Arrive Dublin 3 nights
Galway 1 night
Doolin 2 nights
Nenagh 3 nights ???
Limerick 2 nights
Depart Shannon
We have a trip planned for my family of five (adults and teens) to Ireland from July 25-August 5. We have booked 3 nights in Dublin, then train to Galway where we will spend 1 night and rent a car to drive to Doolin for 2 nights, and the final 2 nights in Limerick before we fly out of Shannon. So we still have 3 nights to plan after Doolin and before Limerick. I have thought about going to Nenagh which is in the middle and using that as a base to see Rock of Cashel and Birr Castle, but not sure if it would be better to backtrack to Galway and find someplace else to go or stick with the Nenagh plan. We are tied into the hotel in Doolin, and already have our train reservations to Galway, but finding hotels in Galway for that week in July was almost impossible due to a horse race, so that's why we're moving on from there quickly. We are trying to limit our driving, and trying to decide whether we should backtrack north to Galway after the Cliffs and Burren or head to Nenagh and Abbey Court Hotel.
Any suggestions you can share will be most appreciated!