There is a magic about Ireland which is recognized by people worldwide, maybe because its name means Land of the Goddess Eriu. Our megalithic ancestors knew this and they are inviting you to do the same. The varied landscape of lush green meadows, mountain ranges and spectacular coastline certainly lead one to believe that this land is blessed and stories of fairy folk,. giants and leprechauns also reflect the belief that the land has guardians. Our travels will take us back in time and into the realms of myth, legend and deep wisdom as we take a journey through the provinces of the Republic of Ireland visiting megalithic and Celtic sites revered as sacred by Pagans and Christians for thousands of years. We will have time to explore, relax, investigate and meditate on our mystical journey in the late summer of 2026. For further information email here and watch Anthony Murphy's excellent lecture from Megalithomania below.

Tour Highlights Include:

Newgrange: A place that was used for ceremony before Stonehenge was built! It contains intricately carved megalithic spirals, a deep chamber that captures the light of the midinter sunrise, is surrounded by an ancient stone circle and is a geodetic power-spot on a global network of megalithic sites.
Knowth: Some of the finest Neolithic stone carvings in Europe, with an equinox alignment.
Hill of Tara: The traditional center of this province, located by a holy well, megalithic chambers and the seat of the high kings of ancient Ireland.
Brownshill Dolmen athe largest structure of its kind in all of Ireland. A must-see for Megalithomaniacs.
Grange Stone Circle: Ireland's largest megalithic ring in a beautiful setting.
Carrowmore: Ireland’s largest megalithic complex including the spectacular site of Carrowkeel, set high in the Bricklieve Mountains.
Glendalough Round Tower: An atmospheric former monastic community complete with a round tower set in a valley of outstanding natural beauty containing two lakes.
Skellig Michael : Monastic stone ruins of early Christian saints.Optional visit (weather depending & extra cost).
Kells: The home of the famous 'Book of Kells' and several Celtic Christian stone crosses
Uisneach: The sacred centre of Ireland.

Mystery of Megalithic Ireland Tour Costs: £3500 GBP Per-Person based on double occupancy Single occupancy supplement: £600 Tour deposit: £450 Mystery of Megalithic Ireland Tour 1 Deposit £450.00 GBP 2 Deposits £900.00 GBP 3 Deposits £1,350.00 GBP Single Supplement Y/N ?

Tour Hosts

Glenn and Cameron Broughton are renowned tour guides and have travelled worldwide to hundreds of sacred sites. They have spoken at Megalithomania twice, they run 'Journeys with Soul' travel agency and have a deep understanding of the subtle earth energies at sites around the planet. They run regular tours to Ireland and have been involved with the Emerald Isle for over20 years.

Hugh Newman and JJ Ainsworth have been researching ancient megalithic sites for decades. Hugh has published books on Stone Circles, Megaliths, Giants and more, and Jj is an avid researcher on symnbolism and connections to sites workldwide.

Anthony Murphy is an authority on the sacred landscape of Ireland. He spoke at Megalithomania in 2007, and runs the website www.mythicalireland.com. He has featured on numerous TV shows and is a prolific author and researcher who has made major discoveries in the Boyne Valley Landscape. He will join us for 2-days in the Boyne Valley area.

Itinerary

Collection from Dublin airport, and visit the National Archaeology Museum in Dublin. After lunch, we drive to hotel base in Woodenbridge for 2 nights. Introductions followed by dinner at the hotel (included).

The former monastic site of Glendalough meaning ‘Glen of the two lakes’ is set in a valley of great natural beauty and serenity surrounded by the Wicklow Mountains. The ‘monastic city’ was mostly built in the 12th century and comprises several churches, a spectacular round tower and an early Celtic cross. We explore the legends as well as the ruins and take time to walk in the natural woodland that was home to this spiritual retreat. We lunch at Avoca Handweavers’ award-winning café and take a tour of the oldest woollen mill in Ireland. We travel through the stunning high moorland scenery of the Wicklow Gap to visit Castleruddery, a small stone circle, containing two large quartz blocks as portal stones that are highly energetic. We will also visit the impressive Punchestown Stones, thought to be connected with early myths relating to Stonehenge!

