Itinerary for English and Sociology Option 2018
July 11 – Depart US
July 12 – Arrive in Dublin, Tour Newgrange, and Stay in Dublin at the Sandymount Hotel – Dinner at Milano’s – Evening at Pubs in Ballsbridge
July 13 – Tour of Kilmainham Jail – Walking tour of Dublin City – Dinner at Roly’s Bistro – Evening in Temple Bar – Stay at Sandymount Hotel
July 14 – Tour of the National Gallery of Art and the Yeats Exhibit at the National Gallery of Ireland – Drive to Bansha – Stay in Bansha Castle
July 15 – Optional Mass in the morning – Tour of Rock of Cashel and Holy Cross Abbey – Watch GAA Match in the afternoon – Hurling Demonstration by Jack O’Shea – Evening at Nellie’s Pub in Bansha
July 16 – Tour Cahir Castle, the Swiss Cottage, Vee Road, Grubb Monument – Evening at Corbett’s Pub in Thurles – Stay at Bansha Castle
July 17 – Tour Middleton Distillery and Ardmore – Evening of Music and Dance with Maria Magner in Bansha – Stay at Bansha Castle
July 18 – Visit Athassel Priory, Butler’s Cemetery, Toureen Peacaun, and St. Berrihert’s Kyle – Traditional Music at the Lady Gregory Pub with Ailbe Grace
July 19 – Tour of Kilkenny Castle and Kilkenny Town – Evening of Music and Craic at Club Ceol in Co. Tipperary – Stay at Bansha Castle
July 20 – Volunteer with Bansha Tidy Towns – Nature Walk with Local Guide Nancy Leahy – Traditional Barbeque at Bansha Castle
July 21 – Drive to Galway stopping at Coole Park and Thoor Ballylee – Dinner at Halloran’s in Oughterard – Evening at Faherty’s in Oughterard – Stay at Carrown Tober B&B in Oughterard
July 22 – Optional Mass – Tour of Connemara with Heritage Expert Gerry Joyce – Lunch at Traditional Thatch Cottage in Letterfore – Evening Play at the Galway Arts Festival
July 23 – Optional trip to Inis Meain (weather permitting) – Dinner at Asian Tea House – Evening at the Galway Arts Festival
July 24 – Visit Connemara Marble Factory, Spiddal Craft Village. Walk and Shop in Galway City – Dinner at Power’s in Oughterard – Stay at Carrown Tober B&B
July 25 – Drive to Dublin Airport and Depart for US