Share Imbolc with Celtic Ways during early February

Weekend, Midweek, & Vacation Packages available:

package dates:

2008
weekend Feb 1^st – Feb 3^rd
midweek Feb 4^th – Feb 7^th

2009
weekend Jan 30^th – Feb 1^st &  Feb 6^th – 8^th
midweek Feb 2^nd – Feb 5^th

extended vacations created for your interests.

We arrange self drive and guided tours of Ireland
Group and family tour inquiries welcome.

about Imbolc …..

Imbolc is best known as a time of reverence for St. Brigid in Ireland and Bride in Scotland. This is a festival that has been celebrated within the land now called Ireland for at least 3000 years and probably 5000 years.

St. Brigid of 451 AD until 525 AD is one of the three patron saints of Ireland. She is best known as founder of Kildare monastery who probably, and rightfully so, took her name from the revered goddess of Spring, fertility, health, nourishment and abundance. Brigid is also known as Bhride, Brighid, Brid, Bridget and Bridgit, Brit, Britten, Brittania. It is also said that Bearra, Grainne, and Naomh are incarnations of her. Her father by mythology is Dagda and her mother Morrigan.

This is a time, in Ireland, for celebrating to noticeable lengthening of daylight and the first signs of Spring from the abundant birdsong, new buds appearing and, especially, the blooming of the first flowers of Spring, the beautiful white snowdrops. 

Sharing Imbolc with Celtic Ways is a wonderful fun way to have a celebrating break to enjoy fresh air and connect with nature again, along with having fun with some of the traditions of this time. We invite you to share with us the brushing away of our winter hibernation habits through celebrating the arrival of the new Spring. 

Package Contents and Prices:

Weekend Break (Friday evening until Sunday lunchtime)

• 2 nights accommodation & breakfast
• labyrinth welcome and celebration
• traditional Celtic banquet with bonfire
• hearth ceili with harp, bard & stories
• make your own brigid’s cross & learn other traditions 
• visits to local sacred wells, stone circles, passage cairns 
• traditional irish music and dance session

Price: €320 per person sharing (€60 single supplement)

Midweek Break (Monday evening until Thurs lunchtime)

• 3 nights accommodation & breakfast (2 nights by arrangement)
• labyrinth welcome and celebration
• traditional Celtic banquet
• hearth ceili with harp, bard & stories
• make your own brigid’s cross & learn other traditions 
• visits to local sacred wells, stone circles, passage cairns 
• traditional irish music and dance session

Price: €390 per person sharing (€60 single supplement)

Extended Vacation

We can arrange a complete custom created vacation
to extend your Celtic Celebration with us.
Self Drive tour extensions are available.
Group & Family tours arranged too.

Price: usually needs a budget of €100 to €200 per person per day
for transport or car rental, accommodation and meals.

Costs vary according to how many travel together,
distances you travel each day,
standard of accommodation and choices of meals.

For €100 per person per day it needs 4 people sharing a self drive car
staying in guest houses, dining at traditional pubs and cafes
and there will still be cash left over for Guinness, Irish Coffee, Jameson etc. 

If you choose 2 people in a luxury self drive car (romantic getaway?),
staying in castle and country hotels with superb fine dining,
then expect your budget to be €200 per person per day, or a bit more. 

Please book or inquire further:
by introducing yourself though our email utility below.