12-10-13, 01:20 PM
Personally I'd say not to try & do a complete lap of the island, you'll just be blatting about & will be missing out a lot by doing it in 4 days, you need to head off the beaten track a bit & make plenty of stops to really appreciate the place.
According to your profile you're in Liverpool, so I'd suggest something like getting the ferry to Belfast & following Bitfik's recommendation about heading up the Antrim coast first, then head over into Donegal the following day, it's a pretty deserted & stunningly wild landscape. Then head down through Sligo to Mayo before ending up in Galway via The Connemara Loop, before heading back to Dublin for the ferry back home.
As for when to go, I'd recommend Late April through to mid June, it may be a couple of degrees cooler but it tends to be drier during that time, plus there's not so much tourist traffic about.
Oh yeah, and by staying in the northern half you'll also save a few bob on the trip costs, as you'll not have to hire yourself a translator in Cork....
According to your profile you're in Liverpool, so I'd suggest something like getting the ferry to Belfast & following Bitfik's recommendation about heading up the Antrim coast first, then head over into Donegal the following day, it's a pretty deserted & stunningly wild landscape. Then head down through Sligo to Mayo before ending up in Galway via The Connemara Loop, before heading back to Dublin for the ferry back home.
As for when to go, I'd recommend Late April through to mid June, it may be a couple of degrees cooler but it tends to be drier during that time, plus there's not so much tourist traffic about.
Oh yeah, and by staying in the northern half you'll also save a few bob on the trip costs, as you'll not have to hire yourself a translator in Cork....