Day 3 Dublin-Knock : Head for dairy farm country in the center of the "Emerald Isle" before arriv

Day 1: Arrive in Dublin, Irish Republic: Check into your hotel.  The rest  of the day is free to relax in the Irish capital. At 6 pm, join your Tour Director and  traveling companions for a welcome dinner  at the hotel.  (Dinner)
Day 2 Dublin :  An orientation drive in the “Fair City” includes statue-lined O’Connell Street, elegant Georgian squares, and visits to ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL and  Oscar Wilde’s TRINITY COLLEGE, famous for the 1,200-year-old Book of Kells and  the magnificent Old Library. Balance of the day is at leisure.  (Breakfast)
Day 3 Dublin-Knock :  Head  for dairy farm country in the center of the “Emerald  Isle” before arriving in Knock, where  the Virgin Mary appeared to the townsfolk  in 1879.  Today, the site attracts pilgrims from around the world. Visit KNOCK SHRINE, the CHURCH OF THE
Day 4 Knock-Mu rrisk-Kylemore Abbey-Galway:  This morning, visit the CROAGH PATRICK VISITOR CENTRE at the foot of St. Patrick’s Holy Mountain in Murrisk. Afterwards, visit KYLEMORE ABBEY, the massive yet graceful castle acquir
ed by Benedictine nuns  as a precious heirloom  for Ireland. Arrive in the port city of Galway, where  you will spend the next two nights.  Tonight, you may wish to join one of our optional  evening  outings. (Breakfast)  Note: The overnight on Day
Day 6 Galway-Kilfenora-Bunratty-Adare-Killarney :  Take the scenic route  across the desolate limestone plateau known as The Burren.  At Kilfenora, visit THE BURREN CENTRE. The newly restored ancient cathedral and  Celtic crosses in the churchyard form an important center of early Christianity.  Continue to Bunratty,  where  there  is a lot to see  and  do: visit the castle; stroll in the folk park,  which depicts Irish life in the early 1900s; browse the complex of shops; or try a refreshment in famous Durty Nelly’s Irish pub.  Skirt the metropolis of Limerick myrtle beach car rentals and continue south via quaint  Adare with its thatched cottages to the popular resort  of Killarney, your destination for the next two nights. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 7 Killarney. Ring of Kerry Excursion :  Join the famed “Ring of Kerry” for a 100-mile panoramic drive around the island’s  southwestern tip. Have your camera ready to take  photos of the spectacular scenery that includes both  land and  sea. In Killarney, enjoy a fun horse-drawn JAUNTING CAR RIDE through the national park with beautiful  vistas  of the Lakes  of Killarney and  ancient Ross Castle. (Breakfast)
Day 8 Killarney-Blarney-Waterford : Cross the Kerry Mountains and  drive into County  Cork for a visit to Blarney, renowned for its castle and  magical  Kissing Stone. Time for lunch,  to walk up to the castle, and  to shop for traditional  Irish handicrafts. In the afternoon, proceed via Cork to Waterford, a stronghold founded by the Danish Vikings, and  look forward  to a guided tour of the HOUSE OF WATERFORD CRYSTAL. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 9 Waterford-Avoca-Glendalough-Dublin :  An exciting  agenda myrtle beach car rentals today:  Enniscorthy, site of the final battle  of the Great  Rebellion  of 1798; Ireland’s  oldest HANDWEAVING MILL at Avoca; the Wicklow Mountains; and GLENDALOUGH, the early Christian  monastic site founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century. See the engaging audiovisual presentation Ireland of the Monasteries, then  let your Local Guide show  you the remains of this ecclesiastical settlement. (Breakfast)