Shane Lawrence goes to Ireland

This was my first trip with CIE tours and was very impressed. We decided to check out the tour that covered Dublin, Donegal, Galway, Furbo, Killarney and Blarney which is approximately 900 miles drive. The first two nights were in Dublin where we took in St Patrick’s Cathedral, the Book of Kells and Trinity College which were all amazing. We stayed the night in the Clontarf Castle which we felt was the perfect mix between old world and new. Next we traveled by motor coach to Donegal where the Belleek pottery factory and the Sleive League cliffs are located. Sleive League is the highest cliffs in Europe at an amazing 1972 feet. Next we traveled to the Cong/Galway area where we stayed at the Connemara Coast Hotel. Galway Bay is one of the locations where they filmed PS I Love You and is just down the road from the famous Ashford Castle Hotel. Next on the tour was Killarney, home to the famous Ring of Kerry. Killarney is also located on the west coast of Ireland and is full of beautiful Churches, Castles and shops. The Ring of Kerry was a 4 hour drive around the coast line and to this day is my wife’s favorite destination that weve ever traveled to. From there we went on to kiss the Blarney stone at Blarney Castle. Blarney Castle has to be one of the most beautiful Castles I’ve ever seen. Thousands of acres of lakes, forests and gardens are there to captivate the imagination! Our last and final stop was the Rock of Cashel. This Hogwarts Castle looking structure is the oldest of all Castles in Ireland. It was visited by St Patrick himself back in the late third century. CIE did a fabulous job and took us to great restaurants and showed us around their beautiful country in style. I will definitely be planning these trips for my clients in the future!