Itinerary for the Brian Boru Tour June 2014


Travel Outlet presents

 



In Ireland

June 9, 2014 – June 17, 2014

 

with Kevin J. O’Brien & Garaidh Eóghan Ó Briain

 

$2399.00 from Toronto, Canada.                       $1599.00 Land only

 

Monday:  6/9

We depart Toronto, for Shannon, Ireland.  Overnight flight via Air Transat Wide body Airbus 300.                                   

 

Tuesday  First Day:  6/10                  Old Ground Hotel, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland

 

We land in Shannon after a short stop in Dublin.  We will go to the…

·         Cliffs of Moher,

·         St. Bridget’s Well

·         Cornelius O’Brien’s Pillar and grave. 

·         Miltown Malbay for a stop to walk the town and get your picture in front of an O’Brien home

·         Franciscan Friary in Ennis                 (founded by Thomond O’Brien’s)

·         Ennis town                                             Shop for Drink Eat  Walk streets

 

 

Wednesday Second Day:          6/11    Ground Hotel, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland

 

(East Clare Day)

·         Visit Birth place of Brian Boru, Killaloe, Co. Clare.

·         Brian Boru Heritage Centre

·         St. Flannans Cathedral, Killaloe

·         St. Flann’s  Well

·         Béal Boru (Brian Boru's Ring Fort)              Wooded Medieval Ringfort 2km North of                                                                                           Killaloe, Ballyvally, Killaloe

·         Quinn Abby                                (Taken by Henry VIII and given to Conor O’Brien)

·         Magh Adhair,                             (where the Dal-Cassian Princes were inaugurated)

·         O’Brien’s Bridge, Ireland       

·         Dromoland Castle                     (Stop for a Drink in castle, walk grounds & possibly visit with Lord Inchiquin Conor O’Brien

·         Bunratty Castle Banquet        Dinner at Bunratty &                                                            Durty Nellie’s

 



 

Thursday Third Day:     6/12  Oranmore Lodge                                                               Hotel, County Galway.  

                                                            (Burren, West & North Clare)

·         Kilfinora                                                  (High Crosses)

·         Ennistymon                                            (water falls pubs)                                                                  (Stop at Eugene’s Whiskey)

·         Leaminagh Castle                                 (Mary Rue)

·         Poulnabrone Dolmen                          Ireland’s most famous Dolmen

·         Ballvaughan                                           O’Briens Restaurant

·         Dysert O'Dea Castle & Clare Archaeology Centre, Corofin, County Clare, Ireland               

·         Kilnaboy Graveyard and  Church      (sheila-na-gig, O’Brien’s tower  &                                                                                            large cross-of- Lorraine)

·         Corcomroe Abbey                                 (built by O’Brien’s)

·         Galway                                                    Night Life

 

Friday   Forth Day:       6/13              Oranmore Lodge Hotel, Co Galway

 

·         Galway City Tour                                  Cathedral & Claddagh Town

·         Connemara Marble Factory               Factory tour and shopping

·         Rathburn Sheep Farm                         Tea & scones

·         Galway Tour                                          Night at Pubs

 

 

Saturday    Fifth Day:    6/14            Cassidys Hotel, Dublin

 

·         Rock of Cashel         105 miles from Galway

·         Dublin City Bus Tour

·         Hill of Tara                           Seat  of High King of Ireland

                                                Stone of Destiny. Co. Meath

·         Clontarf, Dublin                    Defeat of the Danes and Vikings on Friday, April 23,                                                      1014

·         Dublin Night Life

 

 

Sunday    Sixth Day:     6/15               Cassidys Hotel, Dublin

 

·         St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh  (burial place of Brian Boru)

·         Trinity College                                   Books o Kells and Brian Boru Harp

·         Old Jameson Distillary

·         Guinness Brewery

·         Kilmainham Gaol 

 

Monday    Seventh Day:           6/16             Cassidys Hotel, Dublin

 

·         Glendalough, Co. Wicklow

·         Wicklow Town

·         Dublin, last night on the town

 

 

Tuesday Morning:    6/17

After breakfast we transfer to Dublin Airport.  We will have the opportunity to do some last minute shopping at the famous duty free shop at the Dublin Airport and again at Shannon Airport where we will have a brief stop.  After a few last minute pints at Shannon Airport, we will sadly bid farewell to the mystical land they call IRELAND.

 

….itinerary subject to minor change….

 

 


                       

                        Kevin J. O’Brien  716 597-8424

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