My mom, sister, and I are going to Ireland for 8 days in late November. We are looking to stay in Dublin at a self-catering facility for the duration.

What specific area of Dublin would give three women easy walking access to public transportation, shops, pubs, and other sites?

As well as a quick route out of the city to do our various day trips where will be driving ourselves.

Thanks in advance. Jennifer

Also I forgot are there any wineries in Ireland?

There are a few small wineries in Ireland:

www.wineintro.com/regions/ireland/

But I'm not sure that November is the best time to visit them.

Sorry - can;t help with apartments in Dublin.

Irish wine: don't waste your time.

Dublin is choked with traffic, so nothing close to the city centre gives you a quick route out and back in again. For the visitor, a car is more likely a hindrance than a help.

You can do some outings with public transport, or you could sign up for a day tour or two.

I never need to rent accommodation in Dublin, so I can't help you on that. As a general guideline, south of the Liffey is better.

http://www.apartments2book.com/dublin.htm

I would agree that the car will be a hindrance in Dublin.
One thing to remember is that the days will be very short for day trips. It will be dark at about 4.30. or 5.00.,in the evening. I would suggest staying in Dublin for part of your time and then travelling about staying in B & Bs which should be very easy to check into at that time of year without pre-booking.
For Dublin self-catering accommodation check out www.staydublin.com and, north of the Liffey is not bad either.
Temple Bar tends to be noisy at night - the apartments in Bloom's Way are in a new area north of the river where there is a courtyard and italian winebars and restaurants.... can be noisy up to about 12.00. but quietens down after that.

it is relatively easy to walk around dublin, and cabs are also easy to come by.
be sure to visit the brazen head pub, the oldest pub in ireland dating back to the 10th century app. go in the back room though, not the side on. the walls there are the original ones i believe.

Would it be better to stay in a city outside of Dublin then we could take the train into the city those couple days? I have been looking at some of the sites people have been kind enough to post and I really like Kippure which is in Wicklow County and an hour outside of Dublin.

Would this work better and has anyone ever stayed at Kippure?

Kippure? Hardly a city outside Dublin. More like a mountain.