I hate to bother everyone with this, but I think I’m finally to a point where I could use a bit of advice, as it seems to be a forgone conclusion that we are indeed going to move. I’ve been kind of sitting on the whole thing for a while now (and I’m not one who likes to keep secrets of this caliber 
), because it was always prefaced with an “if”. Now, it seems that the “if” has become a “when”.
Anyway, now that I’ve bored you all to tears, I’ll get to the point. It seems that we are moving to Ireland (Co. Mayo to be specific) hopefully by the spring. At this point it will only be for a year, but we are hoping that it will eventually turn into a long term thing. We have to establish residency first, and then we can look into citizenship if it seems to be working out (for us, as well as the “powers that be” in the government). I actually have done quite a bit of homework on the topic, and I know the logistics behind it all for the most part. I’m just wondering if anyone has done this type of thing. I’ve never moved this far…I’ve been all over the U.S. but of course that is a completely different thing entirely. State to state can’t be compared to country to country. I’m really not sure what to ask specifically here, so I’m kind of hoping that my starting this thread will spark some questions in my head to ask. Has anyone from the U.S. moved overseas? If so, what did you encounter? I’d love any and all input. Oh, and for the record, this isn’t for “sentimental” reasons. In other words, we’re not wanting to move there to live in some quaint little cottage and let my kids chase after the leprechauns. Although the cottage part doesn’t sound too bad…I’d love to find one that needs to be fixed up and not put too much in the way of “updates” into it.
I do know that Moxy had looked into this, but I don’t believe that she ever went through with it (a good friend here has already forwarded me the link to that discussion way back when ). I’d love to know how far she actually got, which means that I hope she reads this thread
Thanks to everyone in advance.
I’ve never put “wellies” on my kids in my life. Does this mean that I’m going to have to be humoUred from now on as well? And will my kids have to play ROUNDERS??? And btw, thank you for the vote of confidence, it means a lot to me 
). Anyway, the cost of letting a house in this area is actually quite comparable (and in most cases cheaper) than renting a house in the New England area of the U.S. I had looked into northern Massachusetts at one point, and the average rate for a house that would accommodate my family was around $1500 USD (about €1200 I think). It seems that I can rent in the Castlebar area for around $700-$800 USD, which is an improvement. Now food, I have heard that it is way more expensive, but I had found a website at one point that compared basic necessity type foods in Dublin and in New York City, and it was also comparable. Of course food in NYC is way more than what I pay here in Uppercupcake, OH, so it’s hard to say. But this is absolutely a consideration because despite the fact we have the means to get there, we are not by any stretch of the imagination well to do.
) is hoping to get out there in January I think to check things out, and to see what all we are going to have to do to stay for more than the 3 months allowed. I may have to trust his judgment, though, because I’m not sure if I’ll get there or not before we actually do move. I LOVED your picture of what you took on the plane! I may have to scale down even more than that, to be honest, because we will have 13 people going over.
). Thanks again everyone!