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i pissed myself to that one too, straight to the comments to find someone else who enjoyed that one tbf tho i suppose you could drive there and back from dublin in one day if you got up early
I am from dublin and no one from dublin goes to temple bar it is far to expensive around 12 dollars a pint. The cliffs of mohor in the video is 150 miles from dublin even though it's a beautiful place to visit it is not near dublin. There are a lot interesting places to go in dublin. There are some great beaches and harbours the coast is just 30 mins away by train. The metal spike you seen is called the spire which is the tallest monument in europe it is on o'connell street which is one of the widest streets in europe. This guide does not show the real dublin.
It might be called The Spire, but it's official name is An Túr Solais (Monument of Light), it's also know as ‘The Stiletto in the Ghetto’, "The Nail in the Pale’, and ‘The Stiffy by the Liffey’.
Oh hell, that commentary. The Cliffs of Moher couldn't be farther from Dublin if it tried. It's like advising a tourist in Los Angeles to visit Monument Valley while you're in the neighbourhood 😉😀
I was in Dublin about 15 years ago and while I thought the city was nice it’s still one of Europe’s nicest and most interesting capital cities. BUT…the landscapes of Ireland are incredible. Such a beautiful country! The Cliffs of Moher on the opposite side of the country, compared to Dublin, are absolutely stunning!
The whole Temple Bar area is an overpriced tourist trap, you wont see a local there because they know that if they walk 10min in either direction drinks will be about half the price.
Of course, it's a trap for tourist... but then, when you are a tourist, how would you know to go to a place which is not? Having been in Ireland three times, and not only in Ireland but in Dublin in particular... even after asking people in B&B or hotel, they would always refers you to Temple Bar and such... so after a while, I've stopped asking... of course i've been there the first time but after that, I just kept walking and enter a pub, randomly!
Temple Bar is the area, not just that single Bar, the area was once Dublin's Red Light district. As it was neglected it retained a lot of old Dublin's buildings worth checking out if you like architecture. Dubliner's local seaside holiday area was Bray, or at a push Wexford, not the Cliffs of Moher (which is on the opposite side of the country).
@@traceymarshall5886 No, in the 18th Centuary the red light district was focused on Temple Bar, only in the mid-late 19th centuary did it move to Monto.
Trinity College Dublin is my alma mater and it was great to study there especially because it's right in the centre of the city. The shopping street used to have cars and buses on it but it was pedestrianised in the 80s and it's great now. The coast near Dublin is east of the city and has lovely views and beaches but the Cliffs of Moher are in the west of the country on the Atlantic. It would take a few hours to get there from Dublin.
Why is the Cliffs of Moher in this vid? Its like 3 or 4 hours away from Dublin. Nonetheless it is awesome to see you react to more Irish stuff. If you wanna check out some places in Ireland I would recommend this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MZO4B1RZU5g.html Some pronunciations in it are a little off but still a great representation of Ireland's history and beauty
This video is SO wrong in SO many ways... (like the Cliffs of Moher being nearby). And then for Ryan to say "to be honest I didn't know that Guinness came from Ireland..." WTF & LOL !!! 🤣🤣🤣
@@stewedfishproductions7959 Another american reactor reacting to a video on scotland was surprised to find out they make whisky.Iust beggars belief and neither reactor is stupid.The ignorance of everything outside america of americans is just staggering
@@gallowglass2630 - Absolutely - DUH! I'm no longer staggered by ANY American's stupidity... So many confirm... Yanks ARE ignorant of anything outside the USA !
That section of tram line is a public transport corridor. Buses, taxis (the car you saw), cyclists and emergency services can use it as well as the tram. 4:25 you can spot the American tourists as they are ones wearing green. The Cliffs of Moher are not "just outside of town" - they are on the other side of the country.
Wow i didnt realise the cliffs of Moher were just outside dublin. It took me a little more than 3 hours last time i went there from dublin they must have moved them lol.
Kilmainham Gaol and Jameson's Distillery are 2 of my favourite places in Dublin. Also seen lots of great theatre there. Don't know why the theatres are never mentioned in travelogues.
And a tour of Glasnevin cemetery is excellent for any tourist who wants to learn a bit about the political and social history of Ireland . So many greats in so many fields are buried there. It not recommended to tourists half enough.
Ah I was waiting for this one 😊. Living in Dublin since the late '90s. But Ireland is just stunning ❤❤❤. I live about 4.5 km from Phoenix park..almost every Sunday I walk there (Christmas morning each year I try to see the deer..happened a few times 😊). React to the countryside, places like Connemara, oh the islands off the coast of Galway 👍🏻👍🏻 and the castles are just amazing!!!
