17 Aug Some highlights of Northern Ireland
1. GIANTS CAUSEWAY The Norths best known tourist attraction...
Hidden Gems
13 Aug Sample itinerary of tour of Ireland and Scotland
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This year we have had several requests at Ireland Luxury Tours to combine Ireland tours with tours of Scotland. The itinerary below is a sample of the tours we can arrange of Ireland and Scotland. SUN 26TH : Arrive in Dublin and transfer to TRINTY CAPITAL HOTEL...
30 Jul Crannogs in Ireland….get to know the language !
Crannogs are man-made , usually circular , lake islands. They consist of piles of stones as a foundation, covered by brushwood and earth, and with palisades enclosing one or more houses. Modern examples at Craggaunowen (County Clare) and the National heritage Park at Ferrycarrig (County Wexford) show...
30 Jul Skellig Michael…..Not a person….an island !
Island in the Atlantic, seven miles off the Kerry coast. Skellig Michael was a monastery and place of pilgrimage first mentioned in 823. Difficult to land on, it has six beehive huts with square interiors, two oratories (all built in the corbel technique), a cemetery, a hermitage,...
21 Jul Connacht
One of the four provinces of Ireland. This Northwest province covers an area of 6838 square miles. It has a population of around 500,000. Connacht is the least arable but one of the most beautiful provinces of Ireland. Its name derives from the Connachta , followers of Conn of...
30 Jun Glendalough
A picturesque valley in the Wicklow Hills. Glendalough is...
29 Jun County Galway
Ireland's second largest county, in the province of Connacht. Extending from the Atlantic to the River Shannon (area of 2,374 square miles), the county has a population of over 208,000. Galway City, the county capital, straddles the divide between the barren Irish-speaking Connemara to the west...
24 Jun County Louth
County Louth is a maritime county in the province of Leinster...
23 Jun Knowth Passage Grave…older than the Pyramids !!
Along with Newgrange and Dowth , Knowth forms a great Neolithic cemetery on a ridge of hills north of the Boyne river, some miles upstream from Drogheda, County Louth. It dates from around 3000 B.C...
22 Jun County Longford
Inland county in the province of Leinster. After Leitrim , the landlocked county of Longford (421 square miles) is the second least populated county in Ireland, with 31,500 inhabitants. Primarily agricultural, the county has some light industry and textile production. The reputation of being of being a...