scarletlatitude Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Hello :) I am traveling to Ireland in June. We will mostly be around the Dublin area, but we are going to be seeing castles and things like that. My question is, what kinds of clothes should one wear in Ireland in June? What is your weather usually like? What other kinds of things should I pack to make it a pleasant traveling experience? I have been to England in June, but even then the weather we experienced was uncharacteristically warm. I know I am never going to blend in with the locals. Even though I am Irish, normal people don't stop and gawk at a bridge. (I will totally take a picture of everything.) Still though, I don't want to be obnoxious. I don't want to be like that person visiting Hawaii and wearing flowery shirts. :P Any tips would be appreciated. And... we do get a bit of free time in Dublin, if any aces are interested in a cross cultural meet up. ;) Link to post Share on other sites
Mezzo Forte Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 I went to Ireland about 6 years ago, right around June/July actually, though I only spent two days in Dublin (which was a complete tease!) The best advice I can give is to just bring a layer or two just in case. When I went to Ireland, it was probably in the 60's (Fahrenheit) a lot. In my pictures, I saw that I was sometimes wearing a jacket, sometimes just in a tee. I'm from a pretty tropical part of the world though, so while I'm not as bad as some people are where I'm from, I certainly can't hold my own compared to people who actually experience winter. When I was in Salzburg, Austria two years ago, they were at the tail end of a long winter, so I remember seeing a lot of the 40's for the temperature, but there were also a couple of days where it somehow hit the 90's, so again, layers. My Salzburg trip was a study abroad program, so we got some degree of "how not to look like a tourist 101" though I can't guarantee its accuracy, as my friend who was actually from Salzburg had some very different opinions. Our advisor basically told us "no flip flops, no bright colors, no shirts with English writing" but the daughter of my host family often wore flip flops and bright colors, so we couldn't help but feel a bit cheated in that regard. I guess the best way to avoid being obnoxious is to just not wear stuff like Guinness shirts or clothing that says "Kiss me, I'm Irish." No need to go nuts with green clothing either, but I wouldn't overthink it if you have any green clothes that you particularly like. When I went to Ireland, my family rented a car and we traveled about 75% of the Irish coast, traveling north from Dublin and eventually flying home out of Shannon. I will say that the best thing that we did was we left a lot of the little details of the trip out of the planning and just asked locals about the places to see. That combined with the moments that we would get completely lost led to us discovering a lot of my favorite sites I encountered (and you can bet that there were basically no tourists in those spots). Still, if I were to go back, the biggest thing I'd want to do is get some bodhran lessons, but that's the ethnomusicologist in me speaking :lol: If I can remember any little details, I'll be sure to post again, but feel free to pick my brain with questions to see if it jogs my memory! I hope you have an amazing time in Ireland :) Link to post Share on other sites
New Strawberry 8 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Well I'm not FROM there, but I just visited Ireland and Scotland last summer so I sort of know. I recommend plenty of cold weather clothes - it was very foggy/rainy for a lot of my trip. But, you should also bring some warmer weather clothing and wear layers if you're ever unsure. One of the main things I noticed while there is that it could be freezing at 11am, then sunny and hot a couple hours later. The places I visited also had a lot of wind, so if you're a dress kind of person be sure to wear leggings/shorts/whatever underneath. Also, just a tip for traveling anywhere, leave plenty of space in your suitcase for souvenirs! I ended up buying a lot of great clothes while I was there, and their super warm, huge jackets and such are a perfect thing to buy to keep warm and to save for memories. Another thing is that you don't have to worry about looking like a tourist if you wear a lot of green. You mentioned wearing a flowery shirt to Hawaii, but something I saw everywhere was locals wearing all green everyday, a lot of people with shamrock tattoos, and a lot of buildings were painted obnoxiously bright shades of green. Most of the (positive) cliches that you hear about Ireland are actually true. :P Link to post Share on other sites
