Looking to travel next May. My wife and I are in our mid 60s so we try and pick a couple of major sites a day. First time time to Ireland.
Day 1: (evening) Fly
Day 2: Dublin (arrive in the morning)
• City walk
• Book of Kells (afternoon)
• Pubs / shopping
Day 3: Dublin –
• National museums of archology
• Kilmainham Goal
• pubs (temple bar area) / Shopping
Day 4: Dublin –
• Glendalough 1/2 day tour (Paddywagon Tours)
• Pubs / shopping
Day 5: Kilkenny
• Pick up car. Drive to Rock of Cashel on the way to Kilkenny
Day 6: Kilkenny –
• See town, castle. Medieval mile museum, pubs
Day 7: Drive to Kinsale
• Stop at Jerpoint Abby, Waterford crystal
• City of Cobh (see the titanic experience). Could ferry to Kinsale. Cross River Ferry
• Sleep in Kinsale (pier house Kinsale)
Day 8: Kinsale ,
• Charles fort,
• Ghost walk tour, enjoy the town
Day 9: Kenmare
• horseback riding
• sheep dog farm
Day 10: Kenmare
• Ring of Kerry tour (Viator – Private ring of Kerry, Skellyring, Kerry Cliffs form Kenmar
Day 11: Dingle (peninsula) Sleep Dingle
• Town walk
• Horseback riding
• Music pubs
Day 11 Dingle ,
• Slea Head loop drive or tour (Sciuird archaeology tours (3 hrs))
• Minard Castle
Day 12: Dingle
• Great Blasket Island
• Town
Day 13: Galway
• see cliffs of Moher and
• the Burrens on the way.
• Medieval banquet at Dunguaire castle Sleep Galway
Day 14: Galway or sleep on Inishmore or
• Day boat to Aran Island (Inishmore) from Galway https://www.aranislandferries.com/galwaycity
Day 15: Drive to Trim. Sleep Trim
• See castle. Sleep Trim and Boyne burial sites
Day 16: fly home