When Ireland Luxury Tours have clients on the North Coast people are often puzzled and surprised to see distant mountains and islands on the horizon. Some believe it to be some remote part of Ireland and most are pleasantly surprised to learn it is indeed...
Well the eruption in Iceland has now grounded all planes for 2 days now. The situation is being reviewed but flights are unlikely until after 7.00pm Friday 16th April 2010. We at Ireland Luxury Tours have been lucky as all of our clients are here and not leaving...
Although somewhat hackneyed nowadays , the term "Emerald Isle" is not without foundation. The fields , watered particularly in the west by the high rainfall deposited by clouds arriving over the Atlantic , do have a deep green quality rarely seen elsewhere. A lot of...
The well-known Irish ability to wax lyrical on just about any imaginable topic is often attributed to the 'Blarney'. Our driver/guides at Ireland Luxury Tours are "full of it". At Blarney Castle, close to the city of Cork, the Blarney Stone is said, if kissed, to...
One of the most enduring aspects of Irish folklore is the tale of the 'little people', or fairy folk. The leprechaun is in fact only one of a variety of different types of little people which inhabit the area just outside the peripheral vision of normal...
Every September, the delightful town of Tralee in County Kerry stages the world famous 'Rose of Tralee' festival, inspired by the lilting song of the same name, composed by William Mulchinock in the middle of the 19th century. The song itself has become an immortal part...
Want to see Ireland ??? Want to tour the island and see it for yourself ??? But dont want the hassle of driving...
Ireland is brimming with myths and stories...
Limavady is a town in the North West and close to the famous North Coast. Its name derives from a great Irish story...
In contrast to the wildness of western Ireland, the Southeast is mostly low-lying and docile. Rich pastureland watered by brimming rivers extends gently to a quiet coastline of long sandy beaches, estuarine mudflats of wading birds and low cliffs fringing deep bays. Ireland's most fertile...