Places in Ireland to see before you die.

The Scientician

The more I look at the map of this country the more I realise I haven't even seen half of it. What places would you recommend a visit to? I'll start with one. Carlingford. Lovely spot altogether.

Celly Smunt

Limerick,because you won't get out alive.

biko

You know the old saying "Hell or Connaught"?
Ergo, if it's not Connaught it's hell

Ring of Kerry is nice too.

squod

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAeWxtAFlk0

sensibleken

Loughcrew on the morning of an equinox

Attabear

My attic.

MisterEpicurus

Your own grave is apparently one of the more sobering sights you can see before you die

Caraville

The Burren
The Cliffs of Moher
Kilkenny (a great place to spend a weekend)
The Ring of Kerry
Connemara
Newgrange
The Giant's Causeway
Croke Park
Kilmainham Gaol
The Rock of Cashel
The Céide Fields
Malin/Mizen Head and surrounding areas
Derry City and Belfast (especially if you are from the South, a real eye opener)

Ireland is great

EDIT: Can't believe I forgot the Aran Islands. Amazing- I've travelled a fair bit of the world and The Aran Islands remain one of the most unusual and interesting places I've ever been. We are honestly so lucky with everything we have in such a small country. It really irks me to hear people bad mouthing Ireland and things to do here- we're spoiled for choice, and a lot of these things can be seen for free.

mattjack

Claire, she was first my serious girlfriend.I'd like to visit her again.

stevedublin

town

red menace

Antrim coast is awesome
Giant's causeway
Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge
and the coast road is a really scenic drive.

finfinfin

sherkin island,the beaches are idyllic and its lovely and peaceful.

the sheep's head peninsula,beautiful hiking and walking trails with amazing views.

kilinaboy,Co.Clare to see father Teds house.class.

quietriot

Connemara is a lovely place to spend some time.

Celly Smunt

Dundalk.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Achill Island, the Atlantic drive is truly breathtaking.

fryup

the falls rd, the shankill rd and the giant's causeway

Da Shins Kelly

The Cliffs of Moher are truly spectacular. The wildness and unpredictability of nature is fully on show there.

Lapin

Everyone should take the walk out to Poolbeg Lighthouse in Dublin Bay at least once in their life.




A place to get away from it all in the heart of the capital.

HeidiHeidi

Glenveagh National Park in Donegal - one of my favourite places in the whole country.

HeidiHeidi

Lapin wrote: »

Everyone should take the walk out to Poolbeg Lighthouse in Dublin Bay at least once in their life.




A place to get away from it all in the heart of the capital.

+1. Also on my all-time favourites list.

(and a lot easier to get to than Glenveagh for a Dub! )

losthorizon

I keep saying I will go every year but I never make it and I'm sure they will stop visitors soon as well but its got to be Skellig Michael. The Republic has only two Unesco World Heritage sites and this is one of them. How the monks lived out there I don't know.

gbee

Limerick. There's a fantastic ancient archaeological site at Moyross. Steeped in culture long thought to have been extinct, you won't want to leave.

number10a

The Skelligs
Ring of Kerry
Mizen Head
Aran Islands
Burren
Cliffs of Moher
Beaches in West Cork
Inch Strand, Co. Kerry
Killarney National Park
Bealach Oisín, Co. Kerry (drove this road once kind of by accident, absolutely breathtaking)
The list could keep going.

Ice87

The view from the top of the sugar loaf on a clear summer day.

Fenian Army

Croagh patrick, what a view

Marty McFly

Molls Gap on a sunny day is truly spectacular. I was in awe when I seen it.

John Doe1

West Donegal for the scenery

East Donegal for the unbelievably sexy people

Mike Litoris

Dublin Airport - to get the fcuk out of it!:D

Marcus_Crassus

The inside of a Cavan man's wallet.

HalloweenJack

Ice87 wrote: »

The view from the top of the sugar loaf on a clear summer day.

