Ireland, been there seen that!

If you visited the Island of Ireland, where should you go and what would you see?

I have been riding all over the island but there must be a few places I have missed.

Any ideas?

If you come here go to........

Newcastle County Down

Have a Fry in Café Crème

Ride the The Mourne Mountains,
a granite mountain range located in County Down in the south-east of Northern Ireland,
are among the most famous of the mountains in the country.

Great pics Bikemad. Looks like a good bike destination from what I can see?
Will have to check it out one day.

Holy Crap! That breakfast should come wtih a side of Lipitor and a defibrillator! :dg Great late-night post-pub food.

My "peeps" are Ulster Scots, so Belfast and the surrounding areas are high on my "must do" list. The Sons of Anarchy episodes set in Belfast really piqued my interest in going over and renting a bike for a few days.

Torrs Head Road or some such name in Antrim crawls along the cliffs and ocean. Awesome road, unfortunately it was storming when I was on it, so I was more concerned about going over the side.

My wife and I honeymooned in Ireland, not on a bike though

In '02 we honeymooned there as well, only mostly down southwestish.

Had a lovely time even if it rained everyday.

Holy shit its blue skys in those pics...

Lived there for 19 years but not a fan of sooo much rain... upside is rain = pub time...

when the weather is good it is brilliant ...

nice twisties in wicklow mountains...

not much dirt unless you are keen on mx, allot mates there ride track and mx and stay off the road...

I miss it

Having done it extensively over the last few years I'd recommend;

1. West Cork. Pretty much anywhere in West Cork. The road out to sheeps head is a good one, albeit a single track, windy, grass growing in the middle kind of road.

2. The ring of Kerry. All of it. Stopping for pancakes in Strawberry Fields (on the road past Barphinny lake at Molls Gap). Making sure to take in the Gap of Dunloe, Connor Pass and Valentia Island.

3. Donegal coast including a stop up at Malin head.


West Cork & Kerry are my favorites.

St Johns Point, Killough


Malin Head, The most Northerly point in Ireland,

Aye..........been there, seen that. Show us some more of "Norn Iron" will ye?

What the..........? No vegetable roll? No black puddin'? Sure thon's only half a fry.

I didn't know you could get out to the lighthouse at St Johns Point, Killough.
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Five Fingers Strand ( beach) just round the corner from Malin Head
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Cork and Kerry also sometimes have blue skies !

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I managed to escape with Mrs Bikemad and get a run up the Coast Road, Larne to Portrush the A2.<o></o>
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Portbraddon was nice. (Yes that is all of it)

Ah, The Ring of Kerry......Mannix Point has got to have one of the best campsites anywhere.

Fanad head





Port Salon, gorse fires burning



Portsalon beach





Total gridlock







Glenveagh National park








Crolly, Mt Errigal in background






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St Johns Point Donegal



Slieve League










Gweedore




Mullaghmore head





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