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, a summer travel program for Canadian and American high school students who want to experience Ireland by hiking its countryside, exploring its cities, and studying its rich history and celebrated literature while earning high school credits.
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Over a four-week period the students will be based in the beautiful university town of Cork in the South of Ireland. They will attend classes on the picturesque campus of University College Cork, where they will study in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. (see itinerary)
 The final week will be spent in Dublin. Vibrant Dublin, one of the oldest capital cities in Europe has one of the youngest populations; almost 50% of the city's people are under 25 years old. Many historic figures and giants of the literary world have made their home and we will retrace their footsteps in our daily classes and tours.
Staying near the cenre of Dublin City we will have easy access to all the exciting attractions of Dublin City
Five days and nights will be spent in Galway City during the Galway International Arts Festival. With its colourful parade and exciting street theatre and music, Galway has been a favourite of students in the past.
The students will experience a sense of Irish history and culture through guided tours to sites of historical, cultural, literary and aesthetic interest from street performers to Norman Castles, from prehistoric burial sites to Viking Adventures. Several evenings will be spent enjoying the music, dance and general 'craic' which is such a prominent part of Irish life.(See Itinerary)
Staying at well appointed ensuite single-bedroomed student apartments on the University campuses, students will have the opportunity to meet young people of many different nationalities.
 The students will be based on the campuses of University College Cork, University College Galway and University College Dublin. The students will have the use of the university facilities including the excellent Boole library where they will be able to access the internet for research and communication purposes (See Courses Offered).
Although it is the second city of the Irish Republic, Cork has a much smaller population of 250,000 people and a more compact city centre. At the same time it offers all the facilities and amenities of a bustling modern city. An old city, originating as a monastic settlement, there are many beautiful buildings and quays.
A university city, it has a very lively social scene and night life with many quaint pubs and cafés. |
 Traditional Irish music is alive and well in Cork city and can be heard most nights in some of the pubs in the city centre. There are several theatres in the city with the Cork Opera House and the Everyman Palace Theatre the more prominent. A visit to one of these will be part of our itinerary as will visits to some of the scenes described in the works of some of the city’s famous writers such as, William Trevor, Frank O’Connor and Sean O’Faolain.
Cork is also the gateway to the beautiful south-west part of Ireland and we will be taking in all the sights of West Cork and Kerry including Kinsale, Bantry, Glengarriffe, the Healy Pass, the Lakes of Killarney and the Ring of Kerry. (See Itinerary) |
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The students will spend a week in Dublin.
 One of the oldest cities in Europe (it celebrated its millennium in 1988), Dublin is full of history. Students will see evidence of its Viking founders in the Wood Quay area; our visit to Christchurch Cathedral will give us a taste of Medieval Dublin, and we will see the remnants of the period of British rule by visiting its administrative centre at Dublin Castle.
We will also be visiting the General Post Office on O’Connell Street where the Easter Rebellion broke out in 1916. A visit to Kilmainham Gaol, the set of the movie In the Name of the Father will bring us to the execution site of the 1916 rebels.
Dublin has produced many writers and many others made the city their home.
James Joyce is probably the greatest of these and we will be visiting the Joyce Tower. Joyce spent a short time living in this Martello tower and his most famous book Ulysses opens there. We will also be visiting the Joyce Centre in Trinity College.
No visit to Trinity College, nor indeed to Dublin, would be complete without viewing the famous Book of Kells so painstakingly written by Irish monks during the middle ages. (See Itinerary)
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 The movement for Irish independence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the founding of the Irish National Theatre which has since produced the finest works of Irish dramatists. Our programme usually includes a visit depending on the play being performed.
This year our programme includes a performance of the famous Irish Dance show Riverdance.
With the youngest population of any European capital (almost 50% of the population is under 25 years), Dublin is also one of the most exciting and this can be seen in the fashion, the music and the attitudes of the people. The shops and boutiques in the city centre are unmatched anywhere.
Everywhere in Dublin there is magic.
Sports that are unique to Ireland are Hurlingand We hope to attend an inter-county hurling or football game. The 2008 and 2009 group attended saw spectacular displays of football in games between old rivals, counties Cork and Kerry. |
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A week will be spent in Galway City.
 Galway, on the west coast, is a small but beautiful city. We will be there during the annual Galway Arts Festival when the city comes alive with street theatre, street markets and entertainers of all descriptions. Only minutes away from the Connemara Gaeltacht (Gaelic speaking area), Galway has a rich tradition of Irish traditional music and theater and students will get an opportunity to experience both while there.
