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The Driving Test in Ireland

The Driving Test in Ireland is a two stage Test commencing with the Theory Test which can be taken just before your 17th Birthday and the Practical Driving Test will be taken subsequently. The waiting list for a Driving Test in Ireland has received a lot of publicity over the last several years since it really is a long wait. In most cases until very recently a waiting list of 12 months or more was the norm. This is changing now however, due to the implementation of long backed up legislation which is underway as we speak.

Short Term Solution

As a short term solution to a long standing problem the Department of Transport has brought in an outside company to conduct 40,000 Driving Tests over the next year in an effort to reduce the current number of Driving Test applicants which number 140,000 approximately and growing daily. However, these additional Driving Tests will be restricted to the greater Dublin area and East Coast having very little impact on the waiting lists elsewhere!

More Needed

My own view is that there are many more aspects that need to be addressed in reducing the growing waiting list than just employing a company on a short term basis. By the time this company has got though its required number of Driving Tests the list will still be as long or even longer since the growth of the population is expanding constantly.

Two Driving Test Centres

Outside of Dublin, Limerick is the only City with two Test Centres. The Second Test Centre located at Castlemungret on the edge of the city, is the Regional Truck and Motorcycle Test Centre for several Counties in the Munster region. The number of car driving Tests taking place here would in general be a little less than takes place at the Woodview Test Centre on the other side of the city.

The Traffic Volume

The volume and type of traffic that you experience is different at each Test Centre and is again different depending on the day of the week. A Learner Driver who wants to bring his or her skills level to a higher plane needs to acquire knowledge of both locations since they have some very unique hotspots. A good working knowledge of these will make a big difference to being able to pass the Driving Test successfully first time.

Local Conditions

Local conditions need to be reconnoitred in good time before the Driving Test to enable you to evaluate what is required. As a quick example the Castlemungret Test Centre straddles the main road that bypasses the city centre and carries a huge volume of traffic that comes from the Cork and Kerry areas and that is heading to the West. A good deal of this traffic is heavy goods vehicles and towards the end of the week and particularly on a Friday it can be wall to wall trucks. Not an easy scenario to deal with when you are a learner Driver sitting your test for the first time.

Local knowledge and experience in very heavy traffic conditions is an essential part of preparing for your Driving Test…Ignore this at your peril.

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Source by Robin Piggott

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Dublin is the capital city of Ireland, located on the east coast of the country. The city is situated on the River Liffey which could be one of the main reasons why it was founded as a viking settlement. Dublin has been the capital since medieval times. Ireland has the fastest growing economy in Europe and this fact is reflected in the booming capital city.

Dublin is very easily accessible by both air and sea. In recent years many more access routes have been added making Ireland even more accessible from Central Europe. Bus services from Dublin Airport, which is located on the outskirts of the city, run every few minutes or you can also take the Air Coach which is a little more expensive but a lot more comfortable. A new plan has been made by the Irish Government to extend the LUAS line (which is a state of the art Light Rail Transport System) as far as Dublin Airport and this will hopefully be built be 2012. When you arrive in the city center you will find an abundance of taxis which can be hailed down on the street, hired from a taxi rank or ordered over the telephone. If you wish to travel to or stay in the suburbs, most towns can be reached on the DART suburban rail services. This service can bring you to 25 different stations located throughout the capital.

Dublin offers a wide range of accommodation from five star hotels, guest houses, farmhouses, B&Bs, hostels, caravans and camping facilities. Failte Ireland (the main tourist board of Ireland) grade these forms of accommodation under a star classification system. Through this kind of system it makes it easier for tourists to assess which kind of accommodation would suit them best. Some of the best hotels to stay in include The Clarion Hotel, The Westbury and The Gresham Hotel which are all located in the city center. Guest houses include Grafton Guest house and Harrington Hotel. They are also located in the city center.

Dublin is full of culture with a mixture of both old and modern architecture. The Irish culture can be seen in the beautiful Georgian buildings which are located all throughout the city. Some of the hundreds of traditional buildings include Trinity College, Christ Church Cathedral, Gaiety Theater, The G.P.O (General Post Office) and The Bank of Ireland on College Green.

