O Connell Party Tour of Ireland June 2017

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Notes:
1. 5 Rooms held in each of the below hotels

Day 1 Friday 23 June 2017

Morning Arrival in Dublin Airport
Meet your Irish Driver-Guide (1 Person) in the Arrivals Hall at Dublin Airport
Driver-Guide will have a sign: O Connell Party
Depart for Drumshanbo in Leitrim
Travel via Mullingar, Longford & Carrick on Shannon
Overnight in Lough Allen Hotel *** 5 Rooms Confirmed ***
Day 2 Saturday 24 June 2017
Free day to do whatever the group decide and the coach and driver-guide will be fully
available for this
Overnight in Lough Allen Hotel *** 5 Rooms Confirmed ***
Day 3 Sunday 25 June 2017
Free day to do whatever the group decide and the coach and driver-guide will be fully
available for this
Overnight in Lough Allen Hotel *** 5 Rooms Confirmed ***
Day 4 Monday 26 June 2017
Free day to do whatever the group decide and the coach and driver-guide will be fully
available for this
Overnight in Lough Allen Hotel *** 5 Rooms Confirmed ***
Day 5 Tuesday 27 June 2017
Depart for Donegal via Fermanagh
Free time in Enniskillen
Cruise on Lough Erne including visit to Devenish Island
Travel along the shores of Lough Erne before crossing the border back into the Republic of
Ireland and continuing on to Donegal
Leisurely afternoon on the grounds of Lough Eske Castle
Dinner & Overnight in Lough Eske Castle *** 5 Rooms Confirmed ***
Day 6 Wednesday 28 June 2017
Leisurely morning on the grounds of Lough Eske Castle
Tour the spectacular & rugged Highlands of Donegal
Visit the wild & beautiful Glenveagh National Park in the Derryveagh Mountains. Covering
nearly 25,000 acres, the park has some dramatic mountain scenery and protects the largest
herd of red deer in Ireland. We will also visit Glenveagh Castle on the shores of Lough
Veagh. Built in 1870 by John Adair, a landlord who became notorious for his eviction of
many families from the area after the Famine of 1847
Return to Lough Eske Castle
Dinner & Overnight in Lough Eske Castle *** 5 Rooms Confirmed ***
Day 7 Thursday 29 June 2017
Depart for the beautiful town of Westport on the shores of Clew Bay
Travel via Sligo and Mayo
Visit the world famous Belleek Pottery founded in 1857
Travel on via Sligo to Knock
Visit Knock Shrine
Continue on via Castlebar to Westport
Dinner & Overnight in Westport Plaza Hotel (4 star town centre hotel) *** 5 Rooms
Confirmed ***
(*** After dinner you might want to stroll down to Matt Molloy's Pub ***)

Day 8 Friday 30 June 2017

Depart for Galway City, known as the City of the Tribes
Travel along the southern shores of Clew Bay before continuing down the the Famine Relief
Road to Leenane
See Irelands holy mountain - Croagh Patrick (*** Weather/Fog permitting ***)
Visit to Kylemore Abbey Kylemore Abbey's greatest attraction is its location. Nestled at the
base of Duchruach Mountain on the northern shore of Lough Pollacappul, in the heart of the
Connemara Mountains, it is regarded as one of Ireland's most romantic buildings.
Travel on down the spectacular Inagh valley with the 12 Bens of Connemara on your right
and the Maumturks on your left as you travel to Recess
Continue on via Maam Cross & Oughterard to Galway City
Take a ramble down Quay Street with its many great pubs including The Quays and Ti
Neachtain a town house which belonged to Humanity Dick, an 18 th century MP who
promoted laws against cruelty to animals.

Overnight in Radisson Hotel Galway *** 5 Rooms Confirmed ***

Day 9 Saturday 1 July 2017
Depart for Dublin via Athlone, the centre of Ireland & Ballinasloe
Visit Clonmacnoise the monastery founded by St. Ciaran in 6th Century
Travel on to Dublin
Afternoon free in Dublin
Overnight in Stephens Green Hotel *** 5 Rooms Confirmed ***
Day 10 Sunday 2 July 2017
Transfer to Dublin Airport
Check in (*** 3 Hours Advised ***)
Depart on return flight home
Price: June 2017:
Price per person sharing Twin/Double Rooms based on
8 Full Paying Persons = 2,140.00 Euro
Single Room Supplement = 705.00 Euro

Price includes:
9 Nights Bed and full Irish breakfast in named Hotels & Castles
2 Evening Dinners in Lough Eske Castle
1 Evening Dinner in Westport Plaza Hotel
Experienced Driver-Guide (1 Person) for 10 days
Luxury air conditioned Coach for 10 days
All Driver-Guide expenses
All visits and admissions listed on the itinerary including:
Lough Erne Cruise
Glenveagh National Park
Glenveagh Castle
Belleek Pottery
Kylemore Abbey & Gardens
Clonmacnoise

This price does not include:

Airfares
Dinners except in Lough Eske Castle & Westport Plaza Hotel
Lunches
Drinks
Porterage
Laundry
Gratuity to Driver-Guide: a guide line figure would be 10.00 to 15.00 Euro per person per day