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A dear friend is planning on taking her first trip to Ireland this summer. Her ancestors are from Sligo and Kerry. She will travel with her ailing father, her husband and 12 year old son. None of them have ever been out of the U.S. She thought renting a house at some central location that has good public transportation would be ideal. I suggested she try Kerry as it is a more populated area and should have more to see and experience.

Her ailing father needs daily medical treatments which she administers, so an entire house would probably work best. They are thinking about a week long trip.

Any suggestions or ideas are greatly appreciated.

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Your question is very broad. Two things make me think a tour might be better, the ailing dad and the fact they have never been outside the US. IMHO, Ireland is best done by car, but if they mostly plan on staying put, then a larger town could work. What are they wanting to see and do?

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Yes, public transportation in Ireland is nothing like other parts of Europe. The best mode of transportation is to rent a car. However, given the situation, it would be better to base yourself in either Dublin or if they want to be on the west coast, Galway, and book some of the guided bus tours! Especially one week…so a total of 7 days? Is travel time included in those days? When I go to Ireland, I count my first and last days as a wash because of travel, so if it’s 7 days, it would be a total of 5 days in Ireland. I’d potentially fly into Dublin, and look into day tours from there! Dublin itself needs two full days. There is a train, but the places you get to aren’t the most convenient and again, you usually need a car from the station. However, we did take the train from Dublin to Kilkenny and spent a night and it was easy to grab a taxi from the station into town. Same for
Dublin to Galway!

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