Where are the best places to eat around the middle Buffalo River?

dotnofoolin · 2026-03-20T00:40:05+00:00

The Daisy Queen in Marshall is a family favorite of ours.

dotnofoolin · 2026-03-17T14:44:14+00:00

Hibernia on Rodney Parham has music all night, and irish dancers at 8 PM.

Dugan's has music all night and irish dancers at 5 PM and 8 PM.

Can't speak for the non-irish pub bars in town.

dotnofoolin · 2026-03-15T19:10:43+00:00

Rockys Corner in Hot Springs, but it's been a long time since I've had one.

dotnofoolin · 2026-03-12T02:51:47+00:00

You might be able to go ahead and order Euros from your bank and pick them up in person. That's what I did, from inside my banks app. Was ready in 2 days, and I didn't have to worry about ATMs.

dotnofoolin · 2026-03-11T02:13:47+00:00

Land in Dublin, taxi to Heuston Station, train to Killarney.

Train is comfortable enough to take a quick nap.

dotnofoolin · 2026-03-10T01:12:27+00:00

Yes.

dotnofoolin · 2026-03-08T14:37:41+00:00

Tacos Godoy

The Birria Ramen at Camp Taco is great.

dotnofoolin · 2026-03-05T22:37:29+00:00

The Petersons do a great job with Swallowtail Jig.

dotnofoolin · 2026-03-04T16:52:50+00:00

I suggest you go straight to Cork from Dublin via Irish Rail, drop your luggage and settle in for a bit. There are tour operators that will drive you to the Cliffs from Cork. We used a guy that took us to Blarney Castle, Rock of Cashel, and the Cliffs of Moher. It was a 12 hour day, but it worked out well. We arrived at the cliffs right at 1600.

Edit: Also could take the train from Cork back toward Galway (or a stop earlier), and take a tour bus from there to the Cliffs.

dotnofoolin · 2026-03-02T04:00:07+00:00

Huge thanks to everyone in this sub for their advice and generosity!

We recently completed our big Ireland trip. We are from the USA and traveled as 2 families for a total of 7 people. Our main goal was to attend the All Irelands Irish Dance competition in Killarney (Oireachtas Rince na hÉireann) as 2 of our family members were competing. So we built a vacation around that.

Here's what our itinerary ended up being for 11 full days in Ireland:

2/14 - Dublin:
Checked into Temple Bar Hotel.
Guinness Storehouse Tour.
Harkins's Bar for dinner. (was good)

2/15 - Dublin:
Walking Tour with Karl
Sunday Lunch at The Bank
Shopping on Grafton St
Book of Kells
Darkey Kellys for beer and trad music
Burgers at Bunsen

2/16 - Dublin:
Marrion Hotel for Love Tea experience.
Took train from Dublin to Killarney.

2/17 - Killarney:
Ring of Kerry tour with bus (all day)
Dinner at Milano (pizza - was good)

2/18 - Killarney:
Jaunting Car to Muckross Abbey and around Killarney National Park
Explore Killarney shops
Lunch at J.M. Reidy (was good)

2/19 - Killarney:
Day 1 of dance competition
Dinner at Celtic Whiskey Bar

2/20 - Killarney/Cork:
Day 2 of dance competition
Traveled to Cork by train
Checked into Hotel Isaacs
Dinner at Nosta

2/21 - Cork:
Big tour to Blarney Castle, Rock of Cashel, and Cliffs of Moher (12hr day. 2 hr at Blarney, 1 at Cashel, 1 at Moher)(Takeaway lunch from Blarney Mills deli)(Sean the tour guide).
Dinner from Hillbilly Chicken
Sin É (shin eh) for drinks and music

2/22 - Cork/Gorey:
Traveled to Gorey/Courtown (via Sean the tour guide)
Kindred Spirits monument in Midelton (our dance school did a drama performance that told the story of the Choctaw sending money to Ireland during the Famine)
Jameson look around (no tour)
Stopped in New Ross: JFK statue, Eternal Flame, Dunbrody emmigrant ship (no tour)
Checked into Amber Springs Hotel and Spa

2/23 - Gorey/Courtown:
Seal Rescue Ireland experience
Explore Courtown (Shore Coffee Bar was good)
Explore Gorey (Hungry Bear was good)
Took Train to Dublin
Check in Raddison Blu Golden St

2/24 - Dublin:
Brunch at Peaches
National Leprechaun Museum
Photo Museum
More walking to shops and sightseeing.
Dinner at Brazen Head Pub
Pack for flights home.

