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Old September 23rd, 2003, 10:10 PM
Padraig Breathnach
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Default Ireland, November Weather?

(stephanie haumueller) wrote:

I'm going to Ireland this November and the first part of December.
We'll be travelling the southwest and southeast coast. I'm wondering
if I should stay away from the coast because of weather? I was
thinking of going to Adare, Dingle, Ring of Kerry, Cork, Waterford,
Dublin. I know it will be cold and possible rainy but wonder if we can
avoid the harsher weather is possible.

The Dingle peninsula and the Ring of Kerry are high-risk bets. Sea
mists and rain are real possibilities. Adare is no big deal: cute,
give it an hour, and move on.

I would recommend a flexible approach, responding to weather. If it's
misty or rainy, forget scenery and enjoy some other activity, such as
visiting an urban centre or indoor attractions. Kerry is not suited
for such a strategy, as its main attraction is scenery. In my view,
the towns of Kerry are not particularly interesting.

Cork, and some of the places in range of the city, are better suited
for that time of year. Kinsale for food. Fota House and wildlife park
if the weather is okay. Day-trip to west Cork if the weather is good
for appreciating scenery. Gougane Barra, in the north-west part of the
county, is one of the most lovely spots in Ireland, especially in
winter after rain.

Waterford is only mildly interesting. Kilkenny is more attractive, and
has a good castle and an okay cathedral.

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PB