Fine Tuning Ireland Itinerary

[artnbarb]

I'm making progress on the itinerary, but still have to read the Ireland Guidebook written by our friends Matt and Zeneba. I'm hoping to use their book to help me finalize our lodgings in each area. Tight now I have

• 4 nights in Dublin, then picking up a car, driving south and spending
• 3/4 nights in Kilkenny (advice?)
• 2 nights in Kinsale
• 1 night in Kenmare
• 3 nights on the Dingle Peninsula, and finally,
• 3 nears in/near Galway.

We may have an extra night to play with, and my first instinct is to add it to the Galway area. Any thoughts? (After Galway we'll drive directly to Dublin Airport for a morning flight to Leeds England.)

 

[artnbarb]

I think I've found the solution! The only flight I can get to Leeds departs Dublin very, very early on Saturday morning. I think we'll drive from the Galway area, the last (3 night) stop of our Dublin-Dublin tour of Ireland, on Friday. We can stop at the National Stud and Japanese Gardens - I'd been disappointed when this didn't seem feasible during the first part of our trip. I'm a Kentucky girl so seeing beautiful horses is always a treat! It'll be July, so not dark until late, meaning we can return our rental car to the airport as late as 9 p.m., then spend Friday night at an airport hotel. Yes!

 

[Eleanor]

I've been out of circulation for a month with a knee infection. Your itinerary sounds wonderful and you will have a relaxed time to enjoy Ireland. Do try and include the Beara Peninsula if time allows and get down to the tip for the cable car to Dursey Island. Cows and livestock have preference over people!

 

[Felicity]

Oh, I do hope your National Stud visit is a success. Someone who stayed with me remarked that this was their biggest disappointment on their trip. I am not quite sure what went on but I know she didn't get to see many horses. Hopefully, they were just having a bad day. I don't know your dates but of course the Dublin Horse Show is in August and there is a big horse show at Millstreet, also in August, later in the month (can't find dates but it was held this year in the last week I think).

 

[artnbarb]

Thanks for the heads-up @Felicity ! We'll be stopping there on our last day, on the way to the Dublin airport, in mid July. Perhaps a little more research is called for, as well as a back-up plan!