Mystical Ireland Tour Itinerary
May 10 to 21, 2005
Tues May 10 Arrival Ireland – at Shannon Airport
- Remainder of day at leisure to relax after flights.
- For the energetic Bunratty Castle and Folk Park are within walking distance as well as Craggaunowen to see how people lived 2000 years ago is nearby at Quin.
3:30 Group Welcome Meeting
5:30 Light Welcome Dinner
Overnight at Bunratty Wood Country House & Parks House
Wed May 11 Explore the mystic places in County Clare
- St Brigit’s Holy Well for prayers and meditation
- Cliffs of Moher
- Thoor Ballylee where the poet Yeats lived
- 5000 year old Poulnabrone Dolmen, one of the most spectacular in Ireland
Overnight Esker Retreat House at Athenry BB
Thurs May 12 Galway to Achill Island
- Optional: Weather permitting we will have a chance to make the 2 hour ascent of Croagh Patrick as pilgrims have done since for hundreds of years
Overnight Bervie House DBB
Fri May 13 Achill Island
- Achill Island is home to leprechauns and fairies. Visit the cottage, cemetery and sites connected with the book Summer with the Leprechauns by Tanis Helliwell
Overnight Bervie House DBB
Sat May 14 Achill Island to Sligo
- Carrowmore with its 60 stone circles and passage tombs, one of the largest in Europe
- Queen Maeve’s Grave
- Carrowkeel , an astrological stone age observatory
- Holy well since Celtic time Tobernalt by Logh Gill
Overnight Hotel in Sligo DBB
Sun May 15 Sligo to Enniskillen
- Boa Island’s 2000 year old famous, unique Janus figure
- White Island and its 6th century statues including the pagan Sheila na gig,
- Devenish Island ‘s monastery founded in the 6th century including one of best round towers in Ireland
Overnight Lustybeg Island DBB
Mon May 16 Enniskillen to Armagh
- Ulster History Park with full scale habitations from Stone Age to the 17th century
- Beaghmore Stone Circles and Dragon’s teeth astrological and religious mystery site
- Emain Macha – Navan Fort—the Irish Camelot
Overnight in Armagh area at Dromantine House Retreat Centre DBB
Tues May 17 Sacred sites of County Down then to Navan
- Legannany Dolmen perhaps Ulster’s most famous Stone Age monument
- Struell Holy Wells since the Middle Ages famous for its cures
- Monasterboice famous for its 9th century high crosses with biblical scenes
Overnight at Purcell House Dublin DBB
Wed May 18 Glendalough - full day excursion
- Magical Glendalough founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century is both a Christian and faery site.
Overnight at Purcell House Dublin DBB
Thurs May 19 Boyne Valley
- Hill of Tara, ancient residence of the High Kings of Ireland
- Newgrange, the finest Stone Age passage grave in Europe and nearby Knowth
Overnight at Purcell House Dublin DBB
Fri May 20 Dublin
- Trinity College houses the 9th century Book of Kells
- National Museum with it breathtaking Celtic artifacts
- Afternoon is free to tour independently ie. Hop on Hop Off bus, shopping
- Farewell Dinner at Oliver St John Gogarty’s in Temple Bar with Irish music
Overnight at Purcell House Dublin DBB
Sat May 21 After breakfast transfer to Dublin airport to return home or to the train station to transfer to the Glens of Antrim & Causeway Coast Walk
Fee: $3975 CDN (approximately €2338 or $3057 US)
A non-refundable deposit of $1000 CDN must accompany your reservation.
The remainder of $2975 CDN
is due not later than
March 1, 2005
***Save $100 CDN on the
Mystical Ireland Tour by
registering before
October 1, 2004
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