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2 weeks in Ireland - itinerary

Would love feedback on this trip:
We will land on April 25th at 5:30AM, so this will just be a relaxing day to recover from the flight.

Our itinerary is: 4 nights Dublin, 1 night between Dublin + Kenmare (likely Kinsale), 3 nights in Kenmare, 2 nights in Dingle, 1 night between Dingle + Galway, 3 nights in Galway, 1 night in Dublin.

Day 1-4: Dublin; 4 nights, including 1 day trip to Glendalough and maybe 1 day trip to Giant's Causeway/Belfast.

Day 5: Rent a car to Drive to around Cork: stop at Rock of Cashel and Blarney Castle. Spend the night here.

Day 6: Drive to Kenmare; hang out. Spend the night.

Day 7: Ring of Kerry; overnight in Kenmare.

Day 8: Killarney National Park + other things in this area; overnight in Kenmare.

Day 9: Drive to Dingle; Dingle overnight.

Day 10: Slea Head Drive; Dingle overnight.

Day 11: Drive 1/2 way to Galway; stay overnight.

Day 12: Drive to Galway; drop off car; stay overnight.

Day 13: Day trip to Connemara/Kylemore; stay overnight.

Day 14: Day trip to cliffs of Moher; stay overnight.

Day 15: Train to Dublin; Dublin overnight.

Day 16: Fly out.

ORIGINALLY, we planned... train to Galway; 3 nights in Galway; 2 nights in Doolin; 2 nights in Dingle; 2 nights in Kenmare; drive to Cork, train to Dublin. But we realized we wanted to see Rock of Cashel, and that we could do Cliffs of Moher with day trip from Galway instead!

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Looks workable though maybe too much time in Dublin, depending on what you want to do there. It's a big city with all that that encompasses. Here is our upcoming 2 week May itinerary with a few examples of what we hope to see, as an FYI:
Arrive Dublin 5:10 am, get rental car and drive to Newgrange (1 hour N of Dublin), Neolithic sites, Hill of Slane, Monasterboice High Crosses,more as time permits; overnight in Trim (trim Castle)
Next day drive to Oughterard outside Galway - 3 nights touring Connamara area, Galway, Aran Islands, Ashford Castle/School of Falconry
1 night in Kinvarra - Cliffs of Moher, the Burren, Poulbrone Dolmen, Caherconnell Stone Fort, more as time allows
3 nights Castlemaine, Dingle Peninsula, Ring of Kerry, Dunquin Harbour, Kenmare stone circle, Kinnsane Sheep Farm, more as time allow
2 nights Kinsale, Ring Fort, Desmond Castle, Dromland Stone Circle, Summercove and the docks
Drive back to Dublin, take in Rock of Cashel, Cahir Castle, maybe Dunmore Caave along the way. Drop off car.
2 nights Dublin without car before flying home: Botanical Gardens, Trininty College - Book of Kells, St. Pats Cathedral
Hope this helps.