Go to Ireland for a week later in month-good idea or bad with teens?

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Anonymous wrote:Great idea. There's plenty to do just in Dublin if it comes down to it.

Honest and ignorant question: what is there to do in Dublin besides see churches and pubs?

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Anonymous wrote:Great idea. There's plenty to do just in Dublin if it comes down to it.

Honest and ignorant question: what is there to do in Dublin besides see churches and pubs?

Liberties is a fun neighborhood to walk around, with the Guinness Brewery at the end.

Beautiful parks in the city center, like St Stephens Green and Merrion Square Park, along with Phoenix Park (huge) more on the edge

Fun cute coastal towns for nice day trips on the train- Howth to the north, Bray to the south.

Plenty of famous/historical buildings that aren't churches- multiple castles (Dublin, Drimnagh, etc), Kilmainham Gaol (historic jail, now a museum about political prisoners)

It may not be "real Ireland" or some such, but certainly plenty to see and do if that's your thing.

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Looking at a spring trip to Dublin- taking in to account weather, etc- is there a preferred month to visit?

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Good plan, book the tickets before the prices go up

Dublin is easily seen on foot and public transport, but a rental car is best for the countryside. Both Dublin and the countryside are very lovely.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great idea. There's plenty to do just in Dublin if it comes down to it.

Honest and ignorant question: what is there to do in Dublin besides see churches and pubs?

Liberties is a fun neighborhood to walk around, with the Guinness Brewery at the end.

Beautiful parks in the city center, like St Stephens Green and Merrion Square Park, along with Phoenix Park (huge) more on the edge

Fun cute coastal towns for nice day trips on the train- Howth to the north, Bray to the south.

Plenty of famous/historical buildings that aren't churches- multiple castles (Dublin, Drimnagh, etc), Kilmainham Gaol (historic jail, now a museum about political prisoners)

It may not be "real Ireland" or some such, but certainly plenty to see and do if that's your thing.

Adding the archaeological museum. Very well done and free. The Book of Kells, of course. The immigration museum is not as good but an interesting stop if you have time. See a match at Croke Park. Very convenient location in the city.

But agree with some PPs. Get out of Dublin if you can. Highly, highly recommend Brú na Bóinne, the archaeological site just an hour or so north of Dublin. Amazing site and presentation. You need to book a few weeks/months in advance.

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I would do this 100%. It’s an easy and fun place to visit.

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I’d do this! I went to Dublin for a long weekend last year. We were only there for 3 nights but managed to do a lot. We stayed in the liberties area. We did the hop on hop off bus, visited a couple of museums and a cathedral, did an evening food tour, and took a half day trip on a bus to the countryside. It was great!

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Also in Dublin: Dublin Falconry where you can do a hawk walk. And going to the coast to walk around the paths in Howth (Howth Cliff walk).

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Anonymous wrote:Yes but you really need to get out in the countryside. At a bare minimum rent a car and drive up to N. Ireland and Giants Causeway. Gorgeous walks up there even for teens.

This.
The Causeway Coast is beautiful, and only a few hours' drive north of Dublin. Worth the trip, absolutely.
Dublin is a fantastic city, but definitely get out into the countryside a bit, if you can spare a day for it. You could also drive south and west of Dublin, to Kilkenny, for example. Or west to see the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher and do an overnight in Galway. Both should be possible with a 2 hour drive.
For us, half the fun of Ireland was the experience of driving through the more rural, scenic areas.

Agree with all of this. Ireland is ideal for tweens/teens bc it’s so much about taking in beautiful surroundings rather than slogging through museums.

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Don’t miss kilmainham gaol, it’s really moving and the tour guides are great and will keep the kids’ attention and they’ll get an appreciation of the history of the fight for independence.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t miss kilmainham gaol, it’s really moving and the tour guides are great and will keep the kids’ attention and they’ll get an appreciation of the history of the fight for independence.

Tickets are selling out within minutes of release at midnight (though sometimes more pop up). Can’t remember how many days in advance (28? 30?) but check and set your alarm for 11:55.

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I would do it, but maybe look at accommodation first--it can be very expensive, especially in Dublin.

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Book of Kells, Guinness Brewery Tour, and more

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Dublin is great for music and history lovers. The bars with live music will let kids in; earlier in the day/evening is better.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t miss kilmainham gaol, it’s really moving and the tour guides are great and will keep the kids’ attention and they’ll get an appreciation of the history of the fight for independence.

Tickets are selling out within minutes of release at midnight (though sometimes more pop up). Can’t remember how many days in advance (28? 30?) but check and set your alarm for 11:55.

They do also release day of tickets that you can snag if you try very early in the day.