Do you like Dublin? (I don't know, I've never Dubbled :))

[filthymindedvixen]

Lovely dh is taking me for a coupla days at Whitsun (sans children)

I am a sad-folkie-type as well as a very keen drinker so will definitely want to do trad music stuff!

What else can we do/see/eat/go etc etc???
Your recommendations please.....

Lucky buggers!!

There's a good pub called O'Donoghue's (probably spelt wrong) where loads of bands like the Fureys started out, it's always had shit-kicking music on whenever I've been. I can't remember exactly where it is though.

There's a pub called St John Fogarty's or something like it, quite central I think (near Temple Bar?) which has amazing food, boxtys and irish stew and all the usual but very good.

There's a Carmelite church on Grafton Street which looks like nothing from teh outside but is incredibly startling on the inside, loads of amazing sculptures of angels and stuff, it blew me away.

I haven't been for ages though, we are toying with the idea of a weekend break or something ourselves.

Last time I was there, they had just repainted the Hapenny Bridge silver, my dad and I had been playing in a pub and we were haring across town with our instruments, and we stopped and dipped out coat sleeves in the silver paint. I still have that coat somewhere [muppet emoticon]

God, I LOVE Dublin.

''my dad and I had been playing in a pub''
see, I'm more of you!

yes, have heard of O'donoghue's (did you see that folk Hibernia thingy the other night BTW?)

More of this sort o' thing please!

bump - any dubliners?

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You called?

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Far too many places to mention so hope this link is of some use, oh and hope you have a great stay!

I love Dublin. Stay at the Merrion. It is very child friendly. I never stay anywhere else.

We will be child-free PaulaP so not a consideration, but thanks anyway

Mhamai - you're a star, I know it's a couple of months away but I like to plan a little!

The Clifton Court on the Quays do great traditional music sessions - irish dancing etc. When is Whitsun - am Irish so it means nothing to me. The Brazen Head is a great pub too -

Bear with me fmv, my linking skills are shoite at the mo but there are one r two more links that might interest you so bear with me!

PMSL at that link

''Many of the visitors to Dublin are young, young vibrant people ''

Anyone got any personal recommendations for nice places to eat (not poncey, just nice ambience and serves more than the ubiquitous pub toastie )

here

this is the music bit

Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud

this is one of my favourite pubs in Ireland!!

She said not poncey!

Its not Poncey !!!! Its lovely

O'Donoghues is on Merrion Row, a bit further south of St Stephen's Green. Gets VERY packed, but have some the best bar staff in the world IMO. It's been known for a barman to stand on the bar watching for new people coming in the door and to pass drinks across. They remember your round as well.

The Oliver St John Gogarty is the pub mentioned earlier. The Temple Bar pub is also very good for live music (I'm biased as a freind has/ had a gig there on Thursday nights.) Again it gets packed, but it's worth a visit.

Gallagher's Boxty House on Temple Bar/ Fleet Street (they run into each other) serves traditional irish food and isn't heinously expensive, as far as I can remember.

The Guinness Storehouse is worth a visit. Also biased as I used to work for Guinness, but the view from the top is great.

georgina campbells site is the besy imo for food / lodging and links,with budget inidicated.

here

heres a good comprehensive restaurant site

Yes Paula, lovely prices too! Sorry but the last time I had a meal there, the waiters ran for my chair when I was coming back from the loo, I was fifteen feet from my table and all that whipping the platter off the plate and faux fawning just wasn't my bag but each to their own!

I agree the staff can be a bit overeager.

Also fmv, I presume you are staying in the centre of Dublin, if so, depending on how long you are here, you should hop on the dart and take a trip out to Howth, it's a beautiful little fishing village and the views are stunning will try and get a link for you. Failing all that, you could always phone me and I'll meet you for a pint!

we've already decided the mnusical pub crawl is a must

mhamai, sadly just 2 nights, 1 day Arriving 4pm ish, 1 full day, and leaving the following morn.
We want somewhere to bimble aimlessly, and maybe poke around second hand bookshops? I want to talk philosophical bollocks and eat cake in a literary coffee house; we want to get tired and emotional while listening to trad music (or dancing madly), and talking bollocks While making sure enough nice food passes our lips to make sure we don't pass out too early and are incapable of enjoying the fact that we are, ahem , without children...don't m,ind a museum if there;'s time.