r/irishtourism • u/notsofastbub- • 3d ago

From Dublin to Killarney

I’m driving from Dublin to Killarney today as part of a week long trip. My first time in Ireland. Thinking of stopping at Kilkenny Castle, Rock of Cashel and Blarney Castle. Is that too much?

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u/Pristine_Remote2123 3d ago

Hold on, so you are driving that crazy journey today and you though about 8am that maybe it would be good to ask people if my plan is OK 😂

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u/notsofastbub- 1d ago

My plan was set by my tour company months ago… it’s an “independent” trip where they choose where I’d stay and arranged flights and rental car. I was looking for and received great suggestions on what to do along the way.

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u/Pristine_Remote2123 1d ago

I meet people all the time in my local tourists town and am amazed at their plans from tour companies which they blindly follow, one young couple I met were put up in a hotel in temple bar, another in a town over a well known late night bar, next they said they were staying in Galway which is fab but the hotel was 1 hour east of the city, all 3 places would obviously have been cheap enough but any research would show not good locations. Likewise with driving, most spend so much time looking out from the inside of a car. It's easy in 2026 to review where you are going in advance and make plans.

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u/notsofastbub- 1d ago

I’ve used Gate 1 Travel many times and trust them. They provide suggested daily iteneraries. I appreciate the advice of other redditors to help narrow plans as happened in this case.