West of Ireland Tours

1, 2 and 3-Day Tours of premier archaeological sites in the West and Midlands of Ireland.

One and three-day tours of the West and Midlands of Ireland are available by arrangement.

Guides are fully qualified archaeololgists

2009 Programme 

County Mayo - 1 day Tour
- Burrishoole Abbey
- Rockfleet Castle
- Doonfeeny Church and Standing Stone
- Rathfran Megalithic Tomb
- Rathfran Abbey
- Round Tower, Souterrain and Ecclesiastical Enclosure, Killala
- Ceide Fields Visitor Centre and Neolithic pre bog field systems
- Museum of Country Life, Castlebar

  Leave Archaeology Centre 8 am
 

County Sligo - 1 day Tour
- Carrowmore Visitor Centre and Megalithic Passage Tomb cemetery
- Carrowkeel Passage Tombs
- Mullaghfarna Neolithic enclosure sites
- Moytirra West
- Heapstown Cairn
- Creevykeel Court Tomb
- Sligo Abbey

 Leave Archaeology Centre 7:45 am 

County Galway - 1 day Tour
- Spanish Arch
- Blake's Castle
- St. Nicholas Collegiate Church
- The Lynch Memorial
- Lynch's Castle
- Medieval City Walls & Eyre Square

  Leave Archaeology Centre 8 am 

County Offaly - 2 Day Tour - BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

- Clonmacnoise Visitor Centre and Early Medieval site with 7 churches

- Clonfinlough Stone

- Pilgrims' Way

- Clonony Castle & Shannonbridge 

Leave Archaeology Centre 8 am
 

3-Day Tour 2009 

- Ceide Fields

- Donfeeney Church and Cross

- Rathfran Dominican Abbey

- Rathfran Wedge Tomb and Stone Circle

- Killalla Round Tower

- Screen Church

Overnight Sligo 

Sligo Abbey

Carrowmore Visitor Centre & Tour of Megalithic Cemetery 

Carrowkeel Court Tomb

Carrowkeel Passage Tomb complex

Lisadell House & Gardens

Boyle Abbey

Rathcroghan

Tulsk Visitor Centre

Overnight Galway City 

Guided Tour of the Medieval City 

Free Time

Depart Galway 5 p.m. and return to Archaeology Centre 

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Cost €95 for 1-Day Tour (Advance booking essential)

Cost €275 for 2-Day Tour (Advance Booking essential)

Cost €450 for 3-Day Tour (Advance booking essential)