Day 3 - 25th August

Depart for hotel in Killarney (2 nights). En-route we will visit the mighty Brownshill Dolmen, and continue to the Rock of Cashel in Co. Tipperary, where the historical seat of the Kings of Munster was located. Dinner at Hotel.

Today we drive across the width of Ireland to theRing of Kerry in southweest Ireland and we hope to visit Skellig Michael via boat depending on the weather. (This is an extra 160 Euros). This is an ancie monastic ruin with stone beehive huts and was featured in the recent Star Wars films! Return to hotel in Killarney.

Today we visit the huge Grange Stone Circle, and Lough Gur Wedge Tomb, said to be the burial place of giants, and continue to our hotel in Sligo for three nights.

Today we have a free morning in Sligo with an afternoon visit to Maebh’s Cairn, part of the complex of megalithic sites that feature in this remarkable landscape.

Today we visit Carrowkeel and Carrowmore. Carrowkeel is set high in the Bricklieve Mountains and offers sensational views of the surrounding landscape.There are fourteen Neolithic cairns, two of which have three side recesses forming a cruciform chamber. Cairn G has a light-box above the entrance, similar to the one at Newgrange, and this admits the light of the setting sun around midsummer and the setting moon around midwinter.

Stone circle at Carrowkeel. Photo courtesy PDPhoto.org

Carrowmore (above) is the largest megalithic complex in Ireland covering more than 1 ½ square miles. There are remains of thirty passage cairns, together forming an oval shape, many of which have a dolmen at their centre. The sacred mountain of Knocknarea, with Maebh’s Cairn on top, is visible to the northwest. We will have the whole day to explore these landscapes that have been revered as sacred for over 5,000 years. Dinner at Hotel.

The Hill of Uisnech is said to hide the burial place of Giant King Lugh and the spot where a Druid lit the first fire of Ireland. It has been discussed as being not only the precise centre of Ireland where the earliest rulers were crowned, but also may be directly connected to giants from Africa and the builders of Stonehenge.visit. Drive to Kells.

Today we visit the Bru na Boinne visitor center to learn about Newgrange and Knowth cairns, Ireland’s most famous Neolithic sites. Anthony Murphy, author of 'Newgrange: Monument to Immortality', will be our expert Irish guide for the day to share his wisdom with us as we experience the sacred sites of the Boyne Valley.

We will be guided inside Newgrange, known as a passage tomb but also a place of initiation and spiritual rites of passage. It is aligned such that the midwinter solstice sunrise sends a shaft of light that extends deep inside the passage to the central chambers. Lunch at the Visitors Centre & talk by Anthony Murphy

Incredible spiral carvings at Newgrange. Photo courtesy PDPhoto.org

Four provinces of Ireland

Afternoon visit to Knowth (below), a series of unusual mounds/chambers that has the finest Neolithic stone carvings in Europe that decorate most of the kerbstones around the base of the cairn. This feels like a real world Hobbitland.

We contine to Fourknocks Chamber which has incredible zigzag carvings in its interior. This is also where a 10ft-tall skeleton was said to have been unearthed in 1812. Free choice dinner not included.

This morning our climb up to the hilltop cairns of Loughcrew is rewarded with panoramic views of seventeen counties (or so we’re told!). The old name for Loughcrew was Slieve na Caillighe, Gaelic for Mountain of the Witch. We can gain access into Cairn T that has elaborately carved and decorated stones in its inner recesses and the Hag’s Chair set into the northern side of the kerb. We’ll take time to personally experience the energies of the different cairns that each have solar alignments on various Celtic Festival dates. We have a relaxed lunch at the nearby Loughcrew Gardens.

Then we’re off to royal Tara the ancient capital of Leinster and the place where the king undertook the ‘Ban Fheis’ or sacred marriage to the goddess in order to secure fertility and wellbeing for the land and his people. Its importance grew until the king of Tara was also seen as the High King of all Ireland, but only after undertaking tests to prove his rightfulness to be king. We explore the complex of sites at Tara including Grainne’s (Sun Goddess) Mound, the Mound of Hostages, the Stone of Destiny and Teach Cormaic. Farewell dinner at the hotel

Depart for Dublin airport for flights home or private time in Dublin.

