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Heading north · 5 days
Galway City → Malin Head
~20h 15m total driving
Day 1 · Galway
Galway City
Latin Quarter, Spanish Arch, the cultural heart of the west.
- The Latin Quarter & Shop Street
- Spanish Arch & the Long Walk
Day 2 · Galway
~3h drive
Connemara
Clifden, Roundstone, the Twelve Bens, Kylemore Abbey.
- Kylemore Abbey
- Connemara National Park
Day 3 · Mayo
~2h 30m drive
Westport
Croagh Patrick, the Greenway, a planned town that works.
- Croagh Patrick
- The Mall and the Octagon
Day 4 · Donegal
~8h drive
Donegal Town & Slieve League
The castle, the diamond, and the highest sea cliffs accessible in Ireland.
- Slieve League cliffs
- Donegal Castle
Day 5 · Donegal
~6h 45m drive
Malin Head
The northern terminus. Banba's Crown, Hell's Hole, the EIRE sign.
- Banba's Crown
- Hell's Hole
14 regions skipped to fit your time
- Aran Islands — Inis Mór, Inis Meáin, Inis Oírr. Dún Aonghasa and the Plassey.
- Inishbofin & islands — Ferry from Cleggan. The kind of quiet you forget exists.
- Clare Island & Inishturk — Granuaile's tower, Knockmore, the quiet of Inishturk.
- Achill Island — Keem Bay, the Atlantic Drive, the deserted village at Slievemore.
- Mullet Peninsula — Belmullet, the long strands, the islands at the end.
- Ballina & North Mayo — Downpatrick Head, Céide Fields, salmon on the Moy.
- Sligo & Strandhill — Yeats country, Knocknarea, the surf at Strandhill.
- Mullaghmore — Classiebawn castle, the harbour, the big-wave reef offshore.
- Glencolmcille — Folk village, the Tower at Glen Head, end-of-the-road quiet.
- Dungloe & The Rosses — Gaeltacht heartland, hundreds of lakes, ferry to Arranmore.
- Arranmore & Tory — Two ferries, two very different worlds. Cliffs, kingship, round tower.
- Dunfanaghy — Horn Head, Killahoey beach, McAuliffe's bookshop.
- Downings — Sheephaven Bay, Tranarossan, the Atlantic Drive.
- Fanad & Inishowen — Fanad lighthouse, the Great Pollet arch, the Inishowen 100.
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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