Itinerary for Trip to Ireland
Weather: Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/global/IE.html and
Yahoo Weather: http://weather.yahoo.com/regional/Ireland.html
Map Finder: http://www.mad-map.ie/ireland/ireland.html
Currency:Currency converter: http://www.xe.net/ucc/
Virtual Tour of Ireland: http://ireland.iol.ie/~tip/Welcome.html
BBG = Bed and Breakfast Guide
Ireland is also on Daylight
Savings Time Current Time in Ireland: http://homepage.tinet.ie/~abbeydorney/
See Spreadsheet
of Remaining Costs calculated so far
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Date & Day of the Week |
Where Staying That Evening |
Cost per person |
Events & Places of Interest |
Directions & Travel Information |
To Do; Notes |
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Saturday, June 24, 2000 |
Aboard Aer Lingus Flight 116 |
Airfare: Paid--$503 each round trip for 8 people. Remaining bookings: round trip=$784 coach (30 days advance purchase) $4,826 round trip first class |
NJ (Tad’s?), JFK Airport |
$728 + 54 tax round trip=$784 coach (30 days advance purchase) $2,359 +54 = 2,413 one way or $4,826 round trip first class |
1. Get directions to JFK 2. Arrange for enough cars 3. Arrange to leave cars |
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Sunday, June 25, 2000 |
High Park, Birr, County Offaly |
Lodging: To be paid by Chuck & Theresa Taylor, as agreed: ?520 = $630 Paid ?175, mailed 12/30/99 ?345 remaining=$420 (4-8-00) |
q Riding School 1.5 q Slieve Bloom Mountains q Birr Castle q Swimming Pool in town q Boating q Bicycles |
Directions:MapQuest— |
On Irish Food: |
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Monday, June 26, 2000 |
Bayview O’Connell Street Kilkee, Co. Clare Mrs. Mary Hickie 065-905-6058 (011-353-65-905-6058) ?18-19 per person Gave Mary Choice Visa credit card number BBG, p. 239 |
Lodging:?18-19 per person=$24 per person (Even though we have housing in Birr, Teri and Theresa thought it best to save some time [2+2 hours & 3 + 3 hours round trips] and stay on the coast a night or two.) 4 Taylors = $100 rounded |
q Pick up Kristie q County Clare: http://goireland.about.com/travel/goireland/library/weekly/aa052598.htm http://ireland.iol.ie/~tip/clartour.htm q Kilkee may be home of Eagen ancestors-Theresa to do research there http://www.clare.local.ie/genealogy/ http://clare.local.ie/content/12559.shtml q North of Kilkee- o Spanish Point o Lahinch o Ennistymon o Cliffs of Moher http://www.furman.edu/academics/dept/english/Abroad/MOHER.htm http://goireland.about.com/travel/goireland/library/weekly/aa060198.htm?iam=dp&terms=Doolin+Ireland
http://www.hooked.net/~comber/ o S on R 480-Ailwee Caves http://www.nci.ie/aillwee/cave.htm o N again then S on N 67-Lisdoonvarna http://www.failte-ireland.com/lisdoonv.htm http://clare.local.ie/content/18802.shtml http://www.ricksteves.com/ccinfo/doolin.htm o
Doolin-traditional music in pubs |
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1. Pick up Kristie at Shannon Airport 2. Go to Kilkee, County Clare, let Kristie rest.Theresa research 3. Family explore coast nearby, take pictures 4. Afternoon-go up coast to Cliffs of Moher, The Burren, Ailwee Caves, Lisdoonvarna 5. Night—pubs
in Doolin There’s one double, one room with 2 twin beds (Teri and Kristie), and another room with twin beds (Jason and Steve) |
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Tuesday, June 27, 2000 |
Anne & John O’Leary Ashlee Lodge Tower Blarney, County Cork 021 385346 (011-353-21-385346) Gave First Union Visa to reserve rooms. BBG, p. 121 |
Lodging:?18-19.50 = $24 per person 4 Taylors = $100 rounded |
Abbeydorney http://homepage.tinet.ie/~abbeydorney/ Map of Tralee: http://www.mad-map.ie/ireland/tralee/tralee.html Tralee Town: http://www.irelandnow.com/around/munster/tralee.html Song “Rose of Tralee” http://ingeb.org/songs/thepalem.html http://www.alltel.net/~dmurphy595/tralee.html Kerry the Kingdom: http://www.group-trotter.net/ireland/places/kerry/kerry.html Ring of Kerry http://kerry.local.ie/content/9621.shtml Killarney |
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In Tralee there’s a restaurant named The Skillet Barrack Lane,
Tralee, County. Kerry, Ireland.
