01 Jun PASSAGE GRAVES IN IRELAND.
These are Megalithic tombs of around the forth and third millennium B.C. Often located on a hilltop, the graves have a covered passage leading to a tomb at the centre of a mound. Those in the Boyne Valley...
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31 May Book of Leinster
One of the three great collections of Old Irish poems , tales , histories , and genealogies of kings and saints. Housed in the Library of Trinity College , Dublin , the "Book of Leinster" was compiled or transcribed by a bishop of Kildare at the...
31 May Connemara
This is an area of County Galway. It is situated west of the Corrib and stretches between the townlands of Barna and Carna. Comnnemara is one of the most scenic areas of Ireland , with a vibrant Irish-speaking community who have a rich tradition of singing ,...
13 Jan Ross Castle , Killarney
Ross Castle is the ancestral home of the O'Donoghue clan though it is better known for its association with the Brownes of Killarney who owned it until recently. It is located on the edge of Lough Leane, in Killarney National Park ,County Kerry , Ireland. This...
13 Jan Ring of Kerry
The Ring of Kerry is a tourist trail in County Kerry , south-western Ireland. A must see on any Ireland tours. The route covers the 170 km circular road (N70 , N 71 and R562) , starting from Killarney , heading around the Iveragh Peninsula and passing through Kenmare ,...
12 Jan Albert Clock , Belfast
The Albert Clock was constructed between 1865 and 1870 as a memorial to Queen Victoria's late Prince Consort - Prince Albert. You will see it clearly on any Belfast tours. It stands 113 feet tall with a statue of the Prince in robes of a Knight...
12 Jan Titanic facts…visit the Titanic Dry Dock
On our tours of Belfast we advise a call at the Titanic Dry Dock. When you look into this vast chasm it gives you a real feel of the scale of the Titanic. Bearing in mind it was 1902 in Belfast shipyard , it is truly...
11 Jan Dublin Castle and its history.
Dublin Castle is located in the very heart of historic Dublin and should not be missed on any Ireland tours. It is just too iconic !! The Castle stands on the high ridge , the highest ground in the locality , at the junction of the...
10 Jan Ireland Luxury Tours VIP customers
At Ireland Luxury Tours we have had the pleasure of looking after Sir Ian Botham , Lord Digby Jones , Monty Halls , Dr Vince Cable and top U.S.A lawyer Scott Ferrell...
10 Jan The Potato Famine….A brief history….
The Great Famine in Ireland began as a natural catastrophe of extraordinary magnitude and the history is a must for anyone taking tours of Ireland. But its effects were severely worsened by the actions and inactions of the Whig government which was headed by Lord John...