Thank you, Ryan to react to this! I'm from Québec, Canada with Irish ancestors... I've been to Ireland three times and still today, I say that if I had to move to another country, I'd go to Ireland... it feels really like home! :-) Also, I had to see the statue of Molly Malone... who my grandmother sang me the song all her life. Also, if you go and have a look at Dunguaire Castle near Kinvara, Ireland... this was build by my ancestors! How cool is that? Guinness, an manly drink? LMAO!!! Irish descent girl here... it's my favourite beer!!! LOL!!! In fact, it's almost the only beer I drink! ;-)
9:25 that giant metal beam is called The Spire and mainly serves as a monument to the Millennium but is also built on the site of Nelson's Pillar which was similar to the one in Trafalgar Square in London. The one in Dublin was bombed by the IRA and eventually demolished though. 9:40 those metal poles on the street are called bollards they're very common in the UK and Ireland in pedestrianised areas to obstruct traffic it's like a permanent traffic cone concreted into the ground. In some places they can be retracted into the ground if needed by the council
Just that street you mention, at the start of the video is right in the heart of Dublin and the reason it's so windy is that it dates (like a lot of central Dublin) from over 1000 years ago, when the Vikings set up settlements
UK reactions?? Ireland left the UK 100 years ago, after a little thing called a war of independence, so not sure why we are showing up in the UK category. Irish have their own unique culture
Temple Bar is so named because it was an area dedicated to the legal profession. There may be a pub there now with that name but it’s just capitalising on the name. There is also an area in London called Temple because of the presence of legal firms. The Temple Bar area of Dublin is now a tourist trap and locals avoid it. It’s known around Dublin as Temple Barf because of the many British ‘hen’ and ‘stag’ parties who come to Ireland to get scuttered.
This isn't correct, the legal area is the other side of the Liffey further east. There are two other competing accounts of why it's called Temple Bar; barre was an old word for Market, and it became known as Temple Barre; The Temple barracks was located here, named after some guy named Temple.
Phoenix Park is vast, the largest city park in Europe, you can easily find somewhere secluded. There is a herd of wild deer in the park and you can miss seeing them.
Omg! The Cliffs of Moher? They are in County Clare, which is 3 hrs from Dublin on the West Coast. I live here! And Dublin is a long long way from here…..there’s even a Song about it. Lol
This was defo made by an A.I. The Cliffs of Moher aren't in or near Dublin, they are the opposite side of the country. Phoenix Park is so huge, of course there is room to relax, it's over twice the size of Central Park. The Temple Bar pub us a tourist trap rip off, where you won't find locals.
By the way, Ryan, Dublin is part of Ireland and Ireland is not part of UK. Ireland is part of the EU. So this content does not fit to this channel. ;-) But North Ireland is part of UK .... greetz from germany
ThE VOIce OVer is reALLy wEirD 😂😂😂.... My top tip: Don't watch ANY guides, just go there and discover it for yourself... The Phoenix park IS quite busy, but it's huge, it's the largest enclosed park in Europe... Also, how could you not know Guinness comes from Ireland, it's like one of the most famous things about Ireland !!
With regards to the game of chess... The 'castle' is also referred to as the 'rook' (but this does NOT have any connection to the English bird of the same name!). I actually wondered this myself and have searched the history of the game. Several answers are provided (some VERY stupid, with NO basis in fact! - so easily dismissed). I only searched any with a decent, historical background. For brevity, the MOST compelling and historically (as far as I could find!?) reasonable is this: The Indian 'pre-chess' game, Chaturanga*, used a piece called the "rukh" (pronounced in English - ROOK), that represented an elephantine war carriage**(X1) used by the Indian army up until the 5th century. The The "rukhs" were actually the fortifications carried on the back of these elephants. As the piece evolved, the elephant itself faded away, leaving just the castle-shaped rukh, or Rook. *Chaturanga means "four parts" and refers to the four parts of the Indian army: The boatmen, the cavalry, the elephant**(X2) and the infantry. **(X1&2) In London we have a tube station named after an area called the 'Elephant & Castle' (the symbol's around the area being an elephant, carrying a 'round', castellated castle on it's back !). That all seems good, BUT: "Originally, the rook symbolized a chariot. The Persian word 'rokh' means chariot, and the corresponding pieces in Oriental chess games such as xiangqi and shogi have names meaning chariot. Persian War Chariots were heavily armoured, carrying a driver and at least one ranged-weapon bearer, such as an archer. The sides of the chariot were built to resemble fortified stone work, giving the impression of small, mobile buildings, causing terror on the battlefield. However, in the West, the rook is almost universally represented as a fortified tower. One possible explanation is that when the game was imported to Italy, the Persian rokh became the Italian word rocca, meaning fortress !!! Another possible explanation is that rooks represent siege towers. Rooks are usually made to look like small castles, and as a result, a rook is sometimes called a "castle", usually by non-players and those new to the game. This usage was common in the past ("The Rook, or Castle, is next in power to the Queen" - Howard Staunton, 1847). So, I'm STILL trying to get a definitive answer... And 'if' / 'when' done... will let you know 😃
As an Irish man all I can say is give Dublin a visit but theres much nicer places on this Island to visit like Galway Kerry cork Waterford all have great history and beautiful scenery and interesting people . Stay well away from the temple bar it's a tourist trap
Don't bother with the Guinness in most parts of the States. It's like battery acid compared to Guinness from the tap in Dublin. Whole different taste! In Dublin, it's smooth. It's great you do these videos. They're all like little geography lessons, and of course that's not a subject usually covered in American schools because we might actually figure out much of the rest of the world has better things, and is better off, than we are. So you're doing a great service, Ryan!
