Most beautiful place in Ireland?

Doolin, Lahinch, Spanish Point, Doonbeg, Killaloe & of course Lisdoonvarna

http://www.monasette.com/blog/gallery/doolin/doolin_014.jpg (Doolin)

http://www.shannonoffers.com/hotelimages/a229.jpg (Lahinch)

http://www.surf-forecast.com/system/images/921/large_illustration/Spanish_Point.jpg (Spanish Point)

http://www.tourismresources.ie/fh/doonbeg.jpg (Doonbeg)

http://www.discoverloughderg.ie/media/Media,6340,en.jpg (Killaloe)

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Yeah Glenveagh National Park is beautiful on a good day. Dunlewey and Errigal are always spectacular.

Oh Dún Lúiche, mo chroí!

Pauleta wrote: »

Ive lived in the area all my life but Killiney Bay gets me everytime. I never get sick of the moment im on the DART and exit the tunnel from Dalkey, amazing view.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davegkelly/365726003/:eek:

Dalkey,I'm just back from there now,such a lovely place,wish I could afford to live there!

keem bay as mentioned on achill is stunning.

I love killiney too-went to the beach last year on the june bank holiday when we had the really hot weather. the mansions on the hill, people in their fancy boats, could easily have been the south of france!

Poor Craythur wrote: »

Rhododendrons might be beautiful but they are an absolute scourge in the West of Ireland. They were introduced as garden plants and quickly spread to the wild, taking over and out-competing native plants. It's something about the type of soil we have that they love.

And all over Ireland. The west seems particularly badly hit.

Its awful. Their an invaisive non-native weed thats killing our native trees. Basically when you see trees and rhodhendrons together you are looking at the death of those trees. The rhodhendrons destroy new growth so when the old oaks die they wont be replaced and all thats left will be rhodhendrons.

When you see those beauty shots of Kylemore Abby, look closer, its surrounded by rhody's and any older trees you see will be the dying last remnants.

Gotta say I love Kilkee.
No matter how pissed off I am, walking down that strand or around by the cliffs just lifts my spirits.
I'd rather be there in the summertime than Spain or anywhere else, cracking weather, and in the winter it's lovely to watch the waves crashing against the rocks.

K-9 wrote: »

Jaysus, they do grow and take over. Does anybody bother planting them now? Seem to be a rare plant now.

I'm sure up there with you too, killing your native trees, the thing is they spread fast and they're hardy bastards too, they like the wind and rain in the west.

I actually dont know if you can still buy them. I hope not. The government was (up until recent events) spending huge amounts of money (through grants) eradicating them.

InTheTrees wrote: »

I'm sure up there with you too, killing your native trees, the thing is they spread fast and they're hardy b
astards too, they like the wind and rain in the west.

I actually dont know if you can still buy them. I hope not. The government was (up until recent events) spending huge amounts of money (through grants) eradicating them.

I seen them in a garden centre recently, but did over hear one of the staff warning someone buying one not to plant it in the ground to keep it in a pot or it would take over

I love up around Glendalough and the sally gap, was up there recently with my grandparents and its just so peaceful, we pulled in at one stage and all you could see for miles was forest, bogland and sheep and a lovely old farm house( the wicklow heather resturant is always a must too )

Up around the Ceide fields is beautiful too http://www.ceidefields.com/home.html was there a few years ago on a lovely sunny day and even tho there was lots of people around it still felt very peaceful