Ireland Weather

Following extensive reading, questioning, and fact finding on the best places to cycle in Ireland, an idea is beginning to coalesce. I have mainly decided to cycle fairly secluded places but with plenty of possibilities to meet friendly locals. Although I ...

... (Ria, Edgar & their son Oliver) at the Belfast International Airport. Belfast has been a major area of conflict called "The Troubles" in Ireland which occurred in the 1990s. There were a lot of deaths & bombings in the city. It was not a surprise when ...

... most of our time, instead we sat around the house and talked whilst our hangovers disappeared. Eventually we ventured out to the harsh Ireland weather, where it was drizzling rain.... I had not seen rain for 3 months so to me it was very harsh! Dublin ...

... Wisconsin. The landscape is very similar, except for the stone fences that divide the fields everywhere you look. The weather? Rain, rain, rain. Sure, Ireland is green, but without bright sunlight shining on the land, it was rather drab. It wasn't ...

... ;         I've decided to change careers and become a weatherman here in Ireland. Seems easy enough, let's see - weather for tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a 70% chance of rain. Then just repeat the forcast over ...

... , we have enough fuel to make it to another airport if redirected." When we left Shanghai we weren't aware of the bad winter weather in Europe. After thirteen hours on the plane the pilot come on and said Heathrow was closed and we were being rerouted to ...

... well impressed with my Irish big K counterparts and their team spirit - everyone gets on and enjoys themselves - cos after all, in Ireland, it's always about the good times! So after a Guinness fueled night of hedonism, Saturday was a good excuse to drag ...

... are the friendliest people I have ever met.  Have a bunch of people who want to take me surfing next time I go to Ireland... HAHAHA.  Imagine me, a Hawaiian in a 5 mm wetsuit.  Hypothermia.  But I'll try anything once. Well now I'm ...

... ! We yelled a hellooo to your granny wherever she be!! The last couple of days we stayed in the south again, had great weather, and spentt he days enjoying the National Park near Letterkenny, where there was SNOW on top of the mountains. We stayed in an ...

... , folk dance (authentic step dance NOT Lord of the Dance) and music performed by talented college students sponsored by Ireland's cultural commission. This is a venue to further Irish cultural heritage among the Irish people. Casual sessions follow every ...

... told me I would be working with elderly people.  I thought, all right, at least it's not kids. I traveled to Castleisland, Ireland, located in County Kerry.  I was staying with this crazy single mother who's son was in the US doing computer ...

... (including several American presidents) who visited her grandmother. Having had more culture than John really wanted, we headed home. The weather cleared up beautifully so we dropped by the Cliffs of Moher again, seeing them in the sun and retaking ...

... and I rode desperately for it.  The lovely lady working there thought I was quite mad, travelling that distance, in that awful weather.  Good thing she didn't see me almost bail when I rode through a parking lot puddle, which was much deeper ...

... waited for the hotel room at Bunratty Castle to be ready - took a little nap on the patio with two patio chairs.  The sunny weather came with us and we enjoyed a medieval banquet at a castle other than the one we had dinner at last year so that was ...

... will write more when I'm warm and comfortable, but for now... some pictures =D OK I'm comfortable! What a great trip, I would recommend Ireland to anyone, except those on a really strict budget, it is even more expensive than England, yikes. But it was ...

... it started raining and our walking was somewhat curtailed. Had lunch in a neighborhood pub and had my first Guinness in Ireland.          Tomorrow we meet up with our tour group and onto ...

... following the Ryder's Cup, had the worst lunch possible and set off for Formey. Personally I wouldn't recommend Cork for travelers to Ireland unless you're in college and looking to hang on a weekend night with some kids your own age. Tommorrow we're ...

... tomorrow!!)            All is well here and we're really enjoying Ireland inspite of the sun-less weather (they actually say they've had more rain here in the first 3 weeks of June than in any previous ...

        Now we know why they use the saying "you don't come to Ireland for the weather".  Today was a travel day for us and we drove from Killarney to Dublin with a quick stop at the Rock of Cashel. As always, it ...

... stepped onto the plane that we experienced the brunt of their cost-cutting measures. The round-trip tickets from London Heathrow to Shannon, Ireland were 2 pounds each. I am not making this up. Even with taxes and fees, it came to less than $75 each. ...

Here we are safe and happy in Kilkenny the weather has been fantastic and all the travellers are doing well. We have spent time with all the relatives and everyone is 'famous'. Sorry we haven't kept up the travelogue but internet access here is splotchy ...