The “Four Green Fields" Tour20, May 15 - 28, 2025
may be subject to change
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$4400 pp sharing.
single travellers add $700
COVERS AIRFARE, TRANSPORT TO AND FROM AIRPORT,
IRELAND TRANSPORT,
TRIP INSURANCE, ALL TOUR ADMISSIONS,
HOTELS, BREAKFAST & DINNER EVERY DAY,
SONGS & STORIES ALL ALONG THE WAY!
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Thu May 15: Cead Mile Failte! Depart home on Terp’s comfortable coach. Leave Corning Wegmans 8am, Elmira Holiday Inn (now Clarion Inn) 8:30am, Waverly Salvation Army 9am, Wegmans in JC at 10am. Rest stop at Siamsa Pub in Stroudsburg 12noon, on to Newark Airport; check in 2pm. Flight time, 5:15pm. Overnight flight on Aer Lingus flight EI 100. Sleep on flight, as much as you can.
Fri May 16: Arrive in Dublin airport, 5am. Meet our Glynn’s Coaches driver, board coach 6am for a leisurely drive across Ireland, with stops along the way. First stop, Kildare, home of St. Brigid, Ireland’s female patron saint. See the ancient abbey tower, church, and charming town. Nearby is Ireland National Stud Farm. We’ll have breakfast and a tour, to see some of Ireland’s finest racehorses. We proceed to the Rock of Cashel, one of
St. Patrick’s ecclesiastical seats. We have an 11 am tour of the Rock, board coach 12:30pm, We will see Tipperary town, stop for group lunch in Ballykisteen 1pm, on past Limerick City, North Kerry through Foynes to Listowel. Check in at hotel 6pm, freshen up before hotel dinner 7pm. Get some sleep tonight!
Listowel Arms Hotel, 011-353-68-21-500 (3 nights)
Sat May 17: Sleep in a bit if you wish. Hotel breakfast by 9am. Let’s tour Listowel Castle and Writers Museum at 9:30am, and visit the John B, Keane pub for “sangwidges and pints and a few stories.” At 2pm we board our coach to Bunratty Folk Park for a 3pm tour of the park and the castle. See authentic thatched cottages, and a high street of shops and pubs lovingly rebuilt from all over Ireland. For dinner, we roll through the gentle East Clare countryside to Knappogue Castle for 6:30 pm medieval banquet. Board coach 9pm to return to Listowel.
Sun May 18: Take some leisure this morning, try the river walk, or enjoy the busy market town of Listowel. Breakfast from 7 to 9am. board coach 10am for a day trip to the pretty seaside town of Dingle. Let’s be sure to drop in at the Geaney family’s Dingle Pub. Have a group lunch, great seafood here, maybe some entertainment. Walkabout the shops and harbor. Find dinner on your own in this lovely town. We’ll board the coach at 8pm heading back to Listowel for bedtime. Pack for early morning departure.
Mon May 19: Hotel breakfast 7am board coach 8:15am. Day tour to the West Clare Peninsula, and cliffs! We’ll cross the Shannon river ferry at Tarbert. We’ll see Kilrush and Scattery Island, and the Church of the Little Ark. See the Keane family farm and cemetery near Cross. Take the cliff road to St. Kee’s Well and Kilkee 1pm for lunch. Visit the West Clare Railway 3pm. Board coach 4pm, for a trip to Galway and the 6:30 ferry to the Aran Islands. About 40 minutes across Galway Bay to Inis Mor, check in at hotel, 7:30 dinner at hotel.
Aran Island Hotel, 011-353-996-1104 (3 nights)
Tue May 20: Hotel breakfast until 10am, half the group will board the vans for a trip around the island. See the ancient fort of Dun Aengus, have a cuppa at the café there, or visit the wee shops. See the Church of the Seven Romans, and the seals along the coast road. Or, do all this on your own by bicycle. Or, stay in Kilronan and walk about the harbor, bother the fishermen, and meet us at 5pm at the Aran Knitwear shop for an Irish coffee meet & greet. Not far then, back to the hotel for 7pm dinner and music after. Happy Independence Day!
Wed May 21: Take it easy on Inis Mor. Hotel breakfast by 10am. T’other half the group will take the van tour. Sleep in if you wish, read a book, go hiking or biking or swimming, take a pony cart ride. For the ambitious, try hiking over the mountain and see the “Wormhole.” Tour around the island to see what you missed yesterday. such sights as the Dark Fort, or St. Enda’s church. Meet at the hotel, 7pm for dinner and music to follow.
