I discovered this website and forums recently and I am so glad that I did! I've been reading alot, but am getting a bit overwhelmed!  I am trying to plan my first trip to Ireland which will be in July of this year. I am planning this with 3 friends and we will only be in Ireland for 4 nights as we have to meet up with our college continuing education class in London for 10 days. We just wanted to come to Ireland since we were already going to be so close even if for only a few days.  I know that we cannot go all over the place in that amount of time. 

From what I've read about and searched about so far this is what I'm thinking, please let me know if it is completely unreasonable or doable. 

We will be landing in Shannon, renting a car there. None of us have ever been out of the U.S and so none have driven on the "other" side.  Should we be worried about this?

We then were hoping to make it to a town near the Cliffs of Moher (even if we don't make it to the cliffs until the next morning) Spend the night, see the cliffs in the morning.  Then head South and take the ferry at Killimer and wondered if it is reasonable to think we could make it to Dingle that afternoon.

Spend the night in Dingle and the next day on the Dingle peninsula, hoping to make it to Killarney that afternoon or early evening.  Spend the night in Killarney.  Spend the next day around this area.

Then we only have one more night and have to make it back to Shannon to fly to London.  We really would like to see Blarney castle and the Rock of Cashel is that possible?  What would you all suggest?  Thanks so much!

Sarah