A Virgin Voyage to the Emerald Isle
Day One
- Arrive Shannon Airport, pick up rental car
- Cafe Aroma, Ennis for breakfast
- Tour the Cliffs of Moher
- Celtic Cross of Kilfenora
- Tour the Burren
- Kinvarra
- Tour Galway City
- Possible dinner at Donnelly’s in Barna. http://www.donnellysofbarna.com/menus.asp
- Arrive in Spiddal for traditional music session at Tigh Hughes Pub
- Sleep: An Spiddal at http://www.ancruiscinlanhotel.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=121000518
Day Two: Bad Lieutenant Port of Call: Inish Mor
- Ferryboat to Inish Mor
- Walk (or bicycle) the isle to Dun Aengus cliffs, singing fake songs
- Return to coast for dinner at Joe Watty’s and music
- Final pints at The American Bar
- Sleep: Pier House http://www.pierhousearan.com/
Day Three – Ponies & Song
- Ferryboat back to mainland from Inish Mor
- Tour Connemara National Park
- Tour Aasleagh Waterfall outside Leenane
- killarycruises.com (boat tour)
- Arrive Westport for traditional music at Matt Molly’s (The Chieftains)
- Sleep: Clew Bay Hotel in Westport. http://www.clewbayhotel.com/
Day Four – The Road to Maguire
- Yeats’ grave outside Sligo.
- Tour Enniskillen Castle
- Tour White Island from Castle Archdale Park in Irvinestown
- Sleep: Outside Enniskillen at http://www.abocurragh.com/
Day Five – The Rocky Road to Dublin
- Tour Newgrange
- Tour Dublin City (Guinness factory, Trinity College…etc.)
- Pub Tour: Duke of York, Davy Byrnes, International Bar, Kehoe’s, The Long Hall, The Brazen Head, O’Donohue’s…etc.
- Sleep: Dublin at http://www.elizalodge.com/location.html
Day Six – Wicklow and Behold
- Tour Glendalough http://www.glendalough.connect.ie/pages/eating/eats.html
- Tour Jerpoint Abbey
- Tour the Rock of Cashel
- Tour Clonmel (St. Patrick’s Well, Carey’s Castle)
- Enjoy the pubs of Kinsale: An Seanachai Bar, The Bulman, Armada and The Tap Tavern – which is the only family-run public house in Kinsale and also a part of the Irish Whiskey Trail.
- Sleep: Kinsale at White House: http://www.whitehouse–kinsale.ie/
Day Seven – ‘Tis the Bells of Shandon
- Possible Harbour Cruise in Kinsale http://www.kinsaleharbourcruises.com/index.asp (time permitting)
- Tour Cork City (Church of St. Anne http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Anne_(Shandon)
- Tour Ross Castle, Killarney
- Sleep: Portmagee at The Moorings http://www.moorings.ie/
Day Eight – Fighting the Fear and/or Coffee and a Castle
- Option A: 10 Am Boat to Skellig Michael. Tour the rock. Return for 3 pm.
- Drive directly to Bunratty Castle Hotel.
- Option B: Tour Ballylongford ruins
- Tour Foynes Flying Boat Museum (birthplace of the Irish coffee) http://www.flyingboatmuseum.com/irishcoffee.html
- Dinner at The Blue Door restaurant in Adare.
- Sleep: Adare Village Inn. http://www.adarevillageinn.com/index.html
Day Nine – Safe Home
- Arrive Shannon Airport, drop off rental car
- Fly home
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