If the ferries run in December, they probably run year around. The ferry company probably doesn’t publish the schedule that far in advance. Try checking 60 days before your departure date.

i live in ireland, and im fairly sure ferries run year round from france to ireland (however dont take this as an absolute certainty)
if the cherbourg – rosslare route doesnt run during december then you could try looking up the brittany – cork route (with brittany ferries) or alternatively if you make your way to britain you will find many ferries to ireland with irish ferries or stenaline!

to be honest, you would very easily pick up a very cheap flight from many cities in france to ireland if you book early, and this might be a better option if ferries are limited in december

thanks i will keep that in mind…

hey pete can i ask you some things about ireland

ya sure, ask away!
cant promise ill be all that useful but ill do my best!

i was going to be in ireland in min jan to mid feb….hows the weather…besides me reading its going to rain and be cold….is it worth going around this time….it will be at the end of my trip i will be flying out of dublin back to seattle feb 9th

well in the last few years january and febuary have been the coldest months in my opinion, but there hasnt been an overload of rain at that time (by irish standards anyway).
but its still a ver nice time to see the country. my advice would be to have warm clothes and rain gear ready to go and just get out and enjoy yourself despite the weather!
if you worry too much about what the weather will be like then you wont enjoy yourself as much

thanks pete can i ask where u are from in ireland

cork! its in the very south!

yeah thats really cool thats the first spot i will be at….thats where they still speak irish right or am i wrong on that?

well there are areas of cork which still speak irish. these areas are called ‘Gaeltachts’, however they arent very common anymore. The most popular been Cape Clear!
Kerry (south-west coast) has some good Gaeltacht areas, such as Dingle(An Daigean). This is a very beautiful, scenic area with lots of irish history. However it may be a little quiet during the winter. Also the locals in the town itself arent strict irish speakers, with most speaking english. I was there during the year and i was the only one speaking irish! however if you travel a little outside of dingle you will find small villages where they all speak irish! These villages play a huge part in the modern history of the irish language and literature!
I would advice visiting this area for the scenary alone!
There are also a number of Gaeltachts along the western coast! IF you seach google for ‘Irish Gaeltachts’ you should find more info!

While these areas are unfortunatly dying out, they are well worth a visit!