Hidden Gems | Luxury Tours of Ireland and Scotland

29 Dec A Great Testimonial and a Great Ireland Tour !!!!!

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PERFECT IRISH ADVENTURE! (Thanks to Ireland Luxury Tours and Maurice Dowle) by: Richard Schmelzle Exactly a century ago two families, one from Belfast and the other from Hilltown, County Down, emigrated from Northern Ireland to Toronto, Canada. In the ensuing years, not one member from either family ever...

23 Dec Collooney and Markree Castle , County Sligo

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The sight worth stopping for in the village of Collooney , on any Ireland tours , is the Teeling Monument at the Northern entrance to the village, built to commemorate Bartholomew Teeling , hero of the Battle of Carricknagat. The battle was fought nearby during the...

22 Dec The Lecale Region , Northern Ireland

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Jutting into the southern reach of Strangford Lough , the Lecale Peninsula is above all St Patrick country. It is a real hidden gem. Ireland's patron saint was a Roman Briton , first carried off as a youth from somewhere near Carlisle in Northern England by...

21 Dec Culdaff and the ancient sites , Donegal

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To the east of the town of Cardonagh in County Donegal is a group of historical remains worth seeing on any Ireland tours...

19 Dec Coleraine, County Derry

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Coleraine is a town on the North coast of Ireland. Most of the interesting action takes place down the River Bann, where there are pleasant walks and a thriving marina , and at the University of Ulster campus with its excellent Riverside Theater. If you are on...

14 Dec Donaghadee

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Donaghadee is a small market town whose origins lie in its proximity to the Scottish coast. In fact on a clear day its easy to see Galloway across the water if you climb up the little hill to the MOAT. The MOAT is the remains of...

14 Dec Sherkin Island , Cork

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Tiny Sherkin island in Cork is a real hidden gem on tours of Ireland. It is a delightfully pretty place and the considerable remains of a fifteenth century Franciscan friary nestle down by the quayside. Little Fuchsia spattered lanes lead across the island to fine sandy beaches...

08 Dec Lough Neagh

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Lough Neagh is in Northern Ireland , and it is the largest lake in the British Isles. It is 20 miles long and 9 miles wide. It is pronounced "Loch Nay" Legend has it that the legendary Finn Mc Cool (of Giants Causeway fame) was so unimpressed...

06 Dec Lough Eske , Donegal

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Lough Eske is the "lake of fish"...

01 Dec Annalong and the Silent Valley

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On any tours of Ireland you may visit the Mourne Mountains. If you do you have a chance to view a couple of hidden gems ...