Wow! What a trip. I drove 1500 km in 16 days from Dublin to Shannon, and I only "crashed" twice. :) (I hit the passenger's mirror and took it off the second time, no big deal!)
The food in Ireland is awesome, the people are wonderul, and the scenary is gorgeous.
Folks that travel to/from Ireland are the nicest folks around. As soon as we landed in Boston, I knew our trip was done as we were greated with rude New Englanders (where I'm from).