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Galway is the best city in Ireland in my opinion
I ADORE Galway!
How many days? Dublin can be fun but its nothing special and the sights can be covered in a full day - the real highlight of Ireland is the countryside (particularly the West Coast), but you’ll likely need a full week to do it justice.
A little over a week. Interested in visiting Cork as well.
Don’t kiss the Blarney Stone. It’s filthy.
The hop on hop off bus in Dublin is nice if you want to try and see several things in a day. Guinness and Jameson tours are both mock-ups, not a tour of the working parts, but worth it if you’re interested. The view at the end of Guinness is stunning on a clear day.
In Cork, the English Market is great fun if you like farmers markets. I second the side trip to Kinsale. Eat at Fishy Fishy if you love seafood, Kinsale Silver for handmade jewelry, Kinsale Crystal is more sparkly and much less expensive than Waterford. (Yes they ship).
Have fun and have a Powers for me! 🥃
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I really enjoyed Jameson Distillery tour in Co. Cork for both the history of Irish whiskey and learning of all the different whiskeys that Jameson produces. Added on the premium tasting at the end, and would recommend if you are a whiskey fan.
For Dublin: Jameson and Guinness are worth going to. The old jail tour is very cool for a lot of history. I also loved the Croke Park tour (where they do all of the Irish sports). It was super interesting and lots of history. Also easy to do a day trip to the little coastal towns by train
To echo previous posters, Galway is my favorite.
In Cork, be sure to go to Kinsale. Some of the best restaurants are there.
In Dublin you can do a lot of day trips out of Dublin including Belfast or Glendalough, or just hop on the DART to Dalkey (home of Bono and The Edge), Dún Laoghaire, Bray, or Malahide.
My 26 yo cousin who lives in Dublin recently put this list of Dublin restaurants together for me:
Favorites: Winding stair (bit pricier), Fallon and byrne, pickle
Best area for food is the south William St/Wicklow st area which isn't super close to the Gresham but it is walking distance
More choices:
Blind pig- speakeasy/secret bar cocktails.
Indian- doolally, pickle
Pizza but kinda boujee with other food options- robertas, isabelles, zozimus.
Fallon and byrne- wine bar/good mix of bits.
All round kinda boujee- house, Grayson, Ivy , 6 by Nico, pink
Tapas- tapas de Lola, porthouse, drury buildings, market bar
Mexican- 777
Pasta- sprezzaturra
Other : winding stairs , green hen, little kitchen
Chinese: Mama yo Camden street
Very fancy: chapter one
Fish: Sole
Casual: cornucopia , yamamori
Fancy Veggie: Glas
Awesome! thank you so much!
So many great bus tour options that are very reasonably priced.
Where
Specifically Dublin and Cork
Inis Mor - the largest of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay. It is a step back in time.
We just did Inis Oirr and it’s also amazing.
also planning a trip to Ireland. Is it best to rent a car or what’s the best way to travel between cities?
Trains, cabs, walking. Unless you're very comfortable with manual driving on the opposite side on VERY narrow roads, skip it.