The biggest mistakes you can make while traveling in Ireland

Since the article calls the British-held region of the homeland by its official British name, its seems a major cotradiction that that the city on the Foyle is not also given its official British name.

If I was advisng an Irish person on where to go, a must see place, there's only one spot, the bridge overlooking the lake about 250 yards from Killarney main street, And if the Amercians wish to improve Ireland then lets see the game of Baseball played throughout Ireland, with big leagues and little leagues for the youngsters. Baseball and Ireland is the most natural pairing of sports and people one could imagine. At a guess I'd say 'Babe Ruth' (the worlds most famous baseball player ever) was the most Irish looking man I've ever seen. So bring your baseball bats with you, and lets paly ball.

Look at the funny hats Americans wear to Ireland! What a couple of suckers.

After reading a few of the comments, I'm thinking the Irish aren't found of the Yanks

Portia...do you ever have anything positivie to say? God Bless You but you must be a very unhappy person.

There are no museums in Temple Bar. The biggest mistake tourists make is coming out with the "I'm Irish too" crap. It's treated like a form of madness for people from another country to want to claim they are part of the Republic of Botched. Another good idea while in Dublin would be to visit a book shop. Buy "Political Corruption in Ireland 1922 to 2010" by Elaine Byrne and "Why Was Ireland Poor for So Long" by Tom Garvin. Government publications in Molesworth street is another good place to shop. You can pick up copies of the Ryan, Murphy, Ferns and Cloyne reports. If you think Bram Stoker wrote scary stories wait till you get through them.

Just came back from NI,arrived on a day in which 36,000 marched (Orange)in Belfast! Loved it,the people ,the Murals,Falls Road,Shankill,the Peace wall!Let's all get along!

Definitely go see a Gaelic football match. It's easy enough to pick up the main rules and we all thought it was more fun and exciting than Americna football. My time in Co. Donnegal and the Mary of Dungloe festival was the best part of the whole trip. I was expecting the drive on the left but was too dumb to realize the driver's seat was on the right and you shift with your left hand. Nor did I realize for a couple of days you open the trunk and rear doors with the backside of the electronic key!

It's not the first time this codswallop has been trotted out. PLEASE; please please. The Gathering is coming up during 2013 when we would love to see you all. Apart from that Derry aka Londonderry becomes the UK City of Culture 2013(I know the Derry wans are a bit tight with the freebies but fellow scribes give us a break and accept we exist here in the North WEst) Derry was the starting point of many many desperate families from Donegal and surrounding areas, but we tried to make up for your hospitality by making welcome the many US servicemen and women to our City during World War Two. So forget the "Lucky charms" crap come; be yourself and enjoy.

Glad you included the North, actually my favorite place to tour. Been there 19 times and have been to every county on the island. So much to see in both the North and South, takes many trips to see it all. But, still think the North offers more in terms of beauty, unusual places (Carrick-a-Rede, Giant's Causeway, etc.)

Hilarious. Well, you holiday makers are seen as all right as long as you leave and don't decide to live here. That's when it all turns sour. The natives are still bonded to Vatican oppressor and shun the "aliens."Only white Irish Catholics wanted really. Take my American sister who thought it would be great to live in Cork. Well, she is learning how racist Cork people are and I have heard an Irish woman yesterday verbally assault the American-re truth of Irish people.Typical Irish woman listening in to other peoples conversations and getting involved. Quite funny really as the Irish woman referred to "her" country? When did she buy Eire from Mother Earth?

To me (an English-born U.S. citizen) Ireland is Ireland, North, South, East and West. During our recent visit to that country, my wife (a New England Methodist) and I visited 15 or 16 counties, including 4 of the 6 which are still controlled by a foreign power. And we attended services in Catholic, Medhodist and Church of Ireland houses of worship. No ecclesiastical partitions in Ireland, buíochas mór le Dia.

"Yer lucky charms" is one of a few very idiotic expression that are used by the self-styled superior Yanks to ridicule what they perceive to be their vastly inferior Irish cousins. "The top of the marnibng" and "May the road ride to meet you" are equally idiotic and bellttling to those of us who are totally lacking in any of that genuinely superior American DNA, none of which we aquired during our honorable military service or our many years as Legionnaires.