Students should buy
airline tickets to the Shannon Airport arriving by or before noon on July 19th and departing Ireland in the mid to late afternoon on August 2nd.
Once we know all airline tickets have been purchased we will book Burren College transportation to meet us, as a group, at the Shannon Airport just after 12pm on July 19th.
Saturday, July 19th
all students will meet at the ARRIVALS Hall of the Shannon Airport by noon and will be transported to the Burren College housing in Ballyvaughan.
Students arriving independently should arrange transportation. A taxi from Shannon will cost approximately 80 Euro and can be booked by emailing obcabs@eircom.net.
Sunday July 20th
course activities TBA
Monday, July 21st
Group Tour of the Burren area.
Tuesday, July 22nd
7am bus to NewGrange 167 mi-3-4 hour drive.
Tour NewGrange/Knowth (3 hours).
Late afternoon drive 45 minutes to Dublin and check into the Avalon House-http://www.avalon-house.ie near the Temple Bar Cultural Quarters.
Wednesday, July 23rd
10am visit to select Galleries in the Temple Bar Area.
1pm lunch.
2:30 pm group transportation to the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
5:30 pm bus back to the Burren College.
Thursday, July 24th
studio day
Irish set dancing in the evening
Friday July 25th
7:30 or 8am group transport to Galway.
Galway Arts Festival
http://www.galwayartsfestival.com/
Group visits to select galleries and performances will be scheduled and you will also have free time to explore on your own. Look at the schedule of events to see if anything is of particular interest. In the evening there are many concerts and performances offered that you may be interested in.
We will be staying the night at the Sleepzone, Galway.
http://www/sleepzone.ie/
Saturday, July 26th
late am Ferry to the Aran Islands.
overnight accommodations at the Mainister House,
Isis Mor, Aran Islands. http://www.mainistirhousearan.com
Sunday, July 27th
Ferry back to Galway, late bus back to Burren College of Art.
Monday, July 28th
studio day
Irish Storytelling with North Eastern group in the evening
Tuesday, July 29th
studio/half day course activities
Wednesday, July 30th
studio day
Thursday, July 31st
studio/half-day excursion
Friday, August 1st
studio day
Saturday, August 2nd
last day of course-afternoon group transport to the Shannon Airport.