Dublin also boasts many museums which include The National Museum of Ireland which brings you back in time and shows you some of the most beautiful artifacts from Ireland’s history. Kilmainham Gaol gives you a graphic picture of how the Irish men and women fought and became imprisoned and even murdered during the War of Independence and the Civil War. Ireland is also very proud of the many literary talents that have been born in the country and The Dublin’s Writers Museum is a tribute to them. Some of the famous writers include Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett.

If you really want to experience proper Irish culture it would be a good idea to visit Gaelchultur, a centre for the Irish Language culture. The main aim of this centre is to promote the Irish Language (‘Gaeilge’) but they also organize beginners classes and many cultural events such as traditional Irish music concerts and dramas.

Another must see is The Guinness Brewery located in St. James’ Gate which is Ireland’s No.1 visitor attraction. Here you can learn about the history of the stout, how it is brewed and from the seventh floor of the building you can sample the brew yourself while enjoying the beautiful sweeping views of Dublin City.

Whether it is an ultimate cultural experience or simply a relaxing break that you are looking for, Dublin has something to offer for everyone. Visit the many historical landmarks or enjoy a stroll in the Phoenix Park ( the largest park in Europe), Dublin is truly an experience that you will never forget.

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Source by Sarah Coppin

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Have you ever been to a Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland? If you have, you know that is a medieval fishing village, yet also a yachting community that straddles small-town rural village Irish life and an international cosmopolitan environment. Kinsale enjoys the best of many worlds. Our population varies between maybe 3000 in the dead of winter when most people have fled to warmer climates, to 10,000 or more in the height of summer when everyone is in residence and all the tourists have descended.

This article is not about the hustle and bustle of an active tourist town, but rather the joys and pleasures in a quick “walk about” town center that are only available in the autumn here. Since its fall, or autumn is the Irish will say, life is moving a little slower than it did in the summer. You’ll overhear local catching up and, always, talking about the weather. If you just to start every conversation with a comment about whether it’s a fine, or rainy day, you’ll fit right in. Looking down at the map of Kinsale town center, you’ll see a small square bordered by shops. Surrounding that would be another five streets of businesses with three or four long access roads, each leading into this tangle. It is the outside streets, running through town and out by the pier that comprise the busiest section of town. Built in medieval times, with narrow streets, this half a mile square contains a myriad of fantastic, charming, Irish experiences. This article will take you through a few of my favorites. Your walk around starts at one corner, coming down into the town, at St. Multose Church, erected in 1190, which is currently all decked out having just finished the Harvest Service. Harvest is a big season in Ireland, a surprise to our American visitors, who put the celebration together with Thanksgiving. A quick stop in the church reveals lovely stained-glass windows, and a quiet place to contemplate ancient history as it mixes with the modern world. You continue out the door taking the right and heading into the center of town. As you make the turn, you pass by the Tap Tavern, which should be a stop for you later that evening. There is no pub in Kinsale quite as picturesque as “The Tap.” A hangout for local actor types, it has several small rooms where you can find a place to chat with your friends or, if you’re up for mixing with the locals, have a seat at the bar. The Ghost Tour starts from here, so you’re likely to see all kinds of believable and not so believable characters.

Enjoy walking down the street as it meanders into the center of town, with art galleries, restaurants, and businesses but be sure to stop at Eileen Murphy’s paint shop. The sign over the door says Murphy’s and you will know from the right-hand window that they sell paint, but the left-hand side of the store is jam-packed with an amazing assortment of a household and gift items. Since it is autumn the windows have stained-glass lamps and other cozy homey items, geared to make us think of lovely evenings by a turf fire. As you look around in the store notice that it doubles for Kinsale’s drop-off place and news center. Eileen does the town a great service by offering to hold on to something from one person so that another person can come by and get it later in the day. And of course, with every drop off we get to hear the latest news about such things as Kinsale standing with the Tiny Town’s Campaign this year.

