Ireland, The Emerald Isle
IRELAND
Web: Powerscourt
Points of Interest: Powerscourt house and garden grounds with waterfall
Powerscourt to Glendalough
Directions: Powerscourt to Glendalough
Web: Glendalough
Points of Interest: 6th Monastic site and round tower, visitor center exhibition, abundant scenery and wildlife.
DAY 2 Kilkenny to Cahir
Directions: Kilkenny to Cahir Castle
Web: Cahir Castle
Drive time: Approx 1 hour
Points of interest: Cahir Castle, one of Ireland’s largest and best preserved castles.
Cahir castle to Cork/Blarney Castle
Directions: Cahir Castle to Blarney Castle
Web: Blrney castle, a litle history
Drive time: Approx 1 hour 20 mins
Points of interest: Focus on Blarney castle and surrounding area.
Blarney Castle to Cork
Directions: Blarney castle to Cork city center (English market)
Special comments: English market as a central meeting point for Sasha’s friend
Drive time: Approx 1 hour
Points of interest: Cork Gaol, the Queenstown exhibition
Cork to Kinsale
Directions: Cork to Trident Hotel in Kinsale
Web: Kinsale
Drive time: Approx 30 mins
Points of interest: Originally a medieval fishing port, Kinsale offers some rich history and an abundance of restaurants for all tastes and budgets
DAY 3 Kinsale to the Ring of Kerry
Directions: Kinsale to the Ring of Kerry
Web: Ring of Kerry
Special comments: This is considered a “day trip” to drive the ring.
Drive time: Estimate between 3 and 5 hours depending on stops
Points of interest: Explore the ROK before arriving at Muckross Abbey, Muckross. Then stop at Killarney before continuing on the N72 Ring of Kerry road toward the Dingle peninsular
Directions: The Dingle Peninsular
Web: Dingle Peninsula
Points of interest: Explore the Dingle!
Additional directions: Make for Ballyseede castle hotel as mapped from Castlemain –To Ballyseede from Castlemain
To Ballyseede Castle Hotel from Castelmain
Directions: Ballyseede to the Cliffs of Moher
Drive time: Approx 2 hours 30 mins
Web: Cliffs of Moher
Points of interest: Limerick, Cliffs of Moher
Special comments: Visit – Doolin
Doolin to Ennis (The Old Ground Hotel)
Directions: Doolin village to The Old Ground Hotel, Ennis – Doolin Village to the Old Ground Hotel to Ennis
Special comments: arrive at your hotel and relax
Drive time: Approx 45 mins
DAY 5 Ennis (The Old Ground Hotel) to Galway
Directions: Ennis to Galway
Web: Kylemore Abbey
Kylemore Abbey and Victorian Walled Garden is known as Ireland’s most romantic castle
Directions: Galway to Kylemore Abbey
Drive time Galway to Kylemore Abbey: Approx 1 hour 30 mins
Directions: Galway to Dublin
Shortly after you leave Galway, you may want to visit Atherny, a medieval town surrounded by a moat which had the only intact 13th century walls surrounding it.
Drive time: Approx 2 hours 15 mins
Total number of number of miles – approx 515
Estimated fuel costs 130 euros
Voltage is standard U.K. 3 pin plug (230/40v)
Cups of tea? countless