Dublin to Sligo with Iarnród Éireann

[@WINGSANDRAILS]

Love the old industrial buildings at the docks

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@WINGSANDRAILS Yes. Well worth walking around if you are ever in Dublin 👍

[@trailwayt9H337]

I am really enjoyed is this beautiful train ride. Excellent.

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@trailwayt9H337 thank you so much. And thanks too for watching 👍

[@Fan652w]

Thank you Johnny for yet another information-packed and very entertaining video. I particularly enjoyed the pre-train wandering around parts of Dublin not reached by your average tourist....

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Thanks Roger - always pleased that you enjoy the "extra" bits. 👍

[@DerekByrne-l7t]

Hi my name is Derek when are you do the belfast train

[@peterdnreynolds777]

Brilliant video as always!! Very very interesting and great scenery. Hope all is well, take care

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@peterdnreynolds777 thanks Peter. I did enjoy the ride. And the walk around the old quays too. Best wishes to you 👍

[@kevindennehy7105]

Lovely video thanks. Often took the Boyle-Sligo bit back in the 80's and the Mullingar-Dublin bit more recently. Your pronunciation of Dromod is spot on, don't fret yourself about getting Irish pronunciations right, we just have it a bit cryptic so we can spot the 'ould enemy and tourists a bit quicker. 😅 You called Carrick-on-Shannon, 'Carrick' which is something only us locals do, so extra points for that. Picking a seat is a total lottery as they sometimes have coach A at the front of the train and sometimes it's at the back, Seriously infuriating.

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Thanks, you are very kind. I shall carry on trying not to mangle Irish placenames! as for the reservations, I suspect as much 🤷🏻‍♂ Thanks again for watching 👍

[@gerarddeegan1164]

I love the views of the country side😊👍

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Thank you so much. and thanks too for watching 👍

[@DonalLeader]

Stunning video. I live in Dublin and much of what appears in your video I have seen. You have provided an incredible background on all the old engineering elements. Bravo!

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@DonalLeader thank you, it is so nice of you to post such a kind comment. It is always a worry if you go somewhere and fail to "do it justice", so it's good to hear from a local that I did ok this time. Thank you 👍

[@francismckenna1231]

I love your videos every Friday morning Johnny they're very interesting ❤😅

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Aw, that's so lovely of you to say. I just do the journeys that interest me and talk about the stuff that interests me, in the hope others may find it interesting too. so pleased that you seem to have similar tastes to me ❤

[@francismckenna1231]

@JohnnyHooverTravels No bother Johnny.Ive done the train journey from Paisley Gilmour Street to the Isle of Bute in Rothesay years ago I was down in Wemyss Bay for 2 weeks in a caravan holiday with my mum &sisters and brother we jumped the ferry over to the Isle of Bute It was a bit choppy the crossing I think🤔😅 I got sea sickness 😅When I returned back on the return journey there was a group of Irish fellas having a few drinks they spotted a submarine heading over the Firth of Forth they were a nice group of lads unfortunately when I returned back to my caravan I was still feeling shity with the crossing on the Ferry an amazing memory of that day so I can relate to your video on that journey an amazing video heading down over Port Glasgow and Greenock &Wemyss Bay 🙂❤️

[@francismckenna1231]

Thanks for your reply Johnny I love your videos around Ireland it's so breathtaking all the wee towns and villages over there it's such amazing scenery there 😅. ❤ It's like Scotland we've got the most amazing scenery and the shity pishy rain that comes with it😅

[@russellb1212]

Splendid trip and details

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@russellb1212 thank you. And thanks for watching too 👍

[@kevinellis8869]

Lovely trip, looking forward to the rest of your latest Irish adventure.

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

haha, sorry... this was actually the first trip I took on the set of journeys in Ireland from October 2024. I left this one until last because Mark from @letsmakeatrip had released a similar one shortly after I returned, so I didn't want them to clash. Probably no more Ireland videos for a little while now. Though I probably will pop back in 2025 as it is so close and I like it so much!

[@kevinellis8869]

@@JohnnyHooverTravels How could you do this to me! Although I do recall you and Mark were out and about together. Looking forward to wherever you take me, keep up the good work!

[@tonyowens40]

Very enjoyable trip to Sligo. The weather wasn't great for looking at the scenery!

