Any and all suggestions/ideas will be thoroughly researched and considered. Here's the week as currently structured early on. Note that a few seemingly curiously listed towns serve only as road markers for Google maps rather than stops. This is a return trip to an area much of which was visited three times over my life over six extended Irish trips, but not for this area in over twenty five years. For my wife, the area's a first in her second visit to Ireland..
WEEK ONE: Lough Conn / Knockmore late Sept week--day trips driving daily return nightly to base of Lough Conn, followed by Roundstone base for week two.
MY FOCUS: Please advise as to stops needing be cut for too much length (or of lesser interest) in any day, AND/OR suggestions for up to an entirely different agenda on any given day replacing whatever. There's a free local day in each week as well.
1) Mid Sept Saturday head for new base: Lough Errig, Co. Donegal to Lough Conn, Co Mayo
Ballintra / Ballyshannon / Bundoran / Carrowmore (using Heritage Passes) Drumcliffe /SligoTown & Strandhill / Ballysadare / Ballina for dinner Lough Conn 178km 2h 45m broad drive time estimate
2)Lough Conn (Achill Island) Mallaranny / Corraun / Bleanaskill / Dooega / Keel / Dugort / 219 km/136 mi 4hr 11 mn See A.I. folder as well
3) Lough Conn (This itinerary's based somewhat on Eyewitness Back Roads pp. 200/1)
Mullany's Cross / Tobercurry / Portinch / Carrowkeel Cemetery / Lough Key Forest Park / Swinford / Foxford 193km / 120 mi 3hr 1/2 hrs plus
4) Lough Conn Lake Dr. (switch car paperwork only for insurance rules at Knockmore Airport-should take less than half an hour 10 am appointment) Foxfort / Chrstown / Knock Airport for car paperwork only / Stonefort / Knock Shrine Castlebar / Pontoon / Lahardaun / Enniscoe / Ballina of dinner or our self cater otherwise 167km 3 hrs plus
5)Lough Conn (Achill Island) Mallaranny /Corraun / Bleanaskill / Dooega / Keel / Dugort / Ballina or Lough Conn for dinner 219 km/136 mi Over 4 1/4 hr drive
6) Lough Conn North Coast OPTION A Tour Kilmoremoy / Rosserk Friary / Killala / Ballycastle / Downpatrick Head / Ceide Fields (Nat. Heritage Pass) / Benwee Head /Belmul about four hours
OR 6A) Lough Conn North Coast OR OPTION B Downpatrick Head/ Ceide Fields (Nat. Heritage Pass) / / Belderg Beg / Benwee Head 176 km approximately three 1/2 hours
7) One fully free local day (possibly taken when inclement) or whenever----