blarney castle or dingle area
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Definitely ditch them!!! Blarney is wall to wall tourist buses. Dingle is a charming town with good pubs and you can get out to Slea Head via a small tour company that will take you in a mini van. Can't remember the name, but I know Dingle has a website and the tour company is on there. Just don't fall for the dolphin harbor tours---very touristy and very boring.Doyle's restaurant has top seafood in Dingle town. O'Flaherty's pub is great.
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Personally I really enjoyed seeing the Blarney Castle. I went there in January when there were no tourist buses and almost had the place to ourselves. Just be forewarned that you have to be in good shape to be able to climb to the top. The area around the castle is a great backdrop for photos. I actually had one of my photos published for a postcard and I'm not even a professional photographer.
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heckster: we (10 friends) went to Ireland this summer-Dingle was the favorite town! We stayed at a lovely B&B-in town-just a few minutes walk to the pubs and great restaurants and a lovely view of the bay-The Lighthouse B&B (http://homepage.tinet.ie/~murphydenis/index.html) <BR>We had a lovely dinner at the Mystic Celt. We also did the Slea Head drive which is gorgeous! There are lots of pubs for music as well-we had a fun night at "The Dingle Pub".<BR>You will love Ireland and Dingle in particular!<BR>Shadow
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Definitely Dingle.<BR>Sam, since you seem to be the lone vote for Blarney, did you also spend time in Dingle? Did you enjoy Dingle. Or are you only comparing Blarney to Blarney. It's just hard for me to imaging anyone suggesting Blarney over Dingle. By the way, heckster has already mentioned they'd be going to Blarney with their tour group, so there's no way they'd experience it like you did with no other people around.
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<BR>Dingle. No question.<BR>There lots of B+B. No need to book anything in advance!<BR>BUT - if you want a real special place that serves also GREAT food try Crutch's Hillville Hotel. It is in Kicummin, near Castlegregory. The owners are Ron and Sandra (what a great cook she is!) McDonnel. They are charming! The rooms are beautiful, the grounds are lovely. We spent a night there last summer after hearing about it from friends, and loved it.<BR>Tel:066-38118 Fax: 066-38159<BR>Have a nice trip!<BR>Ada