Posted by PAT on February 02, 2007 at 11:24:36:
In Reply to: finalizing Irish Intinerary posted by Lois on February 01, 2007 at 20:24:50:
: Will be in ireland for 8 days this summer (august 07). Will be in London prior to flying to Dublin so no jet lag. Renting a car at Dublin airport and flying back home via Shannon.
: Here's the plan:
: Day 1: arrive in Dublin, drive to Kilkenny.overnight in Kilkenny.
: Day 2: tour Kilkenny, the castle, overnight Kilkenny.
: Day 3:Leave Kilkenny, travel to see Rock of Cashel, drive to Kenmare via Fermoy>Mallow>blarney>Macroom>Kenmare. Avoiding Cork traffic. Overnight in Kenmare
: Day 4: all day in Kenmare, drive out to Glengarriff.
: Overnight in Kenmare
: Day 5: Drive to Dingle via Killarney, Moll's Gap, Ladies view, Muckross House, onto Dingle. Night in Dingle
: Day 6: full day in Dingle, overnight
: Day 7: Head to county clare via ferry. Overnight in Kilrush. Daytrip to Kilkee, loop head drive.
: Day 8: Continue up the coast drive, see the Cliffs of Moher, Ballyvaughn for lunch, onto Bunratty for the last night.
: Day 9: Home via Shannon.
: How does the above sound? Am I missing anything enroute to my destinations? Suggestions welcome.
Dear Lois,
Bravo! Your itinerary is very good, well-paced and with mostly 2-night stays.
My only suggestion would be to change the last two nights, to avoid two 1-night stays. It is not necessary to break your journey in Kilrush. If you leave Dingle by 9 a.m., you can be in Kilrush for lunch, do the Loop Head drive, and then via Kilkee go to the Cliffs en route to Bunratty, giving yourself two nights in Bunratty.
Better still, save the Cliffs for the following day and go straight to Bunratty after Loop Head/Kilkee. On the following day, drive out to the Cliffs and have lunch in Ballyvaughan, and have more time to explore The Burren. It's the same amount of territory and time (two nights in Clare) but it gives you the comfort of your last two nights in the same place.
Otherwise, I think you are a little lean on time for Killarney, but I presume you have a reason for that, probably because you want to visit Glengarriff.
Hope this helps,
PAT