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We went on our honeymoon to Ireland!

You'd probably want to spend a little bit of time in Dublin since you're probably flying in/out of there - you can see the Guinness brewery, lots of neat museums and things if you're into history, Trinity College and the Book of Kells, etc. If you want to see the west coast of Ireland, you might want to stay in Cork/Galway/Limerick and use it as a base - there's a lot more wilderness sightseeing (the Ring of Kerry, places to go hiking, castle ruins, etc.) in that direction!

yay! ireland is wonderful. I lived there for a while and loved it. It is small so you could stay in two places but just check what the travel options are for getting between them because the trains can be sexpesnive and the buses take a ridiculous amount of time and visit every little town on the way.

I'd definitely do Dublin, can't miss it. @raspberries: gave great suggestions. I'll have a think and if I can remember anything must-see, I'll come back and add it! Cliffs of Moher were my favourite though.

Cliffs of Moher are definitely worth going to. Absolutely beautiful. We drove around from place to place and our favorite place was Dingle. Made life long friends. Such a fun & beautiful place. We didn't love Dublin except for Trinity College and Guinness brewery, but the country side was beautiful. We stayed at little B&Bs along the way and loved them all.

If you want to splurge a bit I highly recommend a vagabond tour! They are very small, get you off the beaten path, and you definitely get a good feel for the country. Or guide was amazing. And it's worth noting that I usually prefer independent travel, but they were fantastic.

We got a great deal that i found on travelzoo for air, accomodations and car rental. we stayed at Adare Manor in the townhomes there were 4 of us but could have easily slept 6-8. Very easy to drive around and we took the train from galway to dublin.

I have family from the south, so I'm partial to that area of the country.

I wouldn't insist on flying into Dublin. Sometimes Shannon can be a little cheaper, and then it's easier to get to some things like the Cliffs of Moher.

I love West Cork. Baltimore is probably our most favorite place to visit. It's super small town, but really gorgeous. Mizen Head is also awesome. Cobh is also in that area, which is sort of the opposite of Ellis Island. It's where a lot of emigrants left from.

My friends and I visited in 2009 and we really enjoyed the Wild Wicklow tour departing from Dublin.
http://www.wildwicklow.ie/

I also recommend visiting the Malahide Castle, we didn't do the tour, but if I were to go back, I'd opt for a tour since it was quite a ways to get there through public transportation (we stayed in Dublin).

I lived there for awhile. Dingle was my favorite by far!