How much of Ireland have you seen?

Mister Vain

I was having a conversation with some people in work today. One of them is Polish and he was telling us about all the counties in Ireland he has visited. He has seen a lot more of the country than the rest of us. Maybe the Irish are not as bothered with seeing their own country, but it made me realise how little of Ireland I've actually visited. I've been meaning to plan a trip up the north for a while now, in particular Antrim and the Giants Causeway but I never seem to get round to it. Whenever I get my holidays in work I usually go abroad but I'm gonna try and see more of the country this year.

Gwynplaine

All the counties in the republic, and a couple of the Nordie ones.

mfceiling

Most of it.

kneemos

Been around a good part of it and truthfully east of the Shannon it's much of a muchness.

The Backwards Man

I've been a few places, but there's a unusually shaped lake about half a mile from my house that I haven't visited, never had any cause to.

Crooked Jack

Mister Vain wrote: »

I was having a conversation with some people in work today. One of them is Polish and he was telling us about all the counties in Ireland he has visited. He has seen a lot more of the country than the rest of us. Maybe the Irish are not as bothered with seeing their own country, but it made me realise how little of Ireland I've actually visited. I've been meaning to plan a trip up the north for a while now, in particular Antrim and the Giants Causeway but I never seem to get round to it. Whenever I get my holidays in work I usually go abroad but I'm gonna try and see more of the country this year.

About two years ago me and the gf were trying to decide where to go on holidays and after going through a few places we realised there were loads of parts of Ireland we hadn't been to.
Anyway, we abandoned the idea of a foreign holiday and decided to take a chance. We spent four weeks basically just driving round the coast from Donegal right back round to Donegal. Camping, B&Bs, hostels, whatever. Just going wherever took our fancy and not really planning anything.
It was the best holiday I've ever been on.

deise08

I've been to many places-



but I've never been to me

jamesbondings

enough to want to leave and not come back

Charlie19

I've never spent a night in monaghan, fermanagh, tyrone, sligo, Leitrim or carlow.

Copa Mundial

I've been in every county, even if only passing through. I can understand why people would want to leave it, but can't agree. Such a beautiful place when the sun's shining

mfceiling

Charlie19 wrote: »

I've never spent a night in monaghan, fermanagh, tyrone, sligo, Leitrim or carlow.

Lucky b*stard...

jamesbondings

Copa Mundial wrote: »

I've been in every county, even if only passing through. I can understand why people would want to leave it, but can't agree. Such a beautiful place when the sun's shining

i agree that one time in 1987 when the sun shone god, limerick was lovely THAT day:D

Kristopherus

Been to all 32 in Ireland, most of England and some of both Scotland and Wales.

supersean1999

Never been in Waterford or wexford. Been everywhere else. I'll tick them off the box this summer. The best thing about Carlow was the road out of it.

Mister Vain

Crooked Jack wrote: »

About two years ago me and the gf were trying to decide where to go on holidays and after going through a few places we realised there were loads of parts of Ireland we hadn't been to.
Anyway, we abandoned the idea of a foreign holiday and decided to take a chance. We spent four weeks basically just driving round the coast from Donegal right back round to Donegal. Camping, B&Bs, hostels, whatever. Just going wherever took our fancy and not really planning anything.
It was the best holiday I've ever been on.

A road trip is a nice idea. I'll probably get the train up the north though. Go to Belfast first and then onto Antrim.

Agricola

Most counties in the south, probably not Cavan or Monaghan. First time in Belfast and the north-east in general last summer. Belfast was odd. Like being in a British city despite the fact I never got on a plane or ferry. Think it's all the union flags!



*would be grateful if people would try not to be tedious by pointing out Belfast is in the UK. Cheerio!

Copa Mundial

Mister Vain wrote: »

A road trip is a nice idea. I'll probably get the train up the north though. Go to Belfast first and then onto Antrim.

Get Malin head while you're up there, the Inishowen peninsula is one incredible spot

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I've stayed every county except Derry, for some reason .

Desolation Of Smug

Everywhere except the far North and Donegal. I badly want to see Donegal. Ireland's beautiful, you only appreciate that when you're somewhere else.

ShaShaBear

Live in Monaghan and OH is from Cavan so those two are covered. Been to Dublin, stayed in Sligo after we had our dog put to sleep, was in Tipperary with himself for an interview and stopped in Laois on the way, went to college in Louth and Westmeath, went clubbing a few times in Kildare and Meath when I was younger, visited Belfast a few times as well as a day trip to Donegal. Never been to Galway, Waterford, Wexford, Mayo, or Cork for sure though.

dogcat

I have been in 19 counties, if my memory is correct!

Munster : Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Waterford, Kerry, Cork
Leinster : Wexford, Wicklow, Kilkenny, Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Offaly, Laois, Westmeath
Connacht : Galway, (less than 500m from Roscommon)
Ulster : Down, Antrim, Donegal

I have been in lots more counties by passing through on public transport though.

saywhatyousee

Wexford is the only county north and south that I have not been in

Desolation Of Smug

saywhatyousee wrote: »

Wexford is the only county north and south that I have not been in

Sluh.

mzungu

Barely any of it unfortunately.

Teyla Emmagan

Every county. Shure the place is tiny!

byhookorbycrook

All 32 counties visited.

ArnoldJRimmer

Have been in every county bar Waterford. Not avoiding it on purpose, I've just never had cause to go there. Sure I'll stick it on the bucket list I suppose

fryup

everywhere except you-know-where > the north, just been twice to belfast only

even with the troubles long over i just don't feel comfortable up there

P_1

Been to/lived in:

Dublin
Meath
Louth
Wicklow
Kildare
Wexford
Carlow
Longford
Westmeath
Offaly
Longford

Mayo
Galway
Sligo
Roscommon
Leitrim

Cork
Tipp

Donegal
Fermanagh
Down
Antrim
Armagh
Cavan
Monaghan

harry Bailey esq

Ive been in every county bar Sligo

Clandestine

Very little to be honest. You can visit a county, but only a small part of it. It takes time to "know" a county as a whole, or any location for that matter.

