Travel to Ireland for St Patrick’s Day 2012 With the Scotts Valley Chamber

Make St. Patrick’s Day 2012 the most memorable of your life by celebrating the day…in Ireland. Where better to experience the luck ‘o the Irish than with the locals in Ireland. 

The Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce invites you to join with them for an eight-day journey in March 2012. An Informational meeting regarding the Great Adventure to Ireland will be held on Monday, Sept. 26, 6–7:30 p.m. at the Scotts Valley Community Center, 360 Kings Village Road. There is a $100 savings for each person who books and makes their deposit by Oct. 1. Price goes up Oct. 2.  

Those on the trip will be staying at the world renowned Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort. This facility now offers its guests the opportunity to share manor living in a new and exciting way--being part of a five star resort and yet having the freedom of villa living. Ideally located within a 15 minute walk from the Manor house, Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort is set in the heart of an 840-acre estate. Each villa has two, three or four bedrooms with private bathrooms and fully equipped kitchen.

The Adare Golf Club championship golf course was commissioned by the Earl of Dunraven in the 1890’s, and features the designs of Eddie Hackett. This will be your home for the entire time you are in Ireland–so no packing up your suitcases and moving here and there. 

Travelers will visit the Cliffs of Moher, where a magical vista awaits. The Cliffs are 200 yards high at the highest point and span for 6 miles along the Atlantic Ocean on the western seaboard of County Clare. O’Brien’s Tower stands proudly on a headland of the majestic Cliffs. After that will be a visit to the Dingle Peninsula, which many may recognize as the film setting for “Ryan’s Daughter,” and travelers can enjoy this market town and fishing port.

The town of Adare will be the next setting for a Happy St. Patrick’s Day, where there will be many festivities. Celebrate the legend of how St. Patrick banished the snakes out of Ireland. Watch the parades and get acquainted with the locals at the restaurants and pubs.

Next will be a visit to the small town of Cashel, and a visit to the unforgettable “Rock of Cashel.” The dramatic limestone rock crowned with secular and religious buildings dominates the flat countryside for miles around. Then you will travel onward to historic Kilkenny. In medieval times this was a prosperous trading center and the narrow streets still follow ancient routes. Visit Kilkenny Castle, built in the 13th century, home to the powerful Butler family for almost 600 years. Then enjoy a medieval-style dinner and entertainment in Bunratty Castle. All this for only $2,099 per person, including round trip air from San Francisco, if booked by Oct. 1. 

Of course, there is a day of leisure planned as well. Perhaps take the time to explore the 870 acres of parkland at Adare Manor, play some golf, or take an optional trip to Blarney Castle where you can kiss the Blarney Stone for luck!