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Sites include Dublin, Hill of Tara, Newgrange, Hill of Uisneach, Sligo, Boa Island, Roscommon, Mayo, Clare, Connemara, Galway, Aran Islands and an add-on trip to Dingle. Mystical sites in Ireland have been referred to as “thin places.”
What are thin places?
Thin places are sites where the veil between our known physical world and the eternal world is thin. The two worlds intersect or seem woven together.
Guests will travel to the ancient passage tombs at Newgrange then on to the Hill of Tara where the high kings of Ireland were crowned. Then on to the Hill of Uisneach, the geographic center of Ireland where several lines (ley lines) of energy intersect. Sligo sites include Knocknarae (the burial place of Queen Maeve of Connaught) and Carrowmore megalithic cemetery, followed by a tour of the ancient royal sites at Rathcroghan in Co. Roscommon. An optional trip to Caldragh Cemetery in County Fermanagh to see the famous Janus figure is included as are the Knock Shrine, Ballintubber Abbey, Croagh Patrick and Murrisk Abbey in County Mayo. Guests will take a scenic drive around the Twelve Bens and through the hills of Connemara and explore the sites on Inis Mor one of the Aran Islands off the coast of Galway. The Burren, Lady Gregory's Coole Park and the castle home of W.B. Yeats - Thoor Ballylee are also on the tour. The 10 day - 9 night trip has an option to spend an additional two days exploring the sites in Dingle.
Registration is $2055 per person (based on double occupancy) with a deposit of $500 per person due by April 1, 2012. This price is for the land only, and includes lodging, breakfasts, some dinners, transportation and admission costs. Scroll through the posts on this blog site to see more about the sites on the tour, and don’t forget to check the itinerary to see exactly where you’ll be touring. Space is limited to 25 so reserve your spot soon.
Tour includes:
- 10 nights in premiere town-center hotels
- Double, Triple & Single Occupancy available
- All hotel taxes/fees
- Airport Transfers to/from city centers while in Ireland
- Transportation via luxury coach between towns & for daily touring
- Traditional full Irish breakfast every morning
- 4 Dinners (3 Dinners d’hote, 1 Dinner Show- Irish House Party)
- Full time host & guide – Mindie Burgoyne
- Emergency Contact in Ireland available 24/7
- Welcome party in Dublin & Farewell evening in Ennis
- Daily Private Tours of Thin Places to include sights listed below.
Newgrange - County Meath
Hill of Tara - County Meath
Hill of Uisneach - County Westmeath
Fore Abbey - Seven Wonders of Ireland - County Westmeath
Rathcroghan - County Roscommon
Caldragh Cemetery, - County Fermangh (Northern Ireland)
Knocknarae and Carrowmore Cemetery - County Sligo
Knock Shrine - County MayoRESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW
Ballintubber Abbey - County Mayo
Town of Westport - County Mayo
Croagh Patrick, Murrisk Abbey - County Mayo
Connemara, Thoor Ballylee, Coole Park - County Galway
ADD ON DINGLE OPTION
Ardfert and Well of the Weathers - County Kerry
Slea Head, Gallarus Oratory, Blasket Center - County Kerry
$500 deposit needed to reserve your spot. To book your reservation go to the Tour Reservations Page and download a reservations form. Harrigan Holidays is facilitating the tour.