Pack for an early departure in the morning.
Thu May 22: Hotel breakfast 7am, meet ferry at 8:15am. We will take a leisurely drive for some free time in Galway city. Take hours for a leisurely walk through the pedestrian-friendly streets, to the beautiful cathedral. On the way, there will be plenty of places for an interesting lunch, like McDonagh’s Seafood, or Sheridan’s Cheesemongers for charcuterie and wine tasting. For shopping, try The Treasure Chest, or Powell’s for musical instruments, or O’Maille’s for yarn and sweaters. Maybe Dillon’s for Claddagh jewelry. Meet bus 2pm north to visit the Shrine of Knock and Sligo area. Continuing north, we will visit Patsy O’Sullivan’s farm at 5:30pm. Check in and dinner at hotel 7pm. There will be pubs nearby, but maybe get some rest! Station House Hotel, Letterkenny 011 353 7 490 9862 (3 nights)
Fri May 23: Hotel breakfast 8am, board coach by 9am. We will tour Donegal’s Inishowen Peninsula today, visiting the Mass Rock in Carndonagh, one of the places where Mass was held in secret during Penal Times. Then 11am Mass at Sacred Heart Church, where each stone is hand cut from Irish limestone. On to Famine Village of Doagh, lunch 1pm and tour there; then heading to Malin Head, Ireland’s northernmost point. Soon after, we will be lifting Ireland’s northernmost pint in Farren’s Bar, 5pm. Back to our hotel for dinner 7:30pm, entertainment in town tonight on your own.
Sat May 24: Hotel breakfast 8am, meet bus at 9am. We will explore a bit of historic Ulster today, including a tour of Derry City 10am, a drive along the chalky cliffs of the north coast to visit Dunluce Castle and the Giant’s Causeway. We will have time for lunch, 1pm and a fair bit of hiking for those who wish. Back through historic Bushmills and Limavady to catch sunset views at An Grianan hilltop fort 5:30pm. Back home to Letterkenny, dinner 7:30pm, music with Pat and fishermen at dinner?
Sun May 25: Hotel breakfast 7:15am, board coach by 9am. We will proceed south and east across Ireland to the Dublin area. On the way, we will visit the ancient hill fort of Conor Mac Nessa, 11:30, then St. Patrick’s favorite town of Armagh, 2pm. We will see Newgrange and the Hill of Tara, ancient crowning place of Ireland’s High Kings. We hope to arrive at our hotel in Bray, just south of Dublin in the Wicklow hills, by 6pm check-in. Dinner and singsong at hotel 7pm, and an early bedtime!
The Wilton Hotel, Bray, 011 353 1 276 0258 (3 nights)
Mon May 26: Hotel breakfast by 10am. At 8am try a morning hike to the top of Bray Head, for breathtaking views of the Irish Sea, the coast, and the Wicklow Mountains. Board the coach at 10am for a day in Dublin, Ireland’s capital. This day will contain many stories of the Rebellion of 1916, but will also be a good overview of the city. We will visit Glasnevin Cemetery 11am for a tour and lunch. Then tour the city from Parnell Square, down O’Connell Street by the GPO, over the river Liffey to Trinity College, and to Guinness Brewery tour at 3pm. At 5pm we will be off to the races at the Curragh of Kildare. Board coach 9pm, home to Bray.
Tue May :27 Hotel breakfast by 10am. At 8am try the hike to Bray Head, if the weather is better. Board the coach at 10am for a day on your own about town in Dublin. Try the Hop On Hop Off bus system, shop in the pedestrianized Grafton Street area, visit the Book of Kells, the National Museums, loaf around in the Dublin pubs. In the evening, meet the coach 5pm for dinner at Taylor's Coach again at 9pm back to Bray. Pack for tomorrow’s departure.
Wed May 28: Hotel breakfast 8am, board coach 9am, for an early quick drive to Dublin airport to check in 10am. Say farewell to our faithful Glynn’s Coaches driver. Last minute shopping at duty free, take off 1pm on our Aer Lingus Flight EI 101 back home; lands in the US about 4pm. Meet our Terp’s driver, make it back to Corning by 9pm if all goes to plan!​​