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07 Feb

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When on a tour of Ireland please note that Phoenix Park remains both a part of and apart from the capital city of Dublin. Lands were leased to Sir Edward Fisher who in 1611 built a country residence on St Thomas’ Hill, later the Magazine Hill....

06 Feb

Posted at 20:30h in Hidden Gems by
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When on a tour of Ireland Dublin is simply unmissable. Ireland Luxury Tours seven day tour allows you a few days to explore Dublin. Many visitors to Dublin today are lured by the action in the very recently developed Temple Bar area, on the south side...

04 Feb

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Thirteen kilometres south of Navan is one of Ireland's most famous antiquities, the Hill of Tara.  This shows evidence of occupation from many different periods, and was the symbolic seat of the High Kings until the 11th century.  Its history is steeped in legends, but...

04 Feb

Posted at 22:10h in Must See Attractions by
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A tour round this remote, Irish-speaking westerly extremity offers many things: superb coastal scenery with peaceful beaches and scattered islands; grand mountains and lush, fuchsia-splashed countryside; a rich assortment of antiquities; and a lively music scene and excellent seafood restaurants based on the charming fishing...

03 Feb

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Sligo is one of the largest towns in the Northwest, a lively market town and centre for music, pubs and eating places designed more for its own 18,000 inhabitants than for tourists.  Colourful houses stand alongside the River Garavogue, and the town still has many...

03 Feb

Posted at 21:36h in Cruise ships, Must See Attractions by
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Armagh has often been the scene of battle: County Armagh is predominantly Catholic, especially in the south, but the city itself is a Protestant stronghold.  The two rival cathedrals, both dedicated to St Patrick, scowl at each other from two of Armagh's seven small hills. ...