Top Hostels In Ireland!!

The results are in for 2010 and Barnacles Hostels are proving to be the best hostels in Ireland. Barnacles hostel Dublin secured the top 4 place in Ireland with Barnacles hostel Galway taking 11th place!!

Barnacles Hostel Temple Bar was voted DUBLIN'S BEST HOSTEL 2010!! This is our 2nd year in a row scooping the award!!

Stay in the top hostels in Ireland! Book your stay today - visit http://www.barnacles.ie/

Father Who??....FATHER TED!!

Father Ted TV Night in Barnacles Hostel

If you've ever travelled to Ireland or know an Irish person then you've heard of Father Ted!! So what is the Father Ted craze all about??

Father Ted is an Irish TV series and anyone familiar with it will know that means madness, mayhem and total chaos are not just inevitable but desirable. The Father Ted following has grown to cult status with a 'Tedfest' being held on the Aran Islands off Co Galway every year!

With the upcoming festival 17th - 25th February the staff at Barnacles have decided to have a look back at our favourite quotes and scenes from the show!

Favourite Quote No 1:
Dougal: It's nice to have a nun around. Gives the place a bit of glamour.

Favourite Quote No 2:
Father Ted: Now concentrate this time, Dougal. These
[he points to some little plastic toy cows on the table]
Father Ted: are very small; those
[pointing at some real cows out of the window]
Father Ted: are far away...

Favourite Quote No 3:

Ted: Of course... they all have lovely bottoms!

Favourite Quote No 4:

Dougal: What's going on?
Priest: We're in Ireland's largest lingerie department
Dougal: No. I mean in general.

Barnacles Hostels Favourite Scene:

The festival is limited to just over 100 people – knowing the words of the famous and much loved Father Ted composition “My Lovely Horse” and an undying love of tea and sandwiches are required attributes for those attending – although there is a beer garden for those who tire of tea! Below is a list of the main events:

•The Lovely Girls
•Ted's Got Talent
•The Ronnie Drew Hour (Beards Mandatory)
•The Virtual Confession Box
•The Craggy Island Kill Bill Festival
•The Father Ted Prizeless Quiz
•The Craggy Cup
•Matchmaking with Nellie
•The Pirate Cruise
•A Walking Tour to the Amish Community

Galway city also gets into the Craggy Island mood with events such as the Tedfest Toilet Duck Comedy Awards, the Father Ted Table quiz to name but a few!

Fancy a stay in Galway over the 24th - 27th of February? Come join us at Barnacles Hostel in Quay Street where we'll be getting in the Father Ted mood with Father Ted TV nights and general mayhem! Book your stay today! Click HERE!