Can't find good answers anywhere else, so hoping you can help:

First week of July, arrive Dublin Wednesday at noon, depart Saturday noon. Would love to
- See a bit of Dublin (+museum)
- Get out into some green country! (I live in rugged mountains, so green hills sound great)
- Avoid tourist traps
- Get a taste for what locals love (pubs I already know about)

I WILL NOT have a car, and am traveling solo. Is there some way to do this:

Wed at noon: train to Kilkenny, see sights, stay the night
Thurs: go to/hike around Glendalough or Wickow, stay the night there?
Fri: back to Dublin (via the coast?)
Sat: flight leaves at noon

Thoughts/suggestions? Was hoping to miss Friday/weekend crowds in Dublin, but this seems the best way to get it all in. First time in Ireland so I could be way off track.

Thanks for your help!

To get really helpful replies you should repost with a better subject line.

Hello,

I'm Dublin-born and bred and write an alternative travel guide on Dublin. You have already got some good ideas and I would add:
- Kilmainham Jail visit; essential to understand modern Ireland
- get the DART electric suburban train to Malahide (castle, marina, nice seaside village), Howth (walk to the top of the hill and there is a cliff walk) or Brey (Victorian seaside resort - lovely DART journey). You will mingle with the natives on the train - fun!
- Kildare is interesting - about 40 mins by train from Dublin and has Japanese gardens (lovely in June) plus the National Stud (horses).

Hope this helps,

Peter

Posted it under Ireland, thought that would show up in the heading.

So is it possible for one to get from Kilkenny to Glendalough without a car? If so, is it worth the trouble?

thanks!

nativebajan: Welcome to Fodors. Some info on how the forum works.

All threads end up in the same general forums -- Europe, or United States or Asia, etc. There are no separate country forums. Clicking on a country simply lets folks search for some of the posts about that country.

So your &quot;<b>only 3 days! help!</b>&quot; could be about anything anywhere in Europe.

You have received some good info but you will get lots more if you start a new thread w/ a more informative title. Something like &quot;3 days Dublin to Dublin?&quot; Or &quot;Help w/ a quick trip to Ireland&quot; or something like that.

No. There's only a general Europe forum.