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Hiking/ Walking/Jogging Dublin
6 Reviews Glendalough means the valley of the two lakes and it‘s located in county Wicklow. It‘s an old monastic settlement in a spectacular location. Kevin buses stop for three hours there: wander around and...
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Gaelic Games Cork
4 Reviews The Cork gaelic football and hurling teams are known as the Rebels. Try to see a match if you can (although you may have to sell your Granny to get tickets for an All-Ireland match and they're always...
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Swimming Limerick
2 Reviews You can also check out the 50-m pool in the University of Limerick on the Dublin road. I tried it out recently and it is absolutely fantastic - was knackered by the end of the session though as I am...
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Golf.. Killarney
1 Review There are some great courses in and around Killarney. 3 coursesat Killarney golf & fishing club and the 1 in Beaufort are 18 hole. There are three 9 hole courses in the locality, the Ross, Castleross...
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Nowlan Park Kilkenny
1 Review Nowlan Park is the home of Kilkenny's GAA teams. In recent years it has hosted two big concerts - Paul Simon in 2002 and Bob Dylan the previous summer. After living in Kilkenny for 18 years, and never...
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Running and cycling Sligo
1 Review When i was in Sligo, i was staying at Rosses Point for some time. Because I was on a Budget travel on my Ireland Journey, me and J.I.M walked into town most days. But on the way, we saw Runners and...
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Golf..... Kinsale
3 Reviews Kinsale Golf Club is located on the outskirts of Kinsale in south Cork The club has two courses for your enjoyment. . To get to Farrangalway from Kinsale turn left at the White House and turn right...
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Pitch & Putt Dingle
1 Review Pitch and Putt is the small version of Golf so it's perfect for beginners (...like me! I had so much fun there ... and I turned out to be a real talent ;-) I really like how Golf is not treated as a...
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Gaelic football Dublin
6 Reviews Croke Park was named in honour of Archbishop Croke - one of the GAA's first patrons. Over the next 40 years Croke Park was developed as finances allowed. The Railway End, also known as Hill 16 was...
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Horse racing Limerick
2 Reviews We had an afternoon at Limerick Racecourse (April 08) and loved it. The place was quieter than I expected, maybe because the meeting clashed with the Grand National at Aintree, or maybe because it...
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Hurling Kilkenny
2 Reviews this is one of the major championship hurling counties in ireland, for those who don't know what sport this is, it is the fastest land game in the world, played with a stick called a hurley this is...
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Sailing Kinsale
3 Reviews Well, I can't sail but I would reallly like to learn. On Saturday mornings in Kinsale if you are toiling up St John's Hill, you will frequently be stopped in your tracks by crowds of noisy, happy...
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Hurling and Camogie Dublin
4 Reviews Hurling is a field game played with a small leather stitched ball. The players carry's a long stick called a silotar. The ball may only be collected from the ground with the silotar and then may be...
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Gaelic Games Limerick
2 Reviews GAA sports are played in the stadium. Limerick County Gaelic Football and Hurling teams home stadium. The stadium has recently been refurbished increasing the capacity to 50,000. I would highly...
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Horse Racing Dublin
3 Reviews Ireland is famous for its horse racing. We have 4 race courses near Dublin and two types of racing. Flat racing which runs from March to November and National hunt (jump racing) from November to to...
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Rugby Limerick
2 Reviews Limerick is known as the spiritual home of Irish Rugby and if you are in Limerick between September and April you should visit Thomand Park and catch a Munster Rugby game. Munster which is the...
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Rugby Dublin
4 Reviews During our tour of the British Isles and Ireland, we had the opportunity to attend a match at Lansdowne Road, known to the common world as the home of Irish Rugby. A beautiful stadium rich in history,...
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Hunting Limerick
1 Review Foxhunting is and always has been very popular in Limerick county. Very popular with the local gentry and I remember the riders trotting up and down on our road and jumping ditches, tooting their...
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Soccer Dublin
4 Reviews Below you will find a list of sites with information regarding soccer clubs in Dublin. Shelbourne FC http://www.shelbournefc.ie/home.php Bohemians FC http://www.bohemians.ie/index2.htm St Patricks...
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Sports Bars Dublin
2 Reviews Watching sport in pubs is great in Dublin especially during the GAA final! premiership all year long, ryder cup now (golf)...I use this website for the sports schedule in dublin bars :...
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Golf.... Dublin
5 Reviews I don't play Golf but almost everyone I know does!. In Ireland anyone who wants to play golf can as there are both public and private golf courses. Look up the internet or take advice from the Dublin...
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Swimming Dublin
2 Reviews I have found an ingenious way to travel to where I want to go, several years ago I started finding swim races in places I want to visit and then encourage my husband to sign up-London, Annecy, Cork,...
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Boating/Sailing Dublin
2 Reviews Sea Safari operate a tour around Dublin Bay with some interesting sites and the tour guide also touches on local history, culture and heritage. The boats are rigid infatable boats and you can take a...
