IRELAND June 15 - June 26 Thursday, June 15 (Airplane) ​ Breakfast: Quick, in Lunch: Before we leave Dinner: Airplane 12:00 pm - Take metro to airport 12:55 pm - Arrive airport 3:50 pm - Flight takes off Friday, June 16 (Dublin area:Dublin/Fingal Friendly Apt. Wingfield Farm, ​ Kilmacanoge, Ireland $75) Breakfast: Take a breakfast bar/snack on plane Lunch: Platform Pizza, Bray ($25) Dinner: In, Spaghetti, ground beef, sauce, fresh veggies Train: ($4) *microwave and kettle in room, shared kitchen 8:55 am - Arrive in Dublin Purchase Dublin Leap Card at Spar (T2) Get luggage and car 11:15 am - Leave airport 12:00 pm - Arrive Platform Pizza Bar, 7 Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland 1:00 pm - Leave Platform Pizza 1:10 pm - Arrive Aldi, Boghall Rd, Oldcourt, Bray, Co. Wicklow, A98 VP11, Ireland 2:20 pm - Leave Aldi 2:25 pm - Arrive Wingfield Farm, Kilmacanoge, Ireland Unpack, settle in, shower, eat a snack 4:00 pm - Drive to Bray Bandstand 4:15 pm - Arrive Bray Bandstand Bray Cliff Walk (easy, 2 hrs) start from Bray bandstand (free parking), out and back http://visitwicklow.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cliff-Walk-10.pdf 6:30 pm - Arrive Greystones 6:35 pm - Take train back to Bray-Daly Station* 6:50 pm - Arrive at train station (~$2/pp) 7:05 pm - Arrive back to car 7:20 pm - Arrive back to rental to make dinner 9:00 pm - Bed for an early rise tomorrow, catch up on sleep! 41 miles drive 3 euro pay via app for toll Saturday, June 17 (Dublin area:Dublin/Fingal Friendly Apt. Wingfield Farm, ​ Kilmacanoge, Ireland $75) Breakfast: In, Oatmeal Snack: Coffee at Beanhive ($10) Late Lunch: Umi Falafal ($20) Queen of Tarts: ($10) Bars: ($40) Public Transit: ($22) for leap card Dinner: In, leftover spaghetti from the night before 8:15 am - Walk to train at Kilmacanogue (Esso Garage) to Redmond’s Hill (Dublin City ​ ​ South) 8:41 am - Catch bus 133 into Dublin (check this time day of) 9:15 am - Arrive Dublin South, walk to SPC 9:30 am - St. Patrick’s Cathedral $ 10:00 am - Leave SPC 10:07 am - Arrive Christ Church Cathedral 10:35 am - Leave Christ Church Cathedral 10:40 am - Arrive Chester Beatty Library 11:30 am - Leave Chester Beatty Library (Dublin Castle across the street) 11:45 am - Arrive Beanhive for coffee and snacks 12:00 pm - Walk across street with coffee to St. Stephen’s Green (Famine Memorial) 12:45 pm - Leave St. Stephen’s Green 12:55 pm - Arrive Long Room Trinity College 2:00 pm - Leave Trinity College/Long Room 2:05 pm - Arrive Molly Malone statue 2:15 pm - Leave Molly Malone statue *Ha’Penny Bridge *Grafton Street shopping 2:20 pm - Arrive Umi Falafal, Dame Street and eat lunch 3:00 pm - Leave Umi Falalfal 3:05 pm - Arrive Temple Bar area and bar hop/walk around the rest of the day 5:00 pm - Guinness Storehouse for a pic 5:25 pm - leave Guinness Storehouse *other things before Jameson’s Distillery? 