The cracked limestone terrain of the Aran Islands, lying about 45km out in Galway Bay, links them geologically with the Burren, in County Clare. The islands are flattish, but tilt towards massive sea cliffs in some places. making a living on these bleak rock platforms,...
We at Ireland Luxury Tours like to suggest starting points to allow you to consider and create a tour of Ireland that appeals. Most of our American and North American clients fly into Dublin ...
Our Luxury Irish Grand Tour offers you the chance to experience the best of Ireland. Travelling north, south, east, west and through the Midlands, our Luxury Irish Grand Tour guarantees an awe-inspiring range of sights and experiences that will make your visit to Ireland a...
It is not easy to resist the emollients of a city which erects in its main square a statue of a poet - and a little leprechaun of a fellow at that, of whom almost nobody has ever heard. Padraic O'Conaire once wandered around Connemara...
This is one of my favorite castles in all of Ireland and a real hidden gem for any Ireland tours. The very first people to set foot upon the land surrounding Oughterard were most likely hunter gatherers of the middle stone or Mesolithic age around 4,000-...
Aughnanure Castle is a real hidden gem and one of my favorite castles in Ireland. Check it out on any Ireland tours. It is one of well over 200 tower houses in County Galway built by large, wealthy , land owning families , mainly of Gaelic...
Galway City is worth a visit on any Ireland tours and actually has its own “Latin Quarter” and “Left Bank” , rather like the most famous ones in Paris. This is the High Street , Church Lane and Quay Street area in the oldest part of...
Galway is truly worth a visit on any Ireland tours and is one of our favorite places !!! Galway was first recorded in 1124 when a fort was built there. However the town was founded in the 13th when in 1232 a baron named Richard de Burgh...