Irish Heritage

Take a walking tour of Dublin

With your Field Director you will see:

• Grafton Street, a brick-lined street known as the center of commerce
• Temple Bar district, Dublin's iconic hip neighborhood

Enjoy a traditional Guinness stew dinner in Dublin

Take a guided tour of Dublin

With your expert local guide you will see:

• Dublin's five iconic Georgian squares, which span the north and south sides of Dublin and are surrounded by homes with colorful doors
• O’Connell Street, a bustling street filled with monuments
• St. Stephen’s Green, the largest of the five Georgian squares
• Phoenix Park and the presidential residence

See the Book of Kells at Trinity College, a manuscript created more than 1,000 years ago by Irish monks

Visit St. Patrick’s Cathedral, whose presence honors the patron saint of Ireland 

🔹 Cultural engagement: Visit the EPIC Museum in Dublin to learn about the history of emigration from Ireland  

🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Dublin on your own

Travel via Clonmacnoise, a ruined monastery, to Galway, often called the cultural heart of Ireland

Visit the Clonmacnoise site on the eastern bank of the River Shannon 

Take a walking tour of Galway, including Eyre Square and the Latin Quarter

Enjoy dinner in Galway

Travel via Doolin and the Cliffs of Moher to Killarney

Travel by the Aran Islands Ferry to Inis Oírr (mid-March through October only)

Visit the Cliffs of Moher, a set of breathtaking rock formations that run for 9 miles along the coast of Ireland 

Visit the Cliffs of Moher Interpretive Center and learn about the history, ecology, and cultural importance of the Cliffs of Moher. 

Take an excursion to the Ring of Kerry, a 112-mile coastal route with incredible views of the Atlantic Ocean and the surrounding mountain range of Macgillycuddy’s Reeks 

🔹 Cultural engagement: Visit the Kerry Bog Village Museum and wander through a re-creation of an Irish village from the early 1800s as costumed guides demonstrate the way of life that prevailed in 19th-century rural Ireland 

Enjoy dinner in Killarney

Travel via Blarney to Cork, a thriving city full of art, live music, and a growing restaurant scene  

🔹 Cultural engagement: Visit Blarney Castle, the famed medieval fortification which is said to grant the gift of eloquence to anyone who kisses the Blarney Stone 

Visit the Queenstown Story exhibition at the Cobh Heritage Centre

Enjoy dinner in Cork

See the Rock of Cashel, the former seat of the Kings of Munster 

🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Dublin on your own

Travel to Belfast, a city that has redefined itself after The Troubles in the 1970s and 1980s 

Enjoy dinner in Belfast

 Take a guided tour of Belfast

With your expert local guide you will see:

• Lower Falls Road, synonymous with the Catholic community in the city
• Shankill Row, a center of Loyalist activity during The Troubles
• Witness political murals that tell the story of Northern Ireland

🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Belfast on your own

Visit Giant's Causeway, ancient rock formations comprised of thousands of 55-million-year-old hexagonal basalt columns

Cross between grassy islands on Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, suspended nearly 100 feet above the rocks below 

At Bushmills Distillery, take a peek at what goes into crafting this famous Irish whiskey and go behind the scenes of one of the oldest known distilleries in the world