u/b101899

Hi all,

I'm 26M from New York taking a solo trip to Ireland in August for 8 days, mostly staying in hostels. Itinerary's built but would love feedback and recs, especially food. Interested in Irish history and a small hike or two if possible.

Day 1-3 (15th-17th): Dublin

• Booking Guinness Storehouse and plan on doing GPO Museum, Trinity College, and the Little Museum. Otherwise nothing planned except for pub crawls and meeting people. Red-eye arrival on day 1, so taking it easy that day.
• Train to Killarney afternoon of the 17th, so evening recs for Killarney appreciated.

Day 4 (18th): Ring of Kerry

• Renting a car, driving the Ring clockwise from Killarney. Maybe a stop at Killarney National Park. Sticking to wider/easier roads where I can.
• Overnight B&B in Portmagee. Good stops along the way would be great!

Day 5 (19th): Skellig Michael

• The landing cruise I booked has been a dream of mine, so fingers crossed it goes ahead. Backup plan is driving to Dingle if not. Back to Killarney that evening.

Day 6 (20th): Killarney -> Galway

• Bus to Galway, probably morning departure for more time there unless there's anything in Killarney worth staying a few extra hours for.

Day 7 (21st): Galway/Cliffs of Moher

• Nothing set for Galway besides pubs and music. Considering a Cliffs of Moher group tour, unless there's more in Galway worth checking out and the Ring will get me enough of my cliff fix.

Day 8 (22nd): Galway -> Dublin

• Train back to Dublin sometime this day, flying out the next morning.

Thanks in advance!