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Take a Road Trip Off The Beaten Path Along Ireland's Southern Coast
All this week, Jaunted contributor CMB will be giving us notes on her Dublin Field Trip. Any questions or suggestions? Let us know.
Most visitors to Ireland have the obligatory Guinness, mack on the Blarney stone, and take a self portrait along the Cliffs of Moher, but sadly never make it to the southern coast, which is one of the best drives on the island.
Several small fishing villages and resort towns dot Ireland’s southern coast, including Courtown, located about 75 km south of Dublin on M11. This harbor town is popular with locals for its 3 km of sandy beaches. In the town, there's the usual coastal fare of ice cream stands, take-out restaurants and, of course bars. It is still Ireland after all.
If you continue south along R742, you’ll find Rossiare, another beach resort town that offers several hotel and restaurant options. You can also take a ferry to Wales and Northern France daily from Rossiare harbor, but will need reservations as the ferries tend to fill up quickly.
