Thin Places Tour
Celtic
Doorways to the Otherworld
September 12 - 22, 2009
(10 days)
10 days -
over 30 sites - $2499
(based on double occupancy)
Take a tour of thin places in the
West of Ireland in September of 2009.
This 10 day tour will be guided by
Mindie Burgoyne and includes over 30
"thin places" in 10 counties.
Mindie Burgoyne will be escorting a
group of 20 people on a "Thin Places Tour" of the
West of Ireland next September.
Over 30 Celtic mystical sites that
span most of Ireland's western counties will be
visited. Sites include Clonmacnoise, Achill
Island, The Burren, Connamara, Dingle
Peninsula, Beara Peninsula, The Rock of Cashel,
Knock Shrine, and several megalithic tombs, cemeteries and
stone circles.
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Click the image below to see a slide show of some
of the featured sites on the Thin Places Tour.
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webform.
Sites visited include:
| Cliffs of Moher |
The Burren |
| Poulnabrone Dolmen |
Thor Ballylee |
| Cong Abbey & Village |
Connemara |
| Kilfenora |
Kylemore Abbey |
| Crough Patrick |
Knock Shrine |
| Ballintober Abbey |
Achill Island |
| Killaloe (home of Brian
Boru) |
Clonfert Cathedral |
| Grange Stone Circle |
Holy Cross Abbey |
| Rock of Cashel |
Lough Gur Settlement |
| Athassal Priory |
Hoare Abbey |
| Kenmare (stone circle
and village) |
Gougane Barra park |
| Beara Peninsula (west
Cork) |
Gap of Dunloe |
| Mount Brandon |
Dingle |
| Blasket Island Heritage
Center |
Kerry Head |
| Ardfert Cathedral |
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Cost TBA (Land only) - $2499
(Air inclusive - from JFK - New
York)
based on double occupancy.
Space is limited.
Email us to reserve your spot or make inquiries.
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TENTATIVE ITINERARY: Depart
JFK September 12, 2009
Day 1: Cliffs of Moher, The Burren Region,
Poulnabrone Dolmen, Thoor Ballylee.
Overnight: Imperial Hotel, Galway (B,D)
Day 2: Drive through Connemara, Cong Abbey, Kylemore
Abbey, Galway City
Overnight: Imperial Hotel, Galway (B,D)
Day 3: Shrine of Our Lady of Knock, Ballintober,
Crough Patrick (holy mountain)
Overnight: Clewbay Hotel, Westport (B,D)
Day 4: Achill Island, Castlebar - meet author,
Michael Mullen
Overnight: Clewbay Hotel, Westport (B,D)
Day 5: Clonfert Cathedral, Killaloe (home of Brian
Boru), Lough Gur, Grange Circle
Overnight: AulberHouse guesthouse, Cashel (B)
Day 6: Hoare Abbey, Athassel
Priory, Holy Cross Abbey and Rock of
Cashel,
Overnight: AulberHouse guesthouse, Cashel (B)
Day 7: Gougane Barra park and the Beara Peninsula.
Overnight: Brooklane Hotel, Kenmare (B)
Day 8: The Gap of Dunloe, Brandon Mountain and the
Blasket Island Centre.
Overnight: Dingle Benner’s Hotel, Dingle (B)
Day 9: Dingle town, Ardfert Cathedral, Kerry head,
and Gallarus
oratory.
Overnight: Dingle Benner’s Hotel, Dingle(B)
Day 10: Depart Shannon arriving into JFK
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