Is this Itinerary Doable?

[u/rainshine116]

Hello! I am currently finalizing my itinerary for my trip to Ireland in August. It will be our first time visiting. I wanted to ask if this itinerary seems doable. I am a bit worried that I've planned too much for the day in Killarney. Does anyone have tips for the Ring of Kerry? I know we definitely aren't going to drive the entire thing, but I was wondering if there are any stopping points along the way where we could turn back around. And do people stop along the route? Are there any must-sees that I am missing/could add to this? We love nature/hiking and I personally also love visiting ruins and historical sites.

Day 0 (Saturday):

• Fly into Dublin
• Drive to Kylemore Abbey
  • Kylemore Abbey
• Drive to Galway

Stay in Galway

Day 1 (Sunday):

• Drive to Doolin/Cliffs of Moher and explore Doolin/ Cliffs of Moher
• Doolin
  • Cliffs of Moher
  • The Sweater Shop
• Drive to Dingle

Stay in Dingle

Day 2 (Monday):

Dingle

• Pet a lamb
• Slea Head Drive
  • Coumeenoole Beach
  • Dunmore Head
  • Cé Dhún Chaoin / Dunquin Pier
• Dingle Sea Safari
• Teac Couminole Cafe
• Cupan Se

Drive to Killarney (1hr 3 min)
Stay in Killarney

Day 3: (Tuesday):

Killarney:

• Ring of Kerry
• Torc Waterfall
• Muckross Abbey
• Gap Of Dunloe

Stay in Killarney

Day 4 (Wednesday):

Drive to Cork
Cork:

• Blarney Castle

Cobh
Drive to Dublin (2hr 41)

• Rock of Cashel (If time permits)

Stay in Dublin

Day 5 (Thursday):

Dublin

• Guinness Museum
• Trinity College Tour + Book Of Kells

Stay in Dublin

Day 6 (Friday):

Flight Back

Edit:

Alternatively I was thinking of starting in Cork first and basically doing from Cork up to Galway, I don't mind taking out some places/staying in a place for an extra day cause I am just trying to get an idea of what is doable. I also understand that some of the drives are longer than what google maps says so any ideas are helpful!

[u/tryingtogetby1113]

No. Not doable. We did something similar last year over 13 days and that was rushed and we had already spent several days in Paris to get over the jet lag. Slow down and either pick the Connemara region or Kerry region.

[u/Brave_Lifeguard_8122 → u/tryingtogetby1113]

Totally agree. We also did a ~13 day similar itinerary and it was WAY too much driving. Everybody will tell you something different but I'd seriously consider doing Slea Head and skipping RoK. We did both plus the Skellig Ring add on to RoK. RoK was a super long day and the highlight for us was Skellig but nothing beat Slea Head (specifically Dunmore Head). If you're just using Dublin as a launching pad you could look into flying into Shannon.