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Possible 13 Day Itinerary with Baby

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My wife and I are taking our daughter ( who will be 1 and a half) to Ireland this August and I have been thinking about the following itinerary ( we already have our plane tickets booked):

Day 1: fly into Dublin, get taxi into Dublin, stay in Dublin

Day 2: Dublin, stay in Dublin

Day 3: rent car in Dublin, drive to Belfast, stay in Belfast

Day 4: Belfast, stay in Belfast

Day 5: Belfast to Giants Causeway to Derry, stay in Derry

Day 6: Derry to Galway area, stay in Galway area

Day 7: Galway area, maybe Cliffs of Moher, stay in Galway area

Day 8: Galway to Dingle peninsula, stay in Dingle peninsula

Day 9: Dingle peninsula, stay in Dingle peninsula

Day 10: Dingle peninsula to Cork area

Day 11: Cork area to Cashel Area to Cork area, stay in Cork area

Day 12: Cork area to Shannon area, stay in Shannon area

Day 13: leave from Shannon airport

Is this too ambitious/ rough of an itinerary?

Thanks!

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It is do-able. Overall, we prefer to base in one area for several nights and do day trips from there. Don't know what you are seeing in Cork but it is very close to Kinsale, which is a lovely town on the coast. If your plans for Cork allow, I think it's worth it to go to Kinsale, and maybe stay there instead of Cork. A word on the Cliffs with your baby -- it is an inherently dangerous place for a toddler. Plan to carry her in a backpack if you can. There are ramps for strollers, but I would prefer to be able to use the steps and have her up out of the way of the crowds. Also, plan to take a hat and coat for her there -- it is very windy.

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Seems like you are backtracking to see the Cliffs of Moher from Galway, return to Galway for the night, and then drive to Dingle. Could you see the Cliffs on the way from Galway to Dingle?

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