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Conference tallis::celt

Title:Celt Notefile
Moderator:TALLIS::DARCY
Created:Wed Feb 19 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1632
Total number of notes:20523

432.0. "Need visit to Ireland advice" by DAIRY::BARRY () Thu Sep 08 1988 10:04

    
    
    
    	Hello,
    
    	My wife and I are thinking that we would like to vacation
    	in Ireland in October.  Cost is a consideration so we are
        looking for advice on the best way to get the most for our
    	vacation dollars  ie. Airlines, food, hotels.  
    	Are there any good package plans ?  We are planning for
    	a 10 day plus stay.           
                                      
        Thanks,
    	Patrick Barry
    
      
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432.1Go SouthVIDEO::FARRELLThe Hacker. DTN 223-7502Thu Sep 08 1988 13:238
    
    Well Patrick, with a surname like that I'm sure Cork would have
    to be on your list of places to see.
    
    The best tea worldwide _must_ be Barry's
    
    Bernard
    
432.2The origin is County CorkDAIRY::BARRYThu Sep 08 1988 13:5811
    
    
    Yes Bernard, The origin is Cork.  It seems that during the great
    potato famine, three Barry brothers where caught stealing sheep.
    The choice was jail or leave the country. They left and went to
    Nashua, N.H. where one became A mortician, the second, a police-
    man (a famous one at that !) and the third opened a pool hall.
    During prohibition the combination was a winner.
    
    Patrick
    
432.3That's a Baaaaaad idea ....STEREO::BURNSClare will be fine in 89'Thu Sep 08 1988 14:4416
    
    
    
    	SHEEP STEALERS ......
    
    
    	Does the name "Foley" ring a bell  ??	:=)
            
    
    	
    
    
    	keVin
    
    
    
432.4Foley means horse to me.BPOV04::FOLEYWhere's the next coven meeting?Thu Sep 08 1988 17:425
    I resent that remark.  Foleys are horsethieves.
    
    The Other Foley
    
    
432.5GAOV08::MMCMULLINAg seinm ceol le poca� folamhFri Sep 09 1988 04:4827
    
    Back to the topic on hand.
    
    Accomodation is available in guest houses for about IR�10 per night
    which will include breakfast (usually a fry up). Car rental is
    expensive. I dont have any figures to hand but it starts around
    IR�40 per day. The public transport system consists of a rail system
    & bus services. The railway serves the major population centres
    (Dublin, Cork,Galway,Sligo ....) and town in between. Bus services
    are available from most places. Look out where possible for private
    bus services as these are usually cheaper and quicker.
     As for where to go I have to recommend Donegal (Ok It's my home
    place, but it's the nicest place to be bored in October ;-)). Also
    a visit to Galway would be a good idea as us Deccies in Galway are
    always looking for an excuse to consume porter. 
    
     A good idea would be to get the Bord Failte (Irish Bourist Board)
    brochure which may have some useful info. Some of our stateside
    noters may be able to help there.
    
     If the above text is not too coherent I apologise because it's
    Friday morning.
    
    Hope this helps you (at least its getting the note out of a rathole)
    
    Maurice
    
432.6Up Cork!15046::FOLEYRebel without a ClueFri Sep 09 1988 08:495
       
       
       	Foleys are Plunderers.. :-)
       
       							Me_Haul
432.7And that's the hole truth ...STEREO::BURNSClare will be fine in 89'Fri Sep 09 1988 09:1322
    
    
    
    	This is not a Rathole ..... its a *minkhole.
    
    
    
    
    	* a rathole that feels good.
    
    
    
    
    
    	keVin
    
    
    	p.s. I have been talking with Pat off-line in reference to his
             recent request.   :-)
    
                                                        
    
432.8 Sorry I got them going !DAIRY::BARRYFri Sep 09 1988 09:4313
           
                < Are there any skunks in Ireland ? >
    		                                     
                                                     
    	Gee.............. All I wanted was a bit of Travel info.
        But its beginning to look like a Burns Foley Pub Brawl.
        I don,t know Foley, but I do know Burns.     
                                                     
        Pat
                                                 
           
     
    	
432.9TPVAX2::CULBERTFree Michael CulbertFri Sep 09 1988 10:0811
    Say Pat!!!
    
       If we are talking about the same Foley and Burns I know it 
    would be more like a "Pub Crawl".  8*)
    
    paddy
    
      P.S. The countdown resumes shortly!!!
    
    P.S.S.  Hi George
     
432.10EGAV01::MMCMULLINAg seinm ceol le poca� folamhFri Sep 09 1988 10:1112
                                                          
    Yet another suggestion,
    
    	Make sure you call into Morans of the Weir near Galway. I've
    just had a lunch there, � doz. oysters & a few porters. Will I
    sober up at all today?
    
    re < Are there any skunks in Ireland ? >
       
    No. But we have an animal commonly known as "porter consumus" which
        can smell quite a bit :-).
    
432.11skunk=furry fartKAOM25::RUSHTONRender the day obliviousFri Sep 09 1988 10:5911
 >>Are there any skunks in Ireland ? 

	Jaysus H. Christmas, I hope not!  Although there is one snake in
Ireland...could there be a skunk...no, no, no it'd raise too much of a 
stink.  They're getting pretty scarce in this neck of the woods (Canada),
thank gawd.  My daughter even thinks that a skunk is a black and white
road pizza - she hasn't seen a live one yet.

	Sorry about this skunkhole...I'm going back to sleep.

Pat    
432.12EGAV01::DKEATINGYou Ain&#039;t Nothing But a Hound DogFri Sep 09 1988 11:523
    People are often described as being 'as drunk as a skunk'
    when they have a few too many taken over here.!!!
    
432.13EGAV01::LHYNESR.C. Modellers do it inverted!Sat Sep 17 1988 11:478
    
    RE:432.12
    
    	That's true....and believe me folks, the writer of the last
    reply knows all about being "as drunk as a skunk|".
    
    	
    
432.14GAOV08::DKEATINGRoamin&#039; Cadillac Church SAVESMon Sep 19 1988 05:523
    	
    	Least I didn't get *nobbled* by N�eleen ;-) ;-)
    
432.15TOWN AND COUNTRYGAOV08::JDOOLEYThe SKIPJACK kidWed Sep 21 1988 11:5018
    RE:O
    I would recommend that you obtain a current copy of 
    TOWN AND COUNTRY HOUSES ASSOCIATION GUIDE on arrival in Ireland
    It outlines accomodation in B&B's throughout Ireland,including
    facilities,price,no. of rooms and a photo of each house is included.
    B&B is about #10 as outlined earlier but tends to vary,dearer in
    cities and cheaper in the rural areas.
    It should be possible to get a room with shower and W.C at very
    little extra cost this time of year.Phone ahead and book before
    3:00 pm for wider choice.
    Eating out is around the #7 to #10 pound per person mark in restaurants
    but just as good (if a little less formal) is the bar food available
    often in the same hotel for #5 or less!
    Pubs are plentiful and the music is great but outside activities
    may be curtailed by the weather!!
    
    
    must go now.........John Dooley .