2006-07-07 02:19:34 · 28 answers · asked by Anna S 1 in Travel ➔ Ireland ➔ Other - Ireland
HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm from the Republic of Ireland.
6 MILLION tourists visit the Republic of Ireland each year and yet only 8% of our tourists come from the North.
The VAST, VAST MAJORITY of Republicans have never even been there.
If your not from there you might think it's voilent- but its not. Though Southern Irish like me might be scared.
But you see, we are very segregated from the North and to be honest, 99% of southerners could not give a **** about Northern Ireland.
It's true and has been proven many times in surveys.
We might be scared to go because of our HUGE lack of knowledge about the place.
The simple answer is NO. As a southerner, I will probably never go there in my life - like most of the Republic.
2006-07-12 05:39:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like it in the North of Ireland because it is way cheaper than the South of Ireland. They use the British pound there, but the prices are still cheaper (even with the bad exchange rate against the U.S./Canadian dollar). Northern Ireland is less densly populated. You should go to the NW coast. Portrush and Portstewart are great places in the summer. However in the winter it is dead there. Derry is OK, not a lot to do but it's pretty there. Belfast is a cool place; a city that is not too big or crowded. You can jump on a black taxi and go through the "troubled spots". It's pretty safe today, just go during the day. The rest of the city is fine day or night. The nightlife is good around south Belfast (near Queen's University). Also around that area are the Ulster Museum and Botanical gardens. If you want to go elsewhere in Northern Ireland, it is difficult without a car as the buses/trains are infrequent and it is rural. In the west part of N. Ireland (Enniskillen, Omagh), there are no trains, just infrequent buses.
2006-07-11 05:30:52 · answer #2 · answered by CCBB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I would, actually I did when I was in Ireland I did some day trips to Northern Ireland, such a beautiful country with very friendly people.
2006-07-09 08:12:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no choice as I live here. If you plan a trip around Ireland then you must include N. Ireland. Safe and friendly, good pubs, music and food. Great countryside and plenty to see and do. Remember we use sterling and not the Euro although some shops etc will take both.
www.discoverireland.com is the website for north and south.
2006-07-10 11:55:07 · answer #4 · answered by your pete 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would I go? NO.
Why? Because if you visit the English-occupied part of Ireland you are telling the English that it's ok for them to be there and if you spend money there (and pay tax) you are contributing to the English war machine.
Do not visit a country where the people are put down because of their religion or political views. Do not visit a country that has been STOLEN from its rightful owners. Do not let the English think that the world has forgotten all the crimes it has comitted against the Irish for the last 500 years.
Do NOT visit the occupied territory.
2006-07-13 22:42:46 · answer #5 · answered by TonyB 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we have! My wife enjoyed it more than "Southern Ireland". All the people were great but found Northern Ireland sites more interesting.
2006-07-07 02:23:24 · answer #6 · answered by rogue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've gone to Northern ireland loads of times, the nightlife in Belfast is amazing and I love Newry. Its ony takes about an hour and a half to drive there from Dublin, and its a journey well spent.
2006-07-07 05:03:58 · answer #7 · answered by cleofox32 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in fact I'm going there in the next few weeks. The people are friendly and the scenery is lovely. We go to Derry and its lovely!! Hello Northern Ireland, here I come!!!
2006-07-07 10:51:20 · answer #8 · answered by Caitlin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, why not... I saw a programme on TV called 'Coast to Coast' or something and they did an episode on Northern Island. They followed around the coastline and the scenery was stunning. It looked a lot like Snowdonia in Wales... but I suppose that makes sense as they we're probably connected millenia ago...
Asides from that I'd quite like to go to see a Hurling match... You don't really get a lot of it over here in England... and it looks a top sport.
2006-07-07 02:27:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I am from N.I and the Big troubles are over, I have traveled to many places and you can't beat it with a big stick!
Gaint's causeway class and antrim coast and southern Ireland fantastic, Galway, cork and donegal, slower way of life, peaple so frindly and the crac is 90!
So catch yourself on and come on over and grab a bit of the luck of the irish!
H
2006-07-10 23:13:11 · answer #10 · answered by tiffany's 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