| Page Views: 6,411 Last Visit to Ireland: August, 2001 | Emerald Isle by TRimer - last update: Sep 11, 2002 |
My friends and I decided to embark on a 9-day driving tour of southern Ireland. We flew into Shannon airport and after driving 860 miles of sightseeing we turned our much battered rental car in Dublin. Our travels took as to as many places and counties as we could cover in that time. Our itinerary was as follows:
Day 1: Arrive Shannon, County Clare Drive to Galway City, Country Galway Drinks at The Quays, Galway City
Day 2: Drive to Burren Lunch in Doolin See the Cliffs of Moher Spend night in Adare, County Limerick Drinks at Lenas and Dinner at The Inn Between in Adare
Day 3: See Adare and Adare Manor Stop at Bunratty Castle Lunch at Durty Nellys Drive to Dingle Town, County Kerry Dinner at Maire De Barra, Dingle Town Drinks at Tom Longs and Murphy's Pub in Dingle Town
Day 4: See Dingle Peninsulab Lunch at Geaneys, Dingle Town Drive to Killarney, County Kerry Visit Killarney National Park Dinner at The Laurels, Killarney Drinks at The Danny Mann
Day 5: Visit Muckross House Drive to Blarney Castle and Rock Close Shop at Blarney Woolen Mills Drive to Kinsale, County Cork Dinner at The Little Skillet, Kinsale
Day 6: Visit Charles Fort and Kinsale Crystal Drive to County Tipperary Visit Cahir Castle and Swiss Cottage Stay in Dualla, County Tipperary Dinner at Hannigans Restaurant, Cashel
Day 7: Visit Rock of Cashel Drive to and visit Jerpoint Abbey Visit Ahenny High Crosses and Kells Priory Drive to Kilkenny Day 8: Visit Kilkenny Castle, Black Abbey and St. Canice's Cathedral Drive to friends house in County Meath Drive to Dublin Dinner at Elephant and Castle, Dublin Drinks at a traditional Irish Bar and Zanzibar
Day 9: Sightseeing in Dublin Dinner and drinks at O'Donahues
One of the sources I used to plan the trip was Ireland with Pat Preston. She will critique your itinerary for you for free. http://www.ireland-withpatpreston.com |
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Sininen Wed Jun 6, 2007 18:32 UTC Hi Traci! Though I've seen a lot of Ireland I realised that there's still a lot to be seen for me. Great page. Happy birthday from Finland! | VeronicaG Sat Apr 29, 2006 17:46 UTC I am really impressed with the castles in Ireland--I would LOVE to visit them someday...THANKS for sharing these wonderful sights.... | icunme Mon Apr 17, 2006 22:30 UTC The photos are great but appreciate so much the detail in your tips. Will return to your pages often. Ciao, Carol | adventerrtravel22 Sun Jul 3, 2005 16:31 UTC Good reviews of Ireland. It's been too long since I visited there. My relatives live in the North, no touristy sites but it is still beautiful. I have heard that about the Blarney stone also. |
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