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Waterford & THE SOUTH EAST OF IRELAND

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The House of Waterford Crystal which opened in June 2010 on The Mall, in Waterford City, is the ‘must-see’ attraction of Waterford and the South East of Ireland. This new location comprises a prestige manufacturing facility and opulent retail store.

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Explore the Viking Triangle in Ireland’s oldest city Renowned the world over for its luxury lifestyle brand, The House of Waterford Crystal, with its fascinating factory tour and opulent retail store housing the largest collection of Waterford Crystal in the World. Guided factory tours give visitors an up close and personal insight into centuries old tradition of crystal making.

The House of Waterford Crystal is located in the heart of the City’s Historic Viking Quarter, which also hosts the splendid Theatre Royal

and Bishops Palace (opening June 2011). Waterford City, Ireland’s oldest city and home to numerous historic buildings and museums, has been the home of crystal production in Ireland’s for over 200 years.

Waterford and the South East region promise a wonderful opportunity to experience the country’s unique heritage, vibrant cities, towns and villages set in a spectacularly stunning landscape.

Waterford and the South East region promise a wonderful opportunity to experience the country’s unique heritage

A variety of Excursion Options Waterford offers cruise passengers an option that no other port in Ireland can: a short drive to The House of Waterford Crystal with its retail store and factory tour, where visitors can marvel as master craftsmen transform molten crystal into exquisite pieces. This can be accommodated on a variety of stimulating half day or full day excursions while still leaving time for passengers to choose additional excursions.

The historic South East region, dotted with medieval castles and monasteries offers an unrivalled visitor insight into this ancient and mysterious landscape.

The South East is also home to many of the world’s finest gardens

Geographically compact and linked by five great river systems the region boasts a comprehensive range of attractions. This allows innovative handling agents to offer an extensive range of authentic cultural experiences including the Ros Tapestry and Wexford’s stunning Opera House, home to its prestigious Festival.

Ireland’s Celtic, Christian, Viking, and Norman past can be experienced at the many heritage sites located in the South East: from the Dunbrody famine ship in New Ross, County Wexford, to the mighty Rock of Cashel in Tipperary to the award winning Museum of Treasures or the magnificent Kilkenny Castle, to name a few.

The South East is also home to many of the world’s finest gardens, including, Mount Congreve (ranked in the World’s Top Ten) Lismore Castle Gardens, JF Kennedy Park Arboretum, Johnstown Castle Gardens, and Woodstock Gardens beside the beautiful village of Inistioge, the setting of many films.

Renowned as the Sunny South East, Waterford’s comparatively milder and sunnier climate makes it ideal for shoulder season visits.

Our suggested tour stops and excursion routes will introduce you to many of the region’s most scenic locations, traditional villages and some hidden gems.

Waterford and the South East of Ireland for the connoisseur of elegant living

A variety of shore excursions are available to choose from. The menu below offers a range of attractions to suit all tastes and the corporate style tour group. All major attractions are within a comfortable one hour’s drive.

Please see our half day [3 and 4 hour] and full day shore excursion sample menu below.

BOLD type indicates a VISIT. For information on all attractions please see Appendix 1

Half Day Sample Menu

AM (4 HRS)

Celebrated Crystal and Stylish Dunmore

Historic Waterford

Rail and River

A Lot Less Walking Tour City, Coast and Country

◆ WATERFORD CRYSTAL

◆ THE BISHOPS PALACE

◆ NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY

◆ City Overview

CARLOW ◆ City Drive

◆ City Drive & Walk

◆ City Drive

◆ Copper Coast and

◆ Harbour Drive – DUNMORE

◆ WATERFORD’S HISTORIC QUARTER KILKENNY

◆ Suir Valley Drive

CARLOW

Dunmore East

Lismore

Copper Coast

Lismore

WATERFORD Dunmore East

Hook Hd.

Hook Hd.

3

4

Half Day Sample Menu

PM (3 HRS)

Abbeys & Valleys

Just Picturesque

Pub & Panorama

Sail and Stitch

◆ DUISKE ABBEY

◆ INISTIOGE VILLAGE

◆ Kennedy Park

◆ 3-Masted FAMINE SHIP

◆ JERPOINT ABBEY ◆ River Barrow Drive CARLOW

WEXFORD

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R. Suir

Famine Ship Ros Tapestry

NEW ROSS WEXFORD

Irish Pub

WATERFORD

5

Dunmore East

WATERFORD Lismore

Hook Hd.