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

no, it wasn't ideal, but it in October, so you can't expect sunny weather every day! Thanks so much for watching 👍

[@DanLoudShirts]

Very enjoyable journey!

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@DanLoudShirts thanks Dan. And thanks too for watching 👍

[@Diana-andre2018]

Thank you Johnny for this very interesting video. You certainly are a wealth of information and, although all your journeys are great to watch, it’s also listening to you and how knowledgeable you are whether you are travelling in the UK or overseas. Looking forward to seeing your next video. 😊

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

thank you, that's so kind of you to say. I just talk about what interests me, in the hope that it interests you too. I'm so pleased it does! Best wishes to you and thanks for watching 👍

[@colinriley123]

I particularly enjoyed the exploration around Connolly. I lot to see there.

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Yes. Lots of old dockside industrial history 👍 just my kind of thing!

[@naumannolaf8429]

Danke für den interessanten Beitrag. Gruß aus Augsburg.

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

thank you so much. Best wishes to you from Devon, UK 👍

[@Dreyno]

Dromod was pronounced perfectly. There is a second railway station just beside the station you stopped at which is where the narrow gauge Cavan and Leitrim Railway used to terminate. The station is a museum now and they have a restored steam engine and a few kilometres of track. I’m not sure how regular its openings are but I’m sure you could email them to arrange something when you’re passing again.

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Thanks so much for that. Your comment has been noted. Best wishes to you and thanks too for watching 👍

[@rodneybaldwin2278]

Edgeworthstown was also the birthpalce of the author Maria Edgeworth who lived all her life there. On a seperate note, both my parents worked in the old GNR ofifce in Amiens (Dubliners called it Aim e ens ) St. As always an enjoyable video. Thanks for posting

[@evanomairtin1279]

Dubliner call it Aim-ee-ens Street because that is how it’s pronounced 😂😂

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Thanks for that. I did look up more on the Edgeworths (interesting bunch). And thanks for the feedback on Amiens. It feels like it should have a French sounding pronunciation, but you kind of know it won't! Thanks for the kind words and thanks too for watching 👍

[@cynthia3471]

great video i am going to longford tomorrow

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Hope you had a good trip 👍

[@philipdavis7521]

Nice. There are a few worthwhile stops along the way. Carrick on Shannon is a great spot. When I go to Sligo I prefer to stop at the lovely old style little station at Colooney.

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@philipdavis7521 it is the nature of my videos that i do only scratch the surface. As you rightly say, there are a number of interesting intermediate stations worthy of closer inspection. Thanks so much for watching 👍

[@BrianCondron]

As a regular user of Irish Rail, I think they purposely randomise the directions once we believe we have figured it out. I feel like you could book two tickets facing each other and neither of them would be pointing the right way once the train starts moving. I do like the line to Sligo though. Especially if I get to hop off at Ballymote and visit the White Hag brewery.

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Oh - a local brewery! Maybe I need to go back at try that out. I really am not a fan of Guinness, but all the smaller, local Irish breweries I've tried have been excellent! Thanks for the tip and thanks too for watching 👍 as for the reservations.. well.. 🤷🏻‍♂

[@Timstravels01]

I want to know what legislation you'd enact as King of Hoovertown. Another relaxing, enjoyable watch Johnny. Keep them coming.

[@James-Power82]

Great video Johnny, of note, Video 125 did a cab ride back in Summer 2004 from Dublin Connolly to Sligo when it was still loco-hauled. Definitely worth a watch if you ever get the chance 👍

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@James-Power82 of thanks for that. I will take a note and go and check that out when i have a minute. Thanks too for the kind words and for watching the video 👍

[@user-eg8pv2om7j]

Another journey so near,so similar yet so different. There are 2 HooverVille's in the USA,both have railway stations.

