May 20, 07 10:54 pm — So Beggarsfarm and I are going on a trip to Ireland in a few weeks. Anybody have any suggestions as for what we should do?
Refer to every Irish man you see as "that little leprechaun"; they love that.
If you come across Shiva ask for a "mug of that black shit" which is local slang for Guinness, the local brew.
If you need to go shopping, just ask the taxi to take you to the nearest "IRA" which is the Irish branch of walmart.
If they comment on your accent, just tell them that green is the colour of envy.
"Paddy" and "Murphy" are acceptable friendly pseudonyms that may be used in place of "Mate" and "Buddy".
Remember to comment on the rich history of the Ruby isle; the locals love the social preening.
Here's a site that you may find helpful Discover Ireland And whatever you do, if you visit the Blarney Stone, don't kiss it. 
And whatever you do, if you visit the Blarney Stone, don't kiss it.
Ayup....'cos the locals piss on it at night after a few drinks.
So if you know anyone who brags they kissed the Blarney Stone....tell them what they really kissed ::grin::
I have always wanted to go to Ireland, check out some local pubs just to see if the beer is really as good as it is cracked up to be. If it is, then I would check out some more pubs, just to see if the next one was as good as the last one.
It could get very time consuming, but I would be willing to pay that price.
I'm not sure I would want to EAT anything over there. Irish food, BLAHHH!
It can't be as bad as English food.
It could get very time consuming, but I would be willing to pay that price.
Thats exactly the kind of dedication we require in our American tourists.
Well done, Mr. Cmass....well done indeed !
Irish food is almost exactly like American food....
McDonalds, KFC, BurgerKing, TGI Fridays.....
Throw potatoes... duh...
Have fun!
When are you coming ? And what part of Ireland ?
June 11-27 we start in Dublin and work our way north to Shannon. We are going to stay in Dublin, Belfast, Sligo, Galway, and the Arran Islands.
I wont give you addresses, because it'd take me ages to find them all, and you'll get them all through Google anyway...
Dublin -
Dublinia - Viking and ancient Dublin interactive exhibition
Guinness Museum and brewery tour. You get a free pint of the Black Stuff, fresh out of the vats at the end of the tour, in the Skybar, which is a large round room with glass walls with great views of Dublin City. You will not taste a better pint of Guinness anywhere else in the world. FACT.
St Patricks Cathedral - Nice old cathedral with cool, eerie catacombs.
Open top bus tour of Dublin leaving from O'Connell Street hourly (I think) this time of year.
Viking Splash...Tour of Dublin in a WWII landing craft that drives around Dublin then goes into the River Liffy for a river tour.
Farmleigh House - Stately Home in the Phoenix Park.
Phoenix Park - largest enclosed city park in Europe.
Dublin Zoo, in Phoenix Park
Temple Bar in Dublin City - shopping area, Bohemian/Gothic hangout / excellent restaurants
National Art Gallery, Kildare Street, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin. View the Book of Kells there, plus theres an extensive scholarly library with manuscripts and first editions dating back hundreds of years.
Dundrum Shopping Center - Although you wont find anything in Ireland that you cant get cheaper in the US. And that includes crappy plastic souvenirs :)
Irish National Stud Farm in Kildare...west of Dublin, but not too far. Lots of famous Irish racehorses and info about Irish horse racing.
Japanese Gardens, Kildare - next door to the Stud Farm.
Kilmainham Jail - Old prison turned into a museum about the struggle for Irish independence from those nasty Brits
Lots more for Dublin to be honest....but I cant think offhand.
Belfast....Don't know it very well....thats Northern Ireland.
But don't stay in the Europa Hotel. The IRA had a nasty habit of blowing it up every few months. Old habits might die hard ::grin::
(There's no sectarian violence up there anymore though - peace broke out a few years ago, so you'll be fine)
Sligo....
Again...only been there once or twice. Some fabulous scenery.
Galway -
The Burren. Fabulous scenery - large open moorland with hundreds of rare plants and flowers growing wild.
The Burren Perfumery - A perfumery in the middle of The Burren that makes perfumes solely from natural extracts of the wildflowers growing in the area.
Ailwee Cave - Deep ancient cave in The Burren. Excellent guided tour. And you can drop Beggarsfarm down a deep dark hole if she buys too much perfume.
Cliffs of Moher. Nice scenery and an interpretive center. Suitable for pushing girls over.
(Don't ask why you need an interpretive center for some cliffs. I dunno. Probably so we can rip off Americans)
Bunratty Castle - Somewhere between Galway and Shannon. Never been, but they run medieval banquet dinners and shows. Think Jim Carrey in Cable Guy.
Arran Islands -
Never been, but nice scenery. And sheep. Lots of sheep.
Shannon.
An airport. Which I presume you'll be flying home from.
Thats pretty much all thats in Shannon actually.
My brother in law is an air traffic controller in Shannon. PM me your flight details and I'll make sure he won't be drunk the day you fly home 
Hope that little lot gives you some ideas.
Oh....and as you head to Belfast, you could stop off in a small country village called Oldtown, world renowned for being the home of the oldest living donkey in the world, at 81 years old ::grin::
I have a bridge to sell you for Pico to sleep under. 
You're just a cynic 
No really, Pico will LOVE it!
You will not taste a better pint of Guinness anywhere else in the world. FACT.
Eh...that sentence makes absolutely no sense.
he shoots, he scores!
GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL!!!!!!!!
BF is an aspiring writer.
I seem to remember something about some semi-famous Irish writers. Any truth to that, and is there any place in Ireland that a writer might want to visit?
My group of English majors will be retracing Leopold Bloom's steps in Dublin as set in James Joyce's Ulysses. Bloomsday also happens on June 16, in celebration of the book, so that ought to be fun. Other than that, I know we are visiting the birthplace and burial ground of WB Yeats in Sligo, but we haven't gotten our full itinerary yet.
Anathema
Don't get drunk if Shiva is in the area...Unless you like being raped by a guy in a leprechaun outfit.