I have to go to Dublin for some business in May and was thinking to clear the subsequent few days and head for the hills. I've meant to see the mountains of SW Ireland for 40 years now, and have never quite got there.
So far as I can see it's possible to get a train to Killarney, taking about 3.5h, to put up in an hotel there for a few days and (1) to use buses (shuttle to Mary Kearney's Cottage or Dunloe) or taxis (I don't drive) to start points to MacGillicuddy's Reeks; (2) to use a mix of train to Tralee and taxis to reach start points for Slieve Mish summits. Brandon Mtn might also me reachable
To those of you who know the area -- does this look workable? Or am I missing either fatal flaws or better closer bases to the Reeks than Killarney?