The Irelands

We managed to tick off the Irelands from our bucket list in June 2025. We did a round island driving tour of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. We started in Dublin and ended in Dublin in the following manner:

Dublin ->Belfast ->Londonderry ->Donegal ->Tobercurry ->Galway ->Kilfenora ->Abbeyfeale ->Dingle -> Slea Head Drive ->Killarney ->Ring of Kerry ->Kinsale ->Cork ->Kilkenn y ->Glendalough ->Dublin

Now the only country missing in our United Kingdom jigsaw puzzle is Scotland.

Day 1 (17/6/25) Tuesday 

Singapore Changi to Dublin 0050

Transit in Dubai

Day 2 (18/6/24) Wednesday                               

Arrived DUBLIN 1215                                                            

Whitefriar Street Church 

St Patrick's Cathedral 

Christchurch Cathedral 

Dublin Castle  

Chester Beatty Library  

Dinner at Davy Byrnes                                                           

Grafton Hotel Dublin 

Day 3 (19/6/24) Thursday       

Molly Malone statue

Parliament House

Oscar Wilde Memorial

Trinity College

Old Library

Book of Kells 

Brian Boru Harp

The Globe

Sphere within Sphere

O'Connell Street

Lunch at Ann's Bakery & Restaurant

Ha'Penny Bridge

Temple Bar

Four Courts                                                                 

St Mitchan 

Guiness Storehouse 

Dinner at Chequer Lane by Jamie Oliver

Drury Court Hotel Dublin 

Day 4 (20/6/24) Friday

St Stephen's Green Park

Collect our car at 10.00 am

Monaster Boice

Hill of Slane

Lunch Newgrange Visitors Centre

Knowth

Newgrange (Bru Na Boinne)

BELFAST

Dinner at Pomo Cucina Italiana

Hotel Voco Belfast 

Day 5 (21/6/24) Saturday

Black Cab Tour

Peace Wall

Shankill Road

Falls Road

Giant's Causeway 

Tea at visitors' Centre

LONDONDERRY

St Columb's Church

Derry Wall

Dinner at Grain & Grill Restaurant

Bogside

Maldron Hotel Londonderry 

Day 6 (22/6/24) Sunday

Derry Wall 2

St Columb's Cathedral

Derry Girls Mural

Peace Flame

Peace Bridge

Derry Guildhall

Grianan of Aileach

DONEGAL                                                  

Lunch at the Olde Castle Bar Restaurant

St Patrick Church of the Four Masters

Tea and Guiness at Cawleys in TOBERCURRY

GALWAY

Dinner at Prom Restaurant

Salthill Hotel Galway

   

Day 7 (23/6/24) Monday

Galway Cathedral

Burren

Poulnabrone Dolmen

Lunch at Vaughan's Restaurant in KILFENORA
Cliff of Moher

Dinner at Leens Hotel in ABBEYFEALE

DINGLE

Dingle Benners Hotel

Day 8 (24/6/24) Tuesday

Dingle town centre

St Mary's Church

Ice cream at Murphy's

Dingle Peninsula

Slea Head Drive

Fahan Beehive Huts

Cashel Murphy

The Cross

Coomeenoole Beach

Dunquin Pier

Lunch at Krugger's Bar

Gallarus Oratory

Inch Beach Lookout

KILLARNEY

St Mary's Cathedral

Dinner at Hannigan's Bar and Restaurant

Killarney Lodge Guesthouse 

Day 9 (25/6/24) Wednesday

Ring of Kerry

KENMARE

SNEEM

Lunch at D O Shea's Bar

The Cove

Farraniaragh View Point

Com An Chiste Lookout 

WATERVILLE

Charlie Chaplin Statue

CAHERSIVEEN

Tea at Lazy Cat Cafe

Mountain Stage Viewpoint

KINSALE

Dinner at Dinos Traditional Fish & Chips

Actons Hotel Kinsale

Day 10 (26/6/24) Thursday

Main Street

St Multose Church 

Charles Fort

CORK 

St Anne's Church

St Fin Barre's Cathedral

Blarney's Castle

Jameson Midleton Distillery Experience

KILKENNY

Dinner at 1801 Restaurant & Bar

Hoban Hotel 

Day 11 (27/6/24) Friday

Rock of Cashel 

Lunch at Left Bank

Kilkenny Main Street

St Mary's Cathedral

Black Abbey

St Canice's Cathedral 

Smithwick Experience 

Dinner at Kyteler's Inn

Butter Slip

Lidl Kilkenny

Hoban Hotel                                                                                                              

Day 12 (28/6/24) Saturday

Kilkenny Castle

Lunch at Little Brew Cafe DUNLAVIN

Wicklow Gap

GLENDALOUGH

DUBLIN

Dublin Airport to return car

Dinner at Grain & Grill Bar & Restaurant

Maldron Hotel Dublin Airport 

Day 13 (29/6/24) Sunday

Flight home 1020

Day 14 Monday

Arrived Singapore 1500