We are planning a trip to Ireland in September and will be renting a car once we leave Dublin. Does anyone know if the following itinerary might work?
*Arrive Dublin Thursday AM and spend 2 days.
*Leave Dublin Saturday AM and drive through the Wicklow mtns area stopping at Glendalough and then spending the night in Wexford where we have family.
*Spend time with family on Sunday, either staying again in Wexford or if there is time driving to Kilkenny and staying there.
*Monday - see the Rock of Cashel, drive to Cork area (could we make Killarney/Kenmare area?)
*Tuesday - Ring of Kerry
*Wednesday - Dingle Penninsula (should we move hotels or stay in Killarney/Kenmare 2 nights?)
*Thursday - Back to Limerick area and Cliffs of Mohre
*Friday - Fly to London midday (from Shannon)for the weekend before heading back on Monday.
Will this work where we will see some great things and not be too rushed??
Posted by
Edmonton, AB, Canada
668 posts
Your plan is quite doable. I would recommend you stay in Dingle. There is a lot to see in that area. Take teh road over Coners Pass 0 if it is clear, the view is great. Make sure you stop at Ladies' View near Killarney. While the distances are short, the roads are narrow and twisiting in teh west - allow at least 2X the time you would estimate in CO - think the road through Estes Park into the Rocky Mountain Park, only narrower.
Posted by
Bloomington, IL, USA
9371 posts
Others may say that this is too much moving around, but it looks good to me. We did something similar, only in the opposite direction, on our first trip to Ireland. If weather doesn't permit you to see anything on the Ring of Kerry you could spend the day in Kenmare (that's what we did when it was too foggy to see anything on the Ring). It would be easier to see Dingle if you don't have to allow time to backtrack to Killarney or Kenmare for the night, so I would suggest you stay in Dingle. Rather than Limerick, I would suggest taking the Killimer-Tarbert ferry across the River Shannon and staying somewhere near the Cliffs, like Liscannor or Doolin.