2009 6:19pm

Went to Letterkenny with friends for a weekend a few years back and it was such a class party town. Our second morning there the hotel bar already had traditional music blaring,was packed with people and everybody was drinking quite early. On the nights out everybody was so friendly and funloving and it just seemed everybody was just up for some craic . Great for a lively weekend away with lovely people.

For a different type of break,I'd like clare and donegal.
Have always wanted to go to cork aswell,as I hear nothing but great things about it.
I imagine it as a much larger Galway but could be wrong?

wudangclan · 07-12-2009 6:20pm

NedTermo wrote: »

It's just Termonfeckin.
You have to venture as far as Ardee to add in the HEY!

I thought those Feckers said it as well.

rizzee · 07-12-2009 7:55pm

Charleville
Blackwater, in Wexford I think.

The Master · 07-12-2009 7:57pm

and2 wrote: »

love Kilkenny, Waterford, Galway.

In Dublin, Howth, great food and pubs and not far from home.

Kiera wrote: »

Howth/Malahide/anywhere in Wexford.

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

I like Strandhill in Sligo, Howth, Dalkey, and Kilkenny. I need to see more of the west though.

Few mentions of Howth, and it's a plus one from me on that:)

Elba101 · 07-12-2009 8:02pm

The walk along the coast between Malahide and Portmarnock is great. Howth as well and Galway town. Many fond memories there...

DazMarz · 07-12-2009 10:02pm

Despite being made feel like a pariah and a ''bad guy'' by the rest of the group I was with, I really enjoyed visiting Lisdoonvarna in Co. Clare. Really cool spot with really spot on people in it and great pubs.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 07-12-2009 10:23pm

Achill island

Whosbetter? · 07-12-2009 10:32pm

The Missus is frm Galway City.

We regularly go there to visit her folks.

Often think, that would have been a great place to grow up in.:)

cruiser178 · 07-12-2009 10:55pm

Bunratty village co clare, beautiful place to be.

kenneth5 · 07-12-2009 11:26pm

Carrick-on-shannon, Roosky and a few other small places on the northern stretch of the shannon whose names escape me. Really fine intimite friendly places ( except athlone ) no where like them in the rest of ireland.

Also I'm going to take this chance to advertise my own town of mallow. It doesn't have the greatest of reputations but it isn't half as bad as a lot of people seem to think and the standard of restaurants here has gone from one out of ten to nine out of ten in the last year or so. I recommend uncle brandos and essink for anyone who might be in the area soon. Some decent old fashioned irish pubs like the old fiddle. Would really recommend a visit for any restaurant buffs and anyone looking for a good night out in north cork

stovelid · 07-12-2009 11:28pm

I went out with somebody once from Carrick-On-Suir and thought it was a nice town.

milly4ever · 07-12-2009 11:30pm

Castlerock, Co. Derry- my favourite beach

jumpguy · 07-12-2009 11:33pm

Achill Island, absolutely beautiful and relaxing.

My Favourite Irish Town/ Village/ Neighbourhood

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