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Ten days of Irish links, from Doonbeg to Adare
Doonbeg. Ballybunion. Waterville. Old Head. Adare. Portmarnock. Ten days, six courses, one rental car and an appointment with a proper Irish pub every evening. Here's the route.
Ireland (Wild Atlantic Way + East), Ireland 10 days 16 min read
The story
James maps out the classic 10-day Irish golf trip — the Wild Atlantic Way links loop (Trump Doonbeg → Ballybunion → Waterville → Old Head Kinsale) with an inland parkland finish at Adare Manor and a Dublin airport departure via Portmarnock. He is opinionated about the order (west-to-east, not the reverse), the rental car (an estate — you need boot space for four sets of clubs), and the courses he'd skip if you told him you only had 7 days. Includes a section titled "The Guinness that is worth the detour": Dick Mack's in Dingle.
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