April 26-27 Sun-Mon Stautons on The Green, Dublin 01-478-2300
Sun Bewleys for lunch 7-1am every day
National Museum, Tara Broach, Cladah Challace etc. Sun 2-5, Mon shut
Georgian Home at 29 Lower Fitzwilliam St - Sun 2-5, Mon shut
St. Stephens Green open til dark
Kilkenny St. - historic buildings
Shelbourne Hotel, Grafton St - tea from 3pm
Mon Trinity College - Book of Kells Sun 12-4:30, else 9:30 - 5
O'Connell Bridge
Customs House Sun shut, Mon 11-1 & 2-4:45
St.Pat Cathderal Sun 10-3, Mon 9-6
Christchurch 10-5 daily
Post Office Sun 10:30 - 6:30, Mon 8-8pm
Dublin Castle Sun 2-5, Mon 10-12 & 2-5
St. Annes church and bookshops on Dawson Street
Grafton & Nassau Streets, & Powerscourt Cntr shopping
Sun shut, Mon 9-5
Dublin Evenings - Abby Theater 878-7222 /
tickets at Brown Thomas & Switzer deptstores on Grafton
- O'Donoghues Pub (top of Grafton to Merrion Row) music
Food - Longfield's Hotel 9/10 Fitzwillaim St 01-761367
April 28 Tues Wellington Court Hotel, Trim 046-31516
Tues Malahide Castle tour 10:00-5 ****
Four Knocks dolmen ***
Newgrange tour 10:00-5 *****
Monsterboice high crosses
Walk along Boyne River toward Slane 4 mi or road has
access points
Hill of Tara tour 9:30-5
Bective Abby
Trim Castle 10:00-6
Trim Evening - 8 mi west to gailtacht Rathcairn for music - check
Food - O'Cs recommend Boyne Vallye Inn, Drogheda
April 29-30 Wed-Thurs Old Rectory Country House, Wicklow 0404-67048
Wed Robertstown - canal walk ***
Hill of Allen walk & view 30 mins
Kildare - drive through & canal walk
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Russborough House, Blessington 10:30-5:30 ***
Any Powerscourt gardens 9:30-5:30 ****
waterfall 9:30-7:00
good tea room per O'C s
Glendalough tour & walk 10:00-5:00 *****
Glen of Avoca & Avoca Hand Weavers ***
scenic Wicklow Way & Military Road ****
Sally Gap Rd.
near Laragh - falls of Glenmacnass
Vale of Clara scenic walk
Devil's Glen walks along Varty River near Ashford
Avondale Parnell House, Rathdrum
shopping
Food - Hunter's Hotel, Rathnew 0404 40106
Old Rectory Country House
Tinakilly House, Rathnew
Fri travel Wicklow Mtns to Kilkenny via scenic drive through
Ferns, Bunclody, Gragenmanugh
Kilkenny: Castle tour 10:00-5
Rothe House tour, High St. 10:30-5
Irish Design Center shopping
Kytelers Inn historic & food 10:30-11pm
Kilkenny Design Center 9:00-6
1st rate shops, food
Archetecture between St. Canice & Butler Castle
Walking tours from Shee Alms House on High St
Butter Slip to Kyteler's Inn
Jerpoint Abby key from Mrs Wallace house next door
Thomastown, Inistoge, Gragenmanaugh
Scenic from Jerpoint to Carrick on Suir
Carrick on Suir - Tipperary Crystal 3mi on N24
Fri evening - visit cousins
May 1 Fri O'Grady's Guesthouse, Waterford 051-78851
Sat Waterford Crystal 8:30-3:15
Reginald's Tower in Waterford 10:00-6:00
Sat travel Coast via Dungarven to Cappoquin
Annestown ( galtacht)
Lismore area ruins
Lismore Heritage Center - multi media show 9:30-5:30 *****
Lismore butcher's shop has original oil paintings by one of the
butchers Walks in the mountains Cappoquin *****
Walk in the moutains
May 2-3 Sat-Sun Richmond House, Cappoquin 058-54278
Sun The Vee road R668 from Lismore toward Clogheen
Michaelstown Caves
Rock of Cashel tour 9:30-4:30
Glen of Aherlow drive
Cahir Castle / Swiss Cottage tours 10:00-6:00
Nire Valley R671 scenic to Clonmel which
becomes circular Munster Way scenic drive ****
in Clonmel look for old city walls
tippary Crystal, near Clonmel 9:30-5:30
Walk in the moutains
Fermoy - Blackwater River tumbles over old weir
Mon travel
Scenic secondary road south to
Cobh visitor center 'Queenstown Story' in Victorian
Rail Station which is tourist center
Grand Parade, Cork City - Patrick St. view to sea
Kinsale shopping & lunch
Walk in Goouganne Barra forest lake park
May 4 Mon Gouganne Barra Hotel, Ballingeary
Tues Bantry Bay & House tour & shoppe *****
Bantry - Ballylicky north to Keakill
Ring of Beara - Dunboy Castle & Healy Pass ****
to Kenmare
Kenmare shopping Quin's Woolin Mills & others
Lunch Great Southern Hotel 2mi so at Parknasila
at Sneem take road to Glenbeigh and into Tralee
Walk
May 5-8 Tues-Fri Ballyseede Castle Hotel, Tralee 066-25799
Any Dingle - Ecology & History Tour
Ogham stones at Ballintaggart
Dunbeg stone fort
beach at Inch
Gallarus Oratory
Dingle town - lunch at Doyles
Slea Head views
Connor Pass N. toward Kilcummin & beach at Castlegregory
Killarney - Ecology & History Tour
visitor's center at Muckross House 9:00-6:00
