2025 Destinations

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Arrive in Shannon at 5:25 am Irish Time. 

Go through Irish Customs and Gather Luggage.

Meet up with the AMAZING Eugene!

While traveling to Kells, we will travel through Limerick and County Kerry.

We have booked a Sheep Dog Demonstration on the Ring of Kerry at 11:00 am for our group.

Cost is approximately 10 euros per person.

 Nestled in the heart of the old town, with a location just moments from Killarney National Park, the 4-star International Hotel Killarney has been welcoming guests with our blend of traditional hospitality and comfort for more than a century. 

Killarney offers one of the most unique experiences in Ireland.

Experience Killarney's National Park on a jaunting cart with an experienced tour guide.

 Killarney offers an immersive Irish experience. Journey through timeless natural beauty, vibrant culture and rich history. Hear the whisper of ancient stories and feel the warmth of our welcome. 

County Limerick is found on the west coast of Ireland, neighbouring with counties Clare, Kerry, Cork and Tipperary.  

County Clare is a county in western Ireland with terrain ranging from rolling countryside to craggy Atlantic coastline. 

 Galway, a harbor city on Ireland’s west coast, sits where the River Corrib meets the Atlantic Ocean. The city’s hub is 18th-century Eyre Square, a popular meeting spot surrounded by shops and traditional pubs that often offer live Irish folk music. 

 County Mayo is on the west coast of Ireland. Its scenery ranges from verdant to desert like, with rocky cliffs at the Atlantic coast.  

  Rose Conway-Walsh is an Irish Sinn Fein politician who has been a Teachta Dala (TD) for the Mayo constituency since the 2020 general election. She previously served as a Leader of Sinn Fein in the Seanad and a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 2016 to 2020.

 The family owned 4-star Castle Court Hotel is located in the heart of Westport. It offers live music and dancing every night, a 20-yard indoor pool, gym and spa and beautifully decorated rooms. 

 Westport is a town on the edge of an Atlantic inlet, on Ireland’s west coast. In the Georgian town center, stone bridges link the tree-lined promenade on the banks of the Carrowbeg River.  

 In Ireland, its believed fairy trees are the sacred grounds for the sídhe, the people of the mounds. The sídhe are known as the little people or the wee folk in Ireland and most often portrayed as fairies. 

 Mullaghmore is a small seaside village situated on a peninsula in the north-western corner of the parish of Ahamlish, County of Sligo. On the western side rocky cliffs defy the Atlantic gales while to the East, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean, lies a golden sandy beach and picturesque stone-built harbor. 

 Donegal is a town at the mouth of the River Eske, in northwest Ireland. Originally built in the 15th century, Donegal Castle has later additions from the Jacobean period. The Four Masters Memorial obelisk honors 4 scribes from the nearby Franciscan friary, now in ruins. 

 Bloody Sunday, or the Bogside Massacre, was a massacre on 30 January 1972 when British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. Christopher was in this march as a young man living in Derry.

 On 5 January 1969 the words "You Are Now Entering Free Derry" were painted on the gable wall of a terraced house in the Bogside in Derry. Painted in an act of defiance, the slogan and the wall, have now become an internationally recognized symbol of resistance. 

 Perched on the banks of the River Foyle, where the Wild Atlantic Way meets the Causeway Costal Route, this 4-star hotel is only a five-minute walk to the historic Derry Walls as well of some of the most stunning sight-seeing destinations the north west has to offer.  

  The Guildhall in Derry, Northern Ireland, is a guildhall in which the elected members of Derry City and Strabane District Council meet. 

You’ll find yourself in another world where the grandeur of the Victorian era meets the vibrancy of the 21st century.

 Belfast is Northern Ireland’s capital. It was the birthplace of the RMS Titanic, which famously struck an iceberg and sunk in 1912.  This legacy is recalled in the renovated dockyards' Titanic Quarter, which includes the Titanic Belfast, an aluminum-clad museum reminiscent of a ship’s hull, as well as shipbuilder Harland & Wolff’s Drawing Offices and the Titanic Slipways.

 Stormont Castle is home to the Northern Ireland Executive and the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister. While it is notable as the building where the Executive meets to agree government policy, it is also a striking piece of architecture with an interesting history. 

 Belfast’s state-of-the-art museum tells the compelling story of HMS Titanic, from the triumph of her construction to the tragedy of her maiden voyage. 

 Thompson Dock, is a dock located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Built in 1904, the then biggest in the world dock is best known for having accommodated the RMS Titanic during her fitting-out.  

Falls Road is a predominantly nationalist/republican area with strong Irish cultural ties, while Shankill Road is mainly unionist/loyalist, reflecting British identity. Both roads symbolize Belfast's historical divisions but are also key parts of the city's evolving shared future. 

Due to the violence of August 1969, the British Army built a Peace Wall along Cupar Way to separate the Shankill and Falls roads, thus keeping the two communities apart. 50 years later, the wall is still in place. 

Derry, a city where history, culture, and adventure converge to create an unforgettable experience. Known as Ireland's only completely intact Walled City, Derry offers a unique blend of heritage and modern charm.

Derry is the hometown of Christopher! 

 Inishowen is a peninsula in the north of County Donegal in Ireland. Inishowen is the largest peninsula on the island of Ireland. The Inishowen peninsula includes Ireland's most northerly point, Malin Head. 

 The Muff Liquor Company, based in Muff, County Donegal, Ireland, offers award-winning premium Irish gin, vodka, and whiskey. 

The town of Muff is only 4 miles from Derry.

 Grianán of Aileach is probably the best known monument in Inishowen, County Donegal. Situated on a hilltop 250m above sea level the view from the stone fort of Aileach is breathtaking. 

 County Donegal is a largely Irish-speaking region bordering the Atlantic Ocean in northwestern Ireland. It’s made up of castles, rugged coastline and mountains such as the quartzite Mount Errigal. Glenveagh National Park, once a private estate, encompasses forests, lakes and bogland in the Derryveagh Mountains. 

 Leos Tavern or Tabhairne Leo is one of Donegals most famous musical Bar & Restaurants. Leos is the birth place of the highly renowned Clannad & Enya, both of whom began their careers on stage in Leo's Tavern. Live music, great food & craic. 

We have booked lunch and      entertainment for our group!

Derry has a lively, vibrant pub and nightlife scene, with plenty of traditional, modern and quirky pubs, bars and nightclubs on our doorstep.

So if it’s a traditional Irish pub you’re after – with traditional Irish music played into the small hours of the morning - or a trendy cocktail bar, or perhaps the opportunity to pull your own pint? Then we guarantee you’ll not be disappointed.