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14 day trip in June and need help putting the itinerary together.

Hi all,

Flight is booked and I’m putting together the itinerary for a 14 day trip arriving in Dublin on June 10 and leaving Dublin June 24. My wife and I and are two young adult kids. We are renting a car and I’m trying to determine the best areas to use as a base to stay for 2-3 days while we explore. We’re thinking of spending the first 2 days in Dublin and then moving on. Here are the preliminary thoughts. I’m looking for any input as this is our first trip to Ireland.

Dublin 2 nights 6/10 - 6/12

Cork area 3 nights 6/12 - 6/15

Killarney 3 nights 6/15 - 6/18

Dingle 1 night 6/18 - 6/19

Galway 3 nights 6/19 - 6/22

Donegal area 2 nights 6/22 - 6/23

Dublin area 1 night 6/23 - 6/24 depart

Are these preferable spots to hit for sightseeing, culture, and food/drink/etc…? Am I missing out on something important or staying to long/short in any one area?

Thanks for any advice or input!

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It’s a shame to only have one night in Dingle, but then, from which other location would you borrow any other nights? You may find that driving is slower in Ireland than you imagined, and apart from the “M” super-highways, it takes longer to get places than you might expect.

Is Donegal a priority? It’s farther north than anything else on your itinerary, and maybe those two nights could be applied to Dingle this trip, and you could devote more time to Donegal on your next trip to Ireland, focused on more northerly locations.