There are many fantastic places to shop for gifts in Kinsale, each with their own reasons for being so charming. The two others I recommend most would-be Hamish Hawken’s and the Perryville House gift store. The owner of Hamish Hawkens has a practical eye and at the same time everything has an unusual flair that makes it seem “one of a kind” when you get it home. Perryville House has the best Irish pottery and consistently charming housewares. But as I said, shopping is such an individual experience in Kinsale has dozens of stores each with their own unique flair. I’m sure you’ll find several that will charm your heart. Finally, when it comes time for you to stop and rest your feet you also have many options. If you want are thinking of coffee or lunch I would recommend either Cucina’s upscale nouvelle cuisine, or Salvi’s which is easy-going and open to moms with buggies. If the weather is nice there are a couple of restaurants with outdoor seating where you can sit and enjoy the buzz of the town.

Dinner, however, is where Kinsale shines. Known as the cuisine capital of Ireland, there are dozens of excellent restaurants, some ethnic, some traditional Irish, and some just fantastic gourmet food. My favorite of the last variety is Max’s wine bar, where they serve drop-dead perfect proportions of tasty delectables from a menu designed from what was fresh that day, all enhanced by fantastic wines. Fishy Fishy is happy and dependable and definitely the restaurant in town that attracts the biggest buzz. Located just behind the rose garden off the pier Road, don’t be surprised if in a busy season you might have a small line waiting to get in. The Blue Haven serves delicious food and can accommodate travelers at times when other restaurants may be either closed or booked up. Just the other night when we were in there, we were enjoying traditional Irish music, as we ate in the bar.

Wherever you go in Kinsale, whether you stay here for a night in a B&B or hotel, or for several nights in a self catering accommodation, you’ll find our town friendly, interesting, and charming. You have only to surf the net for Kinsale to see that many people have great memories of their time here. But in my heart, there is no better time than the autumn.

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Source by E. Alana James

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Ballybunion is a charming seaside resort town in the south west of Ireland which has been drawing in tourists to its sandy beaches and to its golf clubs for many decades.

Part of the appeal of this small town is that it is one of the few villages in the area that has not fully succumbed to being a tourist trap and therefore thankfully retained a good deal of its old country charm. As a result, it tends to have a more laid-back atmosphere and is a favorite for the Irish people from nearby cities seeking a secluded weekend break or day trip.

Many visitors arrive to seek out two main activities: enjoying the beaches in the area and golfing at Ballybunion Golf Club.

In the high season, many families take day trips to Ballybunion to enjoy its family friendly sandy beach. For older children, and the adventurous, there is a flourishing surfing scene centered on the beach. It’s a good choice for beginners or improvers to try out their surf skills since waves are not particularly high.

The cliffs overlooking the beach offer good panoramic views of the sea and surrounding countryside and are well worth the walk. The ruins of Ballybunion Castle are situated on the cliff, but several sieges over the centuries have reduced the castle to being a shadow of what it must have once been. The scenic cliff walk winds its way to some of the other beaches in the area, notably, the ‘Nuns’ beach (named for its proximity to a local nunnery).

Ballybunion Golf Club, which consists of the Old Course and The Cashen course, is renowned as one of the most prestigious golf courses in Ireland, regularly making the top 25 courses in the world according to most golf magazines (and certainly in the top 5 of the world links-style courses). This links-style course was founded in 1893 and has panoramic views on all holes out across the Atlantic Ocean. Prices can fluctuate depending on the time of year and booking ahead is certainly recommended during summer. As is bringing good protective waterproof clothing!

One notable golfing visitor to the town in 1998 was former President of the United States Bill Clinton when he visited, principally, to play at Ballybunion golf club. To honor the visit the local civic leaders have a statue on the Ballybunion’s main street of Bill Clinton teeing off.

The town’s remote location does however result in a lack of hotels and accommodation. This has been touted as a principal reason why the Irish Open Golf Championship has not been played there. As a result, many visitors base themselves in hotels in the nearby towns around Kerry, Clare and the Dingle Peninsula.

Ballybunion town has a small tourist office on its main street providing details of local amenities, information and attractions, such as details of the local bus service to Listowel town. Note however that the tourist office is only open in the summer season.

