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The midlands - say something nice

pickarooney

The midlands are a much-neglected, overlooked part of Ireland that rarely feature in tourist brochures or lists of must-see places.

But what are the hidden gems of the Irish steppe, amongst the vast, unspoiled prairies of the hinterland, where would you go?

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99nsr125

pickarooney wrote: »

The midlands are a much-neglected, overlooked part of Ireland that rarely feature in tourist brochures or lists of must-see places.

But what are the hidden gems of the Irish steppe, amongst the vast, unspoiled prairies of the hinterland, where would you go?

It's an hour from everywhere

buzsywuzsy

Lough Boora Discovery Park

[Deleted User]

You can get to Naas for a choppy-changey haircut and a visit to Doo-nays Boutique with ease.

greenspurs

Its only restricted to the midlands, so at least the rest of us don't have to listen to their accents ?

That's nice !

OOnegative

What counties are you defining as the Midlands?

jester77

They now have a nice motorway to Dublin

Hande hoche!

They get impressively high temperatures from time to time.

fryup

its nice that's all the towns are by-passed

Donald Trump

Airports on the coast means you can avoid it.

Prolific source of mutations and genetic anomalies for scientific researchers due to years of inbreeding

Samuel T. Cogley

At least it's not Cork.

Badly Drunk Boy

A (long) river runs through it.

MikeyTaylor

Granard

PlaneSpeeking

It's great to get back there evenings and weekends away from scummy Dubs.

Is the Dublin city motto ACTUALLY "2 euro for a hostel ?"

WoollyRedHat

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

It's great to get back there evenings and weekends away from scummy Dubs.

Is the Dublin city motto ACTUALLY "2 euro for a hostel ?"

No it's 3 bananas for a euro, everyone knows that. Typical Midland Mucker.

PlaneSpeeking

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

No it's 3 bananas for a euro, everyone knows that. Typical Midland Mucker.

Ah am just a blow in apparently lol!

jimgoose

Fantastic, gorgeous agricultural land up around there, especially if you venture up as far as Co. Meath.

s3rtvdbwfj81ch

buzsywuzsy wrote: »

Lough Boora Discovery Park

yep, was here last week, great place!

Also, Birr Castle and Clonmacnoise are excellent places to visit.

GaGa21

Birr Castle is a great day out with the kids or for anyone with an interest in astronomy. Kinnitty Castle and the nearby glamping.

Trigger Happy

It’s awfully nice in Offally but can be chilly in Birr.

s3rtvdbwfj81ch

GaGa21 wrote: »

Birr Castle is a great day out with the kids or for anyone with an interest in astronomy. Kinnitty Castle and the nearby glamping.

the tree house is brilliant, my 4yo spent four hours in that playground and didn't want to leave.

Wanderer78

Bike park Ireland, fcuk yea!

cournioni

It's not Dublin.

MikeyTaylor

cournioni wrote: »

It's not Dublin.

I'm from the Pale and to be honest with you it really isn't as great as they say it is.

Hurrache

I can say one thing about it, it's obvious from this thread that's there's a load of people who have no idea what the midlands is!

Are Am Eye

Hurrache wrote: »

I can say one thing about it, it's obvious from this thread that's there's a load of people who have no idea what the midlands is!

It's lands that are in the mid.

[Deleted User]

Donald Trump wrote: »

Prolific source of mutations and genetic anomalies for scientific researchers due to years of inbreeding

It's funny the reversal in perception. Most of those I know in the midlands would say the same about Dubliners. So concerned to keep their 'purity' and not be contaminated by the Culchies... sure, isn't that one of the reasons for the housing crisis in Dublin? Everyone wants to live near their Mammy. :rolleyes:

GaGa21

Having lived in both, Dublin is good for the social scene in your 20s. Midlands is better for quality of family life in your 30s+
Pros and cons of living in either place, it all comes down to personal choice.

Tom Dunne

The Wineport

beertons

More lads selling turf.

lmimmfn

GaGa21 wrote: »

Having lived in both, Dublin is good for the social scene in your 20s. Midlands is better for quality of family life in your 30s+
Pros and cons of living in either place, it all comes down to personal choice.

Pretty much sums it up, although when I was in Dublin in my 20s after paying all the bills there wasn't much left for socialising