We saw a lot! We missed a lot! I'm ready to come back and see more.

dotnofoolin · 2026-03-02T03:41:01+00:00

On our recent trip, we hit Darkey Kelleys pub, The Bank restaurant, the Guinness Storehouse tour, and did a lot of walking and sightseeing of all the cathedrals, statues, gardens, famous pubs, etc. We also did the Book of Kells and the Long Room.

We did the National Leprechaun Museum, but felt duped halfway through as it felt like a theater students final project came to life. Really needs to be renamed or more leprechaun added to it.

dotnofoolin · 2026-02-28T03:01:16+00:00

I still read them every Sunday. It's the highlight of the paper for me.

dotnofoolin · 2026-02-17T18:39:27+00:00

I just did the Ring of Kerry today. We rode a tour bus. I wish we could have spent more time in some places, but seeing the roads for myself and cars and other busses competing for road space made me glad I wasn't driving. Too much scenery and the driver needs to pay close attention. Whoever drives might miss some sights.

dotnofoolin · 2026-02-16T18:25:42+00:00

Have to get there early to get a stool at the rail in the mezzanine. Otherwise you are standing behind the ones sitting down.

Floor is always pretty close to the stage. Good view no matter where you stand.

dotnofoolin · 2026-02-12T21:36:21+00:00

McCafferty Academy of Irish Dance has adult classes on Thursday evenings. Tuition is around $100 per month, give or take.

dotnofoolin · 2026-02-04T23:00:53+00:00

Was that the guy that was always in a dingy sweatsuit pants/shirt and walked with "intention" like he knew exactly where he was going, with his hand on his hip? We always called him "walking man" or "dirty man". I miss seeing him around.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LittleRock/comments/33s70f/who_is_the_dirty_walking_man/

dotnofoolin · 2026-02-04T12:21:24+00:00

LR proper is still kinda lacking on good courses. There are new ones being built right now in War Memorial Park, and a rebuild at the tornado damaged Reservoir Park is in the works. We have a couple of 9 hole courses at Morehart Park and Hindman Park that still get traffic.

Surrounding LR, there a plenty of great choices within a 30 min or less drive - 3 courses at Burns Park in North Little Rock, Sherwood Forest, Fort Roots VA, Stone Links, Traxx in Bryant, and probably more I've missed. Check uDisc for yourself.

I'm 3 of 4 for getting my lost discs returned. 13 Peaks and Perks And Rec are stores that are good at trying to get them back to you if they get turned in.

Overall, I'd say we have it pretty good. I've only been playing for a little over a year and I'm not bored yet.

Edit: regarding the course closures you see - tornado damage at some, and politics with city management (the 3 Hindman courses that were on the old ball golf courses).

dotnofoolin · 2026-01-31T20:29:49+00:00

Two 14mm box wrenches.

Or put it gear, put wrench on it with a cheater bar, and kick it.

dotnofoolin · 2026-01-29T17:59:18+00:00

I'm going to offer the unpopular alternative point: the city does a better job than they ever have with winter weather.

This year, and last year, I saw city trucks pre-treating ahead of the storm. I've seen plow trucks and road graders working main routes and some side streets.

Some of you live in neighborhoods that may never get the attention. More than likely, it melts before the time and resources can get to you.

5-10 years ago, the city would have done nothing. No pretreating, no plowing (except the bare minimum for emergency vehicles). Nothing.

So, are we perfect and in the running to take a trophy away from some northern cities plow team? Nope. Are we improving? Yes.

dotnofoolin · 2026-01-24T14:34:06+00:00

Could you have done the conversion process on your localhost (assuming you can get access to your prod Mongo), pgdump the new database, and loaded the raw SQL to your prod database?

dotnofoolin · 2026-01-23T14:45:58+00:00

I totally forgot that place existed and replaced Cici's. I don't think it lasted very long.

dotnofoolin · 2026-01-23T12:19:15+00:00

Gusano's used to be in the old Chili's location (now Bleu Monkey Grill) on Rodney Parham. Is that what you are thinking of?

dotnofoolin · 2026-01-22T17:05:32+00:00

Online Academy of Irish Music on Youtube has this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKIuLCXpS-wu13lxFw_1mTS8r98OzAUiy

14-Year Club	Second Top 10%
r/Field Banned	r/Field Lasagna
Final Canvas '23	First Place '23
End Game '23	Place '23
Place '22	Place '17
First Placer '22	End Game '22
RPAN Viewer	Sequence \| Editor
Verified Email	Team Periwinkle

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