Where to Spend St Patricks Day
 

My daughter(20 years old)and I plan on being in Ireland for March 17th. Where is a good place for some good fun, food, and music? And that may have rooms available?<BR>Thanks

Dublin. St. Patricks Day in Ireland is not the festive event it is in America. Americans somehow turned it into a &quot;partylike&quot; holiday but it is regarded differently in Ireland. However Dublin recently decided to capitalize on this event with a weeklong festival and it was an additional boost to tourism (not that they needed it) for March. I think that if you stay anywhere other than Dublin for St Pats and you're expecting a parade, drinking, etc., you may be disappointed. Hurry up and book your rooms before they're gone and have a fun time.

Sami - if it's not festive, why the need to hurry up and book?

Question - if it's not festive, why the need to hurry up and book?<BR>Answer - all of the americans are there

Hi Kim,<BR><BR>My wife and I spent last St Patricks day in Ireland.<BR><BR>We eliminated Dublin as toooooo touristy with waiting in line for everything - based on advice from many.<BR><BR>We ended up staying near Ennis (Shannon) but visiting several cities during the day. Each had some sort of parade. Afterwards many folks adjourn to a pub, as a family - not for a party, but for a gettogether.<BR><BR>Have fun.

It will rain.

Kim - I was in Ireland last year at that time with my mother and sister in Galway. I found it quite chaotic and unappealing as the streets were filled with youths and I mean young teens as well as older and all the pubs were jammed and this was on a sunday. We had been in Doolin earlier in the day and should have stayed there and just snuggled up in a booth at O'Connors for a more quiet evening. Depends on what you prefer, I guess. We ended up going to bed early and being woken by the drunks all night as we stayed in Salt Hill in a B&amp;B. I'd book right away, though, if I were you as it can be difficult to find rooms any time of year in the bigger cities. Have fun

Nope. Try Savanna, Georgia.....

We have always had a great time at McGuire's Irish Pub in Pensacola, FL.