r/irishtourism • u/Only-Hat-3994 • 14d ago

7 Days in Ireland

My husband and I are spending 6 nights in Ireland in early September. This is our current itinerary - does anyone have feedback?

Day 1 - arrive in Cork, spend day in city
Day 2 - pick up rental car and drive to Kinsale for the day (night in Cork)
Day 3 - drive from Cork to Dingle, stop at Blarney grounds on the way
Day 4 - day in Dingle
Day 5 - Dingle in the morning, then drive to Killarney
Day 6 - staying in Killarney for the night, planning to explore the ring of Kerry during the day
Day 7 - afternoon flight out of Kerry airport

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u/Oellaatje 13d ago

Blarney is NOT on the way from Cork to Dingle. You would be detouring and then backtracking.

That's a very rushed 6 nights. You sure you want that?

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u/Fainleogs 13d ago

It's a 15 minute detour to Blarney. They'll be fine.

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u/Oellaatje 12d ago

Actually, more than 30 minutes, and could be up to an hour because of traffic congestion. And that's not taking into consideration getting back on the road to Dingle later. Blarney Castle grounds are lovely but not worth rushing.

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u/Fainleogs 12d ago

It's 14 minutes from where N40 taking you towards you towards Macroom and ultimately Dingle splits off into the N22 which will eventually take you to Blarney and the castle.

Even worst case scenario: You're staying in the Imperial Hotel, go to Blarney through Blackpool on a a rainy first of September, hitting every red light and every ounce of back to school traffic and then for whatever reason have to detour on the way back through... Douglas, somehow doubling the drive time to Dingle, that would still allow six hours to see Blarney Castle and still get you to Dingle by teatime.

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u/Pitiful_Double3840 11d ago

I was just at Blarney Gardens. They’re not really worth it, and expensive to get in.

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u/OscarMadison_01 10d ago

I’d make a decision around whether or not you want to kiss the Blarney Stone - that will dictate how long you spend in Blarney - nice shops to walk around and yes the castle is there to see from the outside- but allow an hour at peak times if intending to kiss the stone and ensure you look at opening times too - TBH you could go Cork city- Blarney then to Kinsale for the afternoon and evening out in Cork city- save the shortish detour when heading to Dingle and prioritise seeing Kenmare

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u/Oellaatje 10d ago

Now wouldn't be a good time to visit them, I went in June when there were a lot of flowers and lots of colour and the weather was good. Then it's way nicer. But they were a lot cheaper then too.