From Dublin to Dingle, travel in Ireland is feasible without a car
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A group of friends peering down at the cliffs in Dingle. The writer spent a week travelling around Ireland by public transport and on foot, following a slow, scenic route.
PHOTO: MICHAEL VINCE KIM/NYTIMES
Elaine Glusac
- Ireland can be explored by train, bus and walking, and without a car.
- The trip from Dublin to Cork, Kinsale and Killarney showed easy city links, scenic walks and key sights.
- Dingle was a highlight for music, pubs and coastal views, but public transport limited freedom.
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IRELAND – Boarding the public bus that follows the coast of Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula, I pointed to Coumeenoole Beach on the map and asked the driver to let me off there.
“Certainly,” he said, smiling, “but only if you can pronounce it.”