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| 614.1 | Browne is a Galway name!! | GAOV08::JDOOLEY | The man they couldn't hang | Wed Jul 19 1989 11:35 | 13 |
| IF they are foodies they should not miss KINSALE,co. Cork,a town
FULL of restaurants.
For shopping they can try Galway city recently refurbished dramatically
with lots of shops (crystal,knitwear,crafts etc.).
Dublin is good this time of year ,the Stephens Green shopping centre
features a lot of specialist fashion shops (one for ties another
for (ahem...) lingerie etc..) which is new to Ireland.All the bigname
stores well represented and also pedestrianised.
Shopping in Ireland should be O.K moneywise as a rebate scheme for
tax now operates.
Seafood is the accent in Clarinbridge ,10 miles south of Galway city
Paddy Burkes and Morans of the Weir are to recommended in Sept.
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| 614.3 | see ya in topic 589... | EGAV01::DKEATING | Who Stole The Baba's Goog? | Wed Jul 19 1989 11:46 | 6 |
| .1� lingerie etc..) which is new to Ireland...
John...maybe it is to you...based on a certain *disclosure* you
made in topic 589 :-) :-) :-)
- Dave K.
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| 614.4 | Dublin tips | HYDRA::GREENAWAY | | Wed Jul 19 1989 13:24 | 40 |
| Browne,
In Dublin, the main shoppng vein is Grafton St. This is a bricked
pedestrian way with loads of shops and eats and a few pubs off of it.
Powerscourt off of Grafton ST. shouldn't be missed a nicely done up
area with possible entertainment from a center stage. Lots of hanging
plants from the 2nd and 3rd floor railings.
Brown and Thompson is a great old store with character.
For coffee and a light snack or lunch go to Bewley's (don't even
think of going into McDonalds!! Be adventurous.). Great coffee
and atmosphere, real busy.
For a pub break there's Neary's at the top of Grafton St and many more
all around. Toners pub up near ST Stephens green is nice and usually
has a music session at night.
A stroll down Baggot ST from ST Stephen's Green will take you to the
canal and of course you'll pass a couple of nice pubs on the way.
For a nice classy, but reasonable full lunch/dinner, go to the National
Gallery. I think it's in Marian Sq off of the top of St Stephen's
Green. They have a great selection of dishes, cafe style, with great
desserts and wine. A grand piano in the middle of the room is
usually being played. Oh ya, the art in the Gallery is exceptional as
well.
There is a new shopping mall right off of St Stephen's Green which
should be completed by now.
The other main shopping area is on Henry St off of O'Connell St near
the GPO (General Post Office). Alot of local shopping goes on there.
Trinity College is at the bottom of Grafton ST. Worth a visit and
don't forget the Book of Kells.
Other attractions, First Christ Church, St Patrick's, Dublin Castle
House, Kilmanum Jail, Viking exhibition around 1st Christ Church with
film "fire on the hill".
He's a challenge for your wife and daughter...
1. find Rice's Pub!!! (hint: Boston's Scully's Sq)
2. location of the 1st Irish redition of Handel's "Messiah"
(hint: near 1st Christ Church.)
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| 614.5 | Dublin day trip | CECV03::BROWNE | | Fri Jul 21 1989 09:03 | 9 |
| Thanks!! They have a day all planned in Dublin...wish I was going,but
I got my wife to agree that I could also take a vacation by myself,and
I'll make it over there....yes,my grandfather's family was from
Galway by way of Liverpool...
By the way,speaking of Liverpool..even though I've never seen
it mentioned before,Lennon and McCartney are Irish names,also..right?
Richard
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| 614.6 | See the Real Ireland | DUB01::BRENNAN_M | Take that look off your face | Fri Jul 21 1989 09:04 | 42 |
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If your wife and daughter want to end up in YUPPY places by all means go to
Kinsale or Galway. They will find themselves in the company of so many
Americans that they might as well be at home.
On the other hand:
In Dublin on a Thursday night visit the Brazen Head (Or any other night for
that matter). There is usually Set dancing on the street outside. It is like
a street carnival. The Brazen Head is the oldest pub in Dublin and it looks
it.
If interested in Archiology, a visit to Newgrange is a must. Older that the
Pyramids, the underground passage tomb is an exact Calendar. While there a
quick trip to Mellifont Abbey is also recommended.