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Ice-skating Dublin
1 Review For the Xmas season, you can go ice-skating in Smithfield (in front of Jameson's distillery & the Chimney Tower) or you can go skating in the IFSC further down the North quays too. You can rent the...
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Dublin City Marathon Dublin
1 Review Dublin Marathon takes place on the last Monday in October. I've done the Women's mini-marathon to raise money for Beaumont Hospital. The route starts from Merrion Square down through Ballsbridge, UCD...
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Keep the ball in the fairway, and listen to your caddie. When you find your ball in the rough it looks like it is sitting up pretty good, you think you can hit the ball a long way.....WRONG...just knock it out into the fairway and take your lumps. It took me a whole round of golf to finally learn this.
With many golf courses in Ireland it is wise to start young. Here is my son aged about 7 years getting to grips with an iron, many local people play and the prizes are brilliant. My brother in law and nephew have won many nice items for the house.
Ventry is a great beach for surfing. But of course you need the wind...!! But anyway there are other watersports you can do in Ventry. And after a nice day on the beach you always can go to Quinns overlooking ventry harbour for a pint. Great view from there. Swimgear..
The Old Course at Lahinch is refered to as the "St. Andrew's of Ireland" or the "Home of Irish Golf", and dates back to 1892. It is a true links golf course playing through massive dunes covered with sea-grasses and shrubs, refered to as goarse. Lahinch is home to a couple of goats (see photo) - The story goes that if the goats are out on the course, the weather is favorable, but if they are hanging around the clubhouse, foul weather is in the air. I have played many of the championship links couses all around Ireland, and Lahinch stands out, to me, as one of, if not the finest and most enjoyable golf course in the country.
This is a newer course, designed by Arnold Palmer and opened in 1984. Once you step on the course, you will forget that, and realize you are playing a first class links course with spectacular dunes, ocean, and remnants of ancient structures all around. Some courses in the UK require that all caddies be members of the club, and Tralee is one. Not only does this mean that they know the course well, but also that they appreciate the contributions of the visiting golfer to the well-being of the club, and tend to be more attentive and helpful than a caddy simply out to make a few bucks. I would highly recommend playing Tralee on your next golfing adventure in southwest Ireland. It is very convenient to an area that contains Waterville, Ballybunion & Lahinch.They have a great website - check it out!
Ballybunion Old Couse is a true links course that dates back to 1893. It is a favorite of Tom Watson (an Honorary Captain), and a number of other PGA players. I have played this course twice, and would have to believe it would be challanging for golfers of all levels. The front nine plays on the road side, with a graveyard (literally!) off to the right of the 1st tee. The greens on the front nine are typically sitting up on mounds, so if you don't get the ball towards the middle, it very well may roll off some 20 yards in any direction. The back nine is through the dunes and along the ocean. In my view, this is why you travel to Ireland to play golf. It is stunningly beautiful, and steeped in history.If you golf in Ireland, Ballybunion Old Course should definately be on your list of "must plays".
Old Head Golf Links is actually a newer layout, and is quite out of the way, but it was constructed on a peninsula surrounded by 150' cliffs. The views are breathtaking, and at times, frightening! I have never played Pebble Beach, but those who have played both have claimed this equally, if not more exciting and beautiful. The location is somewhat out of the way, but a night or 2 in Kinsale and a round at Old Head are well worth going out of your way for! I should also mention that the greens fees are quite pricey, but what the heck, you traveled all the way to Ireland to play!
Hurling is a lacrosse-like sport that combines endurance, speed and hand-to-ete coordination. It looks like great fun to play, as long as your dental insurance is paid up. It's a great conversation topic on which the Irish can talk for hours, so if your at a loss for something to say at a pub, just ask for an explanation. I had several and still can't understand the game. The most interesting thing from a foreign perspective is that professional Hurlers play only for their local teams: if you grow up in Killarney, you play for the Killarney team. Since the players are amateurs, there's no chasing fat free agent contracts or demanding trades. However, it makes one wonder if the sport can be tainted by gambling -- wouldn't a moneyless Hurler be more apt to throw a game than a $25 million shortstop? THat would be an interesting pub discussion, too. There seem to be sticks involved.
Each county in Ireland has their own Football team, so if you like the game then you can pay to see one played. Every team should play at least once a week. But er, remember, the teams arent as professional or rich as Manchester United or Real Madrid...
Ireland is an island, so there are miles of coast line for you to drop a line. While there it was the end of salmon season, and we got fresh fish from the docks. But it is good fun to catch them yourself. Fishing Pole
Westbury Hotel Dublin
4 Reviews and 722 Opinions If location is a must and you have the extra to spend, Westbury's is certainly a place to go. Just...
Fitzgerald's Vienna Woods Hotel Cork
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Park House Galway
2 Reviews and 657 Opinions I selected the Park House Hotel because it is very convenient to both the bus and train stations in...
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