Hi ladies,
Just wondering if those of you who have been to Ireland could give me any tips/must-see places? FI and I are tentatively planning on going there in the next year or so, and we wanted to price it out to figure out a budget.
Our thought was to fly in, rent a car for 9 days or so and basically make a big circle from Dublin to Waterford, to Cork, to Limerick, and back to Dublin. Maybe a stop in Killarney along the way also.
We've seen those good deals on travelzoo as well, but they all seem to be a bit restricted as to location or time. We will go over a holiday so we should be able to get a solid 9 days of sightseeing in, and most of those pre-planned trips are really more like 6 days. That said, I would obviously love to get a deal so if these are more flexible than I'm imagining, we are totally open to it.
Also? Bonus points if you can give me the names of must-see castles and those that are just out of the way and not worth it. The country has dozens, so we want to see the best ones. And if you have ever stayed in one of the castles, I would love to hear about it. We were thinking of splurging one or two nights to stay in one of the castles-turned-hotels, but we aren't sure if they are current enough with amenities like air conditioning, etc.
TIA