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If you are on any of the following cruise ships coming to Belfast in May and June 2010 check out our private tours of…the North Coast/Giants Causeway/Dunluce Castle , Mountains of Mourne and Saint Patricks Grave , Belfast and beyond , and personalised tours of the Ards Peninsula. Just ask and we can create a tour [...]
Close to the offices of Ireland Luxury Tours is County Down. County Down is Ireland’s most easterly county, in the province of Ulster, one of six counties of Northern Ireland. The name comes from the Dun, or fortification, which also forms part of the place-name Downpatrick, which is the county capital. The town is also named [...]
On the way to the Mourne Mountains it is often possible to take in the “Ards Peninsula” driving to Portaferry. Either as a day tour out of Belfast , if your cruise ship is in , or as part of your tour of Ireland , consider this option. The great expanse of Strangford Lough on Ireland’s northeast [...]
North of Dundalk, a few minutes’ drive takes you into the lovely scenery of the hilly, granite Cooley peninsula, attractive in its own right, but also overlooking tempting views of the Mountains of Mourne across the lough which divides the Republic from Northern Ireland. Cooley is associated with one of Ireland’s best known myths, the Cattle [...]
At Ireland Luxury Tours we often take clients to the Mountains of Mourne. Castlewellan Forest Park encompasses 450ha. of land lying to the north of the Mourne Mountains. The lands at Castlewellan passed into the possession of the Annesley family in 1742 when they were purchased from Arthur Magennis. The Annesley family had a great interest in [...]
On a tour of Ireland these magnificent mountains are in the North near the town of Newcastle. At Ireland Luxury Tours we like to literally drive our clients through the montains to allow them to experience the majesty and wildness of this area. These can be seen on a day tour out of Belfast and are [...]