Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you ever been to Ireland?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you ever been to Ireland? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 09:21:26 +0000 Mrs.KMM on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2498477 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 16:49:09 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2498477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No but I want to! Ree723 on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2498404 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 15:53:13 +0000 Ree723 2498404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, several times! We've travelled around pretty much the entire country, including Northern Ireland. The only county in the republic that I have not been to is Wexford - I've been to every other county! The west is my favourite - Galway, Connemara, and the surrounds... :-) whenoceansrise on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2498183 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:44:20 +0000 whenoceansrise 2498183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, but I desperately want to! lavender on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2498076 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 12:44:18 +0000 lavender 2498076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Did my study abroad at Trinity! Spent a semester there and loved it every minute there. Chillybear on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2498024 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 12:17:00 +0000 Chillybear 2498024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I went in 2009, with my husband, BIL and SIL. We stayed in Adare and drove in a new direction each day. took the train to Dublin and got around very easily on foot. I loved Dingle Peninsula and the town of Waterford. MaryM on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497997 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 12:05:10 +0000 MaryM 2497997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've been twice, but way too long ago. The first trip, we met my dad's cousins in West Cork (he had cousins that had met them, but it was his first trip) and took a bus tour the second half of our trip. The second trip was mostly spent with family, but we did travel up the west coast doing some genealogy stuff. Overall, we were underwhelmed with Dublin. It's very much like many other cities in other coutries. The more rural areas was so much more culturally (and not touristy) Irish. Eko on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497948 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:43:42 +0000 Eko 2497948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH and I went for a week during our honeymoon. We did like a south Ireland tour. We went to Dublin, Cork, County Kerry, up to Galway, then back to Dublin. It was sooo amazing! I can't wait to go back and do the north part. @lawbee11: I think that would depend on how much it would cost to go there. I didn't find Dublin all that amazing compared to everything else I saw. But, if you don't think you would do an Ireland trip for a long time, and it's inexpensive then I'd go. But, you would mostly have to stick to the Dublin area. I will say rental cars were really inexpensive. regberadaisy on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497912 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:32:55 +0000 regberadaisy 2497912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lawbee11: if you're just in Dublin then you won't need a car. It was pretty nerve wrecking driving on the wrong side of the car, on the wrong side of the road. The public trains and buses were pretty great. That's how we got around. MrsKoala on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497908 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:30:56 +0000 MrsKoala 2497908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lawbee11: Depends on where you want to go. I would recommend renting a car if you want to go to the countryside. If you just plan on staying in cities and using public transport to go from one city to another, it's feasible not to rent. We went with our LO last summer and decided to just take public transportation everywhere so that we didn't have to bring a carseat and that was hard. We missed out on a lot of things to do because we had to follow the public bus system's schedule, which is not extensive and ends early most days. (Example: Bus to Cliffs of Moher was not scheduled well and you basically had to get there really early to catch the last bus back or risk not being able to get back and be stuck in the middle of basically nowhere). Dahlia on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497901 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:29:01 +0000 Dahlia 2497901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We went a few years ago. A few days in Dublin, then we hiked part of the Wicklow Way south to Glendalough. It was so cool, we hiked from B&B to B&B and saw the most amazing views. <a href="http://www.wicklowway.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.wicklowway.com</a> @lawbee11: We did all of the above using just public transportation. We didn't have kids then, though. lawbee11 on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497862 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:12:53 +0000 lawbee11 2497862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ For those that have been, do you think it's worth going without renting a car? We're planning a trip to London next summer and were thinking about taking the ferry to Dublin for a few days, but we wouldn't rent a car. Worth it still? Kitkat on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497845 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:06:48 +0000 Kitkat 2497845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not yet...going for the first time in a couple of weeks! BSB on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497776 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 10:14:31 +0000 BSB 2497776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, DH wants to go. Maybe next year? Cherrybee on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497758 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 10:04:57 +0000 Cherrybee 2497758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've never been. Its only a short ferry ride away so there's no excuse. @nana87: Yay! Come back! LuLu Mom on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497715 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:38:35 +0000 LuLu Mom 2497715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's on my bucket list for sure, i want to go so bad! Maybe for our 10 year anniversary :) erinpye on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497713 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:38:14 +0000 erinpye 2497713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sadly no. Our whole family went, and we were supposed to join, 3 weeks before LO1 was due, and we just couldn't travel then. Mamaof2 on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497673 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:23:42 +0000 Mamaof2 2497673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No but I want too!! DesertDreams88 on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497670 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:20:56 +0000 DesertDreams88 2497670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I went for 5 days while I studied abroad in England. I went to Belfast and Dublin, and took a bus tour of the northern countryside, including Giant's Causeway (amazing.) nana87 on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497579 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:39:46 +0000 nana87 2497579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, and I've spent a ton of time in London for work so it's really a shame. I'm most likely going to the UK again this summer for work, and hope to fit in a couple days of vacation as well, and so maybe I finally will go! Andrea on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497561 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:30:49 +0000 Andrea 2497561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, many times. I love how people randomly start singing traditional Gaelic songs in the pubs as the night goes on. Super fun! BKCaribBaby on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497555 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:28:42 +0000 BKCaribBaby 2497555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. The Cliffs of Moher are beautiful. I also enjoyed driving through the countryside. It was so cold and rainy though even in July. petitenoisette on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497551 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:27:02 +0000 petitenoisette 2497551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, but I definitely want to go in the next few years. I'd want to go in the summer and not while pregnant so probably not next summer but maybe summer of 2018? Mrs. Sunshine on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497506 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:08:57 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2497506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No but I want to! There are some libraries there that I want to visit. Synchronicity on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497501 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:07:11 +0000 Synchronicity 2497501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, but it is at the top of my bucket list! Such a beautiful place. meredithNYC on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497492 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:04:19 +0000 meredithNYC 2497492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I went when I was a senior in high school for a school trip. I absolutely loved it - particularly being able to drink freely as a 17 year old :silly: MOMTOLITTLEB on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497448 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 07:39:37 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2497448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, I only went for a business trip so I spent most of my time in a generic looking conference room. I did spend one day sight seeing and it was so beautiful. My impression was that the people were very warm, my colleagues made sure I was comfortable and having a good time during the off hours. Both of my parents' families are from Ireland so I should have made more of a trip of it. I think I'll go back someday with my husband. regberadaisy on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497442 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 07:31:40 +0000 regberadaisy 2497442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MrsKoala: jealous!!! @catomd00: I read about Cork County a lot in books. It sounds SO beautiful! MrsKoala on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497429 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 07:19:47 +0000 MrsKoala 2497429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes! I went once in college and toured the country with my friends and then DH and I and LO were there last summer. catomd00 on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497428 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 07:19:05 +0000 catomd00 2497428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I went about 5 years ago to visit my sister who was studying abroad in Cork. I loved it it was so beautiful and quaint! Everyone was so fun and nice! winniebee on "Have you ever been to Ireland?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-been-to-ireland#post-2497426 Thu, 17 Mar 2016 07:16:54 +0000 winniebee 2497426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes! Twice. Once in college and once after law school, both times with my family. My father has some cousins there so we have done sightseeing and also visited them.