5:40 pm - Arrive Jameson’s Distillery 7:53 pm - Leave Jameson’s Distillery via Ocean House Smithfield Bus 145 9:25 pm - Arrive back to rental to eat dinner and relax **Rent bikes by the ½ hour ($3/24 hr period/bike) or walk around 0 miles drive Sunday, June 18 (Cork Area:Lisnabrin House, Curaglass - The Loft $87.50) Breakfast: In, oatmeal Lunch: Picnic, Tuna packs and crackers, snacks, veggies Dinner: Momo $50 8:35 am - Leave for mass (12 minute drive) 9:00 am - Irish mass at Holy Redeemer Church, Bray 10:15 am - Leave Bray 11:15 pm - Arrive Ferns Castle, walk around and explore for free 12:00 pm - Leave Ferns Castle after a little picnic 12:15 pm - Arrive Enniscorthy Castle, walk around the grounds for free and up to Vinegar Hill 1:30 pm - Leave the Castle grounds 2:30 pm - Arrive Waterford and park in City Park Shopping center Walk around Waterford, House of Waterford Crystal (closes at 5pm), Walk the Viking Triangle - use interactive map below http://maps.waterfordvikingtriangle.com/ 4:30 pm - Eat at Momo 5:30 pm - Leave Waterford 6:15 pm - Arrive Aldi, Davis Street, Fairlane, Waterford 6:45 pm - Leave Aldi 7:30 pm - Arrive Lisnabrin House 153 miles drive 1.80 euros for tolls Monday, June 19 (Cork Area:Lisnabrin House, Curaglass - The Loft $87.50) Breakfast: In, oatmeal Lunch: purchased from Old English Market, or eat at Nash 19 for gf options ($20) Wine: Titanic Bar and Grill ($20) Dinner: In, meat, veggie Public Transit: Parking $3 Public Transit: $11.27 for Rail Leap card for both of us 8:00 am - Leave Lisnabrin House (Park - Midleton Train Station) 8:32 am - Arrive Midleton Train Station (all day park $2.15) 8:45 am - Leave Midleton Train Station via train 9:08 am - Arrive Cork Kent Train Station and walk to Old English Market, or take bus 205 To Argus stop 9:30 am - Arrive Old English Market (St. Patrick’s Oasis stop) 11:00 am - Leave Old English Market Explore Cork 2:00 pm - Leave Cork 2:30 pm - Arrive Cobh 2:45 pm - Cobh Cathedral 3:15 pm - Leave Cobh Cathedral 3:35 pm - Arrive Titanic Memorial Garden (Annie Moore Statue) 4:15 pm - Leave Titanic Memorial Garden 4:30 pm - Titanic Bar and Grill 5:35 pm - Leave Titanic Bar and Grill 6:00 pm - Leave Cobh via Public Transit, Cobh Train Station 6:39 pm - Arrive Midleton Train Station 7:10 pm - Arrive back to rental to make dinner 32.4 miles drive Tuesday, June 20 (Killarney area - Eco Studio Crossmount, Kilgarvan Co. Kerry, ​ Ireland Kilgarvan, County Kerry V93WY19 Ireland $69) **fresh eggs, bread, milk, jam, condiments, coffee provided Breakfast: In, oatmeal Lunch: Picnic, black beans, corn and rice, fresh veggies, snacks Dinner: In, baked potato with avocadoes, tomatoes and parm cheese 8:40 am - Leave Lisnabrin House 11:00 am - Arrive Inch Beach and explore 12:30 pm - Leave the beach 1:00 pm - Arrive Dingle 2:30 pm - Leave Dingle 2:50 pm - Dunbeg Promontory 3:15 pm - Beehive hut 3:45 pm - Coumeenoole Beach 4:30 pm - The cross at Slea Head 4:45 pm - Dun Chaoin 5:45 pm - Leave and continue ring back to Dingle 8:00 pm - Arrive to Eco Studio **Eco Studio check-in is until 9pm 193 miles drive 0 euro tolls Wednesday, June 21 (Killarney area - Eco Studio Crossmount, Kilgarvan Co. ​ Kerry, Ireland Kilgarvan, County Kerry V93WY19 Ireland $69) Breakfast: In, oatmeal or eggs from the farm Lunch: Picnic, rice, corn and black beans, snacks, veggies, fruits Dinner: In, pasta and tuna, fried potatoes Killarney National Park - Whenever we wake up Takes about 40 minutes to drive to Killarney entrance Muckross Lake Loop (3-5hrs) Mangerton Mountain* right behind the house (2 hr up hike) Torc Waterfall Purple Mountain Innisfalls *Do a load of laundry and use the clothesline to dry the clothes 51 miles drive Thursday, June 22 (Donegal:Fintown: - Cosy Cabin Fintown, Donegal, Ireland $75) ​ Breakfast: In, oatmeal or eggs Lunch: Picnic, leftover tuna and pasta, fruit, veggies Dinner: In, some type of fish, salad, veggie to cook Cliffs of Moher ($13) 7:45 am - Leave Killarney 10:25 am - Arrive Cliffs of Moher 12:30 pm - Leave Cliffs of Moher 2:30 pm - Arrive Clonfert Cathedral where St. Brendan is buried 3:15 pm - Leave Clonfert Cathedral 6:30 pm - Arrive Aldi, Chestnut Rd, Stranorlar, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal, Ireland 7:00 pm - Leave Aldi 7:24 pm - Arrive Fintown *stop at anything interesting on our drive up 373 miles drive 3.60 euro tolls Friday, June 23 (Donegal:Fintown: - Cosy Cabin Fintown, Donegal, Ireland $75) ​ Breakfast: In, scrambled eggs Lunch: In, wraps, hard boiled eggs, veggies, fruit Dinner: In, chicken breasts over spinach and tomatoes Drive: http://www.wildatlanticway.com/itineraries/northern-headlands/fanad-peninsula-scenic-dr ive (times below will not be accurate if we stop to sitesee on the scenic drive.) ​ 9:30 am - Leave Fintown 10:30 am - Arrive An Stad, Rathmullen for coffee 11:00 am - Leave Rathmullen 11:30 am - Arrive Portsalon Beach, eat a picnic 12:30 pm - Leave Portsalon Beach 12:45 pm - Arrive Great Pollet Arch 1:45 pm - Leave Great Pollet Arch 2:00 pm - Arrive Fanad Lighthouse 2:45 pm - Leave Fanad Lighthouse 3:30 pm - Arrive Doe Castle 4:15 pm - Leave Doe Castle 5:15 pm - Arrive back at rental, relax and enjoy the views at the rental Or go into Fintown to a local pub, ride bikes, drive to Letterkenny (30 mins) 100 miles drive Saturday, June 24 (Newcastle - La Petite House 6 Drinnahilly Park ​ Newcastle, County Down BT33 0HT United Kingdom $79) Breakfast: In, oatmeal or eggs Lunch: In, wraps with peanut butter, fruit cups, veggies, snacks Dinner: McDonald’s ($15) Musseden Temple: ($12/total) Dunluce Castle: ($6/total) Giant’s Causeway: ($7) to park, free admission if do this Carrick-a-rede Rope bridge: ($10/total) 9:00 am - Leave Donegal (drive through Derry) 10:45 am - Arrive Musseden Temple 11:45 am - Leave Musseden Temple 12:15 pm - Arrive Dunluce Castle, have a picnic 1:30 pm - Leave Dunluce Castle 1:45 pm - Arrive Giant’s Causeway (Closes at 5:00pm) 3:30 pm - Leave Giant’s Causeway 3:45 pm - Arrive Carrick-a-rede Rope bridge (Closes at 7:00pm) 5:00 pm - Leave Carrick-a-rede rope bridge (drive through Belfast) 5:20 pm - Arrive The Dark Hedges, Bregagh Road, Ballymoney BT53 8TP, UK 6:00 pm - Leave Dark Hedges 6:30 pm - Arrive at McDonald’s, North Rd, Ballymena BT43 5EY, UK ​ 6:45 pm - Leave McDonalds’s 7:20 pm - Drive through Belfast, http://www.belfast-murals.co.uk/ ​ 8:00 pm - Leave Belfast 9:00 pm - Arrive Newcastle 189 miles drive Sunday, June 25 (Dublin area - Finnstown Castle Hotel, Newcastle Road, Lucan, ​ County Dublin, Ireland $98) Breakfast: In, oatmeal Lunch: In, peanut butter and jelly wraps or bread, fruit, veggies, snacks Dinner: Peacock or Maximillian’s Bistro ($60) 10:30 am - Leave Newcastle ​ 10:40 am - Arrive Tollymore Forest Park (read readings for mass here) 1:00 pm - Leave Tollymore Forest Park 3:00 pm - Arrive Finnstown Castle and check-in/hang out Walk the grounds if we feel like walking around, (swing by the Wonderful Barn, ​ Exit the M4 at R404, heading towards Leixlip and take the first left turn.