Ireland Escapade
In the West Country

May 13-20

Discover beautiful County Clare on Ireland's dramatic West coast. Clare offers travelers a chance to experience the Irish lifestyle that is largely unspoiled by outside influences. Admire the stark beauty of the Burren's limestone fields. Listen and marvel as pounding Atlantic waves crash against the Cliffs of Moher. Attend a lecture on the Irish famine and its impacts on Irish immigration. Spend time with an Irish storyteller and learn a few secrets about the Irish pastime of storytelling, a skill you may put to use to spin your own yarn. Explore prehistoric monuments, medieval abbeys and castles. County Clare, long known as a hub for Irish music and dancing, comes alive in the evenings as musicians play lively Irish music in pubs nearly every night. Come experience the unspoiled west of Ireland, its culture and lifestyle, preferred access to key attractions and the insight of cultural and historical experts. This trip is also a great value, offering first-class accommodations, hearty Irish breakfasts each morning and the assistance of expert guides.

$1,295 • Alumni Holidays

“There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.”
— John Millington Synge, Irish Writer, The Aran Islands, 1907