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INTRODUCTION: WHY WE GO TO
IRELAND—
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Green as emeralds? White as potatoes? Golden at the rainbow’s end?
Orange in the northeast? Home both to the wee people and the Giants’
Causeway. Ireland is 1/6 part of Britain and 5/6 part of the New Europe.
The Irish economy, still tied to thatched cottage farmsteads, now also
has a hi-tech cottage industry.
Gaelic traditions, British
dominations, and American relations all continue to work their
considerable influence. Social life here revolves at least as much
around the congregation at the pub as around the mob at the church.
Irish sport is best known for racehorses and hurling, but visitors will
remember its excellent fishing, fine walking, and world-class golf.
The contradictions and variety that
make up the unique Irish temperament are to be seen everywhere in the
Irish culture. Wonderfully, this special character is best enjoyed in
Ireland where the landscape is as varied and different and grand as its
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ANTIQUES SHOP
CENTRAL IRELAND |
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"We had a wonderful week in Ireland. Out every day
early and back late each night. Our travels to us to the
Cliffs of Moher, The Burren, Kilkenny town, the priory at
Kells, Gowran Park race track, the Silvermine Mountains, and
Dublin. I was in more churches in eight days than I've been
in the last 40 years, and I consumed more Guinness than I
usually drink in 6 months."
—M. Scanlon, Pennsylvania
"Thank you for the trip of a lifetime!."
—P.
Fitzgerald, Maryland
"Thank you for all your arrangements. We especially
appreciated all the
information you gave us about the area and Irish life. We
have many lovely
memories of the people, who were pleasant and friendly, and
the scenery."
—D.
Sullivan, Colorado
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—COUNTIES
TIPPERARY & CLARE— |

DUNGUAIRE CASTLE,
CENTRAL
IRELAND—ONE OF MANY CASTLES
WITHIN A DAY-TRIP OF OUR
COTTAGES IN CENTRAL IRELAND. |
This is Ireland's heartland, home of our most popular Irish program, in
Counties Tipperary and Clare, the geographic center of the Republic of
Ireland. This central location is ideal for exploring the most of
Ireland in a series of day trips from your cottage. This is our
fully serviced program
area in Ireland—especially valuable for first-time visitors—providing
airport hotel overnight to Full Package arriving guests, as well as
Orientation in Tipperary, a guided outing, a lively Irish dinner party,
and full-time back-up and support staff. With the scenery, the culture,
and all the adventure come the help and support of our professional
on-site team, who will welcome you and provide you with Orientation in
Tipperary, lead you on a special group outing, and host you at a lively
Irish dinner.
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O'NEILL'S BAR
& RESTAURANT,
ALLIHIES, COUNTY CORK:
PROOF THAT EVERYTHING IN
IRELAND ISN'T EMERALD
GREEN, BUT EVERY PLACE
IS ALWAYS WELCOMING.
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—COUNTY CORK—
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On County Cork's south coast you are close to some of Ireland's most
varied and dramatic scenery, from the placid bay at Youghal to the
rugged mountains and headlands of the Beara Peninsula.
Opportunities for golf, hiking, fishing, touring, and fine eating abound
in the southern quarter of the Emerald Isle. Our County Cork locations
(east, central, and west) are picturesque, convenient bases for
exploring Ireland's south from the castles and crystal of Kilkenny and
Waterford to the famed touring rings of the Kerry and Dingle peninsulas.
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—COUNTIES DONEGAL & SLIGO—
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AT HOME IN NORTHWESTERN
IRELAND. AT THE END OF
THE DAY, THERE'S NO
PLACE LIKE HOME.
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The northwest coast offers some of Ireland's most spectacular scenery:
the mountainous coastal peninsulas jutting into the Atlantic. Links
golf, fine fishing, top-notch touring, and excellent eating make this
least visited corner of the Irish Republic an undiscovered treasure. Our
cottages are located near the county towns of Donegal and Sligo,
convenient touring centers for exploring the rugged and rural counties
of Ireland's northwestern quarter—from Galway and Mayo through Sligo to
Donegal and across the border into western Northern Ireland.
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THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY,
NORTHERN IRELAND.
WORLD CLASS SCENERY JUST
DOWN THE ROAD FROM
HOME AT FIRST'S COTTAGES.
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ANTRIM & LONDONDERRY— |
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There's more remarkable scenery here on the Antrim coast of Northern
Ireland: the rugged shoreline of the Giant's Causeway looking northeast
toward Scotland. As always, challenging links golf, fresh- and saltwater
fishing, touring, and excellent eating are main attractions in this
corner of the Emerald Isle which is part of the United Kingdom. Our
County Antrim & County Londonderry villages
are pretty coastal towns convenient for exploring the far north of
Ireland.
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