Prettiest village in the country?

Seeing as we've had plenty of worst towns/counties, and a few nice town/county efforts.

Just one vote. And by village, I think less than 1,000 should be the yardstick. And post a pic.

Eyeries, Beara, Co. Cork. A village located in the far SW of the country that kinda bucked the national trend towards stagnation and depression in the 80s and 90s and reinvented itself with an influx of bohemian types and a preference for brightly painted buildings. And with wonderful views across Bantry Bay, it's completely charming in summer and almost defiant against the storms in winter.

dd972

Bloody hell, Moyross looks a bit different nowadays. :eek:

begbysback

Looks like windows 98 background

SmartinMartin

What's the cut -off point between town and village?

Alun

Wow, I'm all for tasteful pastel colours when painting houses but some of those are way over the top. Looks like a backdrop for a kids TV series.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

A bit garish for my tastes. Is that first building what was O'Neill's Bar?

SmartinMartin

SmartinMartin wrote: »

What's the cut -off point between town and village?

Suggested <1,000, but that need not be absolute.

Stetson Disgusting Eye wrote: »

A bit garish for my tastes. Is that first building what was O'Neill's Bar?

You possibly thinking of Allihies? 20 minutes further down the peninsula. Also very beautiful. The bars in Eyeries are Causkeys and O'Shea's afaik...but may have been a couple more in the past. Nearby Ardgroom had a pub closure in the last decade, the Holly Bar, so may well have happened in Eyeries too.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Deleted User wrote: »

Suggested <1,000, but that need not be absolute.



You possibly thinking of Allihies? 20 minutes further down the peninsula. Also very beautiful. The bars in Eyeries are Causkeys and O'Shea's afaik...but may have been a couple more in the past. Nearby Ardgroom had a pub closure in the last decade, the Holly Bar, so may well have happened in Eyeries too.

No. Had a search on Google images and they seem to have changed the widows and gone back to being a residence. Pity.

http://thefairytaletraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/eyeries-beara-peninsula-jcalvert-com.jpg

Stetson Disgusting Eye

Stetson Disgusting Eye wrote: »

No. Had a search on Google images and they seem to have changed the widows and gone back to being a residence. Pity.

http://thefairytaletraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/eyeries-beara-peninsula-jcalvert-com.jpg

Ah, thanks for that. Must show my wife. She used to play trad music in Causkeys as a kid - Beara woman. She'd remember it, and guess it was still there up to recently...just doesn't register with me, but then again never went on the tear in Eyeries.

Turtyturd

Ahascragh.

dark crystal

Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny and Stradbally in Co. Waterford are very picturesque.

RayM

Alun wrote: »

Wow, I'm all for tasteful pastel colours when painting houses but some of those are way over the top. Looks like a backdrop for a kids TV series.

Balamory.

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

callaway92

Killaloe

Alun

RayM wrote: »

Balamory.

That's the one I was thinking about!

Harry Palmr

Kilsheelan in Tipperary between Carrick and Clonmel is very picturesque without looking annoyingly "cute"

callaway92

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Kilsheelan in Tipperary between Carrick and Clonmel is very picturesque without looking annoyingly "cute"

The hell? No it isn't

dark crystal

dark crystal wrote: »

Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny and Stradbally in Co. Waterford are very picturesque.

Have been to Inistoge and it was pretty...if a bit touristy. Haven't been to Stradbally, but Dunmore East in Waterford is very pretty...

osarusan

Roundstone in Galway.

ronnie085

Glandore, Cork, sitting having a pint overlooking the bay in the sunshine, could be south France/ Italy

road_high

Love Dunmore east, it's stunning. Also Kilmore Quay Co Wexford not a million miles away, is very nice.
Borris Co Carlow is one too that gets a bit overlooked.

chosen1

Ardagh in Co. Longford is definitely a contender

https://goo.gl/maps/pgFnGZVsSQw

ronnie085

ronnie085 wrote: »

Glandore, Cork, sitting having a pint overlooking the bay in the sunshine, could be south France/ Italy

Much prefer Union Hall across the bay. Far more life to it, a few bars. Glandore always struck me as pretty but kinda all money and no soul, like an address where millionaires want to say they have a holiday house, but lifeless.

Moynalty, meath. Beautiful

ronnie085

Deleted User wrote: »

ronnie085 wrote: »

Glandore, Cork, sitting having a pint overlooking the bay in the sunshine, could be south France/ Italy

Much prefer Union Hall across the bay. Far more life to it, a few bars. Glandore always struck me as pretty but kinda all money and no soul, like an address where millionaires want to say they have a holiday house, but lifeless.

Yeah, was just going to mention union hall too. Camped up the road from glandore for a few nights with the mrs, had a great time, only visited union hall during day on a cycle, lovely area.

road_high

Few lovely ones in Co Wicklow, such as Aughrim and Roundwood.

Tigerbaby

Conor

was at a funeral for a work colleague's Mother years ago in Eyries. A beautiful May evening for the removal.

I was stunned by the beauty of the place. The brightly painted houses to guide the fishermen home.

Could never forget it.

thank you for the wonderful picture

Yourself isit

Ballycotton Co Cork. Bit rough n ready but a beautiful view from every building.

