2011 TOUR OF IRELAND

Erin Hart's Ireland: The Bodies, the Bogs & the Blarney

September 22 - October 2, 2011

I know everyone's been waiting for the news, and it's now official! New Departures is taking reservations for a second Irish tour, this time called, "Erin Hart's Ireland: The Bodies, the Bogs & the Blarney." The dates are September 22 - October 2, 2011, and a full itinerary is up at the New Departures website.

This trip will include some familiar places (the National Museum, Newgrange, Ceide Fields, the Burren) and a few new stops as well: Tullynally Castle and the Corlea Bog Trackway Centre (home to a 2,000-year-old wooden road), day trips to Slieve League in Donegal, the Rock of Cashel, and the Lough Boora boglands, Saint Kieran's Bush and Leap Castle (the most haunted place in Ireland), among others. We'll sit in on a few traditional music sessions as well.

New Departures is hosting an information meeting for people who might be interested in booking places on the tour:

Saturday, May 7, 10 am
INFORMATION MEETING FOR ERIN HART'S IRELAND: THE BODIES, THE BOGS & THE BLARNEY
Lexington Restaurant
1096 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
PLEASE RSVP to Sharon at New Departures Travel or call 612-305-0025. www.newdepartures.com

Mary Pat Flanagan from CIE Tours will be doing a slide presentation with pictures of the places we'll be visiting, and I'll be there as well (of course), chatting and signing whatever is put in front of me. Everyone who books by May 7 will received a signed copy of FALSE MERMAID, and a copy of THE SAILOR'S CRAVAT, Paddy's brand-new CD—featuring three sad songs from yours truly.