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The Arms

of

The Rt. Hon.

Earl of Antrim

The Arms

of

Ranald MacDonell

of

Glengarry

The Arms

of

The Rt. Hon.

Lord Macdonald

of

Macdonald

The Arms

of

Sir Ian Macdonald

of

Sleat, Bt.

The Arms

of

Ranald Macdonald

of

Clanranald

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June 13 - 20, 2008

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Friday, June 13:

Participants arrive in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to stay at the Wellington Park Hotel. There will be no officially planned tours on this day, but there are city bus tours available for touring around Belfast.  There will be a Welcoming Dinner at the Hotel in the evening.

Saturday, June 14:

In the morning, we will visit the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum at Cultra Manor in County Down. In the afternoon, we will visit Carrickfergus Castle.  Dinner in the evening will be at the Wellington Park Hotel.

Sunday, June 15:

Today we will visit The Navan Centre & Fort, a very interesting historical site, with a museum and a wonderful audio-visual display. We will have lunch at Navan, before proceeding to Armagh  to visit the Cathedral and visit the St. Patrick Trian Visitor Centre, telling the story of St. Patrick. If time permits we will go to Ardboe and visit the magnificent 11th century High Cross there. Dinner will be at the Wellington Park Hotel.

Monday, June 16:

We leave Belfast and head North to Carnlough, where we will stay at the Londonderry Arms Hotel. After checking in, we will take a short journey to Glenarm Castle, home to the Earls of Antrim since the early 17th century.  We will be met at the Walled Garden by Lord Antrim, Viscount and Viscountess Dunluce and Alexander, after which we will have time for a tour of the Gardens and the gift shop. We will have lunch in the Castle, served by the Castle butler.  This will be a kilted day, and a grand affair to be sure!  The Clan Forum will be held in the afternoon at the Londonderry Arms.  Dinner will be at the Londonderry Arms.

Tuesday, June 17:

We will visit Ballycastle, Bonamargy Priory, the battle sites of Glenshesk, Glentaisie and Orra, with Hector describing the actions that took place there. We will have lunch along the way and we plan to have an Irish Night at the Londonderry Arms Hotel.

Wednesday, June 18:

Today we visit Dunluce Castle, The Giants Causeway and Bushmills Distillery. Hector will be on hand to relate the story of Dunluce. Lunch will be at the Giant's Causeway. Dinner to be arranged.

Thursday, June 19:

Today we visit Kinbane Castle (Ruin), Dunseverick, Layde Churchyard, Cary Castle and Cushendun. Hector will be with us throughout the day to tell us about the history of each site. We will have our Final Dinner at Londonderry Arms Hotel.

Friday, June 20:  

The coach will return to Belfast Airport for International departures.

Throughout our tour this year, we will have the pleasure of the daily company of

The Honorable Hector McDonnell

brother of the Earl of Antrim, noted artist, author, illustrator and historian,

to provide commentary of the history of the sites we plan to visit.

The links underlined in RED below will take you to web pages

telling you more about the places we will visit on our Tour.

Non-Refundable Registration Fee:

Double Occupancy

Single Occupancy

Three payments, in the amounts of

Double Occupancy

Single Occupancy

Due:

November 15, 2007

January 15, 2008

April 15, 2008

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Please click the link below to view and print the Registration Form

and mail this form with your payment(s) as decribed

to the appropriate person listed on the form.

(This is a PDF document, and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to access the form.

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Questions?

Please contact Rob McDonald Parker or Peggy Ruetz

per person

(We regret that we can only accept payments in US Dollars or Pounds Sterling.)

NOTE: 

The Chiefs Tour for 2008 is now FULL!

Please email Rob or Peggy (links below)

if you wish to be put on the Wait List!

(Watch for updated printable Itinerary coming soon!)