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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

607.0. "arriving august 1 in dublin" by FSTTOO::BEAN (DAMN! The TORPEDO! Full speed ahead!) Wed Jul 05 1989 13:18

    my wife and i will arrive in Dublin on August 1.  does anyone know
    the best way to locate (not too expensive) B and B's?  we'll also
    be staying in/near Timahoe as well.  
    
    would appreciate any info.
    
    tony	who's_*finally*_going_to_see_his_mother's_childhood_home
    
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607.1Even the Gardai avoid TimahoeDUB01::BRENNAN_MTake that look off your faceWed Jul 05 1989 13:3413
    My gosh,
    
    You really are heading for bandit country. 
    
    Re your question contact Bord Failte when you arrive. They have
    a complete booklet on B and B's all over Ireland. The closest place
    to Timahoe is probably Portlaoise. All the places in that booklet
    are quite cheap.
    
    Also avoid ye 3 when in Ireland. They will be acting like a crowd
    of drunken Paddies at the Galway races.
    
    	MBr
607.2They will send you lots of free info. You still have timeSTEREO::BURNSYE3 Euro Tour 89' begins July 27thWed Jul 05 1989 14:4113
    
    
        Travelers to Ireland should contact:                     
    
        "Irish Tourist Board"
         Bord Failte	
         757 Third Avenue 
         New York, N.Y. 10017
         (212) 418-0800      
    
                                           
    	They will send you all the brochures about vacationing in Ireland.
    
607.3An Irish Texan? Naaaa.RENOIR::WARDStop and taste the pizza.Thu Jul 06 1989 15:4111
Hey, Tony!

I didn't know you had any irish blood in ya!

You wouldn't, by any chance, be travelling up north to Ulster, would 
ye?  If so, I'm lookin' for some info on/maps of the Strangford area.

73,

Randy
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607.4Portlaoise it is!FSTTOO::BEANDAMN! The TORPEDO! Full speed ahead!Fri Jul 07 1989 12:328
    re: .1
    actually, part of our family lives in Portlaoise.  So, perhaps we'll
    be able to find a B and B there... thanks for the tip.
    
    i am really getting excited about this trip...i've never been to
    Ireland, and have always wanted to see it.
    
    tony
607.5Cousins of QE2DUB01::BRENNAN_MTake that look off your faceMon Jul 10 1989 05:358
    While in that neck of the woods get someone to take you to
    
    Morrisseys in Abbeyleix.
    
    This pub is one of the great pubs of Ireland. It has great character.
    Also the DeVesci gardens in the same village. 
    
    			MBr
607.6we had a wondrous timeFSTVAX::BEANDAMN! The TORPEDO! Full speed ahead!Tue Sep 12 1989 09:3422
    well, i'm back!  
    
    Ireland is EVERYTHING that's been said.  And more!
    
    Brenda and I visited Dublin for five days (family reunion), then
    Timahoe, Port Arlington, then Galway, down to Tralee, the Cliffs
    of Moher (sp?) then to Kilarney and back to Dublin.  
    
    I'm sorry we only had nine days there.  We'll be back!
    
    We met wonderfully warm people everywhere, and truly enjoyed our
    visit.
    
    My favourite places?  La Bergerie (the ruined estate/house where
    my mother lived as a young girl, near Port Arlington); the ruin
    at Dune Mace;  Lee Castle; the Cliffs.
    
    And the scenery.
    
    I love it.
    
    tony