This thread was very useful when I was planning my trip to the south west of Ireland in June. I was solo on a KTM 790 Adventure. My biking friends were off to France but I was saving my 90 in 180 days for right now, so I needed to be somewhere not in the Schengen zone.
I decided to concentrate on a relatively small area of the Wild Atlantic Way in the south west of the country. Ireland is not cheap for accommodation and I chose to stop overnight in hostels. My trip was close to midsummer, so long daylight hours and great weather.
Day 1: I woke in London at 4:30am, started out at 6am, and took the 1pm ferry from Fishguard to Rosslare, arriving 4:30pm. I slept in a day cabin during crossing and overnighted in Sheila's Hostel in Cork (fine hostel).
Day 2: The next day I rode the Ring of Beara (green route), then overnighted in the Railway Hostel Killarney. The Railway was a major disappointment, so I can't recommend that one.
Day 3: Rode the Ring of Kerry (blue route).
Day 4: Rode the Dingle Peninsula (red route and my favourite of the three) and overnighted in the Grapevine Hostel in Dingle (lovely hostel).
Day 5: Rode to Dublin, overnighting in Jacobs Inn Hostel (real upmarket at just €30). Hostels have changed an awful lot since I first did Youth Hostelling nearly 60 years ago! This is the reception area in Jacobs Inn in Dublin. And a photo of the 'pod' sleeping system where you have privacy curtains and electric sockets in each pod.
Day 6: day in Dublin
Day 7: Ferry to Holyhead, rode home.
Ireland was lovely, and the Dingle peninsula is every bit as impressive as Scotland's west coast. Locals were consistently welcoming, creating a very positive and happy atmosphere. I have every intention to return next year to tackle more of the Wild Atlantic Way.
The Irish Road Trip Guide is a useful planning site,
https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/
I booked hostels through HostelWorld,
https://www.hostelworld.com/st/hostels/europe/ireland
I have a GPX file with more than 40 waypoints but it's too large to upload here, you can access it via my thread on Horizons Unlimited at
https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/h...-fit-anywhere/where-to-go-stay-ireland-104730
Happy to answer any questions with my limited knowledge.
Tim