CASTLES & WHISKEY TOUR

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Trim Castle, Trim Ireland

STOP 1. PHOTOGRAPH OPPORTUNITY AT IRELANDS LARGEST NORMAN CASTLE BUILT IN 1172 BY HUGH DE LACY ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER BOYNE. THIS HISTORIC CASTLE HAS BEEN USED AS KING JOHNS CASTLE IN THE MAKING OF THE MOVIE 'BRAVEHEART" STARING MEL GIBSON

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Bective Abbey, Navan Ireland

STOP 2. BECTIVE ABBEY IS A CISTERCIAN ABBEY FOUNDED IN 1147 BY MURCHARD O'MELAGHLIN ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER BOYNE, IT WAS AN ABBEY OF IMPORTANCE AS THE ABBOT WAS A SPIRITUAL LORD WHO SAT ON THE PARLIMENT IN THE PALE

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Hill of Tara (Temair), Ireland

STOP 3. IN THE HEART OF THE BOYNE VALLEY IS THE CEREMONIAL SITE ASSOCIATED WITH KINGSHIP RITUALS. FROM THE TIME OF CELTIC INFLUENCE UNTIL THE NORMAN INVASION IN THE 12TH CENTURY, THE HILL OF TARA HAS BEEN IRELAND'S POLITICAL & SPIRITUAL CAPITAL.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Slane Whiskey Distillery, N51, Slane C15 XP83 Ireland

STOP 4. SLANE DISTILLERY IS HOUSED IN 250 YEAR OLD STABLES ON THE GROUNDS OF THE ICONIC SLANE CASTLE ESTATE. THIS NEW DISTILLERY PAYS HOMAGE TO THE HERITAGE AND SURROUNDING LANDS. THE STORYTELLERS WILL IMMERSE YOU INTO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WHISKEY WHILE INTERWEAVING THE FABRICS OF THE CONYNGHAM FAMILY IN THIS INTERACTIVE AND IMMERSIVE TOUR.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Slane Castle, N51, Slane Ireland

STOP 5. PHOTOGRAPH OPPORTUNITY
SLANE CASTLE IS BUILT ON A 1500 ACRE ESTATE IN THE VILLAGE OF SLANE. THE CASTLE HAS HOSTED KING GEORGE IV TO SOME OF THE TOP MUSIC ACTS IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING, ROLLING STONES, MADONNA, QUEEN, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND MANY MANY MORE.

Duration: 15 minutes