Day 1

Meet at Shannon Airport and make our way to Dingle, Co. Kerry with stops at Adare, maybe Tralee and a walk on the breathtaking Inch Beach. We will have our first dinner together and then we will listen to music performed by exciting Irish artists.   The following are some of the artists who have performed private gigs for us:-

• John Spillane
• Pauline Scanlon
• Donogh Hennessy
• Don Stiffe
• Ger Wolfe
• Foolin’ in Doolin
• Eilis Kennedy 
• GerryO’Beirne/Rosie Shipley
• Mickey MacConnell

Day 2

Today, after a large Irish breakfast we start our drive on the famous Slea Head Drive. This is an incredible drive where we find my favourite scenery in all of Ireland. We can see The Blasket Islands, (remind me to tell you the story of "The Lonliest Boy in the World, a true story, honest) We will also walk on the beach where the storm scene in the movie "Ryan’s Daughter" was filmed. We will also see some Ancient Sites and Monuments. We will finish the drive in Dingle, where you can have your first look at the shops. Tonight we go back to Dingle and have Dinner in John Benny’s Pub and listen to the wonderful voice and flute playing of Eilish Kennedy.

Day 3

Today you are left to your own devices, or maybe we can conjure up a mystery Tour. If you want to do something different, the following activities are available Golf, Hiking, Biking, Eco Tours, Boat Trips/Dolphin Watching and some people may just want to rest up. Tonight we go to The Little Bridge Inn to see Eoin Deignan play The Uileann Pipes. An experience not to be missed.

Day 4

We leave Dingle and head for Co. Clare, via the Tarbert/Killimer Ferry and we will see the world famous Cliffs of Moher before we check into our hotel in Liscannor or Doolin.   Tonight we go to Doolin, which is the Mecca of Irish Traditional Music and we will have dinner in McDermotts Pub where we will be part of a monumental Irish Session.

Day 5

Today we head for The Burren, which is a 250 sq. mile region of Limestone. We will be met by Mr. P.J. Curtis who lives in the region and is considered to be one of the greatest authorities on the region. He is also a much respected Irish music historian and he will take us on a musical journey from Ireland to USA and back and if we have a little more time he will read a short story from one of his books. We will have dinner tonight in our hotel and have a song circle with our host being especially prominent.

Day 6

Today we go on a boat ride to Inis Iarr, the smallest of the Aran Islands. There are some great hiking trails here as well as some ancient sites. Tonight we will experience some more great Irish Traditional Music.

Day 7

We head for Connemara today via Galway City where we stop for about 2 hours shopping for the ladies in the group. We then take in some fantastic scenery on our way to our hotel. We have some Irish Traditional and Folk Music tonight with some musicians from Clifden.

Day 8

Today we do the figure of 8 tour of Connemara. On this we visit Clifden, Roundstone, where we visit a Bodhran (Irish Drum) factory, see a wonderful Silversmith and also experience some wonderful Irish Craft Shops. We then go to Kylemore Abbey to enjoy their wonderful gardens and finish our day on a working Peat Bog. Tonight our host will perform with some help from some local musicians.

Day 9

Today we drive back to  Ennis to be near the Airport and we will have our last dinner together in our hotel. We will talk about our trip and this night always is a very special one

Day 10

We drive back to Shannon Airport and back to reality………………………The End