Glendalough in Wicklow is also worth a trip. This is where keVins namesake
built a monastry about 600 A.D. A trip across the Wicklow Gap (Or in fact a
wander through the Wicklow Mountains) is also highly recommended. Both of
these places are withis an hours drive of Dublin.
If interested in gardening a visit to the Botanical Gardens in Dublin is also
recommended. Also a visit to the Japanese Gardens in Kildare. Kildare is again
less than an hour from Dublin and is on the main bus and train routes. While
in Kildare they could visit the National Stud if interested in horses.
All over Ireland, A trip to a horse race is also to be recommended. They will
probably lose their shirt but it would be worth it.
A trip to Cashel in Tipp. and back to Kilkenny town is also worth while. Both
of these places can easily be fitted into an afternoon's journey by car. On
the way stop at Morrissey's pub in Abbeyleix. This is a magical place. While
in Abbeyleix visit the DeVesci gardens. While in Kilkenny visit the castle,
Kytlers Inn and other sites. Also the Kilkenny Design Workshops. However my
favourite place in this town in Langtons pub. This pub has won the "Pub of the
Year" competion for the last 3 years. It has real class. If they are unlucky
they could run into me there.
That should be enough to keep them going for a few days.
MBr
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| 614.7 | Re:-1 Typical Dub? | BYENG0::JMCGRATH | Get Realistically Unreal today! | Mon Jul 24 1989 03:09 | 1 |
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| 614.8 | | EGAV01::DKEATING | Don't you YUH me mate! | Mon Jul 24 1989 06:24 | 8 |
| Yeah...they'll never forgive us for *upstaging* them with our Arts
Festival and the Druid...thanks ever so much Ollie Jennings...and
Oh BTW you can tell that taxi-driver who insulted my mother back
in 1971,by asking the question 'have ye got the electric down there
yet'?,that she now has it...but still she can't figure out all that
hype over the Aluminium!!!
- Dave K.
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| 614.9 | Information, Please! | FEISTY::KENDRICK | | Wed Jul 26 1989 13:17 | 43 |
| I will also be visiting Ireland during September and hope you can help
me with a couple of questions. Actually now that I think about
it, I have a lot of questions!
Dublin
On my "free" day (yes, I'm on a tour - let THEM drive me all over
the country ;^) ) in Dublin I wanted to go out to Newgrange and am
wondering if there is transportation out to the site or if I'll
have to rent a car?
Is the Zoo worth a visit?
Recommendations for clubs with live bands (R & R).
Jury's Hotel - a critique?
Can I get out to Moran's by bus from Galway or will I have to rent
a car? I'll be staying at the Ardilaun House Hotel. A nice hotel
I hope?
Is the Galway Crystal Factory still in operation? On my last visit
I started to collect a pattern but recently have had trouble finding
it here in the States. Someone told me they were out of business.
Is that true? Does anyone know of anywhere in Ireland I can find
it?
Lastly, I'll be spending 2 weeks there and will hit Dublin, Waterford,
Blarney, Killarney, Gort, Galway, Spiddal, Castlebar, Bundoran,
Killybegs, Carrick-on-Shannon, Tarbert and Kilkenny, so if anyone
would like to make recommendations on restaurants, pubs, and places
to buy crystal, pottery, tweed, sweaters, and jewelry, I'd really
appreciate it.
Thanks in advance,
Terry
P.S. I second the recommendation to see Glendalough. I think it's
one of the prettiest places I've ever seen.
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| 614.10 | South Donegal visit | EGAV01::RSMYTH | | Thu Jul 27 1989 05:38 | 16 |
| When travelling to Bundoran, my advice to you is to pass on through.
The town is very commercialized and gives a bad impression of Donegal.
Things are usually a bit more expensive in this town. Travel onto
Ballyshannon, take a walk around there are some nice pubs here.
You said you were interested in pottery, well its only 5 miles to
that famous one in Belleek from Ballyshannon. Visitors are welcome
in the pottery but give them a buzz just to check if you want to
look around.
When up in Killybegs, why not travel a bit further north to the
Gweedore area. An excellent pub is Hudai Beags in Bunbeg, if you
enjoy singing late into the night.
Enjoy your trip,
-Ray.
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| 614.11 | A little more info | DUB01::BRENNAN_M | Take that look off your face | Thu Jul 27 1989 05:57 | 49 |
| > I wanted to go out to Newgrange and am
> wondering if there is transportation out to the site or if I'll
> have to rent a car?
A car is the easiest way. It is possible to use the scheduled bus
services. I do not have times for them however.
