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ESCAPE  TOIRELAND

"Whe r e   t h e   P a s t   i s   P r e s e n t "

presented by:

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“I love Ireland for its imaginationand its celebration of the endless

possibilities for our people.”

PRES IDENT  OF   I RELAND  (20 1 1 – )  

M IN ISTER  FOR  ARTS ,  CULTUREAND THE  GAELTACHT   ( 1 993–97

MICHAEL  D .  H IGG INS

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01 WELCOME TO IRELANDLet's head south to explore County Kerry

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TRAVEL THE DINGLE PENISULAVisit the 1200 year-old Gallarus Oratory and

ancient monastic beehive huts at Fahan

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EXPER IENCE THE  MAGICOF D INGLE

National Geographic Traveler once called the Dingle

Peninsula “the most beautiful place on earth.”

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EVENING IN KILLARNEYExplore the vibrant nightlife, entertainment and

restaurants in Kerry's colorful town

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R ING OFKERRY

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Venture along

Ireland's spectacular

coastal drives with

stunning sea views

and mountain

passes

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MUCKROSS  HOUSE ,GARDENS &  TRAD IT IONAL

FARMS

02An elegant 19th century Victorian mansion set amid the

stunning beauty of Killarney National Park

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"A culture is not anabstract thing.

It is a living, evolving process."

PRES IDENT  OF   I RELAND  ( 1 990–97 )  

UNITED  NAT IONS H IGH  COMMISS IONERFOR  HUMAN R IGHTS   ( 1 997  TO 2002)

MARY ROB INSON 

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TRAVELBACK   INT IME

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Explore the homesteads, animals and

artefacts of Ireland’s Celtic ancestors. 

CRAGGAUNOWEN"THE L IV ING PAST "

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QUIN ABBEY14th century Franciscan abbey in County Clare03

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BUNRATTYCASTLE

&FOLK PARK

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BUNRATTYCASTLE

&FOLK PARK

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BUNRATTY  CASTLEMEDIEVAL BANQUET03

Be entertained like 15th century royalty

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ENNIS03

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ENNIS03

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04 JOURNEY TO THE  BURRENIreland's mysterious lunar landscape

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BURRENNATIONAL

PARK

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A karst landscape of

bedrock, cracked

 glacial limestone,

cliffs, caves and fossils

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KILFENORA

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DYSERTO'DEA

CASTLE

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Built 1480 AD

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WESTPORT16th century heritage town near Clew Bay05

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DAY TRIP TO ACHILL ISLAND

Majestic mountains, clear lakes, vast bogland and sandy beaches

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CONNEMARA NATIONAL PARK06

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CROAGHPATRICK

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SacredMountain ofSt Patrick

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GREATFAMINETRAIL

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CLIFDENNorth

Connemara

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'City of theTribes'

GALWAY

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ARANISLANDS

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08DÚN

AONGHASA

INIS MÓRARAN ISLANDS

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COASTAL BURREN ROUTEWorld famous Cliffs of Moher

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10 SPANISH  POINT  (Miltown Malbay, County Clare)

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A FOND FAREWELL10

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www . C e l t i c C r o s s i n g s . c o m

'History & Heritage Tour of Ireland'

'Flowing Tides: History and Memory in an Irish Soundscape' (Oxford University Press, 2016)

Celtic CrossingsC u s t o m t o u r s

c u r a t e d b y l e a d i n gI r i s h s c h o l a r s ,

m u s i c i a n s a n d a u t h o r s .

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Dr Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin

AUGUST 1-10, 2017