Hi, As your plans are not yet in stone. would recommend that you stay outside of Dublin and go in for a day. Spend your time in the country. Dublin is just another city and not a particularly pretty one at that. Although it does have some pretty areas and interesting sights. If you want to do some genealogy work at the library you might want to spend more time but if you really want to meet the people of Ireland and see her incredible beauty - get out of Dublin - quick! The Reefs is a B&B we love in Skerries. It is right across the road from the Irish Sea and the views from Violet Clinton's rooms are really beautiful. On a clear day just incredible and on a cloudy day intriguing. She is a lovely lady and always makes us feel almost like family. You can take the bus or the train into Dublin for the day and then spend a couple of days seeing the sights that are so incredible and so near to Skerries: Slane, the Hill of Slane, Tara, the Boyne River and sight of the famous battle, Newgrange and Knowth, many castles, and high crosses are easy drives. This area north of Dublin has so much history and is so beautiful. One of our favorite parts of Ireland. In September the days are still long and the forty shades of green of Meath and Westmeath just have to be seen to be believed. You really can see most of the sights of Dublin on the hop-on hop-off busses. If you wish to go to Kilmalham jail (spelling wrong) then you can either walk from a close stop or take a taxi. But Guinness, Trinity college and St. Stephens Green, along with most of the other places you have heard of are easily reached from the bus. If you start early you could easily see the sights in a day even stopping for a pint and lunch. Most of the legendary beauty of Ireland is not found in her cities. Her lakes, mountains, quaint small towns, castles, religious ruins, high crosses, and the forty shades of green are found in abundance and are waiting for each new visitor to be enchanted. Enjoy. Kat

Thanks Kat That certainly puts a different completion on Dublin. The north of Dublin was becoming our target area and you have confirmed that. Thanks again Robert -----Original Message----- From: irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Revenir9@aol.com Sent: Monday, 1 January 2007 10:58 AM To: irl-clare@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRL-CLARE] OT: Visiting Ireland--need advice, please Hi, As your plans are not yet in stone. would recommend that you stay outside of Dublin and go in for a day. Spend your time in the country. Dublin is just another city and not a particularly pretty one at that. Although it does have some pretty areas and interesting sights. If you want to do some genealogy work at the library you might want to spend more time but if you really want to meet the people of Ireland and see her incredible beauty - get out of Dublin - quick! The Reefs is a B&B we love in Skerries. It is right across the road from the Irish Sea and the views from Violet Clinton's rooms are really beautiful. On a clear day just incredible and on a cloudy day intriguing. She is a lovely lady and always makes us feel almost like family. You can take the bus or the train into Dublin for the day and then spend a couple of days seeing the sights that are so incredible and so near to Skerries: Slane, the Hill of Slane, Tara, the Boyne River and sight of the famous battle, Newgrange and Knowth, many castles, and high crosses are easy drives. This area north of Dublin has so much history and is so beautiful. One of our favorite parts of Ireland. In September the days are still long and the forty shades of green of Meath and Westmeath just have to be seen to be believed. You really can see most of the sights of Dublin on the hop-on hop-off busses. If you wish to go to Kilmalham jail (spelling wrong) then you can either walk from a close stop or take a taxi. But Guinness, Trinity college and St. Stephens Green, along with most of the other places you have heard of are easily reached from the bus. If you start early you could easily see the sights in a day even stopping for a pint and lunch. Most of the legendary beauty of Ireland is not found in her cities. Her lakes, mountains, quaint small towns, castles, religious ruins, high crosses, and the forty shades of green are found in abundance and are waiting for each new visitor to be enchanted. Enjoy. Kat ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message