If you’re anything like me you don’t like cooking when you’re on vacation. Especially if you’re a mom. You would much prefer to get something and go or go out to a restaurant. At least I don’t like to cook when I’m on vacation.

 

When my family and I went to Ireland two years ago we found some places where we could get some food, hop in our car rental and eat breakfast while we drove to our destination. Last Summer we did the same thing while we stayed in Ireland for five weeks.

The main places we liked to stop at were Centra, Londis and Spar. All three of these places had hot foods we could eat in the car. They had sausage rolls, blood pudding, white pudding, potato wedges and a bunch of other foods to eat. A lot of it you could get 3/€5 or 2/€3.

Because of this and our family liking a lot of the same foods, we would do that and share it all. Oh by the way the coffee was pretty good in these three stores as well. Ireland seems to have an abundance of self serve coffee machines in gas stations that work very well. (Better than here in America)

The one week we stayed in Dingle we stopped at a Moran’s which had the same type of food plus croissants. And their coffee was pretty good too.

 

I would have to say though that to much of that “on the go” food is on the greasy side so be careful what you choose or after a while you do need some gas-x or something to relieve your stomach from some of the gas pains you might end up feeling (I know this from experience).

With all that said though I can tell you the sausage rolls, croissants and other items do make for tasty food on the go and the price is reasonable.

Kathleen Smith is an author and blogger from upstate New York. Her books are available on all e-readers and can be ordered from any bookstore on paperback. Her Podcast “Kathleen’s Korner” focuses on Ireland and other travel items.

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