You must go. I'm actually English but my whole family background is Irish. I lived in Dublin for eight years and loved every minute of it, and my sister still lives there. Understand what you're saying about the family business. 😉 You probably know that Bushmills (which is a pretty little place) is near Portrush in Co. Antrim - a very beautiful part of the country. Probably the most famous thing in the area is not the whiskey, but the Giant's Causeway, which is stunning. Co. Antrim is in the North, not the Republic.