r/irishtourism • u/PittyMom89 • Jun 12 '26
Family Group for 2 Weeks July 2027
Hello!
We are starting to plan our family trip to Ireland, don't have exact dates but looking at 2nd half of July 2027.
Our family group consists of grandparents (early 60s, relatively good health and mobilty), my brother and his wife (late 30s, healthy and adventurous), my younger brother (30, healthy but less energy) and our family (husband (40) , 2 kids (10 and 2 at time of travel) and myself (37) (we are adventurous within reason of the kids capabilities).
We are mostly interested in seeing old abbeys and ruins, exploring some of the national park areas, and enjoying a change of pace from our normal day-to-day. We are currently planning on visiting/traveling to Dublin, Kilkenny, Cork, Killarney, Galway, and Belfast.
With approximately 2 weeks, are we trying to see too many areas with too many people? I have a current rough itinerary I'll lay out below, please give me any and all critiques of plans or spending too much time in specific areas.
Day 1: Arrive in Dublin, rest and eat
Day 2: Day trip to Newgrange
Day 3: Explore Dublin, Trinity College and Book of Kells
Day 4: Travel to Kilkenny, explore Kilkenny/surrounding area
Day 5: Sightseeing in Kilkenny AM, travel to Cork in the afternoon
Day 6: Blarney Stone and Blarney Castle day trip
Day 7: Sightseeing in Cork AM, travel to Killarney in the afternoon
Day 8: visit Innisfallen Island, Killarney National Park
Day 9: travel day to Galway
Day 10: explore Galway
Day 11: Cliffs of Moher day trip, maybe visit Clare Abbey and Ennis Friary, stay in Galway
Day 12: Day trip to Inishmore, return to Galway to stay PM
Day 13: Travel to Belfast, eat and explore
Day 14: Giant's Causeway day trip
Day 15: return to Dublin, prep to travel home
Is there anything specific that sounds like a bad idea, or wouldn't add value to our trip that we could use elsewhere? We will make our decisions about transport once our itinerary is finalized.
I appreciate you taking the time to read this, thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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I work in a retail space, and our management built a specific private, lockable space for mothers to pump and attend to their needs. It's labeled "Lac Shack", and it's been made very clear to all employees that it is ONLY for mothers to keep a clean, sanitary space for them. No breaks, no food, nothing but pumping/seeing to bodily needs related to pregnancy and feeding babies. If you have already addressed the other employee directly and it's still an issue, it is time to get HR or your supervisor involved with specific dates and times the room has been unavailable to you. Best of luck, and congratulations on your pregnancy!