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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!

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

No but I want to! There are some libraries there that I want to visit.

Yes. The Cliffs of Moher are beautiful. I also enjoyed driving through the countryside. It was so cold and rainy though even in July.

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!

No but I want too!!

It's on my bucket list for sure, i want to go so bad! Maybe for our 10 year anniversary

No, DH wants to go. Maybe next year?

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?

@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).

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.

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.

No, but I desperately want to!

No but I want to!