I travelled in Ireland late June for two weeks and it was just lovely. Only had rain one day for a brief period. Everyone was so much fun and smiling, rain just didn't matter. I didn't drive much because I found that driving on the narrow roads on the "wrong" side nerve racking, plus that gave me more opportunity to gawk and look. I would definitely stay away from the usual tourist sites because the small towns and out of the way places were much more fun. However there is no bad place to visit. It is all glorious and the beer, food, whiskey and people are marvelous.