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Post by 10gaauto on Apr 11, 2016 18:17:02 GMT -5
Well wife is "Irish" and planning to go to check out the "homeland". I'm pretty much anglo and know better than to wear my "orange hand" pin on the visit. anybody been there or from there or live there and can give any insight on what to do or not do? I'm up for just a visit to every distillery I can get to but she has nixed that itinerary, lol. thanks to all! 10ga
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Post by Kyle on Apr 11, 2016 18:54:05 GMT -5
If your wife knows where the specific community in Ireland that her ancestors came from, visit the oldest churches in that area for records. Many old church records exist back to the 1500's and earlier in Ireland I have heard. Would love to travel to where my roots are. My earliest known ancestor came from Monmouthshire, South Wales in 1751 when he was 11. Have a good trip!
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Post by rojo23 on Apr 11, 2016 19:05:39 GMT -5
my wife went a couple of years ago, her family is from Cork. She did say most of the places are very similar in how they look. They were there for about 7 days, and they pretty much stayed in a different town every night. She said that they roads were basically single lanes in the farming areas, and that you have to get into the ditch when someone passes you. if you have some questions let me know and I can ask her. I will ask if there are any 'most dos'.
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Post by keith on Apr 11, 2016 19:52:20 GMT -5
I just got done reading a book about how the Irish saved western civilization. I went to college with a bunch of Irish soccer players too. They lived next to me for a couple of years. Good dudes and friendly. I've seen most of western Europe but only landed in Ireland en route to Asia. Have fun and just be yourself.
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Post by Squeeze on Apr 12, 2016 7:23:37 GMT -5
visit some castles and churches. Some old European architecture is really amazing just to see. In America, a 300 year old country, theres nothing to compare to some of the centuries old craftsmanship. This is one of the biggest things Ive always marveled at while traveling. The size, architecture, and all around craftsmanship, built in a time before technology and power, is something to behold
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Post by claymanjack on Apr 14, 2016 17:41:37 GMT -5
went to ireland several years ago and shot 800 trap targets while there.had great time used their guns. clayman
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