At the start of planning my Ireland itinerary. We will have a car and have about 4 weeks. We travel at a slightly faster clip than most, and don't mind changing accommodations fairly often, though we very rarely stay one night, and prefer at least three nights. We are excited for Ireland--the scenery, charming towns and music.
We'd like to drive from Dublin airport to Kilkenny. (Arriving quite early morning, 4th country in two years of driving on the "wrong" side. Relatively short airline flight for us, and we typically sleep on the plane) We'd like to stop at Powerscourt Waterfall, Glendalough Monastic site and the Wicklow head and coast. I'm seeing we should allow a couple hours each for the waterfall and Glendlough. I do not have a sense of where and how long on the coast by Wicklow. I'm calculating about 4 hours of drive time. Thoughts?
Towards the end of our Ireland travels, we'd like to spend some time in Derry and the Giant's Causeway before heading to Dublin. Is Derry the best place to stay? Is three nights a good amount of time?
I'm traveling clockwise around the Republic of Ireland with a side trip into Derry and Giant's Causeway. We are beginning and ending in Dublin with no plans to visit Belfast. We'd like to incorporate much of the Wild Atlantic Way and the Ring of Kerry. Are there parts of the Wild Atlantic Way that might not be too tragic to skip? (yes, we have the UK ETA and we'll let the car rental company know of a brief travel into Northern Ireland.
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