Yep, funny accent!!? CARStles!! Dublin is very traditional but, there's music in every alley and pubs galore! Fresh air break, weather permitting! Oh deer running with deer, running into you! Whisky and Guiness!! 👍 Hot church! Trees are old! Jonathan Swift, yep! Seen this bridge Rohan Keating video! Rook castle, lovely! Library pretty good! Trinity College is epic and haunted by writers, books are treasured in Ireland! Buskers are cool, and dont take credit cards! Yeah, dig up some peat, together!👍 Pint of Guinness on tap +! $🤮👍 St Stephens defunct, grab a picnic! 🧐
@@geoffpoole483 Dublin retains a large town feeling, we still refer to the city centre as "Town", apart from it being larger i struggle to see how you would define it as "markedly different from the rest of the country"
The Washington monument and the Wellington Monument are both Obelisks. They are granite structures and are used in Freemasonry. Both Wellington (who defeated Napoleon) and Washington were famous high ranking masons. The obelisk in Dublin was the biggest one in the world until the Washington monument took its place. Dublin City and many of those cool buildings you saw in that video. Was designed by the Freemasons in the Dublins Apollo lodge. There are actually hundreds of Freemason monuments in Dublin.
11:14 the Guinness is a mans drink😂😂😂 i tell yea, the mots are shipping a lot of Guinness here too, as if they're a professional shipping company 😅😂😂😂 Sure they didn't even give the GPO or kilmainham gaol a shout.
The Phoenix Park is the biggest walled park in the world. It is nearly 3 square miles in area, all inside the city. About 3,000 deer live in it. Stephen's Green pales into insignificance beside it although it is pretty. Temple Bar. I'm Irish, I have never been and would never consider going. St Patrick's Cathedral. Why? There is Christ Church Cathedral, it is 1000 years old. It is also a far more beautiful building. Dublin Castle. Why not show the gate with the statue of Justice on top. She is facing in, justice for those inside, the British rulers, with her back turned to the Irish. The Cliffs of Moher are on the opposite side of Ireland. Dublin has 23 miles of beach within the city. It has Howth and Killiney if you want beautiful nature.
Pretty garbled information. The Cliffs of Moher are NOT just outside Dublin. They are on the opposite side of the island. Some of the clips purporting to be of Grafton Street are of a different street, Henry Street, on the north side of the city. The Temple Bar pub is just a pub. 'Temple Bar' actually refers to a big chunk of the city where the surviving mediaeval city streets exist. The pub is named after the area. The area was NOT named after the area. Whoever wrote the script misunderstood what 'Temple Bar' is. The voiceover mentioned the metal pedestrian bridge over the river Liffey, and that it was named after the fee originally charged for crossing it, but forgot to say what the name is. It is the Ha'penny Bridge, meaning half-penny bridge, though the charge is gone at least a century. Dublin is a beautiful city. That badly written, frequently inaccurate video doesn't do it justice.
Was in Dublin couple weeks ago, very expensive, 7.90 Euro for a pint of Guinness and 9 Euro for a baby Guinness shot. Dublin is only 2 hrs away from my home and A pint of Guinness is around £5 and shot £3.50. However the restaurants and pubs are fab for food. A pint of Guinness and a bowl of Mussels is a must. Lush
I was travelling through the USA last month and 'pints' or standard drinks were $10+ easily.. everywhere I went. Same in many big cities too! There are places in Dublin where its cheaper for pints - away from the tourist or hotspots.
