Wild Ireland

Agreed. I loved the puffins and the remote rock that had had a monastery built on it.

I would like to have heard a bit more information about the settlements, the monks, history etc.
But I suppose it is primarily a wildlife programme.

He has one of those voices to lull you off to sleep
As a friend used to say 'Another lovely programme to fall asleep in front of'.

This makes me realise how lucky I am. I'm two hours drive to the Wild Atlantic Way featured on Wild Ireland and last month spent the weekend in Donegal.

I watched this and was mesmerised by the sumptuous photography. I too would have liked to have known a bit more about the geography and less about the wild life, but I can't take anything away from the programme or the presenter. We've visited Kerry, Cork and the Dingle peninsula a couple of times but I would love to go to Donegal. My cousin lives at Malin Head and I know from him how beautiful it is. Must make a real effort to go there.

Yes, it's certainly a marvellous programme for encouraging tourists to visit, and I now want to go there.The presenter was good, quiet, informative and with no annoying quirks, no flinging arms around or over the top presentation, it wasn't 'all about him' it was the place and the wildlife.Wonderful.

They used the monestary on Skellig Michael as a set at the end of the last Star Wars film. I wondered at the time whether they helicoptered the stars to the top but made an extra climb all those steps!

I enjoyed this lovely programme and it made me wonder why I'd never been there. So many places I could say that about! Weren't those humpback whales spectacular!

Ireland is wonderful, my family are from there. I can't wait to go back this summer

I'm visiting Ireland soon for the first time ever and am looking forward to it very much, even more so now after this lovely tv programme. My eldest grandchild lives there now and I am going to stay with her for three weeks.

I thought it was lovely, really enjoyed it and have been googling all about the islands with DGS this morning. Looking forward to the next episode.

We went out on a boat once on the Dingle peninsula. There is a dolphin that lives in the bay, Fungi I think he is called. I'm not sure if he's still alive but we got on the boat and they revved up the engines when we were out in the bay and sure enough the dolphin appeared and swam alongside the boat, leaping out of the water every so often. It was wonderful. They said they would give us our money back it he didn't appear!

It's rather sad when dolphins lose their 'pod' isn't it, they are sometimes expelled from it and are unhappy being alone so seek company.
The vast sea and scenery with no human in sight is sometimes appealing to the senses,even if ( like the dolphin) we can't live like that forever.
I have Irish ancestry, have bever been, and this programme has made me resolve to visit.

Never been!

Fungi has been in Dingle Bay for over 32 years (I have just Googled him). He is alive and well and according to the owners of the boat who took us out, he is very protective of his territory and sees other dolphins off if they dare to trespass. Of course this could be a tall tale! He obviously loves the attention he gets.

Looking forward to seeing the program as I have such happy memories of my school holidays spent with my lovely Nan in Dingle. It was a magical place for me as a child and I am lucky to still have cousins in the area. Would definitely recommend for a holiday but take layers as the weather is changeable.

I only caught the second half of this programme, the photography was wonderful and I had no idea that Humpback Whales swam so close to Ireland's shores. I have only been to Dublin and Wicklow but wathching Wild Ireland last night makes me want to visit the west coast where my maternal grandmother's family came from.

Greyduster I was at Malin Head last month, the most northerly tip of Ireland and wild it was. I had to cling onto an iron pole while my DH took a photo. As dh parked our car I was truly terrified, it felt like the car was about to be uplifted and tossed to the rocks below. There is also a piece of land still marked out in big letters saying Eire. This was done during the war so that it was clear that it was the Republic of Ireland, which was neutral.

I've always wanted to visit the west coast so I thought it was a wonderful programme. So relaxing to watch with all the bird sounds, and the presenter wasn't forever walking about for the sake of it.
I used to love Wild China too.

Check out the wild Atlantic way from malin head to cork....10 days of pure bliss.....fantastic scenery....stop and start as you want.....been to a lot of places in the world but this is a fantastic trip...hire a car and off yet go....may to October is best

Sorry ye go

Darn, I missed this. What channel was it on?

West Cork is my home and it's full of natural beauty plus the locals are very friendly. Here's a link to an aerial video of the area by one of our local photographers for anyone that's interested.

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September is a popular time for older folks to visit as the children are back at school, the weather is generally good and we have the West Cork Food Festival to enjoy.

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Thoroughly enjoyed the programme and will rewatch, just delightful.

Here's a couple of photos taken last year near Ballycotton, County Cork last year.

We plan to explore more of the Wild Atlantic Way on our next trip over.

The furthest west I've been is Waterville, County Kerry. Stunningly beautiful scenery.

We watched this wonderful programme too, completely fascinating. I too have an Irish G.Grandmother, County Cork, so I felt a tiny bit connected!!! Visiting Cork is on my list of ' to do's) before I get too old and completely diddy!! (my granddaughters expression!!) Better hurry up then!!!