Currency Exchange/Restaurants

CURRENCY EXCHANGE Dublin International Airport has an International Currency Exchange that opens at 4:00 a.m.and closes at 9:00 p.m. It is located in the baggage area of Terminal 2. It is important to save your receipt from your purchase of Euros when we land since...

DAY 9 SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014

Today’s Itinerary: Athlone – Clonmacnoise -Shannonbridge – Tullamore distillery tour – Dublin  Guinness Storehouse   Monastary of Clonmacnoise The monastery of Clonmacnoise (Cluain Mhic Nóis in Irish, meaning “Meadow of the Sons of...

DAY 8 FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

Today’s Itinerary: Tully Cross – Cliffs of Moher – Dunguaire castle- the Burren-Athlone   Cliffs of Moher The Cliffs of Moher (Irish: Aillte an Mhothair)  are located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland. They...

Day 7 THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2014

Today’s Itinerary:  Aran islands- Inishmore- Tully Cross   There are three islands at the mouth of Galway Bay as it enters the North Atlantic. Collectively they are called the Aran Islands. We will be visiting Inishmore, the largest of the islands, and the...

DAY 6 WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2014

Today’s Itinerary: Westport- Connemara tour to include all sights requested- Kylemore -Renvyle- Letterfrack- Clifden – Roundstone Tully Cross   CONNEMARA Connemara (Irish: Conamara) is a district in the west of Ireland, the boundaries of which are not...

DAY 5 TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2014

Today’s Itinerary: Westport – Ceide fields or sheep dog demonstration    An aerial shot of Ceide Fields and coast road to Belderrig (Belderg) The remarkable neolithic site at Céide Fields in County Mayo, Ireland, contains the oldest known stone-walled...

Day 4 Monday, July 28, 2014

Today’s Itinerary – Mon 28th – Westport – Sligo- Drumcliffe- Mullaghmore- Lake isle of Innisfree boat trip – Westport   SLIGO Mountain Benbulbin, Sligo     Sligo (Irish: Sligeach, meaning “abounding in shells”...

Day 3 Sunday, July 27, 2014

Itinerary For Today – Sun 27th – Westport- Achill island- Croagh Patrick – Westport   Westport – Matt Molloy’s Pub With Mick Lavelle Playing the Fiddle     Matt Molloy iis the Irish flutist in Ireland’s most famous...

Calling Plans Between Ireland and USA

 Once our plane takes off for Ireland, turn off your cellular data and roaming on your cell phone.  By way of example, AT&T charges $19.00/megabyte if you do not turn off your data while you are out of the US. Viber – https://account.viber.com; choose...

Day 2 July 26, 2014

 Our day 2 itinerary includes: Athlone – Corlea Trackway- Irish national famine museum- Irish museum of country life – Westport. CORLEA TRACKWAY – (A timber trackway is a simple raised wooden walkway used as the shortest route between two places in a...