Ireland with Kevin McKrell

March 24th-31st 2012

$1,776.00 per person dbl. occupancy, plus $125.00 US departure tax.

Included in tour price.

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  Roundtrip airfare Boston to Dublin and return Shannon to Boston.
  
  


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  Six nights first class hotel accommodations
  
  


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  Full Irish Breakfast daily except for day of arrival.
  
  


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  Three hotel dinners.
  
  

Visits and admissions to:

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  Glendalough
  
  


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  JFK Memorial Park
  
  


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  Dunbrody Ship Museum
  
  


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  Blarney Castle and Woollen Mills
  
  


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  Cliffs of Moher
  
  


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  Rathburn Farm
  
  


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  Ring of Kerry
  
  


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  Achill Island
  
  


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  Concert at Matt Molloys Pub
  
  

Call Kathy Gordon at Celtic International Tours 518-862-0042 800-833-4373 ext.# 316

Day 01 Saturday March 24: Motor coach transfer from Albany NY area to Boston’s Logan Airport.. Evening departure ,overnight Aer Lingus Airlines flight to Dublin . Dinner in-flight.

 Day 02 Sunday March 25: Morning Arrival at Dublin Airport, where after clearing Irish Customs, you’ll be met by your driver/guide and escorted to your motor coach . We then head south to County Wicklow and the seafaring town of Wexford. On our way through County Wicklow and the Wicklow Mountains we will visit the monastic settlement founded in the 6^th century by Saint Kevin. Glendalough or in the Irish Gleann Dá Locha meaning ‘the valley of the two lakes’ is situated in the Wicklow Mountains National Park .It is a site long known for its scenic beauty and rich history. And is to this day one of the most visited historic sites in Ireland. On then to Avoca, the fictional home of the BBC series ‘Ballykissangel’. The Vale of Avoca is know as the valley where the two rivers meet. Continue on through the towns of Gorey and Enniscorthy, we arrive into Wexford in the afternoon. Check into your hotel where you are free to rest and relax. Dinner and overnight at The Talbot Hotel Wexford. This evening an after dinner concert and meet and greet.

Day 03 Monday March 26: Today, after your full Irish breakfast, you’ll travel to the nearby town of New Ross for a visit to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Arboretum, the Arboretum is a plant collection of international standing. It covers 623 acres on the southern slopes and summit of Slievecoiltia.We then pay a visit to the Dunbrody Ship Museum. The Dunbrody is a 19th. Century three masted sailing ship which brought many emigrants to and from Ireland and America during and after the great famine. Enjoy a short audio-visual which gives you the historical background. Then you are issued a ticket for passage. Explore the ship with its actors and enjoy the stories, sound effects and smells that will transport you back in time. Return to Wexford. Tonight dinner on your own, Overnight Wexford.

Day 04 Tuesday March 27: Leaving Wexford, you will travel via the city of Waterford, On then through the towns of Dungarvan and Youghal to the little village of Blarney. Here you’ll have your opportunity to explore Blarney Castle it’s beautiful grounds and perhaps kiss the famed Blarney stone, or shop at the Blarney Woollen Mills. Continue on then via the market town of Macroom and across the Derrynasaggart Mountains to the beauty and charm of Killarney town. Check into your hotel , The Killarney Towers . Dinner and overnight in Killarney. Music tonight .

 Day 05 Wednesday March 28: After a hearty breakfast, we depart on one of Ireland’s most popular and beautiful drives, the Ring of Kerry. Traveling from Killarney, we come to the town of Killorglin, famous for the Puck Fair, from here we commence the ring tour. Our drive is along the coastline of the broad Iveragh Peninsula, through the towns of Glenveagh, Cahirciveen, Waterville and Sneem. The scenery is spectacular as wind-swept cliffs, still lakes, lost valleys and rocky mountains blend in awesome beauty. From Sneem, we continue via ‘Ladies View’ back to Killarney. Dinner on your own , overnight at your Killarney hotel.

Day 06 Thursday  March 29: Leaving the beauty of Killarney behind we travel via Tralee, gateway to the Dingle Peninsula, continue on through Listowel to Tarbert, where you cross the Shannon River to Killimer in County Clare. On then to the awesome Cliffs of Moher, one of the most outstanding features of County Clare, rising 700 feet above the Atlantic and stretching along the coast for five miles. On then to Ardrahan in County Galway where you’ll enjoy a visit to Rathbaun Farm.Fintan Connelly will put his dogs through their paces and Frances and her team will welcome you into the cottage for some truly Irish hospitality – home baked and freshly prepared scones, soda breads and preserves along with the best pot of Irish tea you’re likely to experience anywhere in the country. . Continue north westward via Galway city and on to the mall town of Westport on Clew Bay. Dinner on your own overnight at your  hotel, The Westport Plaza. This evening ( 8pm ) enjoy a concert at famed Westport Pub Matt Molloys.

 Day 07 Friday March 30: Today, our touring will be spent discovering the beauties of County Mayo. We drive from Westport to Newport, along wide Clew Bay to Mulrany and still further west to Achill Island. Achill is linked to the mainland by a bridge, making this lovely spot accessible to tourist and Irish holiday-maker alike. Enjoy spectacular views of the wide Atlantic, Clew Bay and Blacksod Bay before returning to Westport via Ballycroy, Bangor, Ballina and Castlebar. Dinner and overnight at your Westport hotel.

Day 08 Saturday March 31: Early morning departure with a bag breakfast from your Westport hotel. Journey directly south via Galway to Shannon Airport where you will check in for your return flight home. Here you’ll bid a fond farewell to your driver/guide and this Emerald Isle. Arrive home the same day.