Tours
The following tours will be available to delegates during the
week of the conference. These may be booked online at the registration webpage.
Half Day Panoramic City Tour
1000
years of history and culture from the comfort of your motor coach
Date: Sunday 18th July,2004
Repeated: Wednesday 21st
July, 2004
Time: 13.00 - 17.00
Price: EUR 37.00 per person
Full
immersion in the cultural delights of the city – interior visits
Included.
Let us take you back 1000 years to the origins of this
intriguing
city which has played hosts to Vikings, Normans and Anglo-Saxons without allowing its
native Celtic spirit to be even vaguely diluted!
Enjoy
the following escorted visits:
Trinity College Dublin – founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, this
city center campus of some 10,000 students is traditional and stately in Oxbridge fashion.
Famous alumni abound – Swift, Wilde, Burke, Goldsmith, Ernest Walton, the Nobel Prize
winning physicist and Samuel Beckett, author of “Waiting for Godot”.
Guinness Storehouse,
a historical and cultural landmark in Dublin city. Learn how the famous brew is made,
discover the secrets of Guinness as well as sample it!
A warehouse of the original brewery (founded in 1759) has been transformed into a
hi-tech visitor centre covering 6 floors. Containing
3 bars, the visit culminates with a pint of the ‘black stuff’ in the Gravity Bar
on the 6th floor of the centre, (Dublin’s highest pub) where you can also
enjoy 360-degree views
over the city.
All
Excursions are subject to change and subject to a minimum number of participants.
Brú
na Bóinne Visitor Centre & Newgrange and Knowth
Older than the Pyramids …
Date: Tuesday 20th July, 2004
Repeated:
Friday 23rd July, 2004
Time: 09:00 - 17.00
Price: EUR 49.00 per person (Lunch included)
We
head out of Dublin towards the historic Boyne Valley, one of the most important heritage
sites in Ireland, from Pre-Celtic to Medieval times.
Brú
na Bóinne Visitor Centre, is designed to present the archaeological heritage of the Boyne
Valley, which includes the megalithic passage tombs of Newgrange and Knowth. Older than
the Pyramids of Egypt, Stonehenge and Mycenae, one must marvel at the antiquity and
complexity of this United Nations' World Heritage site. The Celts arrived in Ireland about 5000 BC and establish a very sophisticated lifestyle and culture that survived intact until the arrival of Christianity in the 5th century AD. Today’s excursion brings you back to the origins of settled life in Ireland to Newgrange where the Celts commemorated their dead by building spectacular Tumuli or Burial Mounds which also acted as pre-historic calendars. |
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The
architectural and artistic sensibility of this ancient people can be seen in the
beautifully balanced constructions and in the wonderful spiral carvings that adorn the
stonework. This is a true discovery excursion where you learn something of an ancient and
sophisticated people who flourished before the Pyramids were built. As we head back into Dublin city, the tour will make a surprise stop at a little known location where a famous physicist made his mark. |
All Excursions are subject to change and subject to a minimum number of participants.
‘Starry-Eyed’ Full day tour
A full day tour to the Great Telescope and whiskey tasting at Tullamore Dew Distillery
Date:
Saturday 24th July, 2004
Time: 08.30 - 17.00
Price: EUR 49.00 per person (includes buffet lunch)
Set
off into the beautiful rolling green hills of the Irish countryside to Birr Castle where
we have arranged a private viewing of the ‘Great Telescope’. Marvel at the
pioneering astronomical achievements of the Third Earl of Rosse who, with the 72 inch
telescope, discovered the spiral galaxies in our universe. During the 1840’s and
starting from virtually first principles, the Earl of Rosse designed and had built the
mirrors, tube and mountings for a 72inch reflecting telescope which was the largest of its
kind in the world at the time. The castle also houses one of the world’s greatest
collections of trees and shrubs, particularly of Chinese and Himalayan origin.
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After a tasty homemade lunch, visit the famous Tullamore Dew whiskey distillery. Whilst no longer a working distillery, the Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre will take you through life in a small Irish town from the early 1800s onwards as well as showing how whiskey is made. You will end the tour with a complimentary glass of Tullamore Dew or Irish Mist whiskey liqueur. |
All
Excursions are subject to change and subject to a minimum number of participants.
Malahide Castle and North Dublin Coastal
Tour
Step
back in time, see
the famous Malahide Castle and enjoy the views on this coastal trail.
Date: Wednesday 21st July, 2004
Time: 9.00 - 13.00
Price: EUR 35.00 per person
Drive
to Malahide via the North Dublin coast road taking in picturesque views of Howth
surrounding areas. The Howth peninsula is
situated at the north end of Dublin bay, 15kms from the city centre. The name Howth is
derived from the Danish word 'hoven', which means head and it is picturesque fishing
village with an abundance of pubs and restaurants and pleny of places to stroll.
Malahide,
which means "on the brow of the sea" is a village nine miles north of Dublin.
The castle is close to the village and is built on a small rise, which commands a view of
the bay. There are many magnificent oaks, chestnuts and sycamores dating to the days of
the Tudors
Malahide
is a 12th century castle, one of Ireland’s oldest and most historic with
excellent collection of period furniture, oil portraits. The castle belonged to the Talbot
family from 1185 to 1976 when it was sold to Dublin County Council. The castle itself is a combination of styles and
periods; The medieval Great Hall is the only one in Ireland that is preserved in its
original form while the National Portrait Gallery features many fine portraits of the
Talbot family and 18th and 19th Irish Notables.
All
Excursions are subject to change and subject to a minimum number of participants.