For our honeymoon we rented a car in Edinburgh, and did a loop through Stirling, Belfast, Kinnity, Cork, Dublin, York and back up to Edinburgh with several day trips from each spot. It's fantastic. I wish we had more time in Scotland and I'd go back in a second.
Highlights in Ireland and N. Ireland were:
Shankhill & Falls roads, Belfast. Crazy to see the remnants of sectarianism in Belfast first hand. The "Peace Walls" alone are mind boggling.
The Giants Causeway (day trip from Belfast) really cool rock formations going out into the sea.
Cliffs of Moher (West side of Ireland, we did it as a day trip from Kinnity). Crazy seaside cliffs.
Kilkenny- nice town
Kinsale- colorful seaside town
Cork- Awesome place, very modern cosmopolitan feeling city with lots of old charm still
Dublin
And agreed with what everyone said about Edinburgh. Find a way there. It's just awesome.
Our days in Scotland were filled with castle site seeing. You can buy a pass for all the national castles and they are all over the place and very cool to check out.
Have fun!
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