At long last, we’re going to Ireland!
Christina and I have joined a musical package tour with my friends Tullamore and Hugh Morrison as part of the Tullamore “Discover Ireland” Tour. We fly out to Shannon on April 20th, meet up with the tour in Dublin on April 22nd, travel around with the tour until April 30th, and then make our way back to Shannon to fly out on May 4th.
Tuesday, April 19th
Denver to Ireland
– Denver (DEN) to Shannon (SNN)
Wednesday, April 20th
Galway
– Pick up rental car (Sixt Booking # 9918285427)
– Meet up with Howler Paul Campbell (Galway City)
– Shannon, Galway City, Limerick
Lodging: St. Judes B&B, Galway
Thursday, April 21st
Galway to Dublin
– Drive to Dublin
– Drop off rental car (Sixt)
Lodging: Carton Hotel, Dublin Airport
Day 1
Friday, April 22nd
Dublin to Belfast
– Meet up with tour at Denver Airport (DUB)
– Dublin
– Newry Cathedral
– Belfast
– Group dinner
Lodging: Europa Hotel, Belfast
Day 2
Saturday, April 23rd
Belfast
– Titanic Museum
– Performance (location TBD)
– Weekly Facebook Livestream – “The Howl”
Lodging: Europa Hotel, Belfast
Day 3
Sunday, April 24th
Belfast to Derry
– Giants Causeway
– Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge
– Concert (8pm)
Lodging: City Hotel Derry
Day 4
Monday, April 25th
Derry to Bundoran
– Walled-in-City Tour of Derry
– Ardara – “best village in which to live in Ireland”
– Triona Donegal Tweed Visitor Center
– Donegal Bay
– Group dinner
Lodging: Allingham Arms Hotel, Bundoran
Day 5
Tuesday, April 26th
Bundroan
– Donegal Castle
– Sligo Abbey
– Yeats Visitors Centre
– Famine Memorial
– Concert (8pm)
Lodging: Allingham Arms Hotel, Bundoran
Day 6
Wednesday, April 27th
Bundoran to Galway
– Carrowmore megalthic cemetery
– Drumoland Castle
– Group dinner
Lodging: Dromoland Castle Hotel
Day 7
Thursday, April 28th
Galway
– Hiking
– Horseback riding
– Archery
– Group dinner (formal banquet)
– Concert @ Fig Tree Restaurant
Lodging: Dromoland Castle Hotel
Day 8
Friday, April 29th
Galway to Dublin
– Tullamore Dew Visitor Centre
Lodging: Radisson Blu Royal, Dublin
Day 9
Saturday, April 30th
Dublin
– Trinity College – Book of Kells
– Literary Pub Crawl
– Weekly Facebook Livestream – “The Howl”
Lodging: Radisson Blu Royal, Dublin
Sunday, May 1st
Monday, May 2nd
Tuesday, May 3rd
Dublin to Galway
– Pick up rental car (Sixt Booking # 9918286462)
– Visit Pat Byrne’s Mum & Dad (Borris)
– Visit O’Sullivan’s Pub (Dingle)
– Tralee? Kilarney?
Lodging: Benner’s Hotel
Wednesday, May 4th
Ireland to Denver
– Drop off rental car (Sixt)
– Shannon (SNN) to Denver (DEN)