We're off to Ireland & England in Sept. In Ireland, we will end with 2 nites south of Dublin, just a train jaunt into there.
Upon flying into Dublin, we will stay the first 6 nites at a timeshare near Tulla (just east of Ennis). Since we arrive too early for check-in, I suspect we will stop enroute and check out Galway. Thus, we will then have 5 full days for nice day trips in southern Ireland with our Tulla base. The question is how best to arrange these days. I'm armed with Rick Steves book and printed out the website highlights planning suggestions in the southern areas. Of course we can't see it all.
So, I'm thinking along the lines of days like the following. Please comment on how to better optimize or what to check out enroute:
- Dingle Peninsula (plus a few stops to / from)
- Ring of Kerry, including Kenmare & Killarney
- Waterford (factory/showroom), Kilkenny & Rock of Cashel
- Cobh & Cork (and things along the way)
- 5th day open...specific sites, gardens, town, etc. (I'll skip the Blarney stone)
I think the southeast / east coast area may not make sense for Tulla day trips but we could make a key stop that way from or to Dublin at the start / end of the trip.