How to Drive in Ireland

Here is an informative look at driving in the beautiful Irish countryside told with a little Irish humour. First time visitors to Ireland should find it helpful...even if it's not your first trip, then just enjoy the scenery!

The music is the title song from "As Love Lies Sleeping", written and performed by BIGBEN and can be found at Apple iTunes, EMusic, MP3Tunes, or the following link:
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Apple iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=130057752

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• ireland
• IRISH
• driving
• cars
• scenery
• bigben
• peace
• celtic
• travel
• humor
• kerry
• beara
• dublin
• vacation
• holiday

[marmeisone]

Thanks for the wonderful reminder of the beauty. One of my fondest memories was after having followed a huge herd of sheep, I became determined to find out why they each had dayglo paints spots on their bums. So I stopped and walked for a while. Fortunately, I happened on a man working a fence. Of course my naivete' was humorous to him. But, the warmth and opportunity to connect with someone on that level was awesome! OMG The traffic circles! Thanks again!

[bigbeninjax]

@marmeisone I have the exact same story to tell about the dayglo "branding"! My better half also learned the definition of the word "goozer" from the same farmer.....lol.

[GhostBusterTrace]

Thanks..loved it! You forgot to add when you pick the blackberries, dont go for that fat ones on the bottom. They were left for a reason.....nettles :-( Also, when they say its bog, its bog. Dont go pressing your foot in to test lol. Sept is not a good time for swimming in the Atlantic. Guiness is good for you......your bowels that is ;-). When your in a camper and a tractor is coming the other way, close your eyes. Its not the cowpats you have to worry 'bout, its the cows closing in on you

[bigbeninjax]

@GhostBusterTrace Thanks, glad you enjoyed it and Ireland. However, no worries about my picking blackberries.....I spent most of my youth in briar patches! And, yes, my better half spent most of our trips there with her eyes closed....she misses a lot of the scenery so I have to make these vids. LOL

[tinaromanic]

Thank you so much for posting this video!!! It reminded me of our visit there. It was not only beautiful beyond words, the people were also so very friendly! My husband and I look forward to going back someday soon.

[bigbeninjax]

@tinaromanic Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it and especially your trip.....and welcome to Youtube!

[bigbeninjax]

@moncai1 I always get amused by people who say "Ireland doesn't look like this".....where do they think these pictures were taken??? I took them all, no photoshop, no enhancements, only a cheap digital camera.....Ireland looks EXACTLY like this! And, I assure you that I could start anywhere in Ireland and go 50 miles in any direction and make a video just as nice. Like rose coloured glasses, a jaundiced eye distorts, too.

[ambyyy1]

Absolutely brilliant video, scenery, humour, and a nice easy approach! Lovely in deed, and I live in Ireland, a guy once said to me on a rainy day in Ireland, "'Twould be a great Country if we could put a roof on it" ha ha.

[1997seanmac]

hahaha u havent been to ireland till u see our city driving its dont look out the side window and drive as fast as u canand if u see a roundabout do wat we do drive straight on to it not your problem if some one crashes and dies! :)

[ELuhn]

...My advice to anyone going to drive in Ireland is, take a *long* vacation, at least 2 weeks. It looks small enough on a map, and you think you'll be able to see all the main sights, but it takes a lot longer to get around than you might think.  Mainly because every 500 yards you'll go "omigod" and have to stop to take a picture. I nearly wore out the lens of my camera. Ireland is the landscape equivalent of Salma Hayek. Anyone who thinks otherwise is badly in need of a soul.

[ELuhn]

Just came back from a driving trip in Ireland. Which side of the road to drive on is not really an issue, because most of the roads are too small to *have* sides. I was on a country lane about as wide as my laptop, with 10-foot hedges on both sides, and of course this big-ass farm truck comes the other way. Guess which of us had to drive in reverse for a mile and a half...