Attention Irish ILBers

I will be in Ireland for about two or three weeks this summer as part of a larger trip around there and the UK. The UK agenda is fairly set, but I don't have any plans regarding Ireland aside from Dublin.

So, I was hoping some of you could help me with some items: where to go and where not to go in this space of time (Cork? Galway? Limerick? etc.?), possibly meeting up or staying with any of you, mid-June weather, any special bookstores or libraries that I should visit, etc.?

And, yeah, I realize that some of these questions are vague. I probably should get a guidebook. But, then, it isn't quite the same thing and I'm never sure if what they recommend is actually worth the effort. Feel free to fire questions back at me if you need clarification in any way, shape, or form.