Celtic Tours Presents: Pray and Play in Mystical Ireland

Eight Nights in Mystical Ireland with tour hosts Bridget Mary Meehan, ARCWP and Mary Theresa Streck, ARCWP
September 16 - 25, 2019

Cost for land based on double room occupancy: $2393.

Cost for Single Room:  $3052

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Estimated cost for group airfare from Newark: TBA
Land cost is separate from air for those who wish to use frequent flyer miles or fly from an airport closest to you!  Tour group will meet in Arrivals Hall in Dublin.

RATES INCLUDE:

• Accommodations for EIGHT NIGHTS (8) nights at the following hotels:

       DUBLIN:              Fitzpatrick’s Castle       3 Night(s)   

       KILLARNEY:        Scott’s Hotel                  2 Night(s)         

       GALWAY:             Imperial Hotel               2 Night(s)         

       DUBLIN:              Maldron Airport Hotel   1 Night(s)         

• Full Breakfast daily, except day of arrival.

• Seven (7) Hotel dinners and One (1) Dinner and Celtic music and dance show in Dublin

• Visits/Admissions: Panoramic city tour of Dublin, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Trinity College-Book of Kells, Hill of Tara, Monasterboice, Newgrange/Knowth, St. Bridget’s Shrine in Faughart, St. Bridget’s Cathedral and Well and Solas Bhride Center in Kildare, Rock of Cashel, Cobh Heritage Centre, Blarney Castle, Gobnait’s Well, Gallarus Oratory, Blasket Tourist Centre, St. Mary’s Cathedral in Killarney, Bunratty Folk Park and Castle, St. Bridget’s Well in Liscannor, Cliffs of Moher, Kylemore Abbey, Clonmacnoise and Malahide Castle.

• All transportation and sightseeing via deluxe touring motor coach with the services of a professional driver/guide throughout

• Tips and taxes on items included.  NOTE: Tip to driver / guide is not included - plan on $5 per day.

• Porterage of one suitcase per person

Itinerary:

Day 1: Monday, Sept 16, 2019
Depart on your overnight flight from Newark, NJ to Dublin Ireland. Dinner served shortly after take-off.

Day 2: Tuesday, Sept 17, 2019 Dublin

St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland

You will meet your Irish Driver/Guide in the arrival’s hall of the Dublin airport and he will escort you to the waiting motor coach for your tour. Depart the airport and travel into the capital city for a panoramic city tour. You will then visit St. Patrick’s Cathedral, before moving on to Trinity College to see the Book of Kells. Then some free time in Dublin to take in one of the museums or wander the streets. You will meet back up with your driver and he will take you into the Dublin suburbs to Fitzpatrick’s Castle Hotel for the first of a 3-night stay. Dinner at your hotel this evening.

Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel

Day 3: Wednesday, Sept 18, 2019 North of Dublin

After a full Irish breakfast, you will depart for the Hill of Tara. Then on to Monasterboice for some photos. And continuing on to

Newgrange/Knowth to view the passage tombs. Afterwards, you will travel north to Dundalk to visit St. Bridget’s Shrine. Then enjoy some local touring in counties Louth and Meath before returning to the castle for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Thursday, Sept 19, 2019 Wicklow County

Glenalough

Today after breakfast, you will depart for some local touring of the Wicklow county area. Stopping at Glendalough and then on to St. Brigid Cathedral and Well in Kildare and Solas Bhríde Centre and Hermitages.   Return to your hotel this afternoon for a little free time. Tonight, you will have time to wander the town of Dalkey and enjoy dinner at the hotel.

St. Brigid's Well, Kildare

Day 5: Friday, Sept 20, 2019 Killarney

Rock of Cashel

This morning after your final castle breakfast, we will be heading to Killarney. Stopping on the way at the infamous Rock of Cashel to see the site of the conversion of the King of Munster by St. Patrick in the 5th century. Then on to Cobh to visit the Heritage Centre. This museum has wonderful artifacts from many lost ships that sailed from this port before their final demise. 

Blarney Castle

Continuing on to Blarney where you will visit the BlarneyCastle and have the opportunity to kiss the Blarney Stone. On the way to Killarney, you will have the opportunity to stop in Ballyvourney to visit Gobnait’s Well before heading into Killarney for the night. Dinner and overnight in Killarney at Scott’s Hotel.

Day 6: Saturday, Sept 21, 2019 Dingle

Dingle Coastline

After a buffet breakfast, a delightful day takes us along the Kerry coast to the Dingle Peninsula, which offers magnificent coastal scenery. Beyond Slea Head, we see the Blasket Islands, the last outpost of Europe and you will visit the Blasket Visitor's Center, and also Gallarus Oratory to see some BeeHive Huts. A full day tour returning to Killarney, where we enjoy dinner at our hotel this evening. Dinner and overnight in Killarney.

Gallarus Oratory - Beehive Hut

Day 7: Sunday, Sept 22, 2019 Killarney – Burren – Galway

Adare

This morning, eat an early breakfast than walk over to St. Mary’s Cathedral for an 8am Mass before departing for Adare. Take some time to stop here and take some photos of some thatched roof cottages before moving on to Bunratty. Here you will stop to visit the Bunratty FolkPark and Castle to see how life was in medieval times. Then onto Liscannor tovisit St. Bridget’s well before stopping for a visit at the incredible Cliffs of Moher. Continue onto Galway for dinner and overnight at the Imperial Hotel in Galway.

Cliffs of Moher 

Day 8: Monday, Sept 23, 2019 Connemara Touring

After breakfast, enjoy a tour of the Connemara region. Including a stop at Kylemore Abbey and the Celtic Crystal Factory and Connemara Marble Factory. Then into Galway for a panoramic city tour and some free time. Back to Galway Hotel for your dinner and overnight.

Kylemore Abbey

Day 9: Tuesday, Sept 24, 2019 Galway to Dublin

Clonmacnoise Ancient Monastic Site

Enjoy a leisurely morning with breakfast. Then a later start to Dublin. Stopping along the way in Athlone to visit Clonmacnoise. Then on into Howth to visit Malahide Castle and Gardens. Check into Maldron Airport Hotel and then onto a dinner and show for your final night.

Malahide Castle

Day 10: Wednesday, Sept 25, 2019 Dublin to US

If flight time allows, enjoy breakfast at the hotel tonight before heading to the airport. Return to the US same day.