Galway is also the gateway to beautiful, beautiful Connemara and the West of Ireland. From Galway we will visit the towering, awe-inspiring Cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare and the Aran Islands, one of the most westerly points of Europe where time stands still.
During our stay in Galway we will witness the spectacular Macnas (Gaelic for fools) Parade. All of our students have agreed that it was the most colorful and imaginative parade they had ever seen. (See Itinerary) |
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In Cork, students will have their own en-suite room in top class four bed-roomed student apartments on the banks of the River Lee at Victoria Lodge on the university campus, which is within walking distance of the city centre. They will be provided with breakfast and evening meal each day.
Each apartment complex has a kitchen/living room with cable tv. Coin operated laundry facilities are also available. In Galway City, the students will stay in well appointed student apartments and townhouses in village complex situated halfway between the city centre and the campus of University College Galway.
While in the Dublin, the students will stay in 4-bedroom apartments on the Belfield campus of University College Dublin which is only a short bus ride from the centre of Dublin city and close to all the attractions of the Capital city. Students are provided with transit passes while in Dublin
Our tour will end with a special banquet at the Clarence Hotel owned by U2's Bono and The Edge, in the centre of Dublin
The Irish Experience offers a true Celtic Experience.
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- Trinity College Dublin library which houses the famous Book of Kells
- The General Post Office, Dublin (site of the 1916 Rebellion)
- Cobh Harbour, last port of call of the Titanic, site of the sinking of the Lusitania
- Theatre performance as part of Cork Midsummer Festival
- Performance of The Plough and the Stars at Ireland's National Theatre, the Abbey
- The Irish Writers Museum in Dublin
- Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin
- Cork City Gaol
- Dublin Castle
- Bantry Bay and Glengarriffe in West Cork
- The Kinsale Arts Festival including an open air concert at Charles Fort
- The Galway Arts Festival
- Killarney Lakes in County Kerry
- The Burren in County Clare
- The Cliffs of Moher
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- The Blarney Stone
- Rock of Cashel in Tipperary
- Inter-county hurling or football game (subject to schedule and ticket availability)
- Open Air Cheilidh (Irish Set Dancing)
- Riverdance at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
- Irish Music Sessions in Cork and Galway
- All day excursion to the Ancient Temple at Newgrange (click for picture)
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CAN$5,495.00
(out of Toronto or Montreal) |
US$5,495.00
(out of New York or Boston) |
Arrangements can be made for
students to fly from other locations
in Canada or U.S. |
US$5,695.00
(out of Chicago) |
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- Cancellation* and Health Insurance**
- 28 nights in Ireland.
- Return airfare to Ireland from Toronto, New York, Boston, Chicago or Los Angeles.
- Breakfast and dinner daily.
- Kinsale Arts Festival
- Concert as part of Cork Midsummer Festival
- Play as part of Cork Midsummer Festival
- After school field trips including Blarney Castle, Old Cork City Gaol, the Visitor Centre in Cobh commemmorating the Titanic, the Lusitania and the Irish Diaspora, Dublin Castle, James Joyce Tower, Irish Writers Museum.
- Entrance fees to all venues on field trips.
- Full day Saturday coach excursions.
- Visits to the Theatre.
- Use of sports and recreational facilities.
- Instruction by certified teachers and instructors.
- All texts and classroom materials.
- Guides.
- Guest Lecturers.
- Traditional music evenings.
- Week at Galway Arts Festival in the West of Ireland
- Boat trip to the Aran Islands (weather permitting)
- Day trip to the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren
- Riverdance at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
- End of Tour Banquet
- Full access to computers at all locations
- Entrance to Gaelic Football or Hurling game (subject to schedule and ticket availabilty)
- Transit pass while in Dublin
* Subject to terms set out in Terms and Conditions
** Health insurance is not available to US students.
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- Lunches.
- Airport taxes and surcharges.
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Due on application to the program:
- A deposit of CAD $750.00 plus $250.00 airport taxes and surcharges, payable, by cheque, money order or credit card to Kemptville Travel Ltd.
- A second payment of $1,000.00, payable by cheque or money order is due on February 28, 2010
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- One half the balance, payable by cheque or money order, is due April 1, 2010. The balance is due May 1, 2010. Students who register after those dates must pay the amount due when they apply.
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