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Just returned from Dublin and Southern Ireland.
You do NOT want a car in Dublin. Walk anywhere, taxis are everywhere and reasonable. Dublin is a great city.
You have to see the Wicklow mountains - tour bus is great.
Rented an Opel 4 door (Hertz) at the airport and took motorways and smaller roads down to Cork and environs (palm trees at Kinsale!).
Never saw sheep on a road. On secondary roads there is not a lot of traffic. Did some driving at night. Lots of traffic in Cork (See Blarney Castle).
Opel was a nice car, felt a lot like a SAAB 9-3 (which I guess it sort of is). Handled competently. Were not many (any, actually, the day I rented) automatics available. Was surprised that I became competent shifting w/ left hand reasonably quickly.
Put a sign on the dash "LOOK RIGHT" "DRIVE LEFT". You can't daydream while you're driving. Pay attention on roundabouts.
The people are absolutely wonderful. In Dublin, a woman got her car out of her garage and gave us a ride back to the City Center when we were in the 'burbs because she said we'd never find a taxi that far out. A truck driver in Cork stopped traffic so we could make a right turn out of a traffic jam to get out of the city.
It was great. Have a wonderful time.
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