There’s a restaurant bar at the beginning of the Ring of Kerry called Bunkers. 353 + 66- 61381 Iveragh Road, Killorglin |
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Wednesday, June 28, 2000 |
High Point |
Lodging:Pre-paid |
http://ireland.iol.ie/~tip/corktour.htm Blarney Castle: Clonmel (today or tomorrow from Birr): http://ireland.iol.ie/~tip/clontour.htm Balinamara (where Brennans are from) (County Kilkenny, near Kilkenny) about 1 hour from Birr |
Have to allow 2.5-3 hours to get back to Birr |
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Thursday, June 29, 2000 |
High Point |
Lodging:Pre-paid |
Things to Do in the Birr Area: http://www.iol.ie/~offaly/attract.htm Birr Castle: |
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/5500/EganRally.html |
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Friday, June 30, 2000 |
High Point |
Lodging:Pre-paid |
Ballymacegan http://www.infowing.ie/fishing/pike/Sh2.htm http://www.shannon-fishery-board.ie/portumna-coarse.htm Poll na gCapall Bog water: http://aoife.indigo.ie/~ipcc/infobogwater.html Kilnalahagh Castle (Sopwell Hall) http://members.xoom.com/nzghosts/haunted_castles.htm http://proni.nics.gov.uk/records/private/howbury.htm Drumnahane Castle |
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Saturday, July 1, 2000 |
Rachra House (Shannon View) Shannonbridge via Athlone, Co. Offaly Mrs. Patricia Corbett 0905-74249 ?18 per person BBG, p. 367 |
Lodging: ?18 per person = $22 per person 4 Taylors = $90 rounded
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http://www.railtours.ie/dh07.html http://www.wnet.org/goingplaces2/ireland/hilite8.html http://www.jamesmdeem.com/bogpage.htm Clonmacnoise http://www.moytura.com/clonmacnoise.htm http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04065a.htm
Castle Cloghan (Clonony) http://www.iol.ie/~offaly/ccastle.htm 9 pm: Irish Concert at Redwood Castle |
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Lunch at Killeen’s 0905-574112 Things not on Rally list: Kinnitty Castle http://www.iol.ie/~offaly/kinnity.htm Charleville Castle http://www.iol.ie/~offaly/charlev.htm Etc.: Ely O’Carroll: http://www.elyocarroll.com/ http://www.iol.ie/~offaly/attract.htm http://www.countyoffaly.com/Offaly_Environment___Wildlife.htm
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Sunday, July 2, 2000 |
Carramore House Knock, County Mayo Mrs. Kathleen Carty 094-88149 ?16-18 per person BBG, p. 330 |
Lodging: ?18 per person = $22 per person 4 Taylors = $88 per person |
Shrine of Our Lady of Knock http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/Mayo/Towns/Knock/Apprtion.htm http://www.mgardens.org/SM-KNMG-Queen.html County Donegal: http://ireland.iol.ie/~tip/donetour.htm McGeady locations—Go to Gortahork and make enquiries about Maheraroarty-Glasserchoo or Erraroeymore. http://www.sosdonegal.com/index2.html http://smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues97/jun97/fishing_jpg.html http://donegal.local.ie/content/20287.shtml Beltany-Cashel-Gatton. Glenveagh National Park and Dunfanaghy. Supposed to be beautiful country. |
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Monday, July 3, 2000 |
Willow House Kilmacrennan Road Letterkenny, Co Donegal Mrs. Madeline Wilkinson 074-21871 N56 Road BBG, p. 409 Probably gave her a credit card, as she can take credit cards |
Lodging: ?18 per person = $22 per person 4 Taylors = $88 per person |
Ride along northwest coast of Antrim is supposed to be beautiful.Dunluce? Castle in that area (NE of Giant’s Causeway) is supposed to be haunted. http://www.interknowledge.com/northern-ireland/ukiant02.htm |
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Steve has to be at Dublin or Shannon to depart July 4 |
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Tuesday, July 4, 2000 |
