So my husband and I have worked out an itinerary for our trip to Ireland. We are planning on leaving early on the 19th (or late on the 18th) and staying until the 28th or 29th. Below is our itinerary. I would like some help with places to stay and things to do near/around Shannon on our last day or two. Thank you in advance! (Also, I know the drive times are not accurate, my husband just wanted a general starting off point).
Days 0-2 Dublin (Arrive evening July 19)
Dublin Tourism Office / City of a Thousand Welcomes
Trinity College - Book of Kells + Library
Guiness Storehouse
Jameson Distillery
Kilmainham Gaol
Temple Bar Area
Literary Pub Crawl
Pick Up Car
Leaving Dublin - Glendelaugh
Day 3 Kilkenny (Sun, July 22)
Smithwicks Brewery
Hurling Match
Kilkenny Castle
(2+ Hour Drive)
Days 4-5.5 Cork/Cobh/Kinsale
Stay in Cork
Cork - Old English Market
Cobh - Port stuff/Old Midleton Distillery
Kinsale - Charles Fort/Scilly Walk/Silver Shop
(1.5-2 Hour Drive)
Day 5.5-7 Killarny
Stay night after Cobe/Cork in Killarny
Drive Ring of Kerry Day 6 Morning
Stay again in Killarny
Day 8-9 The Burren/Cliffs of Moher
Day 10 Fly out of SNN
Ireland July 2012- Need places to stay please 
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I'm sure folks are tired of me recommending venere, but it's a good reference builder.
It seems like you have your towns already, so here is a listing in Ireland by town.
http://www.venere.com/hotels/ireland/
I'd love to see what you've chosen as I'm going to be going there probably next Spring.
A sensible itinerary.
When it comes to accommodation it depends on your needs and tastes. I would recommend Ennis as a touring base for the last couple of nights and either the Temple Gate or Old Ground Hotels. The Grey Gables Guesthouse. or the Roan Tree Hostel.
http://www.visitennis.ie/
Things to do apart from looking over a wall over a cliff.
http://www.tripadvisor.ie/ShowTopic-g212526-i2381-k4364536-8_days_around_Bunratty-Bunratty_County_Clare.html
In Dublin why not look into Trinity College's B&B program?
In the Bunratty area look at Headley Court
http://headleycourt.net or Bunratty Lodge next door
http://bunrattylodge.com .
In Ennis I have stayed at Eden Hill House, a working farm just south of town and almost a straight shot to Shannon Airport when you are ready to leave
http://bed-breakfast-ennis.com .
For Killarney I am looking at http://rosscastlebnb.com but I haven't stayed there so don't have a real opinion yet.
Kilkenny and Cork I can't help you with.
Have a wonderful trip!
You could cover most of the things you want to do in Dublin by taking a Hop-On Hop-Off tour - check out www.dublinsightseeing.ie