scarletlatitude Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Thanks for the tips. (Anyone else who would like to chime in, I'll take any advice you want to give.) I am usually an earthy colors kind of person - browns, blues, greens, etc. I'm not worried about my style of clothes. I do teach high school in a pretty conservative town, so everything I own for work will also be fine for traveling. I am trying to go a bit more dressy this time. (Casual professional, instead of casual university student. ;) ) Also, just a tip for traveling anywhere, leave plenty of space in your suitcase for souvenirs! I ended up buying a lot of great clothes while I was there, and their super warm, huge jackets and such are a perfect thing to buy to keep warm and to save for memories. I totally do! Last time I only packed half of the suit case to leave lots of space! ;) But last time we went to England, France, and Spain, so the clothing was a bit tricky. (London, cool and rainy. Spain, hot as hell and sunny) This time at least we will be at the same longitude for the duration of the trip. In Spain I bought a whole bunch of clothes. They have a really crazy flamboyant kind of style (at least where I visited!), while at the same time the clothes looked neat and tailored. And of course I bought the usual tourist shirts. I have a shirt from London that looks like the Union Jack from far away, but up close it says "London". If I can find anything with my family's names on it, I will buy the whole shelf. Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus Crinis Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 just wondering where you are going to Ireland from?The weather is generally similar to the UK and London so rainy/windy at times but also unpredictable so pack a variety of clothes. (that said wouldn't recommend wearing a t-shirt with the Union Jack on it in Ireland as historical tensions, while better than they once were, are still problematic in some parts).Otherwise clothing is very similar to the UK. Just make sure you have enough euros and space for any souvenirs, it's generally a very friendly country. Link to post Share on other sites
scarletlatitude Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 just wondering where you are going to Ireland from? The weather is generally similar to the UK and London so rainy/windy at times but also unpredictable so pack a variety of clothes. (that said wouldn't recommend wearing a t-shirt with the Union Jack on it in Ireland as historical tensions, while better than they once were, are still problematic in some parts). Otherwise clothing is very similar to the UK. Just make sure you have enough euros and space for any souvenirs, it's generally a very friendly country. From the USA. And don't worry. My whole family is Irish. I just happen to be born in another country. I know all about how Ireland feels about England. :P I will leave my Union Jacks at home. I may however bring my green and orange. Link to post Share on other sites
Rawadaneth Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 What part of the US? What kind of weather will you likely be leaving? Thing is, our weather is highly changeable. It can, and will, go from lashing rain to sun-splitting-the-stones and back again many times a day in the summer. Don't go out without both your sunglasses and a decent raincoat. Light layers are key, allowing you to bundle up/strip down as the weather changes. Link to post Share on other sites
scarletlatitude Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 I've lived all over, but not as far north as Ireland. Right now I am in North Carolina, where it is already hot and humid, and it isn't even summer yet. It rains a lot this time of year. Temperatures are pretty consistent though. I do have a rain coat/poncho thing from the last trip. It rolls up into a neat little bag, so that it saves space in the suitcase. Do you think it's worth packing rain boots? I don't imagine I'll need them that much. My regular shoes are usually pretty good in the rain, unless it rains so much that it starts to flood and make huge puddles. Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 generally colours tend not to be an issue, in certain situations orange may not be a good call but in 99% of the time it is ok though maybe border areas to be careful, our weather can be fairly mixed, for 2 weeks sun was beating down but since yesterday, its been cold. We can also get windy at time, mostly south-westernly winds as our main weather system is north atlantic drift so it can go from nice to bad quickly, as i've learned cycling. We don't tend to be too hot or too cold climate range, kind of a goldilocks scenario. But we do have a bit of rain, when i've posted photos, a regular comment is "its very green" rain is the reason though doesn't rain as much as we like to pretend it does, we're prone to exagerration. On irish ace meets, there is a regular ace meet on the second saturday of every month (though as i'm up in dublin that same week in june for a gig, i won't be there ) anything else you need to know, feel free to ask me in this thread or by pm :) Link to post Share on other sites
Kate1 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Hope you have a great time. I just got back from Dublin a couple of weeks ago. It's really lovely. Link to post Share on other sites
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