A Couple Of Things You Have To Do In Ireland

05/08/2017

You can make an argument that every country that there's something special about every country in the world. But you can also say that it's twice as true for Ireland. The music, literature, the history, the people, the beautiful green countryside, the dramatic cliffs, the uninhabited islands - a lot of things are packed in a county with less than seven million residents. If you live in Ireland, you can go your whole life without experience every single thing you can experience only in Ireland. If you're visiting - there's no hope you'll get to do it all. But to help you get at least some of the essential Irish experiences, here are a couple of things you have to do in Ireland.

If you're single, you owe it to yourself to visit the Matchmaking Festival in Lisdoonvarna. You can listen to music, dance a bit, and then get a real matchmaker to match you with a person of the opposite sex. Or, if you're interested in a person of the same sex, stick around till the end of the festival and The Outing, a gay matchmaking festival.

Pay Homage to One of the Literary Greats

How many great and influential Irish authors can you name? Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats, Seamus Heaney, Elizabeth Bowen, and the list hasn't even started. When in Ireland, you have to pay homage to at least one of them - visit monuments to some, take tours based on others, or simply go to Dublin Writers Museum.

Spend a Night in a Castle

Spending a night in a castle is not the least expensive thing you can treat yourself to in gay Ireland, but it's worth saving up the money. You have plenty castles to choose from - Ashford Castle in County Mayo, Ballynahinch Castle in Galway, and Clontarf Castle in Dublin are only a couple you should give a look.

Visit a Gay Pride Parade

Gay Ireland introduced gay marriage with a historic popular vote. The country is home to many great gay parades, and from the biggest one in Dublin to the smallest one in Sligo, they are all worth attending.

Visit a Prehistoric Site

Ireland is studded with prehistoric sites. Newgrange, for example, is a site older than the pyramids of Egypt or the Stonehenge. Poulnaborne Portal Tomb, the Drombeg Stone Circle, and the Castlestrange stone are some of the sites and attraction you should check out.

Check out the Matchmaking Festival