[Closed] Touring (road): Southern Ireland

My mate and I did it a few years ago and we just stuck as close as we could to the coast roads.
Starting at Larne,we went down the East ,then back up the West.
Stopped going North at Galway as we were running out of time ,so cut straight across to catch the ferry. Fantastic place and we met some lovely people on route.Lots of independent hostels to choose from and brilliant wee pubs.
If I was going back ,I would head for Galway as a base,some great roads round there and not too far from the Burren ,Cliffs of Moher and lots of good places to eat.

Ta FH. We're only taking bikes, so looking at riding in the southwest. Toyed with the idea of Rosslare to Limerick, but think even that's a bit ambitious for 3 days.

It is a very long time since I was in that part of the world, but if you could use the train to get to the west, somewhere like Killarney or Tralee, travelling back vaguely by the coast would let you pass through the most scenic bits and might give you more of the wind at your back.

Rosslare to...

I'd suggest head to Youghal along the coast - tagoat to our lady's isle, then kilmore quay is the main fishing port for the south east (v nice to visit), then head to ballyhacket?/the gap for the small ferry to cutout new ross to get to waterford. Keep along the coast roads to dungarvin/youghal (cork if you really get a wriggle on) - all pretty and nice quiet roads.

Inland there is the "city" of kilkenny - a stag/hen location so the night life is good - don't really know much else in that neck of the woods tbh. Carlow is not a tourist destination.

North is wicklow - the wicklow mtns are gorgeous but at the back end of your range I would have though, Mt leinster is great too (near buncloudy) but the savage climbs are not touring friendly. The route up that way is "nice" nothing that stands out to me (I'm local so might be missing stuff on my doorstep tbh), although Micky finns in redcross has a great campsite and a brewery (german brewer too, awesome wheat beer!), coast road is rolling with some great views.

Take your rosary beads and this hilarious book:

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I'd personally cheat a bit, get a bus and then get a tour round Wicklow. Lovely county with lots to see and do.

Ballyporeen in Tipperary. Just because its where my mum and Ronald Reagan are from. Got very very drunk at my grans wake bought a pint by the gard even tho the pub was shut after hours. Found out my poor old frail gran pretty much ran a poker school.

Trouble is there are 6 of us. That makes any form of public transport a complete nightmare.

Ballyporeen would be just about doable. We could take part in the poker school 😉

I know you will say its too far, but the ring of kerry (killarney) would be my shout. If not, I prefer the west coast, galway/clare. If you do get to limerick/cork then you could always stop off at ballyhoura to mix it up a bit, it has the best trail centre in ireland and a great wee hire shop. Just dont call it Southern Ireland, can wind some people up, stick to its proper name of republic of ireland, or just ireland, the locals will like you better 🙂