 
Feedback from 'Magic of Megalithic Ireland' Tour 2013

"I may have initially thought this trip was about rocks and circles (:)), but it turned out to be so much more! I loved the silent moments and the connecting with the ancient spirits" - Amanda King, Australia

"I miss the companionship and joking and play, and deep conversations and constellations, dance, and sacred sites we shared together. And I am taking all this joy with me in my ever expanding heart." - Lottie Cooper, USA

Price includes
•Collection from & return to Dublin International Airport 
• All land transportation with coach and driver
• 10 nights accommodation in quality hotels 
• All breakfasts, 4 evening meals 
• All normal admission charges to sacred sites
• All tour guide fees 
• Gratuities & taxes on accommodation & included meals 
• Third party liability insurance 
• All rooms have ensuite bathroom facilities and tour prices are based on sharing a twin/double room. 

Price does not include
• Skellig Michael landing boat trip (this will be an extra €160 euros per person, to be paid on the day if the weather co-operates for a visit)
• International flights
• Lunches, sodas, juices and alcoholic drinks
• We require that participants only have one suitcase (max weight 52lbs) and one backpack or piece of hand luggage.
• International flights
• Lunches, sodas, juices and alcoholic drinks

Terms and Conditions

Accommodation and Meals: Tour accommodations are carefully chosen to provide tour participants with quality accommodations, hospitality, and service at reasonable cost. Breakfast and some dinners are normally included in the price of the tour; see your particular tour itinerary for details. Tour prices are based on two people sharing a room with either double or twin beds. A single room may be available at the stated single-supplement cost,. The accommodations, meals , gratuities on the accommodation and meals, tour vehicles and drivers, land and ferry transportation fares, admission to museums and tour sites, all tour guide fees and applicable taxes, and gratuities are included in the price of the tour (except when stated otherwise in offer agreement). Some lunches (where not included), international airfare, and incidental expenditures are not included.

Payments & Refunds: We reserve the right to alter any tour or to cancel any tour in which the minimum is not reached or for other justifiable reasons. If the tour is cancelled by us for reasons unrelated to you, your deposit will be refunded in full. Once the deposit have been received those places on the tour are confirmed.
Cancellations after payment of the deposit or balance are subject to the following penalties:
After payment of the deposits – full client deposit is forfeit
75-30 days prior to the start date of the tour - 50% of tour price is forfeit
Less than 30 days prior to start date of the tour - 100% of tour price is forfeit

Insurance: Each group or individual is responsible for all personal, medical, baggage and flight insurance and their own international travel arrangements. For unforeseen circumstances, we strongly recommend that participants enroll in personal accident, baggage, and trip cancellation insurance policies. Baggage, as well as personal items, such as jackets, cameras, purses, or packs, are the sole responsibility of the owner. Sourneys With Souls can providesprofessional liability insurance cover for bodily injury and property damage up to $1 million per claim and professional liability up to $1 million per claim. Contact us for details.

Health and Ability: This trip involves walking up steep hills and across fields, and entering enclosed spaces such as a cave or underground chamber. Youmust accept the inherent risks involved in exploring sites of antiquity, and affirm that you do not have any physical, emotional, or other disability that would create a hazard for themselves, the guides, or other tour participants.

Responsibilities and Terms: We give notice that all tickets, vouchers, or other issuances for conveyance or accommodation made by them, are made as agents for participants of the tourupon the express condition that Journeys With Soul and Megalithomania and or its agents are not liable for any accident, injury, damage, loss, delay, or irregularity which may be occasioned either by reason of defect in any vehicle, or through acts or default of any hotel personnel.

Journeys With Soul and Megalithomania or its agents accepts no responsibility for losses or incidental expenses due to delay or change in schedules, hotel booking irregularities, defaults, sickness, quarantine, emergency, weather, strikes, war, force majeure events or other unforeseen causes. All such losses are the sole responsibility of the participants. The right is reserved to not accept or retain as a participant any person whose acts or conduct are judged to be detrimental or in conflict with the safety, interest, comfort, harmony, or well-being of the group as a whole.

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