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Twelve days through Ireland

A road journey from Dublin through the north, along the west coast and back through the south. Enter any of the original days.

Newgrange - Ireland
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  1. 01Day 1 & 2

    Dublin

    Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland. The city is rich with history and culture, and we started our journey of Ireland by e…    Trinity College - Dublin - Art    Place context: Dublin
  2. 02Day 3

    Newgrange & The Titanic Museum

    After spending a full day and 2 nights in Dublin, we were eager to get out of the city and ready to see what the countryside had to off…    Newgrange - Ireland    Place context: Northern Ireland
  3. 03Day 4

    The Causeway Coast & The Dark Hedges

    After a good night’s rest and a decent breakfast, we headed to the North Coast of Northern Ireland. This was quite an exciting road tri…    Newgrange - Ireland    Place context: Northern Ireland
  4. 04Day 5

    Achill Island

    For Day 5 we wanted to do a 3 hour hike called Erris Head Loop in County Mayo. It is a far drive from Northern Ireland, but we could ju…    Newgrange - Ireland    Place context: Ireland
  5. 05Day 6

    From Achill Island To Doolin

    Day 6 was another long day of driving for us, as we needed to get to Doolin for the next main attraction on our itinerary. We were half…    Newgrange - Ireland    Place context: Ireland
  6. 06Day 7

    Cliffs Of Moher

    What do the movies Harry Potter, Excalibur, The Princess Bride, Leap Year and others have in common? They all have scenes that were sho…    Cliffs of Moher - Ireland    Place context: Ireland
  7. 07Day 8

    Dingle Peninsula

    The Dingle Peninsula is about 3 hours from the Cliffs of Moher, and was an unexpected but pleasant surprise for us. The peninsula is tr…    Newgrange - Ireland    Place context: Dingle Peninsula
  8. 08Day 9

    Ring Of Kerry

    The Ring of Kerry is a 179 km circular drive that takes you around the Iveragh Peninsula, which is the next peninsula after Dingle Peni…    Rossbeigh Strand - Ireland    Place context: Ireland
  9. 09Day 10

    Pretty Town’s And Impressive Castles

    After a good night’s rest and a decent breakfast, our first stop was the quaint town called Kinsale. As with all destinations in Irelan…    Newgrange - Ireland    Place context: Ireland
  10. 10Day 11

    County Waterford

    The end of our trip was in sight, but not before one last but epic Bucket List Item which we had to tick off. Disclaimer: if you never …    Newgrange - Ireland    Place context: Ireland
  11. 11Day 12

    Head Back To Dublin Airport

    Breakfast at Waterford Castle was really good and you wouldn’t expect to get anything less than a full spread, which included black and…    Waterford Castle - Breakfast    Place context: Dublin

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same placeStay longer with DublinThe journey introduces this place; the separate account supplies a closer reading.same placeStay longer with Northern IrelandThe journey introduces this place; the separate account supplies a closer reading.same placeStay longer with Dingle PeninsulaThe journey introduces this place; the separate account supplies a closer reading.