6

WATERFORD

Dunmore East

Hook Hd.

Lismore

7

Dunmore East

WATERFORD Lismore

Hook Hd.

8

Dunmore East

Hook Hd.

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R. Sla

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Kennedy Park

Thomastown Inistoge

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NEW ROSS

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R. Suir

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WEXFORD

Cashel

Thomastown Inistoge

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Gardens

KILKENNY

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TIPPERARY Woodstock NEW ROSS

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Cashel

Thomastown Inistoge

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NEW ROSS

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Cashel

Thomastown Inistoge

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Duiske Abbey

◆ ROS TAPESTRY

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KILKENNY

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Jerpoint Abbey

R. Suir

CARLOW

R. Ba

KILKENNY

◆ Cosy IRISH PUB

◆ WOODSTOCK GARDENS

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WEXFORD

WEXFORD WATERFORD

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Dunmore East

NEW ROSS

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Narrow Gauge Railway

WATERFORD

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Lismore

No

R. Suir

NEW ROSS

Suir Valley Drive

Dunmore East

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WATERFORD

R. Suir

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WEXFORD

Thomastown Inistoge

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TIPPERARY

R. Sla

TIPPERARY

Thomastown Inistoge

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WEXFORD

Cashel

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R. Suir TIPPERARY

R. Sla

R. Sla

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Thomastown Cashel Inistoge

Drive ◆ Country CARLOW

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KILKENNY

Full Day Sample Menu Elegant Waterford

Cashel and Golden Vale

Kilkenny Ireland’s Medieval Capital

High Notes and High Masts

◆ WATERFORD CRYSTAL

◆ CASHEL of the Kings,

◆ KILKENNY CITY & CASTLE

◆ WEXFORD TOWN & OPERA HOUSE

◆ HISTORIC WATERFORD CITY

◆ Vee Mountain Pass

◆ Waterford City

◆ 3-Masted FAMINE SHIP

◆ River Valley Drive

◆ Lismore Castle Photo stop

◆ WATERFORD CASTLE (Lunch)

◆ Kennedy Park PANORAMA

◆ Copper Coast Scenic Drive

◆ DUNMORE CARLOW

rrow

Lismore

Hook Hd.

Copper Coast

Famine Ship

WEXFORD

Wexford Opera House

Dunmore East

Hook Hd.

WATERFORD Dunmore East

Lismore

11

NEW ROSS

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Kennedy Park

WATERFORD

Dunmore East

R. Sla

R. Suir WEXFORD

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10

NEW ROSS

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9

Lismore Castle

Thomastown Inistoge

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Hook Hd.

River Valley Drive

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Lismore

Dunmore East

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WATERFORD

WATERFORD

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Waterford Castle

Inistoge

No

TIPPERARY R. Suir

WEXFORD

KILKENNY

Thomastown Cashel

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TIPPERARY NEW ROSS

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Cashel

Thomastown Inistoge

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Kilkenny Castle

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Cashel

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KILKENNY

Thomastown Inistoge

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Cashel

CARLOW

CARLOW

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KILKENNY

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Cruise ship at Dunmore East

PORT OF WATERFORD Waterford offers two berthing and one anchorage options - dependant on size of ship.

There is a City Centre location, a middle port location at Belview and an open sea location at Dunmore East.

River Barrow

River Suir

BELVIEW PORT CITY QUAYS (NORTH)

Barrow Railway Bridge EBS

Cheekpoint Ballyhack

Waterford City

Arthurstown

Passage East

Duncannon

Duncannon Bar

Tramore Dunmore East Swines Head Brownstown Head

Waterford Harbour

DUNMORE

Hook Head

CITY QUAYS (North) 350 metres of quay with access for vessels up to 160 metres by arrangement with Harbour Master. No airdraft or beam restrictions. Max draft 7 metres on all high tides.

Smaller vessels, (<100m), have unrestricted access.