good cafeteria has take out
Muckross Abby 9:00-5:30
Torc Waterfall 9:00-5:30
Ross Castle
Lough Leane boat trips from Ross Castle 1 hr 10:30-4:45
Gap of Dunloe - right fr N at Molls Gap - sign for Sneem is
wrong way
Ladies View of lakes
Great Southern Hotel for high tea, Killarney 3:00-5:30
St. Mary's Cathedral for windows 9:00-9:00
shopping
Iveragh Penninsula & Migillacuddy Reeks Ecology tour -
Glenbeigh town - shopping
Caragh Lake
Valentia Island & Skellig Experience Heritage Center
at Waterville take drive to Tralee via Magillicuddy Reeks Mtns ****
do Ecotour
Staigue Fort at Caherdaniel
Derrynane National Historic Park & O'Connell house
Tralee -
Denny St. houses
any evening Siamsa Tire theater, Tralee
Food - Ballyseede Castle, Tralee
Cahernane Hotel, Killarney 064-31895
Sat to Clifden via
Dromcolliher Dresden Factory
Adare Village
other possible stops en route ( also see area list)
Cratloe Woods House, Limerick
King John's Castle, Limerick
Parkview Lace Room at Convent of the Good Shephard, Limerick
Salmon Weir Bridge at river out of Lough Corrib Galway
near Cathedral of St. Nick & Our Lady - Galway
Lynch's Castle finest medeval house in Eire - Galway
Galway - farmers market w/ Musicians Sat only
Food - Dunraven Arms Hotel, Adare 061-396209
May 9-12 Sat-Tues Abbyglen Castle, Clifden 095-21201
Connemara area
Kylemore Abby ****
Louisburgh, Granuaile visitor center
Westport House tour *****
Westport shopping, eats, music ***
Carriggahowley (Rockfleet) Castle *** ***
Achill Island scenic Drive ***
Oughterand - resort lake area
Boat ride to Ashford Castle from Oughterand *****
Ashford Castle food & tour *****
Roundstone and villages south ***
Clifden music & shopping - O'Grady's Pub -
Sky Road
Maam Cross tea at Ballynahinch Castle
Iveran town - Gaeltacht
Galway area
Spiddal just w of Galway- craft center & coffee shop
Lynch's Castle
River & lake cruises - Corrib Princes of Aran Ferries,
Woodquay 2:30 & 4:30 90 mins
Ferry to Aran Islands - all day
Salmon Weir Bridge at river out of Lough Corrib Galway
near Cathedral of St. Nick & Our Lady
Lynch's Castle finest medeval house in Eire
Food Ballynahinch Castle, Recess 095-31006/31086
Cashel House House Hotel, Cashel
Sweeney's Oughterand House, Oughterand 091-82207
Zetland House Hotel, Cashel Bay 095-31111
Wed travel Clifden to Athlone via
Bullaun for Turoe Stone
Atheny - old walled town
Athlone Castle
Athlone - Connell's shoppe 2blks E Prince of wales Hotel
Boat from Athlone to Clonmacnois 10-6 ****
West Offaly Railway bog train tour at Shannonbridge 10-5
Grand Canal walk at Tullamore
May 13 Wed Moorhill Country House Hotel,Tullamore 0506-21395
Thur Rock of Dunamase ***
Tullamore - Charleyville Castle by appt
best gothic revival in Eire
Tullamore - Irish Mist tour / tasting ??
Sleive Bloom Mountains Scenic drive and ****
intepretive center
Birr Castle gardens
Banagher shopping goods & food
Killaloe town , church and boat excursion ****
Castleconnel town
May 14-16 Thur-Sat Ballinalacken Castle Hotel, Lisdoonvarna
065-74025
Burren
Dunquaire Castle at Kinvarra 15 min tour 9:30 - 5:00
Ballyvaughn town strolling & shopping
Cliffs of Mohr between Liscannor & Doolin ***** *****
visitor center 9:30-6
Burren interpretive center, Kilfenora 9:30-6 *****
botanic walk in the Burren
Ailwee caves 10:00-6
Boat from Doolin to Aran Island 1/2 day ***
Ennistymon - River Cullenagh tumbles
Kanppogue Castle tour 9:30-4:30 ****
Cragenowen Heritage Park 10:00-6 ****
Bunratty Park 9:30-5:30 ******
Clare Glens -waterfalls of Clare River 13 mi E of Limerick
Limerick
King John's Castle 9:30 - 5:30
and pub across street per O'Cs
Cratloe Woods House ( Irish Longhouse) M-Sat 12-6 June/Sept
and cascading waterfalls along river walk in forest
Limerick Lace at Convent of Good Shephard 10:00-4:40
Hunt Museum -collection of Irish art 9:30-5:30
& antiquities @ Limerick University last in at 4:00
St. Mary's - windows per Mom O'C 9:30-12:45
and 2:30-05:00
any evening - music pub at Doolin ****
Sat evening - Kanppogue Castle banquet *****
Food - Gregan's Castle Hotel, Ballyvaughn 065-77005
BOOKS & MAPS to Guide:
Patrick Macheys ' A City & Country Guide to Kilkenny'
Tom Robinson's Maps all
SHOPPING : Ashford Castle for Dad 2Xlt long sleeve polo green &
blue castle tie
Rock of Cashel shoppe - O'Connell stickers
from Dublin phone Mullingar Pewter, Peter re Ardah Chalace
how much w/ shipping
Mom - NO sweaters
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