mikej48

Appreciate some input into the latest version of my Ireland trip itinerary. Can't quite decide whether to do one less day in Dingle Town and add one more days in Ennis. Any advice?

Tue, May 2, 2017, Arrive Dublin 6:50 am, Patty Liddy Walking Tour www.walkingtours.ie
Trinity College, Kilmainham Jail, Dublin Castle, Temple Bar, Oconnell Street, Christchurch Cathedral, Post Office, Literary Pub Crawl, #29 Georgian House Museum
Wed, May 3, 2017, Dublin, Trinity College, Kilmainham Jail, Dublin Castle, Temple Bar, Oconnell Street,
Thu, May 4, 2017, Dublin, Christchurch Cathedral, Post Office, Literary Pub Crawl, #29 Georgian House Museum
Fri, May 5, 2017, Pick up car drive to Powerscourt Gardens and Glendalough and Kilkenny, Powerscourt Gardens & Waterfalls, Glendalough Visitors Center/ Monastic ruins, Staying in Kilkenny
Sat, May 6, 2017, Kilkenny Area, Kilkenny Castle 
St Canices Cathedral 
Jerpoint Abbey, , Staying in Kilkenny
Sun, May 7, 2017, Kilkenny to Rock of Cashel to Cahir Castle to Kenmare, Staying in Kenmare
Mon, May 8, 2017, Kenmare to Muckross House & Farms, Killarney National Park, Tor Waterfall, Ladies View, Staying in Kenmare
Tue, May 9, 2017, Killarney, Kenmare, Killarney Town 
Gap of Dunloe Tour, Staying in Kenmare
Wed, May 10, 2017, Beara Peninsula, Kenmare, Ring Staying in Kenmare
Thu, May 11, 2017, Kenmare to Killarney to Dingle Town, Dingle,St James Church Concert, Staying in Dingle
Fri, May 12, 2017, Dingle Peninsula, Dingle, Slea Head, Staying in Dingle
Sat, May 13, 2017, Dingle to Galway, Cathedral, Spanish Arch,
Claddagh, Staying in Galway


Sun, May 14, 2017, Galway, Galway, Connemara National Park
Kylemore Abbey, Staying in Galway

Mon, May 15, 2017, Galway to Ennis, (any advice for anything else not to miss in this area?)
Tue, May 16, 2017, Ennis, Doolin Cliffs of Moher and Inis Oirr Cruise leaves at 10 and 11 am - book in advance €30 each
Wed, May 17, 2017, Depart Shannon Airport

Tony2phones

Lets see, Dingle or Ennis... No matter how I work that I can only get one answer, leave things as they are or My alternative would be to leave Dingle on the 12th and have a night in Kilkee/Lahinch/Ennistimon see a bit of Loop Head before heading to Galway? Or put that night into Ballyseede for a castle stay?

Not sure if you have seen this for west Clare https://drive.google.com/open?id=1d-...hs&usp=sharing lots on there between Galway and Ennis.

Do the Inis Oirr and Cliffs combi cruise to go under the Cliffs of Moher.

mikej48

Tony, thank you for the advice. I was looking into Galway and noticed they have a cruise also to the cliffs and to Inishmoore. Is this a better choice than the boat that leaves Doolin?

Macross

http://www.aranislandferries.com/times_mor.php

Favorite of the islands. Rossaveal ferry is bigger and sails if the seas are rough. The cliffs there are better than the cliffs of Moher imo.
Kilmainham, pre-book your tickets and work your day around them, well worth it. You might want to go to Glasnevin after. If you do go to the Graverdigger's pub outside the side gate.

Literary Pub Crawl is good, just don't do the regulr pub crawl. We use to see the huge group walking around and just not worth it. You can do your own pub crawl.
Dublin has some of the finest FREE museums, check at least one out.
O'Connell Street/GPO ok, but it is a mess right now with construction. Go see St Stephen's Green. Just a very pretty park. Merrion Square is also.
Jameson is re-opening this month after a huge refurb and I love the Smithfield area. Take advantage of a leap card and use the Luas for transportation. Very easy and will get you around, the leap card is for the bus also.

Tony2phones

You don't want to do a Cliffs cruise from Galway it just takes you to Doolin, mess about swapping boats x twice and loads of open water doing nothing. Inis Mor from Rossaveal or Inis Oirr from Doolin, Inis Mean from either.

mikej48

Thanks for the great advice Macross. All of the Fodors posters have really helped me plan this. Couldn't do it without you!

mikej48

Ok Tony, will stick with the original plan for Inis Oirr from Doolin. I may still take the second day from Dingle and add it to my two days in Ennis.