I presume you've heard of the Wild Atlantic Way? I just came back from a trip round (literally round) Ireland taking in the WAW and its little brother in the North, the Causeway Coastal Route. It was an enjoyable couple of weeks, though marred somewhat by appalling wet and windy weather. I seriously wouldn't recommend camping, unless you like going to bed soaked wet through, staying wet all night and getting up wet in the morning for the next day's ride. Also note all land in Ireland is owned by somebody or other, so wild camping is technically illegal.

If you're staying fairly well south just head over to Kinsale to start the WAW, follow the "WAW North" signs round. You can decide yourself how far to ride each day and whether you want to cut out particular peninsulas. Coming back if you are heading for Dublin head south through the Wicklow Mountains and Sally Gap. Beautiful but can get a bit wild in winter. The WAW is quite well signposted but IME can be confusing and it's not hard to miss a sign. You don't need to plot a route on GPS but if you do have GPS that makes it easier to get back onto the WAW should you leave it.

Read about my experiences on www.facebook.com/motosunburn (not much danger of sunburn on this trip though).

There are any number of little family run roadside B&B places as you tour round. I couldn't find a website that listed them all so it would be a case of calling in as you pass. They are probably cheaper than the ones I found on booking.com which start around 90 Euros. It's not a cheap country to stay but riding in bad weather most of the time, I wanted to be sure I had somewhere dry to stay overnight. Check out hostels as well, one good place I stayed was Finn McCool's by the Giants Causeway. Big plus, electric radiator in room to dry gloves!

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