Staycation Ireland.. Anyone doing it

DellyBelly wrote: »

It's the weather that is the problem here. It's so frickin depressing.

I usually don’t mind it. You can get out most days. April and May have been consistently lovely in recent years although I agree July and August can often be disappointing. I think Mediterranean temperatures in July would be too much for my family. I really don’t like it much above 25.

We should be in France today. Just checked the campsite - 15 degrees. Brrrr

odyssey06 wrote: »

Same here. Looking forward to checking out local butchers and fishmongers around Carlingford and doing some different dishes. Lamb and oyster territory.

Savages butchers in Carlingford town are really great.
Lamb and beef are absolutely top drawer and their olive fed pork is the nicest pork I have ever tasted. A real old fashioned but great butchers.
Morgans seafood in Omeath ( well actually a couple of miles outside of Omeath driving into the mountains) is a wholesalers which has a shop open to the public.
They normally have a great selection of fish there at very reasonable prices and if you are there for a while, they may even be able to source something they don't normally have, on request.

pcasso wrote: »

Savages butchers in Carlingford town are really great.
Lamb and beef are absolutely top drawer and their olive fed pork is the nicest pork I have ever tasted. A real old fashioned but great butchers.
Morgans seafood in Omeath ( well actually a couple of miles outside of Omeath driving into the mountains) is a wholesalers which has a shop open to the public.
They normally have a great selection of fish there at very reasonable prices and if you are there for a while, they may even be able to source something they don't normally have, on request.

Snap, they're the two places on my goto list
Didn't realise that about the pork in Savages, must check that out, the range and quality of their lamb is fantastic.

BraveDonut wrote: »

Supposed to be in the Algarve for two weeks right now :-(
Flights were cancelled, so I can get the refund

Looked at west of Ireland house rental but the kids decided they didn't want to come (They are old enough to stay home)

So, booked 7 nights in 7 different hotels

Letterkenny
Westport
Clifden
Galway City
Doolin
Dingle
Kinsale

I don't care if the weather is not good - lots of sightseeing and beach walks.
Hopefully the pubs/restaurants will be okay in late August...

That's some Wild Atlantic Way tour you have planned. 10 years ago we did something similar over 2 weeks or so. A great holiday it was but changing accommodation most nights was fun at the start but tiresome towards the end. Would do it again but would be inclined to stay 2-3 nights in various places and explore the locality more or just chill out for a day in a particular location.

beggars_bush wrote: »

Donegal self catering for two weeks in July
only booked it when the easing of lockdown was announced last week

Same, self catering is probably easiest and will be more relaxing IMO

JimmyVik wrote: »

My sister works for a hotel.
She told me they are taking a lot of bookings for August.

Was actually surprised to see so much availability in July. Just ensured it had a decent cancellation policy. Logic is that numbers are nice and low right now, so will get away and enjoy a few days. If they go back up and restrictions are tightened it might have to be cancelled. If the numbers plummet or it disappears altogether, can hopefully get abroad in September.

Air b&b booked in dingle mid july was a little pricey but both of us just want a change of scene after working from home all this time. To reduce cost of staycantions maybe dont try to stay in main spots ie your dingles killarney stay in lesser known towns or county galway instead of city.
Actual try towns in east cork...often forgotten when compared to west cork.loads to offer.
Irish mini breaks on FB has some good deals for 3 and 5 nights. As someone said earlier check out the likes of pigsback.com groupon and supervalu breaks for deals too

100% mainlander.. midlands springs to mind often joked about but if you go and do a bit of research loads to do. Even for day trips

Derrynane Beach is fabulous, straight out of the tropics on a sunny day, one of Irelands only beach bars at O'Carrols cover is a few k up the road with another nice little beach. Definitely worth a visit if your going through Kerry.

dubrov wrote: »

That's your problem right there

I got food poisoning in Portugal last year and ended up in a&e. Feckin wind never stopped blowing either.
Staying for 2 weeks in Clare the start of August, not overly concerned about the weather at least it won't be windy and the sea food is safe to eat.

lisasimpson wrote: »

100% mainlander.. midlands springs to mind often joked about but if you go and do a bit of research loads to do. Even for day trips

Just on that, visiting lakes in midlands is very pleasant
Lough Owel, Ennell, Deravarragh, Lene and Ree in Westmeath alone.
All have fishing, swimming, kayaking, cycling and viewpoints/picnic areas.
The royal canal is also lovely in stretches. Both for cycling, walking eveb kayaking. There are also few nice picnic spots

combat14 wrote: »

staycation could be great this year.. just concerned that all the restaurants, pubs, hotels, cinemas, hairdressers etc.. are putting up their prices already .. doesn't bode well....

There was something in one of the papers today about prices may rise.