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Source by Roderick Dunne

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You will probably book the Holyhead Dublin ferry for your vacation in Ireland with your partner and family. Here are some tips that may help to make your time on the ferry to Dublin more enjoyable and relaxing. On this route travellers have a choice of the world’s largest car ferry, Ulysses, or a very fast ferry, Jonathan Swift, for the journey between Holyhead port, the main town on Anglesey, and the Irish capital.  

There are eight sailings a day on the Holyhead Dublin route, the Cruise Ferry takes three and a quarter hours, while the Dublin Swift leaps across in one hour and three quarters. So decide whether you want the slow passage or to get over as soon as possible. The overnight Cruise ferry offers en-suite cabins which can make your journey more comfortable, so book early to secure your relaxing cabin. Meanwhile the timetable sees the fast ferry leaving Holyhead at noon and again after five in the afternoon.

Irish Ferries go to great lengths to make your travel plans as easy as possible with a special arrangement for caravans and bikes, and cars can carry as much luggage as you can fit into the vehicle. When you get to Holyhead port there is only a thirty minute check in process and for cat and dog owners, your pets will have no problems when entering Dublin. At a time of higher fuel prices, the ferry company has decided not to put on extra fuel surcharges and all taxes are included.

To make things as smooth as possible you should try to be flexible when booking your ferry to Ireland as an alternative departure date can give you better ticket prices. According to the company, midweek rates are lower than weekends, and the Cruise Ferry fares are lower than those of the fast ferry. And a very valuable deal is the Frequent Traveller Scheme which means that if you travel at least three times over 12 months to Ireland, you will receive a discount of up to 20 per cent, which is a big saving.

You will also find some very attractive vacation accommodations available when you book your ferry tickets and it is well worth considering to secure either your Dublin hotel or holiday cottage further out in Ireland. Among the offers you can get are free child places and third and sometimes fourth nights free in the quality hotels selected and up to seven nights free for the cottage holidays in places like Limerick, Kerry, County Clare and Wicklow. So just imagine you can book your ferry crossing and your traditional Irish cottage in Tralee from one place.

While onboard the Holyhead Dublin ferry you may want to secure extra comfort and peace and you can do this using the Club Class lounges. The Club Class benefits include priority boarding and you will have a reserved Lounge and exclusive Lounge Bar, along with complimentary refreshments and newspapers, as well as discounts in the onboard shop. Another deal to check out, if you are not taking a car, is Sail Rail, which offers you value and flexibility when booking trains to Holyhead and from Dublin.

There are some very good offers for car drivers as well as foot passengers, bicycle, motorcycle riders and caravans on the Irish Ferries route, and if you know you in advance you will be travelling to Ireland it is well worth booking early online. Onboard the ferry there is a wide range of entertainment to suite all the family if you cannot sleep during the voyage. Whether you choose to go by Cruise ferry or the fast route, you can be sure that your Holyhead Dublin ferry will provide a comfortable setting for this short sea crossing, and a good start for your vacation. 

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Source by David M Phillips

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Planning to visit Ireland over the festive season? Dublin offers a unique experience for travellers and holiday makers alike. Dublin has many sights and a heightened atmosphere at this special time of year. Let us guide you through the Christmas period in the capital city of Ireland, Dublin. We can share ideas for what to do with your family, what to see for your trip to Ireland.

Christmas Market, Georges Dock between 12 – 23rd December

The Famous ’12 days of Christmas market’ is home to some 100 stool holders, with combined thousands of possible Christmas gifts, you could be taking home to a loved one. Year on year the market increases in size and increase in popularity amongst both tourists and locals alike. Entertainment is put on inclusive of local customs and carol singing, amongst others. This Christmas festival is sure to remove any winter blues, at the market you will be sure for find some souvenirs for yourself, friends and family as well as all the Christmas gifts your suitcase permits.

Dublin Lights Ceremony

Dublin is one, if not the most well lit city in all of Ireland over the festive season with well over 1 million Euros of decorations spanning some 17 streets throughout the city centre of Dublin. This event in itself draws a massive crowed from every corner of Ireland, they come to watch the capital city be lit up in style.

For the children there are also many family friendly events, which your children will no doubt love.