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

I shall look those stations up! I do need to visit the USA one day, if only so I can go to an NFL game! Best wishes to you and thanks for watching 👍

[@garyc9445]

Nice Video, if you turn left as you exit the riverside hotel & take the river side trail up to the lake instead of turning right towards the town centre your sligo trip will all the more enjoyable

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

I shall remember that for my next trip to Sligo. It really was a flying visit this time, but it left me wanting more! Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching too 👍

[@paulgibsonphotography]

Great Video Johnny

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Thanks Paul 👍

[@michaelkilcoyne4603]

Nice hotel that, the Riverside, Sligo is a lovely town

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Yes, the Riverside was an excellent overnight stop. I liked Sligo, but wasn't there long enough to really appreciate it properly. Thanks for watching too 👍

[@Luce306]

Nice one Johnny I used to take that train for one year to a training centre in Longford used to travel from Mullingar on the first train to Sligo each morning at 8 something in the morning

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@Luce306 cool. It will be exciting if Mulligar's old derelict platforms come back into use when they maybe reopen the line to Athlone. I shall definitely return to Ireland to see that one! Best wishes to you, and enjoy your travels too 👍

[@walterfillingham]

Good to see three pin and USB chargers onboard the trains, ScotRail is a mix, three pin on the 170’s, USB on the 158’s so you have to be prepared for either. Fascinating line and very good value

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Thanks Walter - I'm sure there's probably a bargain to be had flying Inverness to Dublin 😉 both Sligo and Westport were great train rides and lovely destinations - easily made after landing in the morning at Dublin.

[@phronsiekeys]

I just realized you're crossing the whole country in not quite 4 hours! Slow or not, from Irish Sea to the Atlantic feels like a real journey.

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Well when you put it like that. Maybe it ain't so bad! Thanks for coming along sea-to-sea 👍

[@mikeconnor4906]

Tommy I think that Irish Tourism should have you on a retainer😊. So informative and I think that your pronunciation may be a lot better than many Irish here.🤭🤭👌. Great job 👍👍. p.s. I'm Irish. On the east coast.😊

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Whoa Mike, that's high praise indeed (which I doubt I can match up to!) Thank you so much. It is so common to be corrected on pronunciations that its always nice to get the odd cheer! not that I mind being corrected - I've said for years that this is a pedant-friendly channel - being put right is the only way to learn and get better! Thanks so much again for the kind words and thanks for watching the videos 👍

[@mikeconnor4906]

@JohnnyHooverTravels I'm delighted that you were able to find my comments. Thank you. I can't remember if you went to Wexford on the train yet, but my home is coastal with a lot of areas to see and walk about, especially our harbour. Have a look at Dun Laoghaire Drones. I'm going to Sligo for a short break after Christmas 🎄...thanks to your suggestions. 😉 Bye 👋

[@horsehollerer]

As talented as Luke Kelly of The Dubliners was, there's no way he can compete for attention with the Sherriff Street Lifting Bridge, amirite? Anyway, just when I'm thinking the Irish well has dried up, you post another super-enjoyable cut from the recent emerald reserve. Cheers!

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@horsehollerer well yes. I'm more a punk/metal guy... and there's a lot of metal in that there bridge! Kept this one back, as Mark letsmakeatrip released a video of his journey up the line at about the same time as i got back from Ireland... so i left a respectful gap...

[@Battismore-Blue]

Hoovertown sounds better than Hooverville , Good vid

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Thanks! And thanks too for watching 👍

[@jameso9221]

4:58 in terms of booking a seat. i recently booked a train with a group so we could sit together. the seats were all over the place when we got there. i asked the train staff and their answer is that the online seat selection service is based on a seat layout that is not present on all carriages or trains. so you can select a seat number but it may not be facing the direction it shows on the irish rail website and some carriages are different... a bit naff if you ask me

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@jameso9221 Yes, it is a bit of a shame. You get to click on particular seats, but you don't really know what you are getting 🤷‍♂️ However... thanks so much for watching 👍

[@ndinnen]

Re knowing direction of travel there is no way to know in advance on the 22000 fleet as it depends on a number of factors such as which way the set is turned, sets do get turned at Limerick Jct. and Lavistown Loop (outside Kilkenny) as part of the timetable. With a multi formation set, it looks like you travelled on a 7ICR formation the bigger set (4ICR) will always take letters ABCD and the 3ICR will take EFG. The only train sets you know for certain are the MK4's on the Cork line and DD sets on the Enterprise. Hope that helps and a great video!

