London/Ireland 2000 Tour
May 22 to June 8

Monday 5/22
12:00 pm Meet bus at Stephan
12:30 pm Depart from South Bend to Chicago
4:55 pm Terminal three- American Airlines flight from Chicago to London

Tuesday 5/23  
6:30 am Arrive at London 
      Sight-seeing tour on bus
   2:00 pm  Check in at the New Atlantic Hotel
      (20 miles from Heathrow airport)
     Free Afternoon with meals on your own 

Wednesday 5/24  
Lambeth Palace
Tower of London  3 hours
4:30 pm Dinner at Wagamama- (near Bond Street Station)
6:30 pm  Take the Tube to London Bridge and walk to the Globe
7:30 pm The Tempest at the Globe theater 

Thursday 5/25  
9:00 am Depart for Canterbury (1.5 hours)
12-12:30 pm  Concert at Canterbury Cathedral
12:30 pm Lunch at Old Palace (the Archbishop’s Canterbury home)
   Free Afternoon to tour Canterbury
4:00 pm Depart for London (1.5 hours)
5:30 pm Dinner and rehersal at St. George’s Catherdal
7:30 pm Concert at St. George’s Cathedral

Friday 5/26  
Coventry Cathedral      

Saturday 5/27 
10:00 am Leave for the London Heathrow 
airport (about 30 minutes from hotel)
1:15 pm British Midland flight #127 from London to Dublin
 2:30 pm Arrive in Dublin
      Drive from Dublin to Wexford (2 to 3 hours)
Dinner at Church of the Annunciation, Clonard, Wexford 
7:00 pm Mass at Church of the Annunciation
Meet host families following the mass 
    
Sunday 5/28  
10:00 am Mass in Church of the 
Annunciation
Free Afternoon in Wexford
    3-6:00 pm Workshop
    6:15pm Dinner at the Church centre
    Irish Ceili following dinner

Monday 5/29    
Travel to Glendaloch
6:00 pm Dress for concert, dinner, rehersal
8:00 pm Concert in Church of the Annunciation

Tuesday 5/30  
Travel from Wexford to Birr 
Sightseeing in Kilkenny 
3:00 pm Arrive in Birr and go to Marian 
Hall- meet host families
5:00 pm Meet at St. Brendan’s Church wilmer road- travel to Mount St. Joseph Abbey
5:30 pm Evening Prayer at Abbey
6:15 pm Leave Abbey for Birr
6:45 pm Dinner
7:45 pm Meet at town square and go to community school 
10:15 pm Irish dancing at Co.Arms Hotel  

Wednesday 5/31  
9:30 am  Warm-up with children’s choir
10:00 am  Mass at St. Brendan’s Church
10:45 am Coffee break in St. Brendan’s Conference room
12:45 pm Travel to Clonmacnoise-
Meet students for workshop at the outside altar
Visit Museum
Purchase lunch at the centre
3:00pm Travel to Birr
4:15 pm Guided walking tour of Birr- Liquid refreshments can be purchased at Killeens of Shannonbridge.
If time permits, a visit to the Birr Telescope
6:00 pm Dinner
8:00 pm Concert at St. Brendans Wilmer Road
10:30 pm Craic agua ceoil in local hostelry  

Thursday 6/1 
8:30 am Depart from Emmet Square for 
Mount St. Joseph Abbey
9:00 am Mass at Mount St. Joseph Abbey
9:30 am Refreshments at Abbey guest 
house, then travel to Ennis
12:00 pm Arrive in Ennis
1:30 pm Workshop at Fransciscan Friary Church for primary school
        children 
2:45 pm Free time in Ennis
4:30 pm Meet at the Poor Clares Monastery (next door to the Friary) 
 Rehersal, followed by evening prayer
 Refreshments in the monastery
6:30 pm Depart for Tulla
 Free Evening

Friday 6/2            
9:30 am Travel to Knockaneen School- 
session with school children, followed by lunch
1:30 pm Workshop for school students in Tulla Church
3:00 pm  Free time or bus tour to local historical sites
6:00 pm Dinner with host families
8:00 pm Concert in Tulla Church
Later Traditional dancing and music in the Tulla pub

Saturday 6/3  
Early  Depart by bus (with packed 
lunch) to the Burren for the day
5:30 pm Rehearsal in Ennis Cathedral
6:30 pm Mass in Ennis Cathedral, followed 
by a short recital (not a concert)    

Sunday 6/4  
11:00 am  Mass in Tulla Church
      Travel from Ennis to Monaghan
        
Monday 6/5  
Monaghan Concert

Tuesday 6/6  
Monoghan Party

Wednesday 6/7  
Monoghan to Dublin
    Spend afternoon touring Dublin
    Spend night in Dublin youth hostel

Thursday 6/8 
7-8:15 am Continental breakfast at hostel
8:30 am Leave Hostel for airport
11:05 am British Midland flight #124 
from Dublin to London 
12:25 pm  Arrive in London
2:35 pm  American Airlines flight from London to Chicago
5:00 pm Arrive in Chicago
 Flights to final destinations
7:25 pm United Limo to South Bend departs from the International Terminal 5 (on lower level)
11:40 pm United Limo arrives at ND 
 

 

 

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