Summer chauffeurdriven vacations in Ireland/ Private car and driver /guide

We have all kinds of road users here in Ireland, and many of them on foot, so if you are driving please allow for this. Like all of us Irish though, they are friendly.

The old church at Knock where Our Lady appeared in the eighteen seventies. It is a recognised shrine and similar  to Lourdes and Fatima, and many cures have been attributed to this Holy place.

Some of my clients enjoying their visit to the old farmhouses on the Muckross Park estate in Killarney. This is a really lovely and very educational tour where you can learn a lot about Irish life back in the early nineteen hundreds, and earlier indeed.

There is no nicer place than Ireland when the sun shines. There seems to be an expectation that we are in for a great Summer this year but one way or another, Ireland is a beautiful place. We do get our share of wet or damp weather but there are very few days when it rains non stop and intermittent showers are more the order of the day. Just make sure that you bring light rainwear with you, and something to cover your head. A warm sweater is important for windy days, or for the evening time when it cools down a little. It is quiet cold here at the moment but from now on it should be warming up little by little. Today i am dressed in a long sleeved shirt with a light jacket, and i am fine with that. The sun is also shining. The air here is like nowhere else......"fresh as a daisy" as we would say. You will never be suffocated by the heat here or frozen to death by the cold. I have travelled quiet a bit myself and give me Irish weather anytime. You just need to dress appropriately. There is no need to worry about bringing all of your wardrobe with you either. Smart casual is fine no matter where you go.....unless you have an appointment with our President or Bono.

I have been busy of late and have not posted as often as i would like to, but i will be on tour again from Thursday this week and hope to be back on the air more often again. Just do not give up on me.

If you need me then just message me.

Chauffeurdrive tours in West of Ireland.

Jim and Loretta pictured together at Slea Head with the Blasket Islands in the background

Well satisfied after a hearty feed of fish and chips in Harrington's restaurant in Dingle. If you get to Dingle make sure you do not miss this great experience. Tell Eileen that Dave sent you.

Loretta at the harbour in Dingle.

Jim on the wonderful beach at Inch. This magnificent beach featured in the movie "Ryan's Daughter". If you have not seen this movie i would highly recommend that you watch it before visiting the Dingle area as many scenes from the movie were shot here.

There are many ancient beehive huts on the Dingle peninsula but i like these ones near Slea head which are owned by Maura Houlihan. The one pictured here is a very large structure and one which must have been a communal home as it consists of a number of huts linked together. Unfortunately the tops have been removed over the years. All of these types of  houses would have had rounded or dome like roofs like beehives. The unusual feature of these particular huts pictured here is that they have a souterrain, an undergound tunnel leading to an underground cavity where the occupants could hide if threatened.The entrance to the souterrain is covered with stone slabs, but they can be moved with care to expose the tunnel. Just make sure that you put the stones back in place when you have finished. I would not advise going down into them either as it could be dangerous.

High in the mountains at the Conor Pass.