The Ark

Christmas at the Ark is a special time, the ark is a cultural centre built for children’s. The Ark offers workshops to help develop children’s artistic side while having a good time at the same time. Over the Christmas period they usually offer a specialist display and themed workshops for the youngsters. Even if you don’t have youngsters yourself you can still enjoy the environment and appreciate the young peoples talent.

Ice Skating

In Dublin there is the opportunity to go ice skating with all of the family, wrap up warm and hit the ice. There are several purpose placed ice rinks within Dublin, where you can have a little skate. Some ice rinks have special children’s rinks, so that they can learn and gain confidence without having to worry about lots of grown up skaters knocking them.

All of these events would be sure hits for you and your family, or just you.

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Source by Steve McOry

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Now that the publicity surrounding Global Warming is increasing and the general public are becoming aware of what part they have to play in order to curb the increase in co2 emissions it’s time for Driving Schools in Ireland to play their part.

It is no longer remotely acceptable to be teaching young learner drivers just to pass the Driving Test. This has been a recipe for more disasters over the last ten years than just the threat to the environment that poor driving brings. The threat to the environment of releasing learner drivers onto the roads in Ireland in ever increasing numbers without basic eco awareness skills will be measurable in years to come.

We are already paying dearly for a Driving Tuition and Driving Test fiasco which can and must be radically changed. To be taken seriously and to provide real value in Driving Lessons for their pupils it is essential that Driving Schools in Ireland must change their outlook and their practises. Not five years from now…not two years from now when the regulation of the profession is well under way but Right Now.

Unless learner drivers are taught from day one the essential skills to achieve significant reductions in C02 emissions by careful and knowledgeable driving and by sensible choice of vehicle, Ireland is facing a monumental catastrophe. Driving Schools in Ireland are contributing to the worsening situation by failing to highlight the need for advanced skills from the first day the pupil sits behind the wheel.

When a learner driver is taught the necessary advanced Driving techniques, many of which are eco friendly, he will be reducing the drain on his bank balance at the same time as improving the emission contribution of the vehicle he is driving. Eco friendly techniques such as looking ahead and easing off the gas pedal in advance of having to stop the vehicle, are easy to perfect with a little practise.

Since there is little or no culture of Learning to Drive in Ireland through professional Driving Instruction, it is about time that the Driving Schools in Ireland themselves took action and made it common practise to teach each Learner Driver skills for life and eco friendly driving techniques and resist the temptation to restrict lessons to Driving Test routes. Preparing pupils for an imminent Driving Test it is certainly necessary to acquaint them fully with the general area where the Test will take place. Test route fixation however does not play any useful role in preparing a driver for what he or she will experience in the real world and certainly does not equip the student with what they will face on all Irish rural roads.

For sure it is less profitable to take a pupil on carriageways and show them the importance of country road skills. One can clock up perhaps as much as fifty miles on a two hour Driving lesson that encompasses the above but there will be a world of difference in the calibre of this pupil compared with a pupil who has just been ferried around Driving Test routes in an urban environment week after week. It is the duty of all Driving Schools in Ireland to give instruction on carriageways and in rural settings.

In the case of Driving in Ireland, while we have expanded our cities and towns dramatically over the last twenty years, with the accompanying exponential growth in vehicle traffic, a large proportion of a Driver’s life is spent on rural roads which were never designed to carry this volume of traffic and were not designed with the Learner Driver in mind.

Many serious accidents happen on Irish rural roads particularly in the vicinity of Towns and Cities purely because the drivers concerned have not been taught to appreciate how difficult it is to deal with an emergency on these roads. Reading the clues and becoming something of a forensic motorist will go a long way to keeping a driver safe in the Irish rural environment.

To end on a very sombre note the following paragraph reveals the extent to which Ireland has drifted steadily towards motoring Armageddon over the last decade and why it is essential for those involved in training learner drivers to sit up and take note and more importantly take action on in-depth, real world, skills for life techniques!

