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Heading north · 5 days
Kinsale → Dingle Peninsula
~8h 25m total driving
Day 1 · Cork
Kinsale
Southern start of the WAW. Forts, food, harbour town.
- Charles Fort
- Old Head of Kinsale
Day 2 · Cork
~1h drive
Clonakilty
Inchydoney beach. Black pudding country. Michael Collins' patch.
- Inchydoney Beach
- Michael Collins House
Day 3 · Cork
~50m drive
Skibbereen & Baltimore
Sailing town, the Beacon, ferries to Sherkin and Cape Clear.
- Skibbereen Heritage Centre
- Lough Hyne
Day 4 · Cork
~1h 15m drive
Mizen Head
The signal station footbridge. Ireland's true south-west corner.
- Mizen Head Signal Station
- Barley Cove Beach
Day 5 · Kerry
~5h 20m drive
Dingle Peninsula
Slea Head Drive, the Blasket Sound, Fungie's town.
- Slea Head Drive
- Blasket Centre, Dunquin
3 regions skipped to fit your time
- Bantry & Sheep's Head — The quiet peninsula. The walking is the point.
- Kenmare — Where the Beara and Iveragh peninsulas meet. Stone circle, food town.
- Ring of Kerry — Sneem, Waterville, Skellig view. Drive it anti-clockwise.
Driving times are honest mid-range estimates. The WAW is full of small roads, and you'll want to stop. Plan for slower than Google Maps tells you.
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