Slainte Brothers Tours Ireland 1916 Summer 2016

Day 1 Friday 1 July 2016Morning Arrival in Dublin AirportMeet your Irish Driver-Guide in Arrivals Hall at Dublin AirportDriver-Guide will have a sign: Slainte Brothers Tours Full Irish breakfast in the Man O' War PubDepart for BelfastAfternoon guided tour of Belfast with local Belfast City Guide to hear all about the history of this once troubled city and see the murals of the Loyalist Shankill Road & Nationalist Falls Road. Belfast was the only city in Ireland to experience the full force of the Industrial revolution. Linen, rope making, tobacco and most famously ship building including the building of the Titanic on the Harland & Wolff shipyard were the main industries. The Troubles took their toll on the economic life of Belfast but the past ten years of peace have returned much prosperity while the genuine friendliness of the city never left. Overnight in Wellington Park Hotel

Day 2 Saturday 2 July 2016This morning you will have a meeting with both a Nationalist and a Unionist community leaders who were both actively involved in Northern Ireland’s troubled past. Each will give you an insight into what led them on the path to violence and their work today bringing both communities together. Later today in the company of the Nationalist community leader you will visit Milltown Cemetery and Crumlin Road Gaol1930 Dinner in James Street SouthOvernight in Wellington Park Hotel

Day 3 Sunday 3 July 2016Depart for the historic fortified walled city of Derry. The city fortifications are among the best - preserved in Europe and were completed in 1618 to defend the city from Gaelic chieftains in Donegal.Visit the Old Bushmills Distillery, the oldest licensed distillery in the world for a whiskey tasting. Its Grant to Distil was given in 1608 but it is believed that spirit was probably made here 200 years before that !!!Visit Giant's Causeway, the subject of many legends and where an estimated 37,000 basalt columns extend from cliffs down into the sea. Continue on to DerryAfternoon guided walking tour of the historic walls with a local Derry City guide. The city walls are up to 8 metres in height and in places are 9 metres wide. They were completed in 1618 and were never breached.Overnight in City Hotel Derry

Day 4 Monday 4 July 2016Depart for DonegalTour the spectacular & rugged Highlands of Donegal Visit the wild & beautiful Glenveagh National Park in the Derryveagh Mountains. Covering nearly 25,000 acres, the park has some dramatic mountain scenery and protects the largest herd of red deer in Ireland. We will also visit Glenveagh Castle on the shores of Lough Veagh. Built in 1870 by John Adair, a landlord who became notorious for his eviction of many families from the area after the Famine of 1847 Leisurely afternoon on the grounds of Lough Eske Castle. This is as close to royalty and most of us are going to get. Amazing castle! Dinner & Overnight in Lough Eske Castle

Day 5 Tuesday 5 July 2016Depart for Mayo via Leitrim & Sligo Visit Kiltyclogher and see the homestead of Sean MacDiarmada, one of the leaders executed in 1916 *** Subject to Government Approval *** Visit Drumcliff & read the epitaph on grave of WB. YeatesContinue on to MullaghmoreTravel on Ballina and visit the Clarke Collection where you will see an original 1916 ProclamationOvernight in Ballina Manor Hotel

Day 6 Wednesday 6 July 2016Depart for Dublin via Galway CityFree time in GalwayVisit Clonmacnoise the monastery founded by St. Ciaran in 6th Century Continue on to DublinOvernight in Ashling Hotel

Day 7 Thursday 7 July 2016Depart on the 1916 TourVisit to Kilmainham GaolVisit Glasnevin Museum & CemeteryVisit the Guinness Storehouse at St. James Gate and enjoy a pint of Guinness in the Sky Bar (The Sky Bar is located in at the top of a glass tower that commands spectacular views of Dublin City & County in every direction.Dinner and Irish cabaret at Merry Ploughboy PubOvernight in Ashling Hotel

Day 8 Friday 8 July 2016Transfer to Dublin AirportCheck in *** 3 Hours Advised ***Depart on return flight home

Price: Price per person sharing twin/double rooms based on$2,250.00 per personSingle Room Supplement = $500.00 Nett Price includes:7 Nights Bed and full Irish breakfast in named Hotels 1 Full Irish Breakfast in the Man O War Pub on Day 11 Evening Dinner in James Street South Restaurant1 Evening Dinner in Lough Eske Castle1 Evening of Irish Music, Song and Dance with Dinner at the Merry Plough Experienced Driver-Guide (1 Person) for 8 days Luxury Air – Conditioned Coach for 8 days All Driver-Guide expensesAll visits and admissions listed on the itinerary including:Local Belfast City GuideNationalist & Unionist Community Leaders MeetingCrumlin Road GaolBushmills DistilleryGiants CausewayLocal Derry City Walls GuideGlenveagh Castle & National ParkSean McDiarmada Homestead - *** Subject to Approval ***

DrumcliffClarke CollectionClonmacnoise1916 TourKilmainham GaolGlasnevin Museum and Cemetery TourGuinness Storehouse including complimentary pint

This price does not include:AirfaresDrinksLunches Dinners except on Day’s 2, 3 & 7LaundryPorterageGratuity to Driver-Guide

Our tours are booked through out licensed Irish tour partners:

http://www.myirelandtour.com/contact/contact.php

Main phone number:From USA / Canada: 011 353 21 437 6600From Europe: +353 21 437 6600

Please ask for Eric when booking.

Email info@myirelandtour.com

A deposit of 20% or 410 euros is required to secure your seat on this tour.

There is a minimum of 18 people required to run this tour. Deposits will be refunded if the minimum is not met. Please contact Brian O'Connell with any questions at slaintebrortherstours@gmail.com or 617-840-5194.