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A Christmas you’ll never forget

Visit the Dingle Peninsula for the festive season and experience the Christmas pastimes, celebrations and feasts of the Irish at home and in history. Depending on demand, it may be possible to arrange a performance of a children’s Nativity play by local school pupils.

You will be astonished by the range of traditional foods on offer, many of which are not generally known except to specialists (special dietary needs will be accommodated, though koshrus or halal cannot be guaranteed). You will marvel at the lively and colourful street parades of “The Wran” in Dingle.

A day-by-day plan to guide your journey.

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Day 1

Pickup & Transfer

  • Pick up from airport
  • Transfers to Dromoland Castle
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Day 2

Historical Castles, Cultural Experiences, and Evening Entertainment

  • Pick up from hotel
  • King John’s Castle (1200), Bunratty Castle (15th Century), or Foynes Flying Boat Museum
  • Lunch
  • Storytelling (in Listowel), or performance of children’s Nativity play (in West Kerry)
  • Hotel and meal Ballyferriter
  • “Bothántaíocht” – an evening of music, song, storytelling and perhaps dance
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Day 3

Spiritual Tour, Beach Walk, and Traditional Irish Cuisine

  • Pick up from hotel
  • Spiritual Tour
  • Lunch
  • Beach Walk
  • “Christmas on the Blasket” (illustrated talk)
  • Meal in Murphys, featuring potato cakes, champ, colcannon, “Steaimpí” or “Bocstaí” – traditional potato dishes which can be fried, boiled or baked
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Day 4

Christmas Eve

Traditional Christmas Foods, Nativity Scenes, and Midnight Mass

  • Pick up from hotel
  • Traditional Christmas Foods on the peninsula from local experts
  • Lunch – ling (langa/bod mór) or cod (trosc/bod rua) make traditional fish meals for this day.
  • A visit to one or more of the traditional “Cribs”, Manger Nativity scenes in homes and churches – or assembling a crib for yourselves
  • Hotel freshen up
  • Midnight Mass at Carraig Church
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Day 5

Christmas Day

Traditional Christmas Swim, Scenic Drive, and Festive Dinner

  • Pick up from hotel
  • Traditional Christmas swim – if desired
  • Slea Head Drive to include ceremonial sites
  • Return to Hotel: Christmas Dinner usually consists of a stuffed roast bird, with baked ham, two or three types of potato, vegetables usually including sprouts, parsnip, cauliflower and carrots, and two or three different sauces.  While turkey is most usually the main dish, roast goose is also traditional, as is duck, either of which could be served with a similar combination of sides.
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Day 6

Stephen’s Day (“Lá an Dreoilín”, Wren Day)

“Wran” Tradition Talk, Parades, and Evening Entertainment

  • Talk on the “Wran” tradition in Dingle, and possible participation
  • Parades at 2pm
  • Evening meal, music and entertainment provided by hotel
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Day 7

Free Day, Dingle Visit, and Evening of Irish Music

  • Free day
  • Taxi transfer to and from Dingle
  • Evening meal at Tigh an tSaorsaigh followed by Irish music
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Day 8

Ring of Kerry Tour, Forge Visit, and Dinner at Anvil Restaurant

  • Ring Of Kerry Guided Tour
  • Visit to the Forge in Boolteens (Na Buailtíní)
  • Dinner in Anvil Restaurant
  • Return to hotel
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Day 9

Brandon Creek, Spiritual Slea Head Drive, and Dinner in Dingle

  • Brandon Creek
  • Spiritual Slea Head Drive
  • Afternoon tea
  • Dinner in Ashe’s Restaurant Dingle
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Day 10

Killarney Tour with Jaunting Car Ride and Dinner in Dingle

  • Guided Tour of Killarney including Jaunting Car Ride
  • Dinner in Dingle
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Day 11

New Year’s Eve

  • Painting workshop
  • Walk at Sladin beach and lighthouse
  • Lunch
  • Return to hotel for new year’s celebrations
  • Dinner in hotel, followed by in-house entertainment
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Day 12

Cliffs of Moher

Cliffs of Moher, Lunch, and Presentation Dinner at Dromoland Castle

  • Cliffs of Moher
  • Lunch
  • Drop off  to Dromoland castle
  • Presentation dinner
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Day 13

Transfer Back

  • Transfer to airport
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12Nights/13Days
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