Ireland Luxury Tours

If you are on Ireland tours then Lismore is set in the lovely broad plain of the Blackwater Valley. It is a heritage town three miles west of Cappoquin. It has a rich and significant ecclesiastical history and to this day preserves a quiet reverence from its past. That history dates back to a monastic complex from [...]

As you drive along the North coast of Ireland you will see a long island out to sea. This is a real hidden gem in the true sense of the word. Well worth a visit on any Ireland tours or extended Belfast tours. It is just 5 miles North of Ballycastle and 12 miles West of [...]

If you are planning any Ireland tours in 2012 here are some important tips…….. 1. Dont try and see too much in a short time on your Ireland tours. Whilst the island is small Google maps guide you down motorways when calculating journey time. Ireland tours require you to take the little country roads and enjoy [...]

Helen’s Bay is in County Down , and a great little hidden gem on Ireland tours. Just down the bay itself , a walking path leads east to Grey Point Fort , positioned to command the mouth of Belfast Lough , along with its sister fort at Kilroot on the other side.  The fort has what you’d [...]

PERFECT IRISH ADVENTURE!                                                     (Thanks to Ireland Luxury Tours and Maurice Dowle) by: Richard Schmelzle   Exactly a century ago two families, one from Belfast and the other from Hilltown, County Down, emigrated from Northern Ireland to Toronto, Canada. In the ensuing years, not one member from either family ever returned to visit their homeland.   A little more than twenty-five [...]

The sight worth stopping for in the village of Collooney , on any Ireland tours , is the Teeling Monument at the Northern entrance to the village, built to commemorate Bartholomew Teeling  , hero of the Battle of Carricknagat. The battle was fought nearby during the rebellion of 1798 , when a combined Franco-Irish force – [...]