Oh feel free to.insult me now. I'm not ignorant. I was uninformed. There's a difference.

Neem: ever been to Ireland, Kate?

Kate : No, no. I'd love to go.

Neem : It amazes me when people say that and it's only 49 quid on a plane.

Kate : Yeah, I think that's what puts me off.

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It's gotten really silly now. I can't believe I've repeatedly had to apologise and explain myself over an innocent mistake? Ridiculous.

Benjamin explained it to me properly and respectfully, so I know now. There's no need to be sworn at. Smh.

Imagine getting to your age and not knowing the history between Ireland and Britain. Ben isn't Irish, he wouldn't have found it offensive, would he?

But I'm not particularly interested in History Niamh? It's not my thing. We can't all know and be aware of everything?

I do understand that is must be frustrating for you as Ireland is your country when people say its part of the UK, or imply it.

I've said my piece. I'm sorry. We learn.

Indeed!

For Niamh, I will amend my thread title.

I enjoyed reading this thread whilst eating my English muffin and drinking my Irish tea.

And later you'll be treating yourself to Welsh rarebit and sipping Scottish whisky?

Bitchfield in Linconshire is lovely.

Yes you do need a passport to get into Eire Miss

Thank you. I know now. X

York, Harrogate, Cambridge, Norwich, Canterbury are all lovely cities, small and walkable as well

Been to York, but not the others.

In Ireland, I would go to Cork, Killarney, Dingle, Kinsale, Galway, and avoid Dublin like the plague

I have never been to Northern Ireland sadly

Entering this thread thinking it would be full of lovely travel tips

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It is worth reading up on the history tbf Kate, it's the reason that a lot of Irish people get tired of people conflating them with the UK

I'm going to Dublin in December :omgno:

It’s TiBB. What did you expect. :laugh:

Yes, that's fair. I get it, I do. I don't like being at odds with Niamh, I think an awful lot of her, she's a lovely girl. X

We are looking into going maybe next year.

I love Cork. I really want to do 2/3 week road trip around Southern Ireland one summer. It’s on my list along with NC 500 in Scotland.

You don't need a passport and an intimate body search to do the NC500

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Yeah IoS is absolutely stunning, shame it's just very expensive to stay there

I actually don't think I've travelled round Britain enough in general, there's so many beautiful areas particularly in Scotland. The whole north is quite a blind spot for me apart from Northumberland as my Gran lives there.

Also on another geographic point - the Isle of Man is very charming and is a Crown Dependency but is not part of the UK but you do not need a passport. Simples