KRISTY GILLIES IS from Australia and visited Ireland last August.

She stayed in Carraroe in Galway for a few nights, before hitting Dublin. London and Scotland were on her itinerary too.

Kristy told DailyEdge.ie that:

Ireland was by far my favourite part of the trip. I kept a travel diary the whole time and would write these “Stuff I Learned” summaries.

Her lessons from Ireland included:

‘The Luck of the Irish’ refers to their ability to survive the roads. Seriously, these people are insane, especially on country roads. I have never been more terrified in my life, and I like rollercoasters.

They talk about being Irish a lot.

So, what else did she learn about Ireland?

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If you are a little confused by the first point, Kristy explains:

…the context for the ‘snot’ thing was that I was in London first, and while I was there snot was black. Snot was fine in Scotland too.

Are you a visitor to Ireland? What have you learned? Tell us in the comments section…

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