Welcome to the Forum,

Michele is away so the Irregulars are filling in for her.

With only four days outside of Dublin, it isn't likely that you will be able to work in all your "must-sees", unfortunately. Galway would definitely be out of the way.  I assume that the Fiurth night is the night before you fly out?

I would probably aim for:

Kinsale (1 night)

Killarney (2 nights)

Bunratty (Night before departure)

On your day of travel between Killarney and Bunratty, you could detour to see the cliffs.  Dingle will be the only thing you miss. Dingle really needs a few nights of its own to see it properly.

Hi Coco welcome,

Would you rather drop Kinsale? If so you could go right Killarney. It's only a half hour drive father then Dublin to Kinsale and you could see some sights on the way.

http://uk.maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=52.659141&lon=-7.87876&zoom=9&q1=Dublin%2C%20ireland&q2=Killarney%2C%20IRELAND

Then spend two nights there.
Dingle and slea head drive:



http://uk.maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=52.092465&lon=-10.145918&zoom=12&q1=killarney%2C%20ireland&q2=Dingle%2C%20IRELAND&q3=ballyferriter%2C%20ireland&q4=coumeenoole%2C%20ireland&q5=dingle%2C%20ireland

Then go to the cliffs of moher and spend a night in Doolin.



http://uk.maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=52.937599&lon=-9.353722&zoom=10&q1=killarney%2C%20ireland&q2=Tarbert%20island%2C%20IRELAND&q3=KILLIMER%2C%20COUNTY%20CLARE%2C%20IRELAND&q4=cliffs%20of%20moher%2C%20ireland&q5=doolin%2C%20ireland

Then go to Bunratty, see the castle and folk park, spend the night in Bunratty it is 6 miles from Shannon airport. There is alot of real estate in between what you want to see and not enough time to cover it. You are going to have to give up some thing or change your plans. Sorry!!

http://uk.maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=52.857395&lon=-9.09736&zoom=11&q1=Doolin%2C%20ireland&q2=Bunratty%2C%20ireland

Frank

-- Edited by Wellsley on Saturday 7th of May 2011 07:49:26 AM

Unfortunately there are many who believe the words of a certain "Travel editor" and head blindly to the places he likes. This means that they have nothing to compare the view through Rose tinted glasses with the other equally if not sometimes more wonderful areas on the remaining 80% of the Island.

I am biased. I admit it. My itinerary would be 2 days Dublin drive over to Galway (calling at Conmacnoise on the way) for 2 days see bits of the Connamara and Burren. Follow the coast down and cross the Shannon Ferry calling into Listowel on the way to (the place I do not speak of) Dingle which is close enough to get the 2pm flight from Shannon. At least you will get to see one of the magnets and have other things to compare the place with. You will also find that good food is not limited to a little fishing town south of Cork. You will see more than you miss no matter where you go and you will be able to tell "Everyone" you speak to what a good time you had in place's they have never been.

Thanks for setting me straight. I know I can't see it all. Everyone has different favorites so it's difficult to know which would be mine. I wish throw my deal I were able to add a day or two. 4 nights outside Dublin isn't much. Tony, your itinerary sounds good. I may have to rethink.