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Grace O’Malley , or Grainne Ni Mhaille (often corrupted to Granuaile ; c.1530 – 1600) , was the daughter of Owen O’Malley , chief of the West Coast Islands. Through fearless and none-too-scrupulous warfare and piracy , she made herself Queen of the Clew Bay area when he died. She effectively controlled the vigorous trade between Galway [...]
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 [...]
There are some great hotel deals out there for tours of Ireland in November. Our choices in Belfast include the Europa and the Culloden while in Dublin we like to use the Gresham Hotel. In the Cork area we like to use Actons Hotel in the beautiful little village of Kinsale. And for Galway it really has to [...]
What a great family from Canada !! And what a great tour of Ireland !! We collected them in Dublin and visited their homeland in Hilltown….even finding family graves. We returned via the Mountains of Mourne and had lunch in the Mourne Seafood Bar , Dundrum. Plus a visit to Dundrum Castle. Next day we travelled the [...]
“My Mother and I hired Ireland Luxury Tours to conduct a 5 day private Ireland tour of Counties Mayo and Galway. We enjoyed it very much and would highly recommend Ireland Luxury Tours. The tour guide was professional and very knowledgeable. He was very enthusiastic about helping us locate the places in County Mayo where [...]
Well ! ……. Over the last 3 weeks we have had coach loads of Chinese clients , Brazilian clients , and Italian clients. Soon we have Chilean clients. We have had them in Belfast , Dublin , and Galway…..and the feedback has been fantastic. At Ireland Luxury Tours we pride ourselves on unique Ireland tours. Our attention to [...]