To add to that, if you go up Bray Head and then continue along towards Greystones on the path up there, there's some really nice scenery, especially in summer. You can see all down around Kilmac and all across to the mountains in the west.

44leto

Loch Hyne in Skiberine it is truly spectacular.

Chuck Stone

Because it hasn't been said I think Gougane Barra should be mentioned - there's something mystical about that place.

KeithAFC

Still want to see Aughrim some time before I die.

Mickey Dazzler

dollymount

af_thefragile

Valentia and Dunloe gap in Kerry.

http://pix.ie/tracingspirals/2475187/in/album/417729
http://pix.ie/tracingspirals/2553526/in/album/417729

This spot in Dublin which most people know about, but if you don't you should definitely check it out:
http://pix.ie/tracingspirals/930061/size/800
http://maps.google.ie/maps?hl=en&ll=53.240231,-6.320658&spn=0.022678,0.066047&hnear=Cork,+County+Cathair+Chorcaigh&t=m&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=53.240155,-6.320597&panoid=ouF6U_4xlf_poV8yUoqbxw&cbp=12,38.88,,0,12.28&z=15


And also Ballymun.

stimpson

Sharon Ni Bheolain's growler.

johnayo

Conor Pass on a fine day. Beautiful place.

Seomra Mushie

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Achill Island, the Atlantic drive is truly breathtaking terrifying.

FYP. :pac:

saabsaab

The crosses at Kilfenora, Co Clare. May as well look at father Teds roundabout too while youre at it. Heck have apint in all three pubs too.

Oh, now that Frawleys is closed have a pint in A Healys (Nan Ahearnes) in Ennistymon

mikeyboy

The Fanad Peninsula.

tdv123

The Magic Road. - It's one of those bizarre natural wonders where everything's gone haywire and nothing works the way it's supposed to.
It's what's called a strange phenomenon. If you stopped a car on it and took off the hand break, it would roll up hill. And water would flow up it.

It's nearly as mad a the loaves & the fishes.

Oh and St.Kevin's Stump.

number10a

tdv123 wrote: »

The Magic Road. - It's one of those bizarre natural wonders where everything's gone haywire and nothing works the way it's supposed to.
It's what's called a strange phenomenon. If you stopped a car on it and took off the hand break, it would roll up hill. And water would flow up it.

It's nearly as mad a the loaves & the fishes.

Oh and St.Kevin's Stump.

Why not? It would round off the weekend.

Lustrum

Torc Waterfall is nice

The coastal drive from Carrickfergus to Partrush, especially from north of Larne to Cushendall

The top of Croagh Patrick looking over towards Clare Island is stunning.

The Skelligs from the air to really appreciate that some monks built out there

The view of Dublin from the car park of Stackstown Golf Club at night

Climbing to the top of the cliffs that are at the end of the road in Achill, with the island one side of you and the Atlantic on the other

CamperMan

I covered most of Ireland in the time I was there...

yawn...

bleedin boring

there is absolutely nothing of interest there...

and whatever there was that looked nice has been spoilt with ugly new buildings built during the boom years!

retalivity

boat down the shannon
the islands off donegal
benbulben
derry
top of the glenshane pass

Big Nasty

Glendalough hasn't been mentioned yet has it?

Ryan OConnor

Up the North around Newcastle is nice during the summer.

johnayo

CamperMan wrote: »

I covered most of Ireland in the time I was there...

yawn...

bleedin boring

there is absolutely nothing of interest there...

and whatever there was that looked nice has been spoilt with ugly new buildings built during the boom years!

Judging by the replies here, plenty of people dont agree with you. But then you are entitled to your opinion.

admiralofthefleet

the vee gap in tipp is lovely

HeidiHeidi

Tory Island.

sensibleken

Id avoid the cliffs of moher as i think the developments there have completely ruinned it. but just down the way is devils kitchen. way cool