Castle Leslie Glasslough County Monaghan 011-353-47-88109 ?70-75 $88-91 per person http://www.castle-leslie.ie/
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4 Taylors = $370 rounded |
On the way down from Giant’s Causeway, in County Armagh-see St. Patrick’s Trian and Navan Fort. In County Monaghan, see Euro award-winning Monaghan County Museum and the Squealing Pig Pub. http://www.countymonaghan.com/ http://www.squealing-pig.com/welcome.html http://www.advernet.ie/monaghan/default.htm On way to Dublin, stop at County Cavan—home of the McCanns, possibly http://goireland.about.com/travel/goireland/library/weekly/aa020298.htm At Newgrange in County Meath http://www.paddynet.ie/island/newgrange/ancient.html Emma at the Castle said it’s 1.5 to 2 hours from the
Giant’s Causeway. |
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Have reserved the rooms on the First Union Visa card. Cost:$91 per person. Steve has to be at Dublin or Shannon to depart July 4. |
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Wednesday, July 5, 2000 |
(Listed under Ann Harkin) 7 Claremont Villas (Off Adelaide Road) Glenageary, Dun Laoghaire County Dublin Ph.01-2805346 (011-353-1-2805346-int’l.) 48 hours cancellation notice If we don’t cancel or cancel within 48 hours, he’ll charge us for the one night only BBG, p. 47 |
4 Taylors = $105 rounded |
Trinity College in Dublin—Book of Kells http://www.tcd.ie/Library/kells.htm Trinity College: http://www.tcd.ie/Maps/ Abbey Theatre http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whatson.html
http://www.bootsnall.com/europetravelguides/dublin/apr99dublin.shtml May want to go a little South from the B7B to Dalkey.See National Geographic article. |
Harkins’ B & B is right beside DART to Dublin– 2
minutes walk Park out front.Room for six or seven cars. Harkins own a restaurant down the road. If you eat there the second night, you’ll definitely wish you’d eaten there the first night.Open 6pm to 11pm. |
Chuck gave him our First Union Visa card number to reserve. |
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Thursday, July 6, 2000 |
Lodging:?21 per person = $26 per person 4 Taylors = $105 rounded |
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Friday, July 7, 2000 |
Nora and Dan Collins Purt House Bohercrowe, Emly Road Tipperary Town, County Tipperary 062-51938 (011-353-62-51938 Gave him the First Union Visa credit card BBG, p. 77 |
Lodging: ?18 per person = $22 per person 4 Taylors = $88 per person |
Kilkenny City: http://www.totalireland.com/kilkenny/ Most preserved medieval town centre in Ireland Waterford – Crystal Shops, factory—see the glass blowers http://www.waterfordtourism.org/ Rock of Cashel http://www.nesc.org/~hunt/ireland/cashel.html Clonmel Bunratty Castle/Folk Park – for the evening? http://www.school-trip.com/ireland/bunratty/ (A travel agent told us she got the best food here—ribs) |
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Dan Collins says to remember, “It’s not a long way to Tipperary.” The Collins’ Purt House is 1 hour from Shannon 1.5 hours from Waterford Dan Collins recommends that we go inland from Dublin, make a 1 hour or so stop in Kilkenny to rest, then go to Waterford. Leave our bags with the Collins and go to Rock of Cashel, then to Bunratty Folk Park, or skip the Rock? Double room (Chuck & me) 2 Twin rooms—Marc & Jason, Bob & Jim Triple room—double bed and 2 twin beds If we need an additional room, let him know as soon as possible. P. 77 in Bord Failte book |
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Saturday, July 8, 2000 |
Depart Shannon Airport at 1:20 pm |
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Dan Collins says they are 1 hour from Shannon Airport. |
twin= a room with 2 separate beds
cot= bed for a little one