Re : Article - New York Times 22nd Oct 2010
By: Susan Byron | Published Saturday, October 23, 2010, 8:05 AM | Updated Friday, September 9, 2011, 9:53 PM
With respect?
What a miserable piece of rubbish Matt Gross wrote about being 'Lost in
Ireland' in yesterdays
New York Times. Three pages of a whingeing, self-pitying comdemnation of Ireland and its people, which could have been avoided if the bold Matt had done a little bit of forward planning?
I mean which one of us here in Ireland, would land up in the
USA with out some sort of a plan? What are your chances of 'losing yourself' while simultaneously 'having a good time' and connecting with the 'locals' setting off from the rental carpark of Newark of JFK without an itinery or even a map?
I get queries everyday from extremely well clued in Americans who visit my website
http://www.irelands-hidden-gems.com/ who are planning their trip to Ireland with laser like precision and I am more then happy to help them achieve that authentic experience of Ireland they all dream about.
So, next time Matt? dont go wandering off on your own, give us a shout and we will sort you out.
Yours sincerely,
Susan Byron author of
http://www.irelands-hidden-gems.com/
With respect?
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.Monsoonman | Oct 26, 2010, 11:06 AM EDT
I was never actually "lost" in Ireland, I got where I was going eventually. However, I wish they would drive on the right side of the road.
manhattan | Oct 25, 2010, 01:24 PM EDT
I used Cahiciveen and Drumlish as the towns my Grandparents came from. I really wish I could remember the towns and county we were in but it was 1977 and I wish I wrote it down. But it was only one of the wonderful memories I have of getting lost in Ireland. Wow, what a drip that Gross must be. He isn't Irish thats for sure. Hope to see more of you on Irish Central.
SusanByron | Oct 25, 2010, 11:58 AM EDT
Thanks guys you are so funny, and you definitely get Ireland and the craic that's to be had, it you loosen up a little, not even I had heard of the 'jumping' town? I have been on loads of those roads that go nowhere and everywhere...ending up once upon a time in a small pub in the wilds of Donegal, we went to order what we thought had to be our last drinks of the night it being about 3 o'clock in the morning? "what time are ye closing?" says himself, "about October" said the barman, Slainte Susan Byron
ginger1 | Oct 24, 2010, 05:25 PM EDT
I have to agree with manhattan. I've been to Ireland four times...which is at least one thousand times too few! Can't get enough of the emerald Isle. When we go we do a lot of research on the web... make a very loose list of the things we want to see and do then let the weather decide if we go indoors or out for the day. We have also been lost and have met some of the most delightful people and had some wonderful laughs at out situation. One of the most important lessons in life is to learn to laugh at yourself! While lost we followed a herd of cows for about five minutes while the farmer moved them from one field to another and we laughed all the way. Another time we met a man who lives in a tiny cottage beside a railroad and it was his job to make sure the gate closed for the high speed train that barreled through a few minutes after we got there. He was funny and kind and even now, about ten years later, we still talk about that chance meeting. We drove miles down a road that was so narrow we couldn't turn around and at the end it drove off into the ocean... still haven't figured that one out but it was funny. We have taken 'wrong' turns that lead us to breathtaking sunsets, dolphins in the Shannon, adorable thatched cottages, and endless old ruins. Often the things we saw along the way were better than the things we were trying to get to. It's all in the way you look at it... besides, we were on vacation. We had nowhere better to be anyway so why not relax and enjoy the ride? Just consider the source and pity him for what he missed out on. Getting lost can be great fun! I'm a firm believer that if you can't enjoy yourself in Ireland, you need to go on tranquilizers because you really do need to chill.
manhattan | Oct 24, 2010, 02:36 PM EDT
Oh Susan, take it from where it came from"The New York Times" a once great paper that is no more. I found the best part of my trip to Ireland was getting lost. Never have I met such wonderful kind people in my life. Once we saw a group of old timers standing on the corner, we asked directions ,one man came over put his arm on the door and said"Ah you want Cahisiveen, well ya see that is a jumpin town,this town is Drumlish , we used to be the jumpin town ah but no more. ,so go on down the road about 5 miles and God Bless ya. Matt does not belong in Ireland he has no sense of humor.