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Wild Atlantic Way June 9 - 23, 2019 (15 Days) with Archaeologist Stephen Mandal Limited to just 12 travelers! Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way June 9 - 23, 2019 (15 days) with archaeologist Stephen Mandal "I've traveled in Japan, Israel, and Europe, and I've lived overseas. There have been many wonderful trips, but this was the best...Dr. Mandal's extraordinary mix of personal, scholarly, and leadership gifts was central." - Victoria, Kansas Archaeology-focused tours for the curious to the connoisseur. Grianan of Aileach stone fort © Gareth Wray Creevykeel Ireland Knocknarea Drumcliff SLIGO 2 Grianan of Aileach Culleenamore Carrowmore Derry-Londonderry Northern Ireland ENNISKILLEN 2 CLARE 1 Rossaveel ISLAND Westport GALWAY 1 Roonagh Inishmore Dun Corcomroe Abbey Aengus OVERNIGHT Clonmacnoise Temple Cronan LAHINCH Itinerary Stops 3 Kilmacduagh Cahercommaun Hotel Nights Cliffs of Moher # Burren National Park Poulnabrone Dolmen Alice & Gwendoline Cave BALLYFERRITER 2 Parknabinnia LIMERICK 1 DINGLE PENINSULA 1 SHANNON Dingle Lough Gur his journey takes you through the archaeology, history, and landscapes of Ireland’s “Wild Atlantic Way,” from south to north along the west coast of Ireland. Explore the breathtaking landscape of the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, visiting numerous off-the-beaten-track monuments from all periods of Irish history. Heading northwards into the incredible karst Tlimestone region of the Burren, County Clare, you will enjoy stunning cliff-top views out to the Atlantic and visit intriguing sites set in a unique geological and ecological landscape. Travel onwards to Clare Island, off the coast of County Mayo, the most surveyed island in the world in terms of geology, ecology, and archaeology. From here we head to County Sligo and Yeats’s country, where you will explore the lives and monuments of the first farmers in Ireland and walk in the footsteps of ancient pilgrims, who in turn respected the traditions of even more ancient peoples. The final leg of your journey will be in Northern Ireland, learning about the region’s turbulent modern history, and venturing into the wonderfully remote and stunningly beautiful County of Donegal. Travel in a small group of no more than 12 travelers and enjoy the personal attention and service of a highly respected Irish academic lecturer/host and a charming tour manager, plus a host of specialist guest guides. Gallarus, on the Dingle Peninsula © Mandal Archaeological Institute of America Lecturer & Host Dr. Stephen Mandal is an expert on the Irish landscape, its archaeology, history, and geology. He is the co-founder of award- © Mandal winning educational organizations: the Irish AIA travelers at Derry-Londonderry Archaeology Field School, Cultural Tourism Ireland, ITINERARY and Dig it Kids. The project he co-founded (B)= Breakfast, (L)= Lunch, (R)=Reception, (D)= Dinner at the Blackfriary was awarded funding under the AIA’s Site Preservation program, and his company’s flagship project, ‘Digging the Lost Sunday, June 9, 2019: Depart Home Town of Carrig,’ is an ongoing major research Depart the U.S. on independent flights to Shannon, Ireland. and teaching excavation of the first castle built by Monday, June 10: Arrive Shannon, County Clare, Ireland | Limerick, the Anglo-Normans following their invasion of County Limerick | Welcome reception Ireland in A.D. 1169. He has presented academic and public talks on these projects in Ireland and Arrive in Ireland at Shannon Airport (SNN), where a group transfer (time internationally, including to the Smithsonian. TBD) will take you to our hotel in Limerick city, about a half hour away. At On completion of his Ph.D. in Geoarchaeology 12:30pm you will meet your AIA study leader, Dr. Stephen Mandal, and your (Trinity College Dublin), he spent two years as a tour manager, Lisanne O’Loughlin. After a light lunch, take the opportunity post-doctoral research fellow in the Archaeology to rest a while, or go on a short walk through Limerick. We return to our Department, University College Dublin. Stephen hotel for a welcome reception and introductory lecture, followed by dinner. Overnight at the 4-star Strand Hotel. has served as Vice Chairperson of the Royal (L,R,D) Irish Academy Committee for Archaeology Tuesday, June 11: Lough Gur | Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry | (2009-2014); as External Examiner to Sligo Ballyferriter Institute of Technology (2012-2015); and on a 1 mile and little ascent – rough pathways; plus optional 1 mile and steep ascent European committee to review cultural heritage (Connor Pass mountain walk) tourism across the European Union (2013). He This morning we drive the short distance to Lough Gur, a lake that has is a standing international guest speaker for the seen over 6,000 years of human activity and habitation, from the Stone Age AIA’s national lecture program. Stephen has a through to the post-medieval period. Highlights of our gentle walk here wealth of experience in communicating geology, include