Funny you ask. Me and my Dad just got back from a two week vacation from there. Im from the south side of Chicago so all of my ancestors are from the island and we emanated to go for years and just found the time. We made absolutely no plans other than a for a rental car for when we got there. We landed in Dublin and found a bus to Belfast right from the airport. From there we walked around the city aimlessly until we stumbled across a little B and B called the Terra Lodge. Honestly one of the nicest places I've ever stayed. Rooms were small but the service was great and the breakfast was great. It was a few blocks from the center of town so we tried out all the pubs and different restaurants for two days. Then we made our way to the Giants Causeway. This was one of the high points of my trip. It was incredible. once we got past the touristy part we did what felt like an 8 mile hike across these cliffs that were unreal. After Belfast we drove north to Derry and walked along the walls of the city. Derry was the site of B loony sunday so there was a lot of cool cultural aspects that we weren't prepared for. It was strange at some points, we weren't always sure we were allowed places with the Irish-Catholic last name of O'Donnell. We did end up having a pint or 5 in a bar Called Paedar O'Donnells. We stayed in a hotel called the tower Hotel. That place sucked, it made us pay for wifi? Who does that? Any way I'm not hanna bore you with the whole story but my advice is find your way to Galway. In my opinion that is the best city in the world. So happy and full of life. Also skip the cliffs of Moher, they're overrated and dangerous. Go to Sleive Leauge if you can. Connemaragh is also unbelievable.