It appears that Ireland will be firmly ensconced in third place in the World rankings of rate of emissions per head of population only surpassed by Luxembourg and the United States, when a new report is published shortly. Due primarily to a massive increase in emissions from the Transport sector Ireland is facing an uphill battle. Already sums are being put aside to cope with the inevitable fines as a result of failure to reach the Kyoto Protocol targets and until and unless all drivers and all Driving Schools in Ireland change their habits, the future of driving in Ireland looks rather bleak.

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Source by Robin Piggott

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We reinvented our life by moving to Ireland over five years ago. While we strategically plopped ourselves in the small charming town of Kinsale, we could not live here if we did not have the urban environment of Cork city so close by. The second-largest city in Ireland, Cork was voted one of the top 10 places to travel in the world by Lonely Planet in 2010. There are many things to see and do with Cork city and it is worth at least a day trip for any traveler staying in Kinsale. Cork city offers some interesting perspectives as well as historic views of Ireland, and therefore makes our “must see places” in Ireland list for all people traveling in Ireland.

Anyone staying in Kinsale will just take the main road out of town (R600) past the international airport, through the large Kinsale roundabout, and on to city center. We find that the city is easier to navigate by foot then by car. Therefore, it is our recommendation that as you are traveling towards the city center you stay to the left, which at a stoplight will force you to make a left turn. Continue forward to the next light where you will run into the T junction at the river. Make a left and then a quick right and stay in the left-hand lane as you run (for what would be known in the US as a block or two) along the River on your right. Turn right over the bridge, but do so from the left-hand lane (I know it seems weird but the right-hand lane is required to turn, and the left-hand lane puts you into a left-hand turn lane at the end of the bridge, where you want to be). Turn left at the light onto a street that curves around and directly after that curves you will find a public car park on your left that has the best parking rates in town. The tourist office is right across the street from the parking and they will help you sort out what else you want to see.

We recommend a hop on hop off bus tour of Cork city. The stops that we think are the most interesting include the Butter Museum and the Shandon church, the Gaol (jail), and St. Finbars Cathedral. The Butter Museum especially will be of interest because it explains so much of how Ireland moved from being a provincial country to a substantial player in the European Union in just a few short decades. Irish cheese and dairy produce are significant in the world market and how that came that came to be true if the story of the butter Museum.

Our personal favorite place to see and to eat is the English market. And oldest indoor market in Europe it has been running consecutively since 1788, running in the center of the area surrounding surrounded by shops and busy Cork Streets. As soon as you enter the market you know you have moved into a modern environment reminiscent of older times and places. Our favorites are the Farm Gate Café and Restaurant which overlooks the aisle with the organic foods, coffee vendor, the wine merchant and the fish aisle. We make a stop there to pick up delicacies not available in Kinsale, or to grab a bite for lunch.

You will find Cork city to be an incredibly lovely mix of things in a small urban setting between two waterways. It enjoys the hustle and bustle of an urban downtown area and is a not to be missed experience at Christmas because it enjoys consistent patronage in this day and age when much retail has moved away from city centers. If you are traveling in Ireland at St. Patrick’s day you will find the Cork parade charming and great fun. If you were here in the summer, you will find the streets very entertaining with pretty consistent work from buskers of all kinds. In short, no matter when you travel through Ireland, Cork city is worth some of your time. If you’re staying in Kinsale, it’s just a short 45 minute drive up the road, and offers all the necessities found in any urban environment, surrounded by historical charm. Slainte’

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Source by E. Alana James

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The Giant’s Causeway, which is located at the northern coast of Northern Ireland, is Ireland’s only World Heritage site. It has one of the most remarkable rock formations which are made up of 37,000 dark hexagonal shape columns standing beneath the grey cliffs of northern Antrim. The Giant’s Causeway consists of the Little Causeway, Middle Causeway and Grand Causeway. Interestingly, looking from the sky, the shape of the Grand Causeway resembles the tail of a lizard.

