Tour Package 2

TOUR PACKAGE 2 - FERRY / CASTLE / SNACK / BUS / ABBEY / 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 famous 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.

Next the group will have a coffee break and a treat with Alice at the Clare Island Oven beside the Castle before taking Bridget’s taxi 2.5km back to 12th century Cistercian Abbey and graveyard. Here stories of the Great War, visit the burial place of Grace O’Malley, enjoy the 13th century ceiling paintings that hold a secret code yet to be deciphered.

From here, Bridget’s taxi back to Clare Island Whiskey Cafe / Shop for lunch and enjoy the history of the island and brand brough to life on the walls of the shop / cafe. Guest have the option to add on a Clare Island Sea Aged Single Malt tasting experience before ferry departure at 4.15pm.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

Designated coach parking at Roonagh Pier
Large safe, fast ferries
Personalised immersive experience
Islander guide
Inter-generational stories
Tea, coffee and treat at the Oven
Island taxi service through the famine landscape
Guided interpritation of the Castle, Abbey, Graveyard
Lunch at Clare Island Whiskey café / shop
Add in a Clare Island Single Malt Barrel Aged at Sea Tasting Event – Plus €30

Duration: approx. 5 hour

Price: €96

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Getting here

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

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Our Journey

What People Are
Saying About Us

The “Spirit of Clare Island” is an experience like no other, a journey across the sea, both physical and metaphysical, a profound immersion in lost lives and lifestyles that inform, inspire and intrigue.

Pádraic Gilligan, CMO Society for Incentive Travel Excellence

A seriously interesting & innovative way to get a distinctive flavour twist on an Irish Whiskey

Conor Ryan (via Clare Island Whiskey Facebook Page)

The Clare Island Whiskey Experience: It was amazing to see this unique whiskey project unfold over the past 4 years...An amazing product with a passionate story behind it.

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