Ireland

ramisis

What's Southern Ireland like for touring

Unknown

I am off there tomorrow for a couple of weeks so I will let you know when I come back.

or you could look at

http://www.trentobike.org/

and look at countries/Ireland

It has been 21 years since I was last there so I think some things may have changed

george

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snorri

It's better than France.[;)]

kaacp

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Waaaay better!

If you have good map-reading skills, so that you don't have to rely on inaccurate or non-existent signposting, it's the business! It's very easy to get off the beaten track, you can cover a lot of ground easily and the people are lovely!

But seriously, roads can be a bit on the badly surfaced side, and it's usually windy, but the scenery is great. Get yourself some Ordnance Survey maps for the areas you want to cover, and start planning. All over the country there are nice towns and sites of interest, so wherever you head for, you'll find something worth seeing.

Oh, and we don't call it Southern Ireland, it's just Ireland... [;)]

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Kev67

It's very pretty in places. Last year I cycled across Cork and then from Mizen Head to Malin Head, and then most of the way through Northern Ireland before being picked up by my uncle. My favourite county scenery wise was Galway. I would have liked to have spent more time there. However, the traffic can be pretty heavy, and much of the scenery has been degraded, to my mind, by all the houses that have sprung up everywhere.

tony_s

Originally posted by snorri

It's better than France.
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How can it be...? France is gods own country!


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You can't have everything.... Where would you put it?

couple o'pics

Unknown

lovely, friendly ; have had two hols now in Kerry / Cork / Beara areas, both really enjoyed; watch the road surfaces though and tour buses if around Kerry area; like me you`ll want to go back; ENJOY

JamesB MTB

hcullen

I can second the Beara peninsula, much quieter ride than the Ring and Dingle and just as dramatic IMO, oh and the Guiness, fish soup and salmon sarnies in Jacky Lynch's in Castletownbere is an unbeatable lunch. The Mournes in NI are also picturesque and a very compact ride. That said we've got rained off twice in Spring/Summer, so the real threat of seriously wet and windy weather, some dodgy road surfaces and increasingly heavy traffic/bad driving should always be considered before an Irish Tour. I don't think that any comparisons with France hold up as they're such odfferent propositions.

meenaghman

Try the kingfisher trail along Leitrim,Cavan,Fermanagh border..
http://www.cycletoursireland.com/ through the ancient lands of the O'Rourkes of Breifne and the Maguires of Fermanagh. Also http://www.visitmacnean.com/ for more info. you're not far from Sligo (Lough Gill / Glencar / Benbulben/ Strandhill) should you want to pop along there either. Roads are quiet (even the N16 from Sligo-Belfast on Sunday on Bankholiday weekend was very quiet)
The whole of Leitrim and parts of Cavan and Fermanagh is part of an Eco Tourism drive .. http://www.greenbox.ie/
The area is well served from Dublin by train to Carrick-on-Shannon and by bus to Carrick-on-Shannon,Sligo via N4 route or Cavan, Enniskillen via N3 route.

Fnaar

Two books on the subject....neither brilliant literature, but interesting enough:
http://tinyurl.com/3cfv23 (by Eric Newby)
http://tinyurl.com/3y6ubf (by Harry Enfield's dad)

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