According to a legend, these hexagonal rocks were actually placed by a giant called Finn MacCool. He placed the rocks there to form a bridge which spans across the sea and reaches the island Staffa in Scotland. There are similar columns found in Scotland. This bridge served as a walkway for the woman he loved who was staying at the island of Staffa. He provided this walkway for her to get across to him without getting her feet wet. The giant, Finn MacCool, indeed showed his deep love for this woman by building this bridge so that she could reach him with ease, comfort and convenience. At the tip of the Middle Causeway, there is a rocky seat which is known as the Wishing Chair. It was told that this chair was made for the giant, Finn MacCool, when he was a child. As the legend says, all wishes made by anyone at the Wishing Chair will come true. Perhaps, the giant had wished before that he could build the causeway one day and his wish had come true!

The geologists, however, have come up with some explanations about the existence of these amazing rock formations. According to them, these formations were created about 60 million years ago due to massive volcanic eruptions. The layer of tholeiitic basalt lava cooled rapidly causing the rocks to crack into polygonal-shaped blocks. At the end of the Ice Age, about 15,000 years ago, the sea water eroded the foreshore, thus forming the Giant’s Causeway today.

How the incredible rock formations actually come about is still a mystery. Nonetheless, the Giant’s Causeway is too much of a wonder to be missed. With the intriguing legend and awesome rock formations, it has become a magical place worthwhile to visit. If you are keen to take a vacation trip and looks forward to beautiful sceneries and mysterious places, you may consider visiting this legendary place and discover the wonder of it for yourself. Why not bring your loved one to the Giant’s Causeway and profess your love at the causeway? It would be a meaningful gesture, since it was told that the bridge came into existence because of a man’s deep love for his woman. Wouldn’t it also be romantic to walk in this “causeway of love” with your loved one? It would certainly thrill and touch your beloved. Besides having the opportunity of sharing the wonderful experience of discovering the wonders of this place with your loved one, you can also spend a romantic time together. It would be a lasting experience for both of you.

If you go to the Giant’s Causeway, it would be marvelous to visit the Wishing Chair as well and make a wish there. Remember, the giant could have made a wish to build the Giant’s Causeway and it came into existence. So, do not be surprise if your wish really comes true! For more information on travel, you can refer to Travel Europe.

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Source by Rose Mary

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Dublin, Ireland’s largest city by far as well as the capital of the Republic of Ireland is a truly historic and beautiful vacation destination. Located on Ireland’s east coast where the river Liffey empties into Dublin Bay it boasts an urban population in excess of a million people and is an entertainment, media, sports and shopping destination. Tourists and visitors to the city will surely wish to visit the Spire of Dublin on O’Connell Street, Dublin Castle, Mansion House, as well as Christ Church & St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Enthusiasts of Irish Stout will almost certainly to make a journey to the Guinness Brewery at St. James Gate and recreational historians will want to lose themselves in The National Museum of Ireland. For lovers of shopping too Dublin has much to offer.

The River Liffey

The city is split by the River Liffey. Northside is commonly regarded as more working class while the Southside is considered more affluent. Outstanding shopping can be found on either bank of the River Liffey. Indeed the very heart of Dublin’s shopping district is divided between Grafton Street to the south and Henry Street to the north. Eager shoppers have lots to discover as they follow the Liffey through Dublin’s City Centre.

The Northside Stores

The Northside is home to Arnott’s, a department store with a long history in Dublin dating back to 1843. There is also Clery’s Department store, the Moore Street food market, Eason’s Booksellers and many interior design and DIY shops.

The Southside Shops and Stores

The Southside hosts the diverse George Street Arcade, fashion stores such as Brown Thomas, Weirs (Dublin’s most exclusive jeweller), book shops such as Hodges Figgis, and Waterstones as well as many fine pubs, caf?s and restaurants.

The Shopping Centres

Dublin also features its share of shopping centres on both sides of The Liffey. There is for instance the Powerscourt Townhouse on William Street as well as Grafton Street’s St. Stephen’s Green to name but two in the Southside. The Northside has the Jervis Street Shopping Centre in addition to the Ilac Shopping centre which, when it was constructed 30 years ago, was the first of its kind in the city centre and also hosts the Dublin Central Library and.

Dublin is a radiant enchanting city which has a great deal to offer those who choose to visit. Culture, history, leisure and some of the best shopping you could hope to find. Come to Dublin and shop to your heart’s content.

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Source by Chad Gregorian