Ireland
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RadishRose
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Sorry, not me.
Laurie
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When I was there they chucked bombs at me , which is perhaps not what you want to hear!
However my son also a British vet, loves the place and the people.
Very pretty girls in Belfast, very friendly too, at least they were back in the sixties!
However my son also a British vet, loves the place and the people.
Very pretty girls in Belfast, very friendly too, at least they were back in the sixties!
hollydolly
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Ireland and Northern Ireland are different, which part are you going to?
Ireland has the Euro as Currency , NI has the Pound!!
Ireland has the Euro as Currency , NI has the Pound!!
I lived and worked in Dublin for a while in the 1970s.
The people are very nice and friendly, as they are all
over Ireland.
My father & mother toured Ireland in the 1960s they
stayed in pubs as there were very few hotels.
My mother told me years later that one evening they
were in the bar of the place where they were staying
and it was after midnight, she asked the barman when
they closed as all the establishments were the same,
all open late, the barman said in reply, "Madam we
open in April and close in October", this of course was
his joke answer to that question, but they did open
late, I don't know about today though.
Mike.
The people are very nice and friendly, as they are all
over Ireland.
My father & mother toured Ireland in the 1960s they
stayed in pubs as there were very few hotels.
My mother told me years later that one evening they
were in the bar of the place where they were staying
and it was after midnight, she asked the barman when
they closed as all the establishments were the same,
all open late, the barman said in reply, "Madam we
open in April and close in October", this of course was
his joke answer to that question, but they did open
late, I don't know about today though.
Mike.
Capt Lightning
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As Hollydolly rightly stated N.Ireland (part of the UK) and the Republic of Ireland are quite different countries. I went to university in Belfast 50 years ago, but I grew to dislike the country intensely and I still don't want to go back. My daughter has to go there occasionally on business, but doesn't like it either. Reginald Maudling, the secretary of state on returning from Belfast once famously said, "For God's sake, bring me a large Scotch. What a bloody awful country."
A church minister, gave a rather more measured response, saying that there was nothing wrong with the country, it was only the people who spoiled it. Somewhat ironically, the Republic is becoming more liberal than the north, which is some respects, one of the most backward European countries.
Like a lot of places, as a tourist, you see a different side of things to those who live there. There is no doubt that it has great beauty, history, a great deal to see and world class golf courses. So, go there and enjoy yourself.
A church minister, gave a rather more measured response, saying that there was nothing wrong with the country, it was only the people who spoiled it. Somewhat ironically, the Republic is becoming more liberal than the north, which is some respects, one of the most backward European countries.
Like a lot of places, as a tourist, you see a different side of things to those who live there. There is no doubt that it has great beauty, history, a great deal to see and world class golf courses. So, go there and enjoy yourself.
Laurie
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- Kingdom of Fife
Make sure you have up to date State Department travel advice.
The Brexit situation is fluid and by the time you travel we may be out of the EU and your State Department and our Foreign Office may well have imposed visa restrictions.
If you are staying in the south no problem, but places like the Giant's Causeway, a World Heritage Site, are in the north, the UK, and it would be a pity to be on the same island and miss a once in a lifetime experience.
I wouldn't worry too much about the currency. Euros are widely accepted in Scotland and I see no reason why Northern Ireland should be different, and the good old US greenback is as acceptable there as it is anywhere else, though you'll get ripped off as a matter of course!
The Brexit situation is fluid and by the time you travel we may be out of the EU and your State Department and our Foreign Office may well have imposed visa restrictions.
If you are staying in the south no problem, but places like the Giant's Causeway, a World Heritage Site, are in the north, the UK, and it would be a pity to be on the same island and miss a once in a lifetime experience.
I wouldn't worry too much about the currency. Euros are widely accepted in Scotland and I see no reason why Northern Ireland should be different, and the good old US greenback is as acceptable there as it is anywhere else, though you'll get ripped off as a matter of course!
