Fantastic deals on holidays in Ireland this Autumn. If you fancy an extended tour taking in Dublin , Cork , Galway , and Belfast email us for great deals. Or if you would like a nice Belfast tour or one taking in the Giants causeway and North...
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...
At Ireland Luxury Tours we are lucky enough to be a member of the Irish Golf Tour Operators Association. We are involved in the Annual Conference and Gala Irish Golf Awards which are being held at the magnificent Slieve Donard hotel in Newcastle , County Down. It...
Ireland, an island in north-west Europe, has an area of 32,595 square miles. At its greatest it is 302 miles long and 171 miles wide and consists of a central lowland surrounded by a broken range of hills and small mountains. The climate is mild on...
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...
A short, humorous, and often nonsensical verse of five lines that have a particular pattern of rhyme (aabba) and rhyme. Lines 1, 2, and 5 are of three feet and rhyme, and line 3 and 4 are of two feet and rhyme. The rhythm is...
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...
One, two, or three concrete walls usually surrounding the summit of a hill. Too extensive for permanent fortification, the area enclosed may have served as temporary refuge or for annual folk gatherings. Most were erected in the last dozen pre-Christian centuries. Dotted across Ireland See them on...
A Family of brewers. In 1756 Arthur Guinness (1725-1803) established a brewery in Leixlip, County Kildare, which he moved to Dublin in 1759. The business grew under his son Arthur (1767-1855) and grandson Benjamin (1798-1868), who developed export markets in the United States and Europe. Sir Benjamin's sons,...
The longest river in Ireland or Britain. The Shannon rises in the "Shannon Pot" in County Cavan ...