Trip Ideas
Change Forum
Hello all, I've had such great luck with posts on forums for other countries that I thought I'd try this one. I will be in Ireland for a conference in Limerick in a few weeks. The conference ends on Saturday at noon and I'm flying out of Dublin early (very early!) on Monday morning. I won't have any time for sightseeing during the conference so the 36 hours is all I have. I was planning to go straight to Dublin and spend the time there. (I was in Dublin many years ago, but only for about 8 hours.) What are the absolute "must see/must do" sights and activities (keeping in mind I'll be there on a Sunday)? Best way to get to Dublin from Limerick given that renting a car is not an option? Any must stay/must eat hotels or restaurants? Many thanks!!!!
Book Your Next Trip
Check hotel rates and airfares around the world.
Find a great deal?
Tell us about it.
Hotels
Flights
Packages
Cars
Cruises
Each website you select will open a new window in your browser.
Recent Activity
View all Europe activity »
- 1 Luxury Hotels in Rome, Italy
- 2 Splurge-worthy choices in Paris and Provence?
- 3 Munster In February
- 4 Romantic Road/Rhine/Black Forest in May - advice on tentative itinerary
- 5 French museum strike
- 6 Musee du Quai Branly
- 7 Your favorite London Chinatown restaurants?
- 8 AMA Waterways
- 9 Last Minute choosing European desintations for Dec 14-30? Please help!
- 10 Need Help Planning London Trip
- 11 Athens: Hotel Near Plaka
- 12 Retiring to Southern France
- 13 Best Route from JAX to (Certain) European Countries
- 14 Ireland - Galway
- 15 Sicily Ferries from Mainland Italy
- 16 Language school in Italy - stay at teacher's home. Anyone who has tried it?
- 17 Madrid Hotels for the summer
- 18 In Which Tate are Sargent Works?
- 19 Need advice traveling to Spain
- 20 Paris: Autumn fashion... or whatever you want to call it
- 21 Best Sunday Roast in Leeds or towards Bradford?
- 22 My experience with the French Heath Care System
- 23 Is that Florence in the "Show Us Your Italy" photo contest window?
- 24 Looking for a Base in North Wales--and a Way to Get to Liverpool
- 25 Windsor-Which day better than others?
It all depemds what you are most interested in. I like ancient history, so visiting Trinity College and seeing the Book of Deers was high on my agenda. Also took a day trip to Newgrange and Tara.
On food, don't believe the taxi driver when he recommends a certain "fish and chips" near Christchurch, that, according to him, is the best in all Ireland. The fish is ok, but the chips are soggy and greesy. LOL
We were in Dublin in April and the two best things we did were: 1) Historical Walking Tour of Dublin and 2) the Traditional Music Pub Crawl. The Historical Walking Tour is led by history graduates of Trinity College, so they know their stuff. The tour is a great 2-hour overview of Irish history and you see a lot of the major sites in Dublin during the walk. Our guide was amusing as well as informative--we felt as if we were listening to a storyteller (which is, I guess, what a good historian is.)
The Traditional Music Pub Crawl is really about the music, not pub crawling--although you have the opportunity for a pint or two if you like. It was a combination of information, good music and a lot of fun! This was probably the highlight of our time in Dublin.
See the following websites for details:
http://www.historicalinsights.ie/
http://www.discoverdublin.ie/musicalpubcrawl.html