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Mayo Archeological and Sightseeing Tours
Weekend Tours
Commencing on
Saturday June 8th 1996
Bookings by phone at + + 353 (0) 94 81494
or e-mail rims@iol.ie
Tour A
Leaving from Kiltimagh will travel to the North Mayo area passing through Cill Aodáin (home of Raftery the poet) and stopping at- Fort in Carrowkeel
- Monastic Site in Bohola
- Ballylahan Castle
- Foxford Town
- Mound Falcon Castle - House
- Ballina Town
- Moyne Abbey
- Killala Round Tower and Town
- Brestagh Ogham Stone
- Kilcummin Beach (Landing place of French _ forces in 1798)
- Downpatrick Head - Promontory Fort and Swallow Holes
- Return to Kiltimagh
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Dates:
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June 8th, 15th and 29th
July 13th and 27th
August 5th, 10th and 24th
September 7th and 21st
October 5th and 28th
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June 8th, 15th and 29th
Tour B
Leaving from Kiltimagh will travel to the West Mayo area. Places of interest include- Children's Burial Ground
- Balla Monastic Site and Round Tower
- Castlebar Town
- Sheeaun Hill and Burial Mound
- Westport Town and Quay
- Stone Alignments in Deerpark
- Croagh Patrick
- Murrisk Abbey
- Louisburgh Town
- Killeen Church - Clapper Bridge
- Ringfort and Standing Stone
- Tallaghbawn Strand
- Return to Kiltimagh
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Dates:
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June 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th
July 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th
August 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th
September 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th
October 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th
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June 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th
Tour C
Leaving from Kiltimagh this tour will travbel to the south LMayo area. Places of interest will include:- Mayo Abbey Monastery
- Claremorris Town
- Castlemagarrett House and Estate
- Castlereagh Motte and Bailey
- Michael Davitt Assembly Field in Irishtown (Land League Founder)
- Dunmacreena Castle (Home of the Blake Family)
- Cloonagashel Castle
- Ballinrobe Town
- Moorehall House and Grounds
- Kilkeeran Church and Graveyard
- The Frenchhill Monument
- Return to Kiltimagh
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Dates:
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June 22nd
July 6th and 20th
August 3rd, 17th and 31st
September 14th and 28th
October 12th and 26th
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June 22nd
Not all sites on the route will be visited; these will have to be viewed from the bus.
In your own interest boots and rain gear should be brought along.
Packed lunches should be brought but if enough people wish a quick stop for lunch may be had.
All tours leave from Kiltimagh but the tour can be terminated anywhere on the way back to Kiltimagh.
Mayo Archaeological and Sightseeing Tours











