The St. Patricks Day parade will pass throught the city and is easily reached from the hotel. Alternatively, visit a few watering holes and enjoy the people of Dublin on the national holiday. There will be a wild party and a live transmission to Los Angeles this evening in a local pub. Overnight in Dublin City. In the late morning, we tour Trinity College, Guinness Brewery, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Jameson Whiskey Distillery and Dublin's famous Georgian Squares while hearing the fascinating history of this enchanting city, first established in the 10th century by Viking traders.
Afternoon is free to lunch in one of the many cafes and pubs in Dublin city.
In Dublin, after dinner, we take a Literary Pub Crawl to visit the haunts of some of Ireland's best known writers. Overnight in Dublin city. Today we depart Dublin and travel south to the city of Kilkenny. On the way we visit the National Stud in county Kildare where we will take a guided tour. Here we learn how the racehorses are bred are reared to become champions.