Should you visit Ireland or Scotland if Scots-Irish?

[Concerned American]

I was stunned at the number of Pheasant just running around everywhere.

I didn't see any but I wasn't really looking. I was looking for Puffins at the Cliffs of Mohr, but I didn't see any of them either. LOL, lots of sheep and some really smart sheep dogs though.

 

[gtopa1]

My ancestry is Irish. If I make it out of the country again, I would like to visit Ireland.

It's a fantastic place to visit. I'm looking forward to going back again.

Greg

 

[Foxfyre]

I grew up in the El Paso/Las Cruces/Deming area. I am very familiar with that part of the US and I am very fond of it.

Very different terrain, weather, culture there though than in the country between and around Amarillo to Midland/Odessa and south of there. Great people in most of west Texas. But the aesthetics really aren't anything to crow about. Especially when the wind is blowing and pretty much all you can see is the dirt in the air and the tumbleweeds crashing into your car.

 

[gtopa1]

Ever see two Italians go after it? Germans? Anger issues aren't unique to Scots or Irish or by extension Scandinavians.

Ever stood on a road corner in Naples trying to cross and inadvertently blocking an Italian Nun from cutting said corner?




I have. lol.

Greg

 

[gtopa1]

You would be hard pressed to make it in 4 hours, but as the crow flies it is only 143 miles. BTW, you got the phonetic spelling correct but the proper spelling is Edinburgh---just sayin'

"Edinburgh Edwin's Borough" is a possible etymology for the city of Edinburgh, suggesting the name comes from the Old English for "Edwin's fort". However, this is largely considered a historical myth, as modern scholarship indicates the name is likely derived from the earlier Brythonic hill fort name, Din Eidyn, which the Angles later adapted after conquering the area in the 7th century.

Cool.

Greg

 

[Concerned American]

It's a fantastic place to visit. I'm looking forward to going back again.

Greg

I am kicking the idea around of getting down your way in the next year or two. I'll be looking to spend a month so I can see a fair sampling, but I haven't found any tours that have really grabbed me. I've thought about land and sea. Suggestions? Ideas? PM me if you know of some that would be good deals and show me a good cross section. Thanks.

 

[1srelluc]

The only thing in TX I've seen of any redeeming value at all is the Gulf surf fishing.

 

[gtopa1]

I was stunned at the number of Pheasant just running around everywhere.

I was hill walking on the Moors near Preston (UK) when I was overtaken by a bloke and his grand-daughter. I was going to walk maybe an hour or two each way but the chap kindly offered me a lift back to the car park from the other end. The lass was preparing for some long walk in Peru later. On the way back to the car the driver pulled up quicky, jumped out of the car and collected a pheasant that was road kill obviously a fresh kill. They explained that they'd just hang it for a while at it would be a fine meal. There were plenty of pheasants and other game birds they pointed out. When in Ireland my wife and I went for a walk near a town in the South (forget the name) and happened upon a diggings that we had no idea about. We asked the bloke at the counter of our lodging about it (very quiet chap up until then) and for the next hour we got a full explanation of the Hill Forts and particularly the one we had stumbled upon. The birdlife around it was incredible including pheasants and quail. (Both these are common around where I live in Toowoomba Australia).

Greg

 

[Crepitus]

I have German and Scotts-Irish heritage.

If you have Scots-Irish heritage should you visit Ireland or Scotland?

I have ancestors that came from Ireland, Irish Catholic, but a hundred years
before they were in Ireland they were in Scotland.

Since they came from Ireland I was thinking Ireland. They didn't come from
northern Ireland, but southern Ireland. Since oh a hundred years before that
Some of the family came from Scotland before they moved to Ireland I was
Thinking Scotland.

Sometimes I wonder if the Scots-Irish heritage is why I seem to have anger issues I have struggled with most my life


Thoughts?

Hire a native translator, lol.

