First thanks to all for help, especially Michele. We are leaving in two days - just thought I would try one last post for some info. We will be staying in Kilkenny, Kinsale, Kenmare, Dingle, Doolin, Westport and would appreciate any recommendations for great places to eat inexpensively - we enjoy pubs, fish and chips and just about anything else - do not want to spend extravagantly.
If there is great music in any of the places, so much the better! Do we need to tip in pubs and restaurants?