The Complete Traveler is the ultimate destination for Irish Tours. Owner Gerry Buckley was born and raised in the Emerald Isle and loves the charm, lore and beauty of a country he calls home. The love of the land became the love of his heart when an American lass, on one of her own Irish Tours, met the kindly gentleman at a rousing pub in Malahide. Pictures led to letters, letters to phone calls and finally to their stateside castle in Kansas.

One of the most popular Irish Tours is the Round-a-bout Tour, which starts and ends in Dublin and the best of Ireland is seen in between. One of the stops is The Giant’s Causeway, on the northern tip of Ireland in Antrim. It is a site of world Heritage and therefore ranked alongside Mount Everest and the Giant Redwoods of California for its importance to humankind. Volcanic activity helped Finn McCool forge this wonder of the world some 60 Million years ago. Today it is the habitat of rare plants and animals.

Irish Tours will also bring you to the potters of Balleek and the Irish weavers of Triona as Ireland’s representatives of craftsmanship and artistry in a global market. At the Donegal Tweed Visitor Centre, you will experience the history and witness the skill and craft that has gone into Donegal Tweed for generations. It is nestled in the picturesque town of Ardara, County Donegal, on the Wild Atlantic Way.

Ireland’s western coastline is one of the most rugged in Western Europe. Ships and sailors sailed off her coast for centuries with family unsettled about their return. One ship that is unique to the destiny of lost ships is the Titanic. She was built in Belfast, and sailed from Cobh, which is Cork Harbour, her last port of call. On April 14 she sank in the mid-Atlantic crossing to New York. Our visit to the museum in Belfast not only reconstructs her roots but lays to rest her many splendid artifacts rescued from the bottom of the Atlantic.

Our Irish Tours would not be complete without a nip of the Gaelic brew along our journeys of Ireland. Jameson and Guinness are the favorite beverages of choice and jigs, songs, with good times, will be had at the original Durty Nellie’s, established in 1620, and Taylors Three Rock. They say the leprechauns tangle in the dance and song at these Irish public houses, and we have seen it.

Kiss the Blarney Stone, experience the scenic expanse of the Cliffs of Moher and settle a kiss on the cheek of your favorite traveler in Malahide, a coastal settlement north of Dublin Ireland.

For more information about Irish Tours with The Complete Traveler, email mary@completetrav.com or call (913) 648-1560.