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Ireland Itinerary suggestions May 2024

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

Posted by
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Looks good and you have put a lot of thought into it.

Day 5 - Rock of Cashel is the long way round from Dublin to Kilkenny, but needs to be done then as it doesn't fit in elsewhere.

Day 5 could be over ambitious. The drive from Kilkenny to HJerpoint Abbey, waterford Crystal to Cobh is going to take a good 3 + hours (longer if you make unscheduled stops for the view) and allowing time to park etc. That may not give a lot of time to see those places, especially as you need to be at the Titanic experience by 4.30 . You will need to keep an eye on the time during the day.

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My understanding is that there are a lot of Beltane events and dance/cultural festivals in May throughout the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. If that strikes your fancy, just google "may 2024 ireland festivals" and enjoy!

Posted by
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Great advice. I will scale down day 7 for sure and will also check out the site for the events in May. Thank you both.