Places to check out
8/31 – 9/1
Kilkenny – Bollard’s Pub, Matt the Miller’s Pub
Cashel – Rock of Cashel, open 9:00 AM – 7 PM, costs about $8 each,
parking $6
9/2 – 9/3
Blarney Castle – $16 each, Mon – Sat, hours 9AM – 5:30 PM
Kinsale – Don & Barry’s walking tour $8 each, 1.5 hours beginning at 9:15 AM and 11:15 AM near TI
Kinsale Ghost Tour – 1.25 hours, $13.39 each Sun-Fri 9 PM, starts at Tap Tavern ( page 193 )
Charles Fort – $5.35 each, 10 AM – 6 PM 45 min ( page 198 )
Cobh – St Coleman’s Cathedral, Titanic Museum $12.71 each, 9AM – 6 PM daily, Old Midleton Distillery Tour $17 each 10 AM – 6 PM daily
( page 211 )
9/4 – 9/5
Wild Atlantic Way – drive the coast
Kenmare – ancient stone circle ( page 218 ) $2.67 each, always open.
check out the town of Kenmare – colorful shop fronts
Holy Cross Church ( page 220 )
Crowley’s Pub music at 9:30 PM
Foley’s Pub
Near Kenmare – Muckross House is a Victorian home $10 each ( page 227 )
9/6
Killarney National Park – 10 min walk to Torc Waterfall ( page 229 )
9/7
Skellig Michael – ( page 243 ) leave from Portmagee Murphy Sea Cruise $60 each, book early- leaves around 10 AM, bring lunch
Dingle – ICE CREAM!!, O’Flaherty’s Pub for music ( page 264 )
Ring of Kerry drive – ( page 230 )
9/8
Dingle
9/9
Cliffs of Moher – ( page 299 ) $8.39 each incl parking 9 AM – 7:30 PM
Doolin – check out the pubs
9/10
Kylemore Abbey – neat castle ( page 358 )
Connamara National Park – ( page 358-359 )
9/11
Derry – ( page 422 ) night Time, check out the illuminated after dark Bogside murals, walking tour of town walls ( page 426 ) self guided w/ RS book
9/12
Derry
9/13
Portrush
Giants Causeway – ( page 414 – 415 ) Visitor Center $14.20 each incl parking 9 AM – 6 PM, incl audio guide. Causeway is free to see if you don’t go to the visitor center
Old Bushmills Distillery – ( page 417 ) $11.68 each
Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge – ( page 417 ) $9.34 each for trail and bridge access
Dunluce Castle – (page 418 ) $8.34 each, 10 AM – 5:30 PM
9/15
Drive through Belfast
Hill of Tara
Bective Abbey
Trim Castle
New grange
Knowth
Slane Castle
Hill of Ward
9/16-9/18
Dublin – ( page 48 )
Walking tour
Trinity College -book of Kells
Guinness factory
Dublin Castle
Grafton Street
Temple bar
9/19
Fly home
