Flying from USA into Dublin latter part of June and will pick up rental car. I am 72-year old female and will be traveling with 23-year old grandson. Since grandson is not 25, as you know he will not be able to drive in Ireland. Plan to leave Dublin airport immediately, drive to Galway for one night, to Limerick for one night, to Killarney for two nights, to Waterford for one night and back to Dublin for remainder of vacation. Should I cancel Galway? Lots of one night stays so doesn't seem as if we will have a lot of sightseeing time. We definitely want to go to Killarney. Grandson plans to golf there. Any suggestions on place to golf around Killarney? We have hotel reservations in the places mentioned but we can change/cancel. Thx for any advice.
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From previous driving experiences in Ireland, save Galway for another time. We all under estimate driving times in Ireland I would also skip Limerick if you don't have a particular reason to stay there.
Spend a night in Glendalough in the Wicklow Mountains. Just a couple of hours drive south of Dublin. Do Killarney, Waterford and Kilkenny or Cashel on your way back to Dublin
Thanks so much. I will cancel Galway and Limerick. Hope I can get reservations in the other towns you suggested.