€7.90 is not a normal price for a pint in Dublin and you were clearly in Temple Bar. Also your £5 pint in Northern Ireland is no cheaper than the rest of Ireland.
Another narrator (if human) that's never been within 3,000 miles of Ireland. BTW. Guinness in the US isn't the same, although it might look it and your pints are smaller.
@@LeMerch Really? I found the US stuff a bit more smokey in flavour. Maybe it's because the closer to St. James's Gate the better. Also there's a newish Guinness brewery in Baltimore now, they say they don't brew the normal draught there, I'm not so sure?
Dubliners warn tourists to stay away from Temple Bar, it's a tourist trap and drinks cost twice as much as the real Irish pubs that are only a 5 minute walk away. Plus, you will have a laugh with real Dubliners.
That giant metal think is the highest free standing monument in Europe it's called the spire and a total wasn't of bloody money ridiculous thing I'm from dublin and we all hate this waste of money, u didn't know Guinness was Irish ahh would ya go on out of that, theres an Irish saying for u, if ur wife love to shop Brown Thomas department store in Grafton st is full of designer brands ur LV , Gucci and so on are all in there but Ireland is very expensive second most expensive country in Europe so be warned, and the cliffs of mohar are on the west coast of Ireland Dublin's on the east cost so totally on the other side, temple bar a tourist trap and I'd stay clear of it find a traditional Irish pub away from there it's nice to walk through but to expensive ull pay for ur Guinness there as in double the price of a normal pub so agian stick to pubs away for that area
This video is ridiculous.. Yeah the cliffs of Mother are no where near Dublin. Dublin is on the East coast, the Cliffs of Moher are on the west coast.. his filming leaves something to be desired as well.
I don't think anyone outside of Dublin thinks Dublin is Ireland's best city - it's really not. It's mostly a tourist trap and sure there's great history there and some attractions but it's not real Ireland. I reccommend Galway, Donegal, Belfast and Claire for a real treat,
It IS the real Ireland. I wish people would stop acting like sheep and saying this over and over and over. Dublin is the capital city of IRELAND. SO guess what... it is literally... IRELAND. As much as Galway, Cork or anywhere else. Stop putting Dublin down all the time.
I think Dublin is fantastic. Plenty to see, great history, bars and restaurants. Beautiful places like Dalkey, Dun Laoghàire, Howth and Skerries to name but a few. Some Irish people are just anti Dublin.
@@murpho999 funny enough, ive visited dublin recently again and my mind has changed lol. i definitely still roll my eyes at dublin but it is actually a really nice city. but i still wouldn't say its ireland's best.
that narrator has to be a text to speech a.i., the way it talks just isn't natural, with weird breaks between words and strange emphasis, it just doesn't sound human
Lol...the guide said about not making the mistake of going to the wrong neighbourhood....I'm from one of those wrong neighbourhoods.....l live in Norway now...I actually feel nauseous when I have to go back to Dublin....awful awful place
Man alive this is a bad video, temple bar is a bar in an area called temple bar, temple bar area = worth visiting, temple bar the bar = avoid at all costs. St Patricks cathedral, if we are calling cathedrals churches, is not only not the largest church in Ireland, its not the largest church on that street, that would be Christchurch cathedral, I could go on but basically this is not a video with any accuracy and very poorly describes dublin (including the cliffs of moher is like saying the empire state building is a "must see" when visiting Los Angeles), nothing is pronounced correct, I don't think this robot has ever been to Ireland
Dublin as the most Irish City??? 😂😂😂 Dublin is a British City in Ireland it was the stronghold of Britain in Ireland for 100s of years..... Dublin Castle was where they shot dead Irish rebels..... the west of Ireland is mostly untouched By the British..... real Ireland.....
@@murpho999 not every city is as small as Dublin and therefore your chances of being in an area with drug addicts and scum bags increases way higher in Dublin.
@@lorrainemclean2271, it's what makes Dublin an absolute nightmare for young people to get on the housing ladder. So much so that they think voting for a party of IRA apologists is their answer. Atrocious.
@@lorrainemclean2271 I'ma Dub and here over 40 years and it used to be an absolute KIP. I mean completely and utterly rubbish.. these 'alien' cultures have added to the vibrancy of Dublin. Dublin is a great place so don't mind the xenophobia... its usually from uneducated people who have no clue what Dublin used to be like.
