Tour Ireland With Johnsmith
2012:
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Hello Folks, and welcome to my page about the guided tours of Ireland I lead along with my dear Irish partner Tom Pigott. I have led twenty-six of these musical tours of Ireland over the last seven years. All the trips have been hugely successful and great fun, creating lifelong friendships and memories.
Here is a nice YouTube link of some of the places we visit in Ireland. Blackie, the piper, is a friend of ours and plays for many of our groups in Doolin County Clare. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?
I will be leading five tours in 2012 plus helping some friends fill another tour below:
June 12-21 Counties Waterford, Kerry, and Clare 4 SLOTS OPEN
June 24-July 3 Counties Cork, Kerry, and Clare SOLD OUT - wait list only
July 18-27 Counties Mayo, Galway, and Clare (yoga tour) 2 SLOTS OPEN
This tour is being co-led with Yoga Master Thomas Fortelle who I met at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA. There will be an hour of yoga practice each morning. He has first chance to fill from his list, and then I can open it to my list in the next weeks. I'm very excited about this one.
Sept 6-15 Counties Waterford, Kerry, and Clare 1 SLOT OPEN
Sept 18-27 Counties Mayo, Galway, and Clare 10 SLOTS OPEN
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I am helping dear friends who are also leading a tour. I am organizing and they will lead the tours. So if you don’t fit in one of my tours and really want to go in 2012 or their dates suit you better, let me know and I will get you a remaining slot with them.
April 19-28 Counties Kerry Clare, Galway - led by Jackson Hole, WY folks (4 SLOTS OPEN)
| I lead these tours with my trusty Irish partner Tom Pigott from Limerick who has been in the tour business for many years and is also a great singer. We take 20 guests and travel in a small luxury coach/bus. We stay 3 nights in one town, 2 in another, 3 in another, and our last evening back near the Shannon airport. We stay in small hotels and an occasional B & B. | ![]() Stone Fort County Donegal - August, 2008 Group |
| By day we will hike scenic landscapes, visit old castles and abbey ruins, | ![]() Hiking on Inishbofin Island |
| and stone circles, | ![]() Ancient settlement on Dingle Peninsula |
| sightseeing along gorgeous coastal scenery, | ![]() on the road in County Kerry |
| visiting beaches, mountain tops, bogs, small fishing villages, islands, festivals, etc. | ![]() Kinsale Village, County Cork |
| And by night we share music with local Irish singers and players. | ![]() A "session" at Ballyshannon in County Donegal |
| Some original music, some traditional, and many songs by yours truly and any others from our group who may wish to share a song or two. | ![]() Gerry O'Beirne & Rosie |
| There's lots of great music in the pubs in Doolin, Country Clare. | ![]() Doolin, County Clare |
| The trips to County Kerry include a tour of the Dingle Peninsula, exploring the Sleas Head drive and other scenic destinations. |
![]() Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry |
| Trips to County Clare include the Cliffs of Moher, | ![]() Cliffs of Moher, County Clare |
| and the dramatic landscapes of The Burren. | ![]() The Burren, County Clare |
| Stops in Galway include a walking tour of colorful 'Shop Street' | ![]() Shopping in Galway |
| Also in County Galway is the beautiful Connemara area and the village of Clifden. Some trips include a boat ride to Inishbofin Island where time has stood still. Gorgeous walking along one lane roads around the island. | ![]() The Village of Clifden, the "Twelve Bens" in the background |
| Our last night will be back near the Shannon-Limerick area. | ![]() Sunset over the Irish Countryside |
| Cost for 2012 tours is $2150 per person based on double occupancy. We will do our best to match up room mates if preferred. Single rooms are an additional $350 total per person for all 9 nights. The fee also includes all ground transportation, all lodging. including full breakfast. We also provide 3 evening group meals, and the cost for our featured Irish musicians, poets, writers, etc. Guests pay for their own flights to and from Shannon International Airport SNN, all lunches, 6 dinners on your own, free day activites, drinks and tips, etc. | ![]() Sharing a song along the way. |
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If interested contact: Ireland does require a passport. So let me know if you want to join us, and if you are alone or with family or friend/partner, male or female, and what order of preference you have in which tour and dates. Any thing else you can think of helps sort everybody out in the end. Please bear with me as we do our best to fairly fill the slots. Any questions? . Just ask. |
![]() Tom Pigott and Johnsmith |
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![]() Inishbofffin, painted by September 2005 tour guest Tom Browning of Bend, Oregon |
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Dunmore Head -
Aran Island Farm House -
Ballyshannon Donegal -
Ireland '08 -
Rosie & Gerry -
Stone Circle


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