TOUR PACKAGE 1 - FERRY / CASTLE TALK / LUNCH

Tour Package 1

Waves Outline
Clare Island Whiskey Cafe

TOUR PACKAGE 1 - FERRY / CASTLE TALK / LUNCH

Take the 10.35am Clare Island Ferry (O’Grady’s BLUE ferry) from Roonagh Pier, across the majesty of Clew Bay, to Clare Island. Carl O’Grady, an island native and founder of Clare Island Whiskey, will meet the group at the pier on the island and bring them to Grace O’Malley’s castle, an easy 1-minute walk from the pier.

Carl will introduce the group to the story of the Pirate Queen, ancient Irish myth stories, the Irish clan system, the Normans, the Tudors, the Great Famine, local traditions of the sea and current life and times on Clare Island. This is an interactive experience where guests are invited to introduce their ancestry and discover how we are all connected. Guests will also discover the foundation story of Clare Island Whiskey.

Walk 700m around the blue flag beach to Clare Island Whiskey Cafe / Shop for a wholesome lunch with tea or coffee and enjoy the islands history brough to life on the walls and through videos. Customers also have the option to add in a Clare Island Sea Aged Single Malt Tasting Event and purchase our spirits and local memorabilia before taking the ferry back to the mainland. A lift can be arranged for those whom are not able to walk between the pier and the café.

Book A Tour

WHAT TO EXPECT

  • Designated coach parking at Roonagh Pier
  • Large safe and fast ferries
  • Special return ferry sailing at 2.30p
  • Personalised experience
  • Islander guide
  • Inter-generational stories
  • Guided interpritation of the Castle
  • Lunch at Clare Island Whiskey café / shop
  • Add in a Clare Island Single Malt Barrel Aged at Sea Tasting Event – Plus €30

Duration: approx. 3.5 hour

Price: €58

Grace O Malley
Clare Island aerial view

Getting here

Travel across a stretch of the Atlantic on our ferry from Roonagh pier to Clare Island…

Our Journey

Boat Outline
Clare Island Emblem

What People Are
Saying About Us

Clare Island Beach at Sunset
Dolphin Boat At Sea

A Single Malt Spirit Drink ages in a bourbon barrel in the hull of The Dolphin…

O'Malley crest
Whiskey Barrels

Shop Clare Island Whiskey

Our sea bourne single malts and more…