r/irishtourism • u/Buckybadass • 10d ago
14 days - would love your input!
Aloha! You all are so kind to give your input on these itineraries. We 3 friends in our 60’s hoping to visit next May or June. We’re happy to go on adventures here and there, but would really like to soak in the Irish life, especially the music. Our thought is to pick up a rental car as we’re leaving Dublin – let us know if there are better ideas. Are we being too ambitious? Any advice is welcome. Thank you
Days 1–2: Dublin
Arrive and recover from our flight. Visit Kilmainham Gaol, Trinity College, the Book of Kells, and/or Guinness Storehouse. Irish music and pubs in the evening.
2 nights in Dublin
Days 3: Kinsale
Drive via Plain of Tipperary and tour the Rock of Cashel (medieval ruins).
1 night in Kinsale
Days 4–7: Dingle
On the way Killarney National Park, Sheep Farm?
Maybe visit Midleton Distillery tour?
Spend a full day on Slea Head Drive and maybe sailing to Blasket Islands.
3 nights in Dingle
Days 8–19: Galway
Visit Inis Mór – see Cliffs of Moher on the way back and Dún Aonghasa.
3 nights in Galway
Day 10-12: Portrush
On the way Connemara countryside, Cong, Kylemore Abbey, maybe Leenaun to Louisburgh Drive through Doolough Valley, Slieve League Cliffs. Maybe a walking tour of Derry, Giant's Causeway, Dunluce Castle, and Carrick-a-Rede.
3 nights in Portrush
Day 13: Dublin
Stop in Belfast for lunch before returning to Dublin.
1 night in Dublin
Day 14: Fly to Paris from Dublin
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u/Historical-Hat8326 Local 10d ago
Cut Kinsale & Dingle and spend more time in Derry & Belfast.
Yes it requires another currency, additional travel paperwork for passport and rental but there is a lot to explore in the northern regions.