Ireland Travel Itinerary Family Roadtrip Guide to Ireland (South / West Itinerary)

Trip Overview

6 day road trip through Ireland
Dublin

Day 1 – Dublin

Doolin

DAY 2 – Doolin

Galway

DAY 3 – Galway

Cork

Day 4 – Cork

Kilkenny

Day 5 – Kilkenny

Hotel Booking

Trip Highlights

Seeing the Countryside

  • Magical road trip through the countryside of
    Ireland.
  • From the eastern coast of Dublin, through
    the countryside to the western coast of
    Doolin, to the south of Cork, the Irish were
    most hospitable and welcoming.

Tours

  • From $18 EUR
  • Several tours available

Guinness Storehouse, St. James’s Gate, Dublin 8, D08 VF8H, Ireland

  • from $19 EUR
  • Library and Book of Kells

Old Library, College Green, South- East Inner City, Dublin 2, D02 VR66, Ireland

  • $7 EUR
  • Breathtaking view of the Cliffs

Visitor Centre 52.97201, -9.42592. Car park 52.97256, -9.42170.

BLARENY CASTLE

  • $50 EUR for family or $20 per adult
  • Kiss the Blarney stone

Visitor Centre 52.97201, -9.42592. Car park 52.97256, -9.42170.

  • $8 EUR for family or $20 per adult
  • The surviving buildings are remarkable.

St. Patrick’s Rock of Cashel Co. Tipperary E25 KX44 062 61437

SMITHWICK’S EXPERIEINCE

  • $18 EUR per person approx. 45 minutes
  • Enjoy the flight samples afterwards

Kilkenny, 44 Parliament Street, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny, Ireland, R95 VK54

Must see ATTRACTIONS

Built 3,000 years before the Egyptian pyramids and 1,000 years before Stonehenge, one of the world’s most important prehistoric landscapes.

The Cliffs of Moher are sea cliffs located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland.

Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork, Ireland. Dates from 1446.

The Rock of Cashel also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick’s Rock, is a historical site located at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland.

Restaurants

Dublin

  • Sophie’s Rooftop
  • Guinness Factory

Doolin

  • Gus O’Conner’s
  • Aran View Filling Station
  • Anthony’s

Galway

  • Ard Bia at Nimmos
  • The Handsome Burger
  • Butler’s Chocolate Cafe

Limmerick

  • Esquires
  • Bean a Ti Bakehouse & Café

Kilkenny

  • Paris Texas
  • Left Bank
  • Smithwick’s Experience
  • Lowlane Coffee Shop
  • Kytler’s Inn
  • Hibernian Hotel

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