QUERY: Has anyone taken the ferry across the Irish Sea, or Aer Lingus or Ryanair flights from Dublin to Liverpool's John Lennon airport and back? If so, what were your experiences? Did you have problems with seasickness rough sea?) and length of crossing, flight cancellations, transportation to/from airports, finding decent accommodations? Hope to visit Liverpool (where dad was born in 1903) on my summer 2006 trip to Ireland. Since likely a two-day stay in Liverpool, will probably get around by bus or taxi. Will likely save seeing rest of England for another trip. Thank you! Jean

Hi Jean My husband travelled across the Irish Sea every week for 25 years , Some times the crossing was rough but it depends on the time of year but if the sea is to rough they wont sail , P O ferries used to sail 10 pm arrive Dublin 6 am , also leave 10 am arrive Dublin 6pm it used to cost about 140 pounds English money with a car a few years ago , but again it depends when you go and you can get it cheaper out of season Also Sea Link (husband believes its changed hands ) does it in eight hours but he has only been on PO Ferries If you have no car its cheaper to fly and you are there in a hour or less Has to Taxi they are very expensive in the UK (not like the US where they are dead cheap ) but if you catch one ask the price first You should get bed and breakfast in Liverpool from about 25 pounds a night upwards depending are where you stop , If you need help let me know and I will check the internet for some and phone them for prices plus phone the local tourist information office has they list places to stop My husband has not been to Ireland for nearly three years but he says try the soda bread with bacon and eggs its the best in the world Cassy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> To: <IRISH-IN-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 6:25 PM Subject: [UK-Irish] Dublin to Liverpool. Query > QUERY: Has anyone taken the ferry across the Irish Sea, or Aer Lingus or > Ryanair flights from Dublin to Liverpool's John Lennon airport and back? > If so, what were your experiences? Did you have problems with seasickness > rough sea?) and length of crossing, flight cancellations, transportation > to/from airports, finding decent accommodations? Hope to visit Liverpool > (where dad was born in 1903) on my summer 2006 trip to Ireland. Since > likely a two-day stay in Liverpool, will probably get around by bus or > taxi. Will likely save seeing rest of England for another trip. Thank > you! Jean > > > ==== IRISH-IN-UK Mailing List ==== > The Irish-In-UK Mailing List Website: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishUK/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > >

Jean I hope you get a chance to see a little of the real Liverpool in the short time you are there. It has a healthy Irish population and disporia . It is estimated between 1830 /1930 around nine million Irish people left Liverpool for the New World the equivalent of the entire pre famine population. Those who stayed formed up to 20 percent of the cities population. Another eight million from mainland Europe came to Liverpool via Hull for the New World Liverpool is the official sister city of Dublin with a very a very important economic axis in operation. A lot of Irish Business's with their resources are now helping to regenerate the city which shared the same social and economic deprivations of Dublin during the 19th/20th Centuries. Thus the Liverpool/Dublin bond. Many famous Liverpudlians with Irish roots are to numerous. to name but a good example would be the Beatles The grandparents of McCartney Harrison and Lennon all came from Ireland. I would suggest you look at the web site http://www.liverpool-wirral.co.uk. As you have a short stay in Liverpool I would suggest it might be better value to find accommodation in the city area. Depending on your mobility most places are about 20/30 minutes apart by walking to and fro from and within the city centre edge. Depending on the time of year you intend to travel accommodation could be tricky. If Liverpool or Everton have matches on at a particular weekend lots of Irish travel over from Dublin not to mind the short weekend breaks during bank holidays if the weather is good. Horse racing at Aintree attracts a lot of Dubliners. Do not leave accommodation as a low priority the sooner you book it the better if you are not on a package deal. You can get good cheap accommodation out side the city centre. It could prove inconvenient due to the little time available to you as I found to my cost recently if you are out late after midnight. If you are there on a Saturday night Taxis could prove a problem due to the night life of young people and the associated huge binge drinking problem in the UK. There is a quick Catamaran service from Dublin Docks to Liverpool city centre. The connection from Dublin city centre to the docks whilst not a long journey public transport can be bad. Catamaran sailing. I think you are talking 3/4 hours The longer way is by ferry which would eat up your time. Whatever you do not use the Holyhead route. I think the best method is by airline and get tickets built into your flight package from the States. It is probably cheaper as an add on for a short flight 45 minutes. Buy your tickets sooner rather than later you will get great value if on the independent method Again do it sooner rather than later as the busiest air routes in Europe are between the UK and Ireland. The Irish Sea is generally ok. The sea usually get rough from December and it is not unusual for sailings to be cancelled. If you decide to fly Ryan Air you have to take care with time tables etc You will get what you pay for if things go wrong. I am sure British Midlands besides Aer Lingus flies into Liverpool plus other small local air lines who are here today and gone tomorrow you need to take care. I understand that the Shannon cumplsurary stop is to be slowly withdrawn from the States some time next year. You will be able to fly direct to Dublin. You will have plenty to see around the Albert Docks on the Mersey to keep you fully occupied for a day. The German Airforce flattened the area during WW2 You have the RC Metropolitan Cathedral and the C O E Cathedral at each end of Hope Street both worth a visit, It is a fair walk between the two sites. The business area is an interesting to walk around if you are into buildings which by an large were built from the monies of the slave trade and immigratiom watch out for the features relating to the trade and immigration. The Cavern is in that area where the Beatles started off. It is worth a look in if just to rest your feet and have a pint Make sure you go into the correct location. Ciaran Colgan chggf@btinternet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> To: <IRISH-IN-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 6:25 PM Subject: [UK-Irish] Dublin to Liverpool. Query > QUERY: Has anyone taken the ferry across the Irish Sea, or Aer Lingus or > Ryanair flights from Dublin to Liverpool's John Lennon airport and back? > If so, what were your experiences? Did you have problems with seasickness > rough sea?) and length of crossing, flight cancellations, transportation > to/from airports, finding decent accommodations? Hope to visit Liverpool > (where dad was born in 1903) on my summer 2006 trip to Ireland. Since > likely a two-day stay in Liverpool, will probably get around by bus or > taxi. Will likely save seeing rest of England for another trip. Thank > you! Jean > > > ==== IRISH-IN-UK Mailing List ==== > The Irish-In-UK Mailing List Website: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishUK/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >