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1 Day tour to Blarney Castle & County Cork from Dublin

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Paddys Palace Dublin @ 6.45 or 8.45 (sorry no pick up at tourist office) from September 13th 2010
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Visit the most famous Castle in all of Ireland!! The world famous Blarney Castle. Lie back and kiss the magical Blarney Stone and see the exciting battlements. Get the gift of the gab for 7 years!! Have lunch in the gourmet capital of Ireland, Kinsale. Also visit the Titanic Town of Cobh in 1 brilliant day-trip from Dublin..
 
"This was such a fun trip, i wanted to see the Blarney stone and kiss it ever since I was a kid, I was only in Dublin for 3 days and thought It wouldnt be possible, but this brilliant and affordable day-trip by Paddywagon made it so. Good job you guys" - Shaymus McShane, Boston, MA
 
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ITINERARY - note these itineraries are valid from Monday September 13th 2010
 
Meet at Paddys Palace. Depart Dublin on your  shuttle to Cork City. (sorry no pick up at tourist office).
 
*You have a choice of departing at 6.45am or 8.45am. If you take the 6.45am you will be able to take in Kinsale, Cobh and Blarney. If you would like a bit of a sleep in, and to depart at 8.45am, you will see Kinsale and Blarney. Please let us know your preferred departure time by making a note on your booking in the comments section, or by calling +353 1 823 0822.
 
Early bird - 6.45am departure itinerary  
 
10.30am approximately - Arrive Cork, meet your Paddywagon Tour-Guide and bright green Paddywagon bus.
 
Enjoy the morning in fascinating Cobh, the departure point for 2.5 million of the six million starving emigrants who left for America between 1848 and 1950. It was the final port for the Titanic, where 123 passengers border, in all only 44 survived.
 
Then enjoy a leisurely lunch in the gourment capital of Ireland, Kinsale.
 
We'll head for the the idyllic wee village of Blarney, enter the world famous Castle and then get ready to kiss the blarney stone and gain the gift of the gab for 7 years, entrance included (usual fee 10euro!!) Save, save, save!
 
Afterwards there's a shopping paradise to enjoy at the nearby Blarney woolen mills - only 2 mins walk away.
 
Also view the majestic gardens and travel back in time in the dungeons and fairy caves of this 12th Century McCarthy Fairytale Fortress.  Free time in Blarney village.
 
Depart for Dublin via the Golden Vale of County Limerick, Tipperary on our pleasant shuttle back to Dublin.  Arrive back in Dublin at 9pm approx.
 
Fancy a lie in - 8.45am itinerary
 
12.30pm approximately - Arrive Cork, meet your Paddywagon Tour-Guide and bright green Paddywagon bus.
 
Head straight to the gourmet capital of Ireland and enjoy a leisurely lunch in the gourmet capital of Ireland, Kinsale.
 
We'll then head for the the idyllic wee village of Blarney, enter the world famous Castle and then get ready to kiss the blarney stone and gain the gift of the gab for 7 years, entrance included (usual fee 10euro!!) Save, save, save!
 
Afterwards there's a shopping paradise to enjoy at the nearby Blarney woolen mills - only 2 mins walk away.
 
Also view the majestic gardens and travel back in time in the dungeons and fairy caves of this 12th Century McCarthy Fairytale Fortress.  Free time in Blarney village.
 
Depart for Dublin via the Golden Vale of County Limerick, Tipperary on our pleasant shuttle back to Dublin.  Arrive back in Dublin at 9pm approx.
 
 
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OUR GUIDES MEET OUR PRESIDENT - the above pic features two of our 'senior' Day-Trip Guides, Cathal O'Connell & Stephen McPhilemy, enjoying the proud moment upon being received by Her Excellency Mary McAleese, President of Ireland at the Presidential Palace - Aras an Uachtarain - in Dublin's Phoenix Park this summer.

All of our professional guides are highly trained, proudly patriotic and among the best trained and highly respected in the world of travel.

 

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Tour Highlights:

:: 100% Irish Tour Guide
:: Luxury Bus Eireann Shuttle bus
:: Luxury Mercedes Paddywagon Bus on which to enjoy your tour
:: Flexible departure times - early bird or sleep in
:: Drive through the Golden Vale of Ireland
:: Blarney Castle entrance included (normally 10 euro!!)
:: Kiss the Blarney stone!
:: Visit Blarney Castle Gardens
:: Cobh - Titanic's last port of call
:: St Coleman's Cathedral Cobh
:: Kinsale: habour town famous for fine dining.
:: Blarney Woolen Mills - shopping time
:: Cork City - Southern Capital!
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Tour Route:

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Tour Route



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Cost per Passenger: GBP£65

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