Highlights
- See three top Ireland attractions in one day on a full-day trip from Dublin
- Visit Blarney Castle and kiss the famous Blarney Stone
- Enjoy independent sightseeing in Cork City, with attraction recommendations from your local guide
- Tour the Rock of Cashel in County Tipperary
- Transport by luxury, air-conditioned coach
Recent Photos of this Tour
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Amazing DayCliffs of MoherPhoto by: Benjamin T03 2013 -
Blarney CastleBeautiful EscapePhoto by: Benjamin T03 2013 -
from the top of Blarney Castleview from the top of the castle everything was just so green and beautiful and this is on Halloween! so fairly late in ...Photo by: KansasGirl11 2012 -
IMG_2587Rock of CashelPhoto by: Jill A08 2012 -
IMG_2586Rock of CashellPhoto by: Jill A08 2012 -
IMG_258913 year old dares to kiss the Blarney StonePhoto by: Jill A08 2012 -
IMG_2584Blarney Castle... sign to the Blarney Stone... kiss the stone and get the gift of the gab according to Irish legendPhoto by: Jill A08 2012 -
IMG_2580Blarney Castle 14/08/2012Photo by: Jill A08 2012 -
Atop the Blarney castleAtop the Blarney castlePhoto by: LAFRAGIA MUSA, 06 2012 -
Blarney CastleLooking down from the castlePhoto by: LAFRAGIA MUSA, 06 2012 -
DSCN1207In line to kiss the Blarney Stone (looking down inside the Blarney Castle.)Photo by: LAFRAGIA MUSA, 06 2012 -
DSCN1206Blarney HousePhoto by: LAFRAGIA MUSA, 06 2012 -
Blarney CastleBlarney CastlePhoto by: LAFRAGIA MUSA, 06 2012 -
DSCN1171Dungeon in the Blarney CastlePhoto by: LAFRAGIA MUSA, 06 2012 -
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DSCN1122GraveyardPhoto by: LAFRAGIA MUSA, 06 2012 -
DSCN1104Outside pics up closePhoto by: LAFRAGIA MUSA, 06 2012 -
IRELAND 210OutsidePhoto by: LAFRAGIA MUSA, 06 2012 -
IRELAND 203Inside the castlePhoto by: LAFRAGIA MUSA, 06 2012 -
Useful Information
Blarney Castle and Cork Day Trip from Dublin
Passing south through County Tipperary, your tour will reach Blarney Castle by late morning. This beautiful medieval castle is home to one of Ireland's best loved treasures - the fascinating Blarney Stone, which sits at the top of the castle's tower. According to legend, kissing the stone bestows the kisser with the "gift of the gab," or talent for eloquence that the Irish famously possess.
From Blarney Castle, your tour will continue on to Cork City, where you will have approximately two hours at leisure for independent sightseeing. Enjoy lunch at the English Market (available for an extra cost) or perhaps visit the triple-spired St Finn Bar's Cathedral. Your guide will be happy to provide recommendations of further things to do in Ireland's third-largest city.
On leaving Cork, you'll head up to the Rock of Cashel back up in County Tipperary. This imposing Celtic Cathedral towers above the town of Cashel from a limestone mound, approximately 200 feet (61 meters) high. Highlights at the Rock of Cashel include the Hall of Vicars and Cormac's Chapel, home to the oldest Romanesque wall painting in Ireland. Explore these historical sites with your guide, before heading back to Dublin to arrive in the early evening.
Reviewed by Patricia P D, April 2013
Dave, the tour guide and driver was so informative, and funny as well. His commentary and history lessons were great. After the tour ended, I felt that I had a fairly good understanding / overview of Irish history and its peoples.
Reviewed by Diana D, April 2013
Our trip to was wonderful and our tour guide was informative and fun! Would definitely recommend to others.
