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Hey all,
This is the itinerary for our upcoming trip to Ireland (in 2 weeks!). On each day I have a list of area attractions for us to pick from. Obviously, there are too many for us to accomplish on any given day so we're going to have to be choosey. I'd love it if anyone can comment on some that are MUST SEE places. We'll have to adjust our driving route based on the choices we make. Also, I may have missed some big obvious stops. Any help or suggestions you can give will be appreciated. I know Boyle seems like an odd (and a bit out of the way) choice for an overnight stay, but we met some great folks there that we'd like to visit again, and it turned out to be one of our favorite little spots last time so we want to stop by for one night.

By the way, we'll be headed back to the states, but our friends will be staying another week to do Cashel, Killarney, Dingle and Bunratty before coming home so we've already filled them in on our favorite places to go in the southwest.
Thanks so much!
Jeanne


Day 1Arrive DUBLIN

Area Attractions: Newgrange, Hill of Tara, Bective Abbey, Kells, Heritage Town,Navan, Dunmoe Castle, Hill of Slane, Trim Castle

B&B Trim: Tigh Cathain


Day 2

Area Attractions: Monasterboice, Mellifont Abbey, Tollymore Forest Park, Castlewellan Forest Park, Legannanny Dolmen, St. Patricks Centre, Saul Church, Inch Abbey

B&B Downpatrick: Pheasants Hill Country House:


Day 3
Area Attractions: Mount Stewart House, Belfast Murals; Crown Liquor Saloon, Carrickfergus Castle, Glenarriff Forest Park

B&B Ballycastle: Crockatinney Guest House

Day 4

Area Attractions: Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Dunluce Castle, Giants Causeway, Bushmills Distillery, Mussenden Temple

B&B Crockatinney Guest House again

Day 5

Area Attractions: Grianan of Aileach; Inishowen Peninsula; The Rosses; Bloody Foreland; Horn Head; Glenveagh National Park, Castle and Gardens; Slieve League; Lough Derg St. Patricks Purgatory

B&B Donegal: Island View

Day 6

Area Attractions: Strokestown Famine Museum; Lough Key; Boyle Abbey

B&B Boyle: Rosdarrig House

Day 7

Area Attractions: Croagh Patrick Kylemore abbey Aran Islands Ashford Castle

B&B Galway: Marless House


Day 8

Area Attractions: Portumna Castle & Gardens; Clonmacnoise; Clonfert Cathedral; Birr Castle Grounds

B&B Clonmacnoise:Kajon House

Day 9

Hotel: Dublin: Premier Inn (Day 10 head back home)




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Jeanne, 

Wow! You do have quite a list for each day. I will paste your itinerary below and highlight the ones I think are best in red.

Michele

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Day 1Arrive DUBLIN

Area Attractions: Newgrange, Hill of Tara, Bective Abbey, Kells, Heritage Town,Navan, Dunmoe Castle, Hill of Slane, Trim Castle

B&B Trim: Tigh Cathain

 


Day 2

Area Attractions: Monasterboice, Mellifont Abbey, Tollymore Forest Park, Castlewellan Forest Park, Legannanny Dolmen, St. Patricks Centre, Saul Church, Inch Abbey

B&B Downpatrick: Pheasants Hill Country House:


Day 3
Area Attractions: Mount Stewart House, Belfast Murals; Crown Liquor Saloon, Carrickfergus Castle, Glenarriff Forest Park

 

B&B Ballycastle: Crockatinney Guest House

Day 4

Area Attractions: Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Dunluce Castle, Giants Causeway, Bushmills Distillery, Mussenden Temple

B&B Crockatinney Guest House again

Day 5

Area Attractions: Grianan of Aileach; Inishowen Peninsula; The Rosses; Bloody Foreland; Horn Head; Glenveagh National Park, Castle and Gardens; Slieve League; Lough Derg St. Patricks Purgatory

B&B Donegal: Island View

Day 6

Area Attractions: Strokestown Famine Museum; Lough Key; Boyle Abbey

B&B Boyle: Rosdarrig House

Day 7

Area Attractions: Croagh Patrick Kylemore abbey Aran Islands (don't think this is possible as it is a day trip in itself starting in the morning) Ashford Castle

B&B Galway: Marless House


Day 8

Area Attractions: Portumna Castle & Gardens; Clonmacnoise; Clonfert Cathedral; Birr Castle Grounds

B&B Clonmacnoise:Kajon House

Day 9

Hotel: Dublin: Premier Inn (Day 10 head back home)



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Michele,
Thank you so much! That is exactly what I was hoping someone would do! The places that you highlighted in red were pretty much the ones I was leaning towards, too, so I'm glad that I seem to be on the right track. :)

As i said, we leave in a couple of weeks so I'll be sure and post a trip report when we return and fill you all in on our adventures (Ireland is *always* an adventure, no matter what happens along the way!).

Jeanne




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Jeanne,

As they say in Ireland the unexpected always happens. May you have some "fairy-led" moments as Bit likes to say.

Michele

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