If you visit Limerick on your tours of Ireland then be aware of its history. It is very interesting. The Vikings founded Limerick in 922 AD. It was an obvious place to build a town because it was an island between the Shannon and the Abbey River...
Cork has a rich history and is worth a visit on any Ireland tours. According to tradition Cork was founded by St Finnbarre in the 7th century and he built an abbey there. The name Cork comes from the Gaelic Corcaigh , which means marshy place. For centuries the...
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...
Tours of Ireland often begin , or end , in Dublin. It has a great history. Dublin has been recognised officially since 988 AD. However until the middle of the 17th century Dublin remained a small , walled medieval town. But in after the English Civil Wars in...
Armagh is a city in Northern Ireland that you may pass through on Ireland tours. The Metropolitan Cathedral of St Patrick , Armagh , is set on a hill from which the name of the city derives - Ard Macha - the Height of Macha. Macha, a...
If you are on tours of Ireland in March you need to know about Saint Patrick's Day as it is celebrated each year on the seventeenth of March. In Ireland, Saint Patrick’s Day is both a holy day and a national holiday. Saint Patrick is the patron saint...
The famous gardens at Mount Stewart were planted in the 1920s by Edith, Lady Londonderry, and are of international importance !!! It is a must see attraction on any Ireland tours. The magnificent series of outdoor 'rooms' and vibrant parterres contain many rare plants that thrive in...
Just north of the little town of Lahinch , on the coast of West Clare , are the Cliffs of Moher...
[caption id="attachment_53" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Giants Causeway"][/caption] A tour of Ireland would not be complete without visiting the amazing Giants causeway. See it in style with Ireland Luxury Tours. We can showcase the North coast as it deseves to be seen. The little hamlet of Portbradden and the fishing harbour...