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Exploring Ireland
with CANE MILL ROAD

03-11 October 2026

WHAT'S INCLUDED ?

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  • Private coach with professional driver​

  • Dedicated local historian / tour guide​

  • 8 nights accommodation

  • Full Irish breakfast each morning​

  • 14 meals - 8 full Irish breakfasts and 6 group dinners​

  • Entrance fees into historic sites​

  • Entrance fees into scheduled music events

  • Irish and bluegrass sessions / jams

  • Travel with Liam and the band, and  meet Iocals along the way.​

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Stay in castles, exclusive manors and boutique hotels

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Visit the beautiful, historic sites of Ireland!

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Enjoy Irish music and experience traditional Irish sessions in quaint Irish listening venues!

Interact with traditional Irish musicians and explore some of the connections between bluegrass and Irish music.

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Travel with Liam + the band and guests in a most unique setting, in one of the friendliest countries in the world!

Characterized by No Depression as “the future of bluegrass”, Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road twine innovation, tradition, and excellence into a unique musical experience. Though only in his 23rd year, North Carolina’s Liam Purcell has already established a name for himself in the world of American Stringband music. Growing up less than a mile away from the legendary guitarist Doc Watson, Purcell was steeped in Appalachian Old-Time and Bluegrass traditions from an early age. Taking inspiration from the local Deep Gap legacy, Liam began writing, performing, and storytelling from an early age.

FAQS:

 

WHAT IF I WANT TO EXTEND MY TRIP IN IRELAND?

We are happy to arrange additional nights in Dublin (or elsewhere in the country) for you, for before or after the tour! Just ask us for further details.

 

ARE FLIGHTS INCLUDED?

No. Since many people these days prefer to select their chosen airline / flight routing, and also choose to add extra days in Ireland before or after the tour, this is a land-only package. We're happy to refer you to an American based agency who can assist you with the flights if you require.

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TENTATIVE ITINERARY

(subject to change)

 

DAY 0 (FRI 2nd) depart from your chosen location for your overnight flight (if coming from North America or Australia/Asia)!

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DAY1 in IRELAND (SAT 3rd)

  • Meet + greet bus + tour guide at Dublin airport.

  • You'll take a drive through the Wicklow Mountains and visit Glendalough - a Monastic site with lakes, churches and a round tower. The area is timeless and was featured in the Braveheart film.

  • Wicklow

  • Kilkenny

  • Dinner and Cane Mill Road performance TBC

  • Overnight in Kilkenny

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DAY 2 (SUN 4th)

  • Kilkenny

  • Adare

  • Ennis

  • Dinner and Overnight in Ennis

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DAY 3 (MON 5th)

  • Ennis

  • Cliffs

  • Burren

  • explore the ancient area around the Burren, and take in the Cliffs and the picturesque little seaside villages surrounding them.

  • Evening meal + music (tbc)

  • Overnight in Ennis

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DAY 4 (TUE 6th)

  • Ennis

  • Galway

  • Cane Mill Road performance TBC

  • Overnight in Galway

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DAY 5 (WED 7th)

  • Galway to Connemara to Westport: explore the breathtaking west coast of Ireland, stopping along the way to discover the scenic views of Connemara.

  • Arrive in Westport, County Mayo.  Tonight you will stay in the centre of the picturesque town of Westport, set between Croagh Patrick and Clew Bay’s islands to the west and the Nephin Mountains to the north. 

  • Tonight, after dinner, we go to the famous Matt Molloy’s (of the Chieftains) pub for a traditional Irish session. One never knows who will turn up. Matt Molloy himself is often on site and joins in the nightly session!

  • Dinner and overnight in Westport 

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DAY 6 (THURS 8th)

  • After breakfast, have a short stroll around the town before heading away.

  • Sligo / Leitrim

  • Dinner and overnight in Markree Castle or LoughRynn Castle.

  • Cane Mill Road performance TBC

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DAY 7 (FRI 9th)

  • Newgrange / Boyne Valley. Newgrange is a prehistoric monument located on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, It is an exceptionally grand passage tomb built during the Neolithic Period, around 3200 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids!! (subject to Newgrange availability). 

  • Dinner and accommodation at the beautiful Bellinteer House. On the banks of the River Boyne, this upscale hotel occupies a splendid Georgian mansion, built about 1750. The Palladian-style house was designed by Richard Castle for John Preston, grandfather of the first Lord Tara..

DAY 8 (SAT 10th)

  • After breakfast, check out of hotel.

  • Trim / Boyne Valley morning: This morning you'll visit Trim Castle - the largest and best preserved, Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland. Few places in Ireland contain more medieval buildings than this heritage town. Trim gets its name from the Irish, ‘Baile Atha Troim’, which means ‘Town of the Ford of the Elder Trees’, indicating that this was an important fording point on the River Boyne. Before re-boarding the bus, there’s time to shop at Trim’s local craft shop!

  • Short drive to Dublin, where you'll have the afternoon to yourselves in the City Centre.

  • Overnight in Dublin

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DAY 9 (SUN 11th)

  • Fly back to USA: Final morning to start the day with a full Irish breakfast , then check out of the hotel and say goodbye until next time….​​​​​

 

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CUSTOMARY GRATUITIES FOR DRIVER/GUIDE NOT INCLUDED.

 

FURTHER DETAILS TO FOLLOW!

RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR JUST €250 EURO non-refundable DEPOSIT PER PERSON!

 

 

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THIS IS A LAND PACKAGE ONLY.

FLIGHTS/ AIRFARE NOT INCLUDED.

TOUR BEGINS AND ENDS IN DUBLIN <coach picks up on first morning of tour at arrivals hall in Dublin Airport and finishes up in Dublin at end of tour>

TOUR PRICE: €3695 p/p/s.

Based on double, twin or triple sharing. Singles available, subject to supplement of €695

Price quoted in Euros. Due to currency fluctuation, the dollar amount is not guaranteed and is subject to change until time of final payment.

Deposits are non-refundable. Final payments will be non-refundable within 120 days of start of programme.. It is advisable for participants to secure their own travel/health insurance in the event of illness or cancellation. IATW reserves the right to alter or change any and all details of this trip as necessary. / 

Further information at

IrelandAlongTheWay@gmail.com  PH: 615-955-4575

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