Yes, I know it's spelled 'craic' really.

[alexsarll]

It's ridiculous that it costs more to get to Stansted than to Ireland, and takes about as long to get back from Heathrow to Finsbury Park as it does to fly from Cork. Like all the SF stories where you have to trudge your way out of planetary space before you can activate the Syntax Drive and be across the universe in no time flat. But yes, Ireland. Saw a rainbow every day - including both ends of one, and I made it to, ooh, within six feet of one end. So if only I'd taken a pole to the beach with me that day, I could have hoisted the gold! Went for a dip in the Atlantic and an accidental dip in a stream, and a frankly foolhardy ascent of a mountain (a Pap, no less) in wellies, particularly given the cairn/nipple I was clambering about on up top turns out to the the resting place of a high chief of the Tuatha de Danann. Sorry! Saw Fungie the dolphin, who did way more jumping for us than for the loser boat-trippers. Went to a proper old Irish pub where the TV showed nuns being interviewed in prime time. Will probably edit this to add loads of stuff I've forgotten. 10/10 Would Holiday Again.

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[pippaalice.livejournal.com]

Awww!

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

I imagine Facebook will soon be awash with pictures of me standing on top of things, like a low-rent Captain Jack.

[msdaccxx.livejournal.com]

Down in the Sunny Southwest, eh? Nice

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

It was mostly properly sunny until today. Well, except when we climbed up into a cloud, but that was clearly our own stupid fault.

[msdaccxx.livejournal.com]

It's good, is Kerry, even if they are Dublin's sworn footballing enemies. It's a long time since I've been there

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

It's weird, in Britain if I see any sort of football colours displayed, I find it threatening, but the Irish stuff is more cheerful - just the colours, but also the messages reading 'GOOD LUCK LADS!' and the like.

[suicideally.livejournal.com]

I really must go to Ireland, it's ridiculous I haven't been considering how close it is. Indeed Chris hasn't been either, despite the fact that he's Catholic and his three best friends are all Irish.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

I would definitely recommend it, but then I do have the advantage of a native guide to that area without whom I suspect it would all have got even more Withnail...

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Ahh, the Nun channel! I'm glad you enjoyed yourself, but I was surprised to find out (looking it up in order to respond to your facebook status) that crack is an English word, and only 'rebranded' relatively recently.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

The weird thing was, Keane and The Duke (Spirit/Special?) were also on the show, and some actor - all normal Friday night TV guests. And then nuns! Red nuns!

[rentaghost31.livejournal.com]

FFS! Why didn't you tell me you wre over?

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

I was in the opposite corner of the landmass, so I didn't think it'd be terribly helpful!

[rentaghost31.livejournal.com]

Still - I'm glad you had a good time. Kerry is ace.
Did you go to Castlegregory at all?
Last time I was there, we met lots of lovely french surfers, one of whom was running a crepe stall in a caravan, on this beach with noone on it, bless.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Name doesn't ring a bell, no. But the beach where we swam - Inch? - was sufficiently deserted for driving along like in a car ad.