14 day tour of Ireland

Not sure about your directions. Cliffs of Moher is on the main island, you don't need to take a boat & will be easy to incorporate into your tour. You don't show that you are staying in Dingle on your tour, but you are asking about the road to Dingle from Kinsale. Unless you are staying in Killarny, I wouldn't drive from Kinsale to Dingle to Galway in a day. Going from Galway to Derry in a day is doable but a hike. When you google driving times, double it.

You're arriving the same day we are, but leave on the 11th.

Sounds like a nice trip. We will be spending more time up North. Have fun.

I think you are spending too many nights in Kinsale, it's a pretty small town, and probably only needs one night. I would add more nights to either Galway, Dublin, or Belfast where there is much more to see. Is there a specific reason you are driving that far south when most of the rest of your stops are either quite a bit north? If you want to see Dingle then take a day or two from Kinsale and spend them in Dingle. Then stop at the Cliffs of Moher on your way to Galway. When you say you are going to book day trips from each town do you mean you are planning on doing guided bus tours? If so then the best places for that are the larger towns such as Dublin, Killarney, Galway and Belfast. There may be something in Dingle, but you should google it and you may need to make reservations for these tours in May/June as they might book up.

Mary, my sincere apologies for not not being specific. I meant that we want to do a boat tour to one of the aran islands, Inishmore and see the cliff of moher from the boat.

Anita; I was planning on driving from Kinsale to Galway, in one shot, was just thinking of taking that route for the scenery. Although, I would imagine it's pretty beautiful no matter where we are at. I was wondering if the road was in good condition and what the traffic might be like. Good thing, I have booked two nights in Kinsale, one day will be a day trip, the other, some sightseeing then motor on to Galway. Sounds like I would be better off doing day trips from Galway to Dingle.

Thank you both for your help.
Maura

I did not have a car in Ireland, but I think going from Kinsale all the way to Galway via Dingle is going to be a very long day. I think you will need to stop for a night somewhere along the route.

You don't need to double drive times. We found that adding 25 to 30 % was ample.

Dublin to Kinsale and Kinsale to Galway are both very long drives. We don't base and day trip but rather tour enroute to the night's destination. You will spend most of the day just driving on those two legs.

Just MHO:

If you have two weeks, draw a line across Ireland through Dublin and Shannon. Chose either the part south of the line or the part north of the line. There will be plenty to fill the time available in either part (I enjoyed the southern area more than the northern).

I drove from Kinsale to Galway, using N71 through Glengariff and Killarney National Park, but I spend almost a week doing so: an overnight in Kenmare, three nights in Dingle, and two nights in Ballyvaughn (County Clare) before going on to Galway.

One reason it's helpful to have more time is that the weather can change your plans. For example, the Cliffs of Moher can be "fogged in," the Aran Islands trip benefits big-time from decent weather, and the boat tours of the Cliffs should be attempted only in very calm seas (unless you have an iron stomach and don't mind being surrounded by seasick people).