> Is the Zoo worth a visit?
Yes. I sometimes have lunch there.
> Jury's Hotel - a critique?
Good hotel. However I prefer the Ardilaun. That is an EXCELLENT one.
> Can I get out to Moran's by bus from Galway or will I have to rent
> a car?
A car or a friendly DEC Galway person. You may need someone to help
you drink.
> Is the Galway Crystal Factory still in operation?
YES. Visit the factory shop. Its open 9 to 5. Also visit the Royal Tara
shop. Again excellent place. There are a number of other good crystal
places in the Galway area (Clarinbridge for one). However the best
crystal is obviously Waterford. The factory shop in Waterford is also
worth a visit.
Finally to answer the two hecklers:
The rocks (or the sun) must be affecting your brains down the West. (Come
to think of it thats about the only unique thing that ye have in Galway.
I hear that the Druid is a theatre without a home. Surely there is a parish
hall somewhere in Connaught -)
Dave, I am glad to see that you understand the connection between hurleys and
women. Could you please explain which went missing however. If its the barmaid
please give her back. We need someone to serve us drink. I keep hearing that
Galway are afraid to play Tipp this year and are looking for an excuse to pull
out ov the hurling championship.
Now that the Dubs and the Cork people have upstaged the Galway celebrations, I
suppose that you will try one better. May I suggest the invasion of Ulster by
queen Maedhb. (No come to think of it ye got a bloody nose in that encounter).
MBr
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| 614.12 | remember this one Mike? | EGAV01::DKEATING | Don't you YUH me mate! | Thu Jul 27 1989 07:31 | 3 |
| And ould Mr Brennan says...'Would you ever **** off' :-)
- Dave K.
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| 614.13 | | FEISTY::KENDRICK | | Fri Jul 28 1989 13:59 | 22 |
| Thanks for your quick replies!
In reference to the Galway Crystal Factory. On my last visit I
went by it but because it was closed we didn't stop. However, I
don't remember which town it's in. Isn't it near a spot where
they filmed part of one of the James Bond flicks?
>>Can I get out to Moran's by bus from Galway or will I have to
rent a car?
>>>>A car or a friendly DEC Galway person. You may need someone
to help you drink.
I don't need help to drink. Nothing goes down as easy as a Guinness!
(Except maybe some oysters) If there are any nice, friendly
fellow-DECies who want to make a Yank feel welcome and
spend an evening at Moran's, I'd be delighted! The first round
is on me.
Terry
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| 614.14 | Where aren't you going? ;-) | CEILI::DARCY | | Fri Jul 28 1989 15:14 | 30 |
| Terry,
When you're in Waterford, after you go to the Waterford Crystal
Factory, head over to Geoffs pub in downtown Waterford - that's
where all the "younger" crowd go in the evening.
In An Spiddal there's a pub called the Purple something-or-other.
Anyhow, you can hear some good "Gaeilge" spoken there by some
of the older folks.
If you make it to Tarbert I'd recommend taking the ferry over and
then driving up along the Clare coast towards the Cliffs of Moher.
Some beautiful scenery and cliffs here and not too many tourists.
There's loads of good pubs in Galway - although I'd recommend the
Crane pub on Sea Road.
If you want real traditional pottery - there's a great Irish pottery
store in Roundstone in the Gaeltacht region of Galway. It makes for
a nice drive and there's usually a few festivals going on in the
region.
For sweaters I recommend Martin Standuin's again in Spiddal. On their
last trip my father counted 3500 aran sweaters there while my mother
was shopping. They'll even give you lunch if you buy a couple of
sweaters... Now try that in Jordan Marsh...
Have a great trip.
George
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| 614.15 | | LUTECE::MAILLARD | Denis MAILLARD | Mon Jul 31 1989 04:20 | 11 |
| Re .14: Hi George, how are you these days?
Are you sure there's a "purple something or other" in Spiddal; the only
3 pubs I remember there are the Droighnean Don, the Cruiscin Lan (not
sure at all of the spelling for these 2) and Hughes', off the main
street, where the landlady is a first cousin of Snake, and which is
definitely the best one for music or Gaelic speaking. Members of De
Dannann and other very good musicians often meet informaly at Hughes',
for sessions, while at the 2 other pubs, it's just groups hired by the
house. Only, the music is rather less frequent at Hughes', it's just a
question of being lucky to be there when the musicians come.
Denis.
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