the Early Christian ‘crannog’ (a man-made island that served as a archaeology, and history at all levels, and on this defended dwelling); ringforts; an early prehistoric wedge tomb; and the Great AIA tour he will assist you in viewing the Irish Grange Stone Circle, Ireland’s largest stone circle, comprising 113 standing landscape from the perspective of the people who stones. After a picnic lunch at Lough Gur, we continue on to Dingle, County lived there in the past. Kerry. Some of Ireland’s finest coastal scenery can be found in West Kerry, on the Peninsula, and the road around the Peninsula is truly spectacular. This peninsula is famous for its Celtic, pre-Christian monuments and its Christian churches. It is also a ‘Gaeltacht' (Irish-speaking) area, where the Irish language and traditional ways of life are preserved. Dingle town itself is a thriving fishing town with plentiful pubs, narrow streets, and a busy harbor. You have the options of either exploring the town of Dingle or driving/walking to the spectacular Connor Pass, which dramatically divides the peninsula’s north and south. Check in to our hotel/B&B in Ballyferriter and gather for dinner this evening. Overnight at the 3-star Ceann Sibéal Bed & Breakfast for two nights. (B,L,D) Wednesday, June 12: The Dingle Peninsula Combined 2 miles and little ascent with short drives in between – some rough pathways This morning we will be joined by local archaeologist, folklorist, and traditional musician Dr. Billy Mag Fhlionn for a tour of the breathtaking Dingle Peninsula. Visit the enigmatic Reask Monastic site (An Riasc), the ruins of an early Christian religious community, where we enjoy a picnic lunch. The afternoon will be spent exploring the most hidden of archaeological sites, as well as the iconic Early Christian church of Gallarus. This evening, back at our hotel, there will be a short lecture on the © Mandal AIA travelers and Dr. Mag Fhlionn at the Reask Monastic site. © Art Enyedy The Cliffs of Moher archaeology and history of music, including some demonstrations (and you can have a try yourself!) using ancient instruments made and played by Dr. Mag Fhlionn. (B,L,D) Thursday, June 13: Alice and Gwendoline Cave, County Clare | The Burren | Cliffs of Moher | Lahinch 2 miles and ascent by steps – pathways; Alice and Gwendoline Cave includes walking on “Diverse, interesting sites, unmarked, rough paths Today we depart the Dingle Peninsula and begin our journey northwards along the extraordinary knowledge Wild Atlantic Way. Our first stop is Alice and Gwendoline Cave, scene of a remarkable by Stephen and fellow archaeological discovery that established the earliest date of human occupation of Ireland to be 2,500 years earlier than previously thought. We will be joined there by archaeologists, [the tour the lead author of the study, cave archaeology expert Dr. Marion Dowd. Continue manager] tells great folklore on through the Burren, a National Park with a dramatic landscape renowned for its stories, gorgeous hotels, unusual geology and unique mixture of Arctic and Mediterranean flora. This limestone wonderland boasts archaeology from the Neolithic, early Christian, and early medieval delicious food..." periods. After a picnic lunch we visit the iconic Cliffs of Moher, one of Ireland's most - Kathleen, California spectacular sights. Five miles long and 750 feet at their highest point, the Cliffs offer one of the most amazing views in Ireland. On a clear day, the Aran Islands are visible in Galway Bay, as are the valleys and hills of Connemara. At our hotel in Lahinch this evening, we enjoy a lecture by Dr. Dowd on the archaeology of Irish caves, and she will join us for dinner afterwards. Overnight at the 4-star Lahinch Golf and Leisure Hotel for three nights. (B,L,D) Friday, June 14: Cahercommaun | Parknabinnia | Temple Cronan | Poulnabrone dolmen 2 miles and steep ascent in places – hill walk on karst limestone, 1 mile and little ascent – pathway (Poulnabrone) Today we further explore the Burren landscape, including its archaeology, history, mythology, geology, and ecology. Our first stop will be at the spectacular th9 -century Cahercommaun triple stone ringfort, excavated as part of the Third Harvard Archaeological Expedition, led by Hugh O’Neill Hencken in 1934. From here, we will stop at Parknabinnia wedge tomb, before making our way to the tiny village of Carran for a hearty pub lunch. After lunch we will visit Temple Cronan, a stone oratory believed to be built on the site of a wooden church founded by St. Cronan in the 7th century. Our final stop for the day will be at the iconic Poulnabrone dolmen, a dramatic Neolithic portal tomb and the earliest megalithic tomb in Ireland, built ca. 3800 B.C. Enjoy the evening at leisure in Lahinch, with dinner on your own. (B,L) Saturday, June 15: Kilmacduagh | Corcomroe Abbey 2 miles and steep ascent in places – mixed walk; roads, paths, uneven terrain This morning we will explore the Burren further, starting with a visit to Kilmacduagh, just north of the county border into Galway.
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