 

[gtopa1]

I am kicking the idea around of getting down your way in the next year or two. I'll be looking to spend a month so I can see a fair sampling, but I haven't found any tours that have really grabbed me. I've thought about land and sea. Suggestions? Ideas? PM me if you know of some that would be good deals and show me a good cross section. Thanks.

I will PM but probably the best is to hire a Camper Van for a few weeks and follow the ocean highway. I'll PM if you're into that sort of thing. Bring/find/steal/ beg a fishing rod. lol

I don't know about organised tours. Wife recently went on a cruise from Brisbane to Cairns and back. Took a week but the snorkeling left a bit to be desired according to the daughter.

Greg

 

[Concerned American]

On the way back to the car the driver pulled up quicky, jumped out of the car and collected a pheasant that was road kill obviously a fresh kill.

LOL, I used to live in an area that had a lot of pheasants. They have to be the dumbest bird there is. I was driving down a back road many years ago and a pheasant was running down the road directly in front of my VW. When I got close, the damn bird squatted and stuck its head up. Took its head off clean and we had pheasant for dinner.

 

[Zebra]

I have German and Scotts-Irish heritage.

If you have Scots-Irish heritage should you visit Ireland or Scotland?

I have ancestors that came from Ireland, Irish Catholic, but a hundred years
before they were in Ireland they were in Scotland.

Since they came from Ireland I was thinking Ireland. They didn't come from
northern Ireland, but southern Ireland. Since oh a hundred years before that
Some of the family came from Scotland before they moved to Ireland I was
Thinking Scotland.

Sometimes I wonder if the Scots-Irish heritage is why I seem to have anger issues I have struggled with most my life


Thoughts?

visit both!

 

[Zebra]

I have Scotch/Irish heritage. And it's really what, maybe 4 hours between Belfast and Edinborough? I would definitely plan to visit both.

Yes, both!

 

[Concerned American]

I have Scotch/Irish heritage. And it's really what, maybe 4 hours between Belfast and Edinborough? I would definitely plan to visit both.

Don't know about Edinburgh, but I've been to Belfast and Dublin. Of those two and their respective countries, I prefer Dublin and Ireland over Belfast and N. Ireland.

 

[IM2]

Yep, you should.

 

[Foxfyre]

Don't know about Edinburgh, but I've been to Belfast and Dublin. Of those two and their respective countries, I prefer Dublin and Ireland over Belfast and N. Ireland.

The historical elements of Belfast would make it a must destination for me if I ever get there, but Dublin also includes some family history. Close enough together to make visiting both pretty easy.

 

[Hafar1014]

I go to Edinburg every year this year twice. Great food and culture the women are kind of brawny. No tipping.

 

[Concerned American]

The historical elements of Belfast would make it a must destination for me if I ever get there, but Dublin also includes some family history. Close enough together to make visiting both pretty easy.

Due to the 'troubles', Belfast is a sad place to visit. The aire of British control permeates the place. I noticed it in Londonderry as well. I didn't feel that way outside of Northern Ireland.

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

I have German and Scotts-Irish heritage.

If you have Scots-Irish heritage should you visit Ireland or Scotland?

I have ancestors that came from Ireland, Irish Catholic, but a hundred years
before they were in Ireland they were in Scotland.

Since they came from Ireland I was thinking Ireland. They didn't come from
northern Ireland, but southern Ireland. Since oh a hundred years before that
Some of the family came from Scotland before they moved to Ireland I was
Thinking Scotland.

Sometimes I wonder if the Scots-Irish heritage is why I seem to have anger issues I have struggled with most my life


Thoughts?

The heritage thing doesn't play a part. There's just a lot of cool old stuff to see.
Wouldn't recommend the cities, though.
Glasgow and Dublin are shitholes, in a big way, thanks to their respective immigration policies.
Some parts of Dublin look like Africa, no exaggeration. Careful where you book your hotels!
Cork, in the south, is pretty cool. Haven't been there in years. I wonder if they have Africanized that one as well?
Do your homework.
Hit the castles, museums, do the 'touristy' stuff though.
Irish, and Scots are really lovely people. Especially the older ones.