The Irish Bucket List

Hi! My name is Clare and I make videos on YouTube. I recently un-emigrated from Australia because I realised that Ireland might just be the greatest country in the world. While I was away, I did everything you "have" to do in Australia and it got me thinking that I'd never done - well, anything -  here at home.


The ha'penny Bridge, Dublin. (Photo by JDonavanPhoto)

I've decided I want to do everything Ireland has to do, and I'm giving myself two years to do it. But I need your help! I need your suggestions to add to the list, and if anyone has any information or contacts that can help me achieve my goal, please get in touch. (full list below)

I will be recording my adventures and uploading videos hopefully every single Thursday on my YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/Clisare about the latest item ticked off the Irish Bucket List.

You can follow my updates on www.twitter.com/Clisare or on my blog at http://clisare.tumblr.com/tagged/irishbucketlist. You can tag things with #IrishBucketList for me to see on Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest, reply here or post on my Facebook page.


The Rock of Cashel, Tipperary

Here's the full list! You can see the status updates (or desperate cries for help) beside each item in italics.

I want to spend the next two years enjoying Ireland to the fullest. If you'd like to help, or come along, or meet up on the way please get in touch. Let's show the world all that Ireland has to offer!

#IrishBucketList:

Irish Language
Take Irish Language classes
Be in irish language play
Drink in the Conradh
Teach in the Gaeltacht in the summer - Applied, waiting response
Go to Funky Sheomras in the RDS

Volunteering:
Barmaid/volunteer at summer festivals - Applied, awaiting response
Volunteer at Dublin Zoo - Attempted, not chosen
Volunteer at Funderland - Attempted, to re-attempt at Halloween
Volunteer as/take a lifeguard course
Teach English in Clongowes summer school

Out of the Ordinary:
Shoot a short film DONE
Fly in Kildare helicopters
Have tea in Father Ted's house
Play golf in the K Club
Redhead Convention, Cork
Guiness World Record Attempt for Most Clare's in one place, Clare
Riverdance world record attempt in Dublin - have to know how to irish dance?
Be in an Irish feature film (extra)
Be in an Irish commercial
Enter the Rose of Tralee - need more information.. how?

Sport-related
Climb the sugarloaf DONE
Play Footee DONE
Flora womens mini marathon - DONE
Mayo Mud Run - March 2014
Climb Croagh Patrick (barefoot?)
The one peak challenge - June 2014
Join a GAA team
See a Connaught match in the Galway stadium
Go to an All Ireland final where Mayo play
Green way cycle Westport to Achill
Tour De Picnic - signed up with College Times


Playing Footee

Music and Festivals

Trad rave - more info needed
Sea Sessions Bundoran
Join Acapello group // Seán Nós group
Westport festival (last weekend of June)
Galway festival
Doolan travel folk festival near (Father Teds House)
Trad on the Prom - Galway
"Dublin House Party", dinner & show event
Heritage week Ballina, Co. Mayo
Ballycastle and Belderrig Festival
Mayo Gathering

Water-related
Swim with Fungie
Visit Shannon Dolphin Center
Sail a boat up the Shannon
Go Fishing in Ballina River
Jump off the 40 foot in Dun Laoighre
Kayaking on Liffey - Book with Adventure Ireland on FB


Taking a surfing lesson on Achill Island, Co. Mayo

Tourist-y
Book of Kells
Visit the high crosses
The Viking Splash Tour
Dublin Ghost Tour
Leinster House - see a seating of the Dail
Rosserk Abbey
PowersCourt Waterfall
Giant's Causeway - DONE
Karrack-a-rede rope bridge - DONE
Burren - DONE
NewGrange - DONE
Cliffs of Moher - DONE
Rock of Cashel- DONE
Achillhenge -ASAP, council want to remove
See the Sinn Fein Headquarters - Belfast
Kiss the Blarney Stone
Take a Belfast Black-Taxi Tour
See Dublin Castle
Visit Christchurch cathedral
Visit Kilmainham Gaol, Wicklow
Visit the Bloody Sunday Memorial, Derry
See the National 1798 Rebellion Center, Wexford
See Oscar Wildes House - Dublin
Visit the Leprechaun museum


Newgrange, Co. Meath

Irish Dares
Do a Dare Clare in Eyre Square, Galway
Dare Clare on Patrick Street, Cork


(Photo by Phil McGouran)



Please don't hesitate to get in touch!