First time around SOuthern tip of Ireland. Start of the Wild Atlantic Way, Ring

[Handy_Andy]

I've recently moved to Ireland for work and brought my GTR across a couple of weekends ago. My first foray involved 24 hours riding between 4pm Friday and 8pm Sunday, and some 730 miles covered.

The South has some great views, some good roads, and some stinkers... Subsidence seems to be the biggest problem with very large dips and tranverse land slips giving tracking issues once you are off the major highways.

The ferry across from Holyhead is a good crossing and reasonably priced too.

I had previously always gone to Europe. It now looks like there's plenty to explore around Ireland too !

Contrary to my understanding, it doesn't always rain either..  

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[Burchy]

Pleased to hear it's ok there.  I'm going at the end of July for a week or so.  Rosslare to Donegal and back but the slow and scenic roads

[nightrider]

Done Ireland twice Waterford to Killarney all around the coast , then went along the west coast , fantastic place very friendly people ,even the weather was ok ,roads free of traffic well once your out of Dublin that is , roads are as you say great one section crap the next ,went on my ktm 1050 so no problem . Will be going again

[Rynglieder]

Glad you had a good trip and I hope you can get the pictures sorted I'd like to see what it's all about.

I've given hought to Ireland on a number of occasions but it has always looked that a ferry to Europe is cheaper and the accommodation prices have always looked a bit heavy - did you manage to find some good value?

[Lonewolf]

Open an account with Smugmug and you can host your photos from there.

[Kawdolph]

For those trying wild alantic way if coming from cork way up coast to ballybunion then onto tarbert get ferry across to killimer ,then head kilkee lahinch coast road up to doolin back to ballyvaughan then kilkolgan then oto galway Stay in galway best town for session.

[Kawdolph]

Burchy if you heading to donegal via  cork and wild alantic way ,when you get off in rosslare dont go via waterford head to new ross then onto clonmel and go by the vee back down into dungarven ,when searching for the vee make sure it says in google maps the vee tipperary ,from  dungarven onto cork if you looking for a place to stay depending on how long you intend to ride, after cork look for kinsale or a bit further on schull its about 300 to 370 kms .

[Burchy]

Thanks for that.  I'll pass it on to the group.  We've a;ready got all the accommodation booked up.  Only 4 and a bit weeks to go