Round The World and other travels

A frequent flyer's collection of trip diaries

This is: Round Ireland (2016-20)

Diary

Part 1: Dublin to Shannon

1 Sun 03 Apr 2016 EDI-DUB and settle into Dublin (St Stephen's Green, 'Little' Museum, Georgian Dublin, Trinity College)
2 Mon 04 Apr 2016 Exploring Dublin (Old Library & Book of Kells, National Gallery, O'Connell Street, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Guiness Storehouse)
3 Tue 05 Apr 2016 Dublin to Enniskerry (Castletown House, Dún Laoghaire, Powerscourt House & Gardens)
4 Wed 06 Apr 2016 Enniskerry - Glendalough - Kilkenny (High Street, Castle, St Canice's Cathedral)
5 Thu 07 Apr 2016 Killkenny - New Ross (SS Dunbrody) - Enniscorthy - Wexford (Irish National Heritage Park, city centre)
6 Fri 08 Apr 2016 Wexford - Rosslare - Passage East ferry - Dunmore East - Waterford (city centre, Waterford Crystal) - Cork
7 Sat 09 Apr 2016 Exploring Cork city centre (Elizabeth Fort, St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Shandon, Crawford Art Gallery, Parliament Bridge, City Hall), then driving Cork - Passage West ferry - Cobh and back to the hotel
8 Sun 10 Apr 2016 Complete washout, but managed a short drive to Kinsale, just to get out for a while
9 Mon 11 Apr 2016 Driving to Kinsale - Timoleague - Clonakilty - Skibbereen - Bantry - Glengarriff - Kenmare - Moll's Gap - Ladies View - Killarney
10 Tue 12 Apr 2016 Driving the Ring of Kerry, with extensions (Killarney - Kenmare - Sneem - coastal drive - Waterville - Ballinskelligs - Kerry Cliffs - Portmagee - Knightstown - Renard Point ferry - Killorglin - Killarney)
11 Wed 13 Apr 2016 Exploring the Dingle Peninsula (Dingle town, Wild Atlantic Way circle, Conor Pass, Brandon Point) and on to Tralee
12 Thu 14 Apr 2016 Tralee - Ardfert - Carrigafoyle Castle - Limerick (St Mary's Cathedral, Bishop's Palace, King John's Castle, River Shannon)
-- Fri 15 Apr 2016 SNN-EDI

Part 2: Shannon to Donegal

1 Sun 09 Sep 2018 EDI-SNN and  Bunratty Castle - Foynes (Flying Boat Museum) - Kilrush Ferry - Kilkee - Kilbaha (Loop Head, Bridges of Ross) - Carrigaholt - Ennnistimon - Ennis
2 Mon 10 Sep 2018 Ennis - Ennistimon - Cliffs of Moher - Doolin - Lisdoonvarna - The Burren - Ballyvaughan - Galway City
3 Tue 11 Sep 2018 Galway City - Salthill - Costelloe - Cong - Sky Road - Cleggan - Castlebar
4 Wed 12 Sep 2018 Castlebar - Westport - Achill Island (Cloghmore Pier, Atlantic Drive, Dugort Beach, Baile Treigthe, Keel) - Bangor Erris - Doohoma Head - Bangor Erris - Ballina - Sligo
5 Thu 13 Sep 2018 Sligo - Enniskillen - Belleek - Sligo
6 Fri 14 Sep 2018 Sligo - Rosses Point - Ballyshannon - Rossnowlagh Beach - Laghy - Lough Derg - Pettigo - Fintragh - Largy - Malin Beg - Glencolumbkille - Slieve League - Donegal
7 Sat 15 Sep 2018 Donegal and NOC-EDI

Part 3: Donegal to Dublin

Still to come

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