JILLIAN! and anyone else who has been/is going to Ireland/Scotland

I know you were just in Ireland recently, DH and I are planning our belated HM to Ireland and Scotland for August. What are your must see/must do things in Ireland? We are thinking 5 days in Ireland and 4 days in Scotland, is that enough time to do lots of things in Ireland?

And has anyone been to Scotland? My knowledge of all things Scottish come from Braveheart so any recommendations are welcome!

Re: JILLIAN! and anyone else who has been/is going to Ireland/Scotland

That's awesome!!! You're going to looooove it!!! And August is the best time to go. Where in Ireland are you going? We mainly stayed with family in Limerick and Mayo so we were more in the country than the tourist-y areas. I actually had responded to someone's post on LIF's travel board about Ireland so I'm going to copy and paste that bad boy in here because I'm super lazy! Definitely ask around over there for Scotland- everyone on that board is very helpful!!!

The one thing we did that I loved was climbed Croagh Patrick. It was really difficult but what an amazing feeling when you know you've done it. It's supposed to be a religious experience as this is where St. Patrick supposedly fasted for 40 days or something like that. There is a church on top of the mountain. It's a 3.5 mile hike each way and the last 1/2 mile is BRUTAL. But it was so worth it to do.







We also climbed Loch Gur, which we had done before Croagh Patrick. Croagh Patrick made it look like a speed bump. But it was still beautiful.









We also visited the town of Knock which is where my ILs got married. It's a small and very religious town.






We also visited the Cliffs of Moher which are beautiful. It is definitely worth the trip, but the museum there stinks.







And lastly, we visited Bunratty Castle. We didn't get to do much there though since we got there a little late after spending all day at Cliffs of Moher. Expect to be at Bunratty all day. We also had a drink at Durty Nelly's but wound up not having dinner there.




ETA: My absolute favorite part of the whole trip was Croagh Patrick though. I've never been so proud of myself! I'll never do it again though! LOL!

Re: JILLIAN! and anyone else who has been/is going to Ireland/Scotland

We are going to Ireland for a second honeymoon the day after Christmas. I will report back after.

Re: JILLIAN! and anyone else who has been/is going to Ireland/Scotland

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Posted by jilliibabii

That's awesome!!! You're going to looooove it!!! And August is the best time to go. Where in Ireland are you going? We mainly stayed with family in Limerick and Mayo so we were more in the country than the tourist-y areas. I actually had responded to someone's post on LIF's travel board about Ireland so I'm going to copy and paste that bad boy in here because I'm super lazy! Definitely ask around over there for Scotland- everyone on that board is very helpful!!!

The one thing we did that I loved was climbed Croagh Patrick. It was really difficult but what an amazing feeling when you know you've done it. It's supposed to be a religious experience as this is where St. Patrick supposedly fasted for 40 days or something like that. There is a church on top of the mountain. It's a 3.5 mile hike each way and the last 1/2 mile is BRUTAL. But it was so worth it to do.

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Well we don't have any itinerary yet at all, so all suggestions are very welcome! I'm guessing we will definitely want to do Dublin, but then we are going to rent a car and drive around to places, I just have no idea whats worth it! I would definitely like to see those Cliffs and that hike sounds right up our alley! Thanks for the suggestions!