Tigerbaby

Tigerbaby wrote: »

Conor

was at a funeral for a work colleague's Mother years ago in Eyries. A beautiful May evening for the removal.

I was stunned by the beauty of the place. The brightly painted houses to guide the fishermen home.

Could never forget it.

thank you for the wonderful picture

And there's nothing like a Beara funeral. Real peninsula vibe. Everyone is related to or knows each other, so it can be a bit like the valley of the squinting windows if you fall foul of it. But at times of tragedy, they really pull tight, have been at funerals in Eyeries on bright summer midweek days and found only standing room in the carpark because hundreds turn out, when a funeral in a big town would hardly fill the front rows as everyone at work.

DellyBelly

Few nice villages in Dublin. I like Dalkey village and also have a soft spot for Inchicore village bit rough around the edges but still looks nice.

Kevwoody

Kenmare, Co. Kerry would get my vote.

jamesbere

Eyeries by a country mile, probably a bit of bias from me as it's down my neck of the woods. But it's a fantastic place.

ronnie085

Just reading this thread got me to reminiscing, visited lots of the places mentioned a couple of years ago camping around Ireland, better than any sun holiday, ran out of time at doolin, would it be child abuse to bring an 8 month old camping and carry on the lap of Ireland?? 😉

LirW

Aughrim in Wicklow and I have a thing for Lucan village too.

MyStubbleItches

ronnie085 wrote: »

Glandore, Cork, sitting having a pint overlooking the bay in the sunshine, could be south France/ Italy

Glandore always strikes me as where the townie wealthy folk think is deep west cork, 3 minutes further on in union hall is proper west cork. Glandore isn't a place I could describe as pretty, mobbed in summertime, closed down in winter. Give me union hall any day of the week

Kevwoody

Kevwoody wrote: »

Kenmare, Co. Kerry would get my vote.

Great spot...but not a village. Kenmare is pretty much the second biggest town on the Ring of Kerry after Killarney, suspect its population is 2k plus.

MyStubbleItches

jamesbere wrote: »

Eyeries by a country mile, probably a bit of bias from me as it's down my neck of the woods. But it's a fantastic place.

As much as I agree that eyeries is stunning, allihies trumps it for me. The drive in from either side would take your breath away. Pity there are holiday homes there but at least it doesn't get tour busses. Cresting the hill on the south through the gap with the cow and calf out to sea ahead of you - stunning.

red ears

Pics or GTFO

MyStubbleItches

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Great spot...but not a village. Kenmare is pretty much the second biggest town on the Ring of Kerry after Killarney, suspect its population is 2k plus.

Yep, Kenmare is lovely but most definitely not a village. Yet another place I like but wouldn't dream of visiting in summer. Like Dingle, a much more enjoyable place in winter.

cantdecide

Lismore, Co. Waterford with the castle and the short jaunt out to the Vee. Lovely Sunday drive.

MyStubbleItches

Holycross as my alternative. Very pretty spot.

AmberGold

Mightn't win the top prize but with the coastline, castle, marina, vast selection of bars and restaurants Malahide has to be up there.

For Forks Sake

AmberGold wrote: »

Mightn't win the top prize but with the coastline, castle, marina, vast selection of bars and restaurants Malahide has to be up there.

Population of over 15k. Hardly a village by any stretch but a very nice place nonetheless.

My vote would be Adare in Co. Limerick. Now, if they could do something about the busloads of tourists clogging the place up it would be perfect.

smurgen

Good thread.I'd have said Glandore for me. I'm from Cork city and used to go there in the summer as kids.Diving off the pier for hours and fresh prawns on brown bread after in the pub there.it was excellent.

Pat Mustard

Kevwoody wrote: »

Kenmare, Co. Kerry would get my vote.

Kanturk is well off the beaten track. Maybe not the absolute prettiest but very nice at the same time:

Widdershins

Some of the tiny villages of Clare are lovely, but not well known tourist spots. Killaloe is very overrated, as is Adare, Co.Limerick, which is full of thatched cottages, but the feel of Adare doesn't appeal to me. Kinvara, Co.Galway is also nice.

LirW

LirW wrote: »

Aughrim in Wicklow and I have a thing for Lucan village too.

Both gorgeous. Passed through Lucan a few days ago on the way to a fantastic architectural salvage granite/stone yard in Newcastle (also a lovely, hugely historic area of west Dublin) and Lucan was, at that moment, the most stunning village in Dublin. The Tidy Towns people there really have their act together. Noticed that the Italian ambassador's residence is there also - and sure enough his home was Patrick Sarsfield's home in the 1690s.

Chapelizod in Dublin, also on the Liffey, and with a little pedestrian gate by an old church into the Phoenix Park, is also stunning. Hugely underrated but its time will come. The drive on the old road along the Liffey from Chapelizod through the Strawberry Beds and into Lucan is one of the nicest in Dublin.

cravings

i second borris in co carlow.

Mr_Muffin

Dunmore East in Waterford a real gem

Neady83

I can't decide between Allihies and Eyeries. A friend and I were cycling in that neck of the woods on a very dark and moody day back in May. We made a wrong turn and ended up travelling through Allihies and Eyeries, they look so pretty from a distance, I love the bright colours especially when set against a dark sky.

Ush1

Baltimore, Co. Cork.

Ann_Landers

Cong, Co. Mayo
Doolin, Co. Clare