I'm looking for itinerary suggestions for our trip to Ireland in late May. We fly in and out of Dublin, and are a family of 5, two parents with 3 kids age 18-23.. We will rent a car and plan for 2-3 nights in Galway and 2-3 nights in Clifden, and then finish our trip in Dublin. Our daughter leaves our trip ahead of us, so we need to return her to the Dublin airport. The rest of our family flies home 2 days later. We plan to return the rental car at this time and be car free for our time in Dublin. The drive back from Clifden to Dublin will be quite long. I wanted to ask for feedback on the following questions,
Do you have any suggestions for a place to stop for the night on the way back to Dublin ?
Would you rather have 3 nights in Clifden of Galway?
Any must do experiences in either spot?
Perhaps we should do Clifden first as it is the furthest destination?
Thanks so much for any input you can share!