Thinking of a trip to Ireland

[G1969]

As title says, we're thinking of our first trip to Ireland in September. Probably ferry Holyhead- Dublin, then ? , for two weeks, where would you recommend.

 

[Jeff one]

We went down to Kilkenny over to cork the the west coast and up to Galway, it depends what your looking for, lovely place and people

 

[f6c]

Take lots of Money

 

[Figaro]

Donegal is beautful, I loved the coast there. Well all of the WAW is beautful and well worth exploring.
Don't forget the Causeway coast Antrim NI

 

[nigelivy]

I lived in Northern Ireland for nearly 10 years. Some of my favourite places were Donegal, Galway, Achill Island, Causeway Coast & Dingle Peninsula.

Because Ireland is not that big, you could drive straight down to Dingle area and do the Wild Atlantic Way in the time you have. You may not finish the whole route, but you could hit the main spots. Some counties are more favourable to motorhomes/vans than others. For example, Country Clare is notorious for having height barriers on a lot of beach parking lots whereas we often parked on beach parking lots overnight in County Mayo.

Here’s a vlog from one of our trips a few years ago:

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[Mick and Ruth]

We did 6 weeks and did coastline of North and South going from Dublin northwards up to Carlingford and then into the North. Go anti clockwise round Ring of Kerry as all big vehicles do that to avoid choke points.
Campsites are not cheap and you tend to have to pay to dispose of rubbish.
Set specific destinations before you set off in morning if you are heading over west to do the WAW as signs will take you down some tight roads and bends for no real reason and you would drive the same trip in a quarter of the time going directly to your goal.
join the Irish Motorhome Group on Facebook loads of help and advice on there
Enjoy ...the country and people are great!

 

[Northernraider]

Take warm waterproof jackets and good boots.

 

[Winger]

Doesn’t really matter where you go you will enjoy. Simples

 

[LithiumConvert]

Well worth the trip.

Campsites are not cheap and you tend to have to pay to dispose of rubbish.

If they even take it.

 

[meanders]

Religious or not, Knock is quite moving and very peaceful. The town is full of tat. There used to be a basic campsite there. Walking around the main site when everyone had gone home is very calming. First called there when our car had been broken into at Galway. Put me back at peace with the world and with the Irish who are genuinely lovely people. The Aire at Cobh harbour side is interesting with an exhibition to the Titanic and the Lusitania. Easy train ride into Cork city and a whole lot easier than driving and parking. I would miss Galway in a motorhome, there is nowhere to park. Ross castle near Killarney is fine but do not suggest overnighting in the car park. We nearly lost our bikes in the night to a white van and people carrying bolt croppers.

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[meanders]

Also do not forget wet weather gear. It only rained twice last week. Once for three days and once for four is generally very true. Do not pull off the road onto that nice green patch.without testing it. You might find it's sphagnum moss and sink to your axles.

 

[JoshnPen]

...... Or change your dates to August and go to the Fleadh

Fleadh Cheoil

This is Ireland's biggest annual celebration of Irish traditional music, singing and dance and draws massive crowds each year. The Fleadh takes place in Sligo in 2014. While the main events of the Fleadh are competitive - with competitions for instrumentalists, singers, dancers and groups -...

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We went in our van in 2023 and it was great. That year, the Fleadh was in Mullingar.

There will be an official campsite with very cheap shuttle buses into the town (which became pedestrianised only). In the busiest days of the fleadh, the buses were running every 15 mins to and from camp until about 3am. It was a great craik and we'd love to go again.