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@ndinnen thanks for that. Very helpful and pretty much as i suspected. Thanks also for watching the video 👍

[@orlawalsh372]

This is the line I use. Ck on shannon station and dromedary are the closest ones to me in leitrim

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@orlawalsh372 it's a very nice line. Hopefully it will be upgraded one day to run just a little quicker, but even so it is lovely. And thanks so much for watching 👍

[@seanocobhthaigh7096]

Iontach🎉

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Thank you, that's very kind. And thank you too for watching 👍

[@s125ish]

I think this route was one of the last for old loco hauled services with mk2 carriages.

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

I never managed to ride on the old loco hauled services. Oh well... these journeys are still very enjoyable indeed. Thanks so much for watching 👍

[@ubicaritasetamor]

Great video! Have you tried the new Avanti West Coast train yet?

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@ubicaritasetamor Yes indeed. Friday's video is a review of the new Class 805 Evero. Which, incidentally, is already available to members 😉 Thanks so much for watching this one 👍

[@ubicaritasetamor]

@@JohnnyHooverTravels This Friday? Wonderful! And also - hey, I'm 14- I can't manage my own money yet so I can't be a member yet. When I can though, I'll be sure to apply for Gold membership!

[@Fan652w]

On the seat reservations point, I SUSPECT that somewhere on Irish Railways' website there will be diagrams of the the layouts of their carriages. Provided you know which end is Sligo and which end is Dublin, you will be able to choose a seat which suits you. (On my travels in SWEDEN on their X2000 trains I have been able to select a suitable seat by using seat diagrams available both on the web and in a book I have on Swedish rolling stock.)

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

They do have really handy seat diagrams showing which seats are free/booked and you can just click on the one you want... it's just the direction of travel problem. There's seemingly no way of knowing if, say, Coach A is going to be on the front or the back as far as I can tell. Hence I thought I might get "Front-facing on the right" and what I actually got was "rear-facing on the left." However, I still enjoyed the journey!

[@qwertyTRiG]

@@JohnnyHooverTravels On the Dublin-Galway line, in my experience, A is usually at the front on trains to Dublin. On trains to Galway, it's random. Irritating.

[@Fan652w]

@@JohnnyHooverTravels Hello Johnny. I notice the comments from two local commentators that coach A should be at the front, but often is not, In my Swedish experience Coach 1 (first class) is almost always at the southern (Gothenburg or Malmo) end of the train. OCCASIONALLY a diversion means that a train gets the wrong way around.

[@ndinnen]

Please see my comment about carriage orientation elsewhere. Impossible to know in advance as the train sets do get turned at Lavistown (Kilkenny) and Limerick Jct.

[@qwertyTRiG]

@@Fan652w There are some patterns, and you can sometimes make a reasonable guess, but there's no way to actually know.

[@cookiee45007]

Please redo the Dublin-Belfast enterprise to new grand central, thanks

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@cookiee45007 i shall. Although i will do the journey southbound so we can all have a good nosey around the new station before the train departs! Best wishes to you and thanks for watching 👍

[@whatthehellcarrot2801]

When did U record the video

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

It was October. when I was in Ireland the last time.

[@tonys1636]

Irish rail should have doubled the single track years ago, even many miles of mainline single track still, believe talk of plans to double at least some of those to aid timekeeping. Not helped by the fact that connecting services often held for a late running train so passengers don't miss a connection. At least not delayed by Sheep on the track, that was a regular occurrence on the Brighton - Victoria line, the guard often roping in passengers to help shepherd them back through the hole in the fence once the power turned off. Wonder if the Sheep or the Farmer was prosecuted for trespass on the railway? I think the UK is the only country that unauthorised access to the track is an offence.

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

@@tonys1636 Yes, i hope the Irish rail strategy is delivered at least in part and there's more double tracking and a rise in speeds accordingly. It feel like there's the basis of a good network, it now needs to go to the next level. Thanks so much for watching and commenting 👍

[@DerekByrne-l7t]

Hi my name is Derek Byrne when are you do the belfast train

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Hi Derek. I'm not sure. I do not have any journeys in the channel in Northern Ireland, so when i go there, i will definitely do a review of the new grand central station and then ride down to Dublin on the enterprise. Thanks so much for watching 👍

[@whatthehellcarrot2801]

U came back 🎉

[@JohnnyHooverTravels]

Well, no. this was actually the first trip of my October journey to Ireland. However my good friend Mark at @letsmakeatrip released a Dublin-Sligo video quite recently, so I've given it a decent gap before I put out mine! Thanks for watching 😀