WATCH: Where is your favourite place in Ireland?

Achill Island, Wicklow, Mayo, a little corner of Donegal – and a fried chicken restaurant… these are a few of your favourite places to visit…

05/09/11 1,509 Views 31 Comments

IT’S MONDAY SO… let’s start thinking about where we want to go next weekend. Our pals at TheLineIreland asked people on the streets of Dublin what was their favourite spot in Ireland.

One guy went for Mullaghmore – because “it’s f***ing savage” – while we’re pretty sure the guy at 1:25 is talking about the cable car to Dursey Island (which does indeed rock hard).

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AnneMarie Silbiger 05/09/11 #

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Glengariff, West Cork

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theresa parker 05/09/11 #

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Glendalough co. Wicklow…tiny bit of heaven

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hbenroe 05/09/11 #

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Favourite place,anywhere in the west of Ireland especially Ardara,Co Donegal.

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Trevor Sadler 05/09/11 #

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Loughcrew, Co. Meath on clear day when you can see all the way from the Mts of Mourne in Down to the Slieve Blooms in Offaly/Laois.

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mart_n 05/09/11 #

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Mine would be Carlingford, County Louth. Such a beautiful place.

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maura 05/09/11 #

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Definitely The Cliffs of Moher, The Burren and Doolin. Best places in Ireland.

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Sheila Murphy 05/09/11 #

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Just back from Storytelling weekend on Cape Clear – it’s such a beautiful island – and the craic was great. The sun shone all weekend (except for fri night) – Amazing people & place. Would highly recommend it!

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- Monkstown Inn Monkstown Inn 05/09/11 #
  
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  Glad you enjoyed a special place
  
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Monkstown Inn Monkstown Inn 05/09/11 #

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The square in Bailtmore with a pint

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Liz Gallagher 05/09/11 #

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Dingle, Blasket islands – perfect peace and wonderful scenery

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Christopher O'Toole 05/09/11 #

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Dingle, and everything in it. Best place in the world

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- Tony Mcintyre 05/09/11 #
  
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  Surely u mean “An Daingean”??? wasn’t Dingle
  taken off the map? lol.. but yeah..deffo a savage spot….
  
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Damien Donohoe 05/09/11 #

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The departure lounge at Dublin airport.

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- hbenroe 05/09/11 #
  
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  Damian, you must be a young man,I used to think that too,then after living all over the word I have discovered that there is no where like Ireland.
  
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- Mike Reid 05/09/11 #
  
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  no where like Ireland, yet people still managed to screw it up….
  
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Maggie Coughlan 05/09/11 #

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Definitely without a doubt the South harbour on Cape Clear!At night,sitting next to the water and watching the light from the Fastnet skip from one side of the sky to the other…pure bliss :-)

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- Monkstown Inn Monkstown Inn 05/09/11 #
  
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  Magic it’s like a disco
  
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Feargal Garvin 05/09/11 #

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grianan_of_Aileach

Grianan is mine.

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- Danny McLaughlin 05/09/11 #
  
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  Definatly one of mine too. The original seat of the Hgh Kings of Ireland.
  
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Gerry o malley 05/09/11 #

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Has to be Aillebrack in Ballyconneely connemara

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Daire Friel 05/09/11 #

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surfing in streedah strand in sligo looking at the mountains… bliss

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eugene doherty 05/09/11 #

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Glens Of Antrim gets my vote

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Dave Boyle 05/09/11 #

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at the moment Clear Island off the coast of Baltimore.. but the more I see the more I know how little I’ve seen.. it’s a lovely little country

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Guinness Follower 05/09/11 #

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Enniscrone beach.

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Michael Bergin 05/09/11 #

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sligo the best surf in ireland

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Joan Featherstone 05/09/11 #

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Rossdohan, Co. Kerry, beautiful place, beautiful memories!

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Ordinary Joe 06/09/11 #

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Has to be Enniscrone beach, Co Sligo.

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Jonathan Hayes 06/09/11 #

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the commons

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Dana Singh 06/09/11 #

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1. achill island
2. malinbeg, donegal
3. county Clare

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Thomas Tully 05/09/11 #

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Mullingar.

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Kmannion 05/09/11 #

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Coral Strand, Ballyconneely, Connemara- Heaven on earth…

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