Hello,
I will be traveling to west Ireland in mid-October. The first 4 days of my trip will be in and around Doolin, visiting Burren, Cliffs, Aran islands, etc.
The next 4 days I'm looking to base myself out of either Clifden to tour Connemara or Kenmare to tour Kerry/Beara peninsula. My interests are smaller quainter towns, hiking + scenery, maybe castles, and culture.
Any help would be appreciated. Both seem really nice and I'm torn with which one to visit. It seems like the ring of Kerry dictates how you travel around that area and you are contending with many tourists and the direction you can drive. It seems like you can go about a bit more leisurely in Connemara.
What say you, and does time of year factor into the decision at all?
Thank you!