Trip to Ireland
Malahide Castle
Malahide Castle, parts of which date to the 12th century, lies, with over 260 acres of remaining estate parkland known as the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, close to the village of Malahide nine miles north of Dublin. The estate began in 1185, when Richard Talbot, a knight who accompanied Henry II to Ireland in 1174, was granted the lands and harbor of Malahide. The oldest parts of the castle date back to the 12th century and it was home to the Talbot Family for almost 800 years, from 1185 until 1976, the only exception being the period from 1649–60, when Oliver Cromwell granted it over to his family during his conquest, but following his demise it was restored to the Talbots. The building notably improved in the reign of Edward IV, and the towers were added in 1765.The estate survived such losses as the Battle of the Boyne and the Penal Laws, even though the family remained Roman Catholic until 1774.
National Botanic Gardens
The National Botanic Gardens are located in Glasenevin 5 km north-west of Dublin city centre, Ireland. The 19.5 hectares are situated between Prospect Cemetery and the River Tolka where it forms part of that river's floodplain. The gardens were founded in 1795 by the Dublin Society and they have grown to hold 20,000 living plants and many millions of plant specimens. There are several architecturally notable greenhouses. Today the Glasnevin site is the headquarters of the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland which has a satellite garden at Kilmcurragh in county Wicklow. The botanic garden participates in national and international initiatives for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development
National Library
The National Library of Ireland, Ireland's National Library located in Dublin, in a building designed by Thomas Newenham Deanne. The Minister for arts, Heritage and, Gaeltacht is the member of the Irish Government responsible for the library. The mission of the National Library of Ireland is “To collect, preserve, promote and make accessible the documentary and intellectual record of the life of Ireland and to contribute to the provision of access to the larger universe of recorded knowledge “The library is one of reference and does not lend its material to the public. It has a large quantity of Irish and Irish-related material free for use by the public. This includes books, maps, manuscripts, music, newspaper periodicals, and photographs. Included in their collections is material issued by private as well as government publishers. The Chief Herald of Ireland and the National Photographic archive are attached to the library. The library holds exhibitions and holds an archive of Irish newspapers. It is also Issn National Centre for Ireland. The library also provides a number of other services including genealogy
Saint Mary's Abbey
St. Mary's Abbey was a former Cisterian abbey located near Abbey Streetin Dublin, Ireland. Its territory stretched from the district known as Oxmanstown down along the River Liffey. It also owned large estates in other parts of Ireland the abbey was founded by the Irish king Maolseachlainn in 846. It was originally Benedictine, but in 1139 was given, to monks belonging to the Congregation of Sivigny, which in 1147 joined the Cistercian Order. In 1303, a great part of the abbey and church was destroyed by fire, but was re-constructed. However, many of the records stored in the abbey were destroyed. The abbey was one of the largest and richest in Ireland in that time period.
Hotel and flight Arrangements
Flight to Dublin departs from Syracuse July 18 departs from Dublin July 22 (1775$ Round trip)
Staying at the Croke Park Hotel (896$/ 224$ a night)
Car rental arrangements (448$/ 112$ a day)
Leaving 381$ for spending