Tokyo

All of it. 32 counties multiple times. The old man decided when I was a kid that we needed to see every town and village in Ireland. Used to bring the Hiace home from work every Friday evening, chuck us in the back on Saturday morning (two milk crates and a scaffold board as a bench) and head off on a camping trip every weekend.

fergus1001

I've seen the lot I don't like green peace so I drive my car around endlessly and make them cry

harry Bailey esq

mike_ie wrote: »

All of it. 32 counties multiple times. The old man decided when I was a kid that we needed to see every town and village in Ireland. Used to bring the Hiace home from work every Friday evening, chuck us in the back on Saturday morning (two milk crates and a scaffold board as a bench) and head off on a camping trip every weekend.

Your da is a legend!

ChippingSodbury

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Ive been in every county bar Sligo

I'm in Sligo right now: pissing rain and blowing a gale (but I like it!!)

Crooked Jack

Agricola wrote: »

Most counties in the south, probably not Cavan or Monaghan. First time in Belfast and the north-east in general last summer. Belfast was odd. Like being in a British city despite the fact I never got on a plane or ferry. Think it's all the union flags!



*would be grateful if people would try not to be tedious by pointing out Belfast is in the UK. Cheerio!

You must not have seen much of Belfast then. Sure the west has its own Gaeltacht area and you aren't gonna see many union flags in Ardoyne, or parts of the north and south

cloud493

All corners of Dublin
Wee bit of Galway, Kildare, and Louth.
Newry, Belfast, and Derry.

Crooked Jack

cloud493 wrote: »

All corners of Dublin
Wee bit of Galway, Kildare, and Louth.
Newry, Belfast, and Derry.

You say Newry but do you mean Sainsburys

cloud493

Crooked Jack wrote: »

You say Newry but do you mean Sainsburys

No I have relatives in Co Down and Armagh. Been all over the place.

Tonyandthewhale

All 32 I think but only in Waterford and Louth as a young child.

harry Bailey esq

Crooked Jack wrote: »

you aren't gonna see many union flags in Ardoyne

There are plenty of little pockets of red white and blue around the wider ardoyne/new lodge/cliftonpark area

Crooked Jack

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

There are plenty of little pockets of red white and blue around the wider ardoyne/new lodge/cliftonpark area

certainly but my point was if a person went to Belfast and only say union flags they obviously didn't see much of Belfast

lulu1

Donegal Derry Sligo Mayo Galway Clare Westmeath Roscommon Dublin

skippy15

Have visited all 32 and have stayed in most I reckon
As a dub favourite county is a throw up between mayo and kerry for natural beauty

Golaco

mike_ie wrote: »

All of it. 32 counties multiple times. The old man decided when I was a kid that we needed to see every town and village in Ireland. Used to bring the Hiace home from work every Friday evening, chuck us in the back on Saturday morning (two milk crates and a scaffold board as a bench) and head off on a camping trip every weekend.

That's class! A field trip every weekend!

Oops69

Clandestine wrote: »

Very little to be honest. You can visit a county, but only a small part of it. It takes time to "know" a county as a whole, or any location for that matter.

Ah come off it , it doesn't take time to " know" that county longford is a ****ehole.

Eugene Norman

Christ I thought I was doing well until I read this.

I've been to all southern coastal counties more than once and all counties in northern ireland once. Except for tipperary and Kilkenny I haven't overnighted at any inland county in the Republic.

Smidge

All of the counties in the south and all except Derry and Antrim in the North.
Favourites are Dublin(as a Dub I guess I'm biased :P),Galway, Clare,Waterford and Wicklow.

Littlekittylou

Mister Vain wrote: »

I was having a conversation with some people in work today. One of them is Polish and he was telling us about all the counties in Ireland he has visited. He has seen a lot more of the country than the rest of us. Maybe the Irish are not as bothered with seeing their own country, but it made me realise how little of Ireland I've actually visited. I've been meaning to plan a trip up the north for a while now, in particular Antrim and the Giants Causeway but I never seem to get round to it. Whenever I get my holidays in work I usually go abroad but I'm gonna try and see more of the country this year.

Very little I like dublin.

Sorry that sounds so rude...sorry.

Smidge

Littlekittylou wrote: »

Very little I like dublin.

Sorry that sounds so rude...sorry.

Maybe you just haven't seen it in the right light.
Georgian houses and squares, parks and greens. History at every turn.
Dublin is one of the loveliest historical cities in Europe imo. Architecture and culture and history at every hands turn.
Museums, ok they aint the Louvre, but still some wonderful works held.
Cobbles and streets well worn with poets and drunks and sometimes the two mix well.
A fantastic city.

Jhcx

Up until last year i never really ventured outside of Clare and Dublin sticking to the motorway in between. but met a load of Americans and they speak highly of our country and gave me the idea to start touring around when i finished work at 11am. so i started from Dublin. then meath, louth, westmeath, cavan, down, kildare, wicklow(nearly lost the car to the side of the mountains, never again) kilkenny, laois. and waterford. then i came home and so far ive done all of Munster. but still have to explore more or cork and Kerry and take another spin back to waterford. And because i always have me phone with me google has been tracking my locations everywhere so now i have a nice portfolio of all the roads and stops done and i only have the Americans to thank for showing me how intresting the country is, even if its always raining. :pac: