Add driving times to timeline; restructure for longer stays
- WAW overview: new table with driving times/distances per leg, base town + nights columns, day-by-day logic - Galway extended to 3 nights (Aug 21-23); Clare becomes a day trip - Kerry split: 2 nights Dingle (Aug 24-25) + 2 nights Killarney (Aug 26-27) - Cork reduced to 1 night (Aug 28); drive to Dublin Aug 29 - 06f-clare.md rewritten as day trip guide with timed itinerary - All section file date headers updated; README table updated
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# Clare
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> **Type:** WAW Section 6 of 7
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> **Dates:** ~Aug 23–24 (2 days)
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> **Recommended stay:** 2 days
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> **Dates:** ~Aug 23 (day trip from Galway)
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> **Recommended stay:** Day trip — 75km / 1h 25min from Galway; no overnight needed
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> **Best for:** Cliffs of Moher, The Burren, traditional music in Doolin
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## Why Visit
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Clare is where the Wild Atlantic Way delivers its most famous image — the Cliffs of Moher — and its most unusual landscape — the Burren, a vast limestone plateau where Arctic, Mediterranean, and alpine flowers grow side by side in the cracks. Doolin is Ireland's traditional music heartland. Two days is tight but workable.
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Clare is where the Wild Atlantic Way delivers its most famous image — the Cliffs of Moher — and its most unusual landscape — the Burren. Doolin is Ireland's traditional music heartland. At 75km / 1h 25min from Galway, this is easily done as a long day trip — leave Galway by 8am, hit the Cliffs before the crowds, explore the Burren and Doolin, and be back in Galway for a late dinner.
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## Must-See
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- ⭐ **Cliffs of Moher** — 8km of sea cliffs rising to 214m. Ireland's most visited natural attraction, and the crowds show it mid-afternoon. Go **before 9am or after 6pm** to avoid the coach tour peak. The walk south from the visitor centre to Hag's Head (3km return) gives the best elevated views and loses most of the crowd within 500m.
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- **The Burren** — 250km² of limestone pavement unlike anything else in Ireland. Arctic, Mediterranean, and alpine plants grow in the same cracks. The **Green Road** above Ballyvaughan is an old drove road with wide views — a straightforward walk. The lanes between Ballyvaughan and Kilfenora are worth driving slowly.
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- ⭐ **Doolin** — A tiny village with a global reputation for traditional Irish music. Three pubs — McGann's, Gus O'Connor's, and McDermott's — all have live sessions every night in August. The most unpretentious traditional music you'll find anywhere on the WAW.
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- **Poulnabrone Dolmen** — A portal tomb on open Burren limestone, 5,500 years old. Roadside, free, and genuinely striking — the stone is elevated enough above the flat karst to be visible from a distance.
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- **Lahinch** — Atlantic surf beach at the southern end of Clare; busy in summer, great fish and chips.
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- ⭐ **Cliffs of Moher** — 8km of sea cliffs rising to 214m. Go **before 9am** to beat the coaches. Walk south to Hag's Head (3km return) for the best views and to escape the crowd.
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- **The Burren** — 250km² of limestone pavement. The **Green Road** above Ballyvaughan is an easy walk with wide views; Poulnabrone Dolmen is a roadside stop.
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- ⭐ **Doolin** — Three pubs with live traditional music sessions every night in August. Arrive by 9pm for a seat. The most authentic trad music on the WAW.
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- **Poulnabrone Dolmen** — 5,500-year-old portal tomb on open Burren limestone. Roadside, free, 5-minute stop.
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## Itinerary
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## Day Trip Itinerary from Galway
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### Day 1 — Cliffs of Moher, Doolin
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Arrive from Galway (~1h). Drive or cycle the coast road. Cliffs of Moher early (pre-9am ideally) — walk to Hag's Head. Lunch in Doolin. Afternoon: explore Doolin village, potter around the harbour. Evening: traditional music session — start at McGann's, move on.
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### Full day — Cliffs, Burren, Doolin
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- **7:30am** — Leave Galway
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- **9:00am** — Cliffs of Moher (arrive before coaches). Walk to Hag's Head and back (~1.5h).
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- **11:00am** — Drive to Doolin (15 min). Coffee, walk the harbour.
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- **12:30pm** — Drive the Burren: Poulnabrone Dolmen (roadside stop), Green Road walk above Ballyvaughan (~1.5h walk), Aillwee Cave if time.
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- **3:30pm** — Lunch in Ballyvaughan or Ennis (charge in Ennis).
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- **5:30pm** — Drive back to Galway (~1h 15min).
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- **Evening** — Back in Galway for dinner and music.
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### Day 2 — The Burren, Poulnabrone, south to Kerry
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Morning: drive or cycle the Burren — Poulnabrone Dolmen (roadside stop), Green Road walk above Ballyvaughan, Aillwee Cave if interested in caves. Lunch in Ballyvaughan (good seafood). Afternoon: continue south toward Ennis to charge, then on to Kerry.
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> **Note:** If you want a Doolin music session in the evening, consider an overnight — staying until midnight and driving back is a long day. Alternatively, the Galway music scene is excellent and closer.
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## EV Charging
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**Day trip from Galway — charge there, not here.**
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- Leave Galway with a full charge (Tesla SC at Galway Retail Park)
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- **Ennis** — ESB fast charger; good midday top-up stop
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- **Lahinch** — ESB charger at the beach car park
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- **Cliffs of Moher** — No public EV charger; don't rely on it
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- Galway charges when you return
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## Practical Info
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- **Day trip logistics:** 75km each way. Total driving ~160km including Burren loop. Well within range from Galway.
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- **Cliffs crowds:** Pre-9am arrival is the single most impactful thing you can do.
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- **Doolin music:** McGann's, Gus O'Connor's, McDermott's — all have sessions every night in August.
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- **Currency:** Euro
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- **Workation:** Galway is your base — work in the morning, do Clare in the afternoon if needed.
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## EV Charging
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