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Hello Maurice, Ken and I thought about you today while we were watching Rory win the golf tournament and become the #1 golfer. We still thank you for the wonderful Belfast tour. It was great to visit the Portrush Golf Course and also see such wonderful beautiful sites in the area. You will certainly be the company our [...]

If you are on tours of Ireland and fancy driving along a minor road the Murlough Bay is the most spectacular of all the bays along the northern coast. From the rigged cliff-tops , the hillside curves down to the sea in a series of wildflower meadows , and the sheep perched on top , it [...]

The Lagan Lookout near the Custom House is a good position from which to view the world’s second – and third-largest cranes, Goliath and Samson, across the river in East Belfast’s Harland & Wolff shipyard. This is the city’s proudest international asset: the ill-fated Titanic was built here, and the shipyard is nowadays said to [...]

Evidence of how the richest of the Enniskillen colonists lived is found about a mile southeast of the town. Castle Coole is a must see attraction on any Ireland tours that take you near Enniskillen. Designed by James Wyatt and completed in 1798 it was the lakeside home of the Earls of Belmore. A perfect Palladian fronted building [...]

Strangford is a tiny village in County Down. It is worth a visit on any tours of Ireland because …… 1. It is linked by a regular and spectacular ferry service to Portaferry…well worth a trip for the views ! 2.Castle Ward is very close http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/Castle-Ward-Strangford-Downpatrick-P2872 3.Audleys Castle is also nearby http://www.castles.nl/eur/ie/al/al.html 4.Kilclief Castle is only a few mile [...]

Boa Island is on Lough Erne in County Fermanagh and is a hidden gem to see on any Ireland tours. It is at the Northern end of the Lower Lough and is barely an island these days at it is connected to the mainland by bridges. On the island is one of the most evocative carvings of [...]