BELVIEW CRUISE BERTH 390 metres of quay with access for vessels up to 240 meters. No airdraft or beam restrictions. Max draft 8 metres on all high tides, deeper draft on Spring tides. Smaller vessels, (<140 m), have unrestricted access.

ACCESS CHANNEL Spring Tidal range 4.5m

Neap Tidal Range 1.5m

Mean Tidal Range 3.0m

Distance to Belview: • Sea to Belview:12 nautical miles. Much admired Scenic River & Harbour passage • Road: City Centre - 6km (15 minutes) • Leading Regional Tourist Attractions within 1 hour Revenue Benefits: Due to having no public transport Belview offers an opportunity for high sales of shore excursion.

DUNMORE EAST Unrestricted anchorage for vessels in excess of port parameters for Belview Cruise Berth.

The anchorage at Dunmore East on the western shore of the estuary can be accessed without pilot or tugs and has no tidal or size restriction. Vessels of any size can anchor within 3 cables of sheltered tender landing pontoon. The 2 berth pontoon has a wheelchair friendly gangway and coach parking is 40 metres from top of gangway. Port transit time is minimal and under the complete control of the vessel’s Captain.

ISPS security requirements are easily implemented within this secure landing facility. This can facilitate two largest size ship tenders with no depth restriction. Dunmore East is a maximum of 30 minutes drive from the City and The Waterford Crystal Visitor Centre and Factory Tour.

Revenue Benefits: Due to the limitation of public transport Dunmore offers an opportunity for high sales of shore excursion.

Evidence of this has been proffered by major cruise customers where higher than average sales are achieved at Waterford.

APPENDIX 1 Alphabetical Order

Shore attractions - Waterford and the South East in a nutshell

THE BISHOPS PLACE

HOOK LIGHTHOUSE

Housed in a magnificent 18th century building, situated in the Viking Triangle close to the House of Waterford Crystal.

Hook Lighthouse is a unique example of an almost intact medieval lighthouse. It dates from the early 13th century and was a major feat at the time of its construction.

CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL A glory of Georgian architecture.

This is the third church on the site since 1096 and it was here that Henry II was received in 1171 to proclaim with Papal approval the Norman invasion of Ireland.

EDMUND RICE INTERNATIONAL HERITAGE CENTRE Experience this interactive museum and visitor centre dedicated to Edmund Rice the founder of the Christian and Presentation Brothers.

THE HOUSE OF WATERFORD CRYSTAL AND FACTORY TOUR Home to the worlds famous crystal which includes guided factory tours and an opulent retail store.

INISTIOGE VILLAGE A noted setting for films (Circle of Friends and Widow’s Peak) and when you see it you will know why.

DUISKE ABBEY Cistercian abbey from 12th century and still a church in living faith crowns Graiguenamanagh - a pretty riverside village on the Barrow.

DUNMORE EAST Considered by many as Ireland’s most scenic and quaint coastal village. Elegant, picturesque fishing and yachting centre with many pristine thatched cottages, secluded coves and sandy beaches.

IRISH NATIONAL HERITAGE PARK A visit to the Irish National Heritage Park is a historical adventure; explore 35 acres of a remarkable heritage trail featuring a ringfort, crannogs, a Viking House and Norman Fortification.

KENNEDY PARK PANORAMA Magnificent view over south east Ireland. Trace its verdant river valleys ringed by distant mountain ranges.

KILKENNY CASTLE

THE ROCK OF CASHEL

TREASURES MUSEUM

Set in extensive parkland, yet city centre. Beautifully restored and furnished in style.

One of Ireland’s greatest medieval religious sites. Dramatic setting on rocky outcrop in the Golden Vale.

Renowned as one of Irelands best city museums. Vibrant and informative with many varied and priceless exhibits illustrating the history of Ireland’s oldest city from its Viking foundations to the present.

WALKING TOUR OF WATERFORD Walk back 1,000 years on Ireland’s most famous city tour with a historian and master storyteller on the multi award winning tour.

WATERFORD CASTLE Luxurious par excellence – on a private island in the river Suir. Elegant throughout with a richly paneled dining-room, fit for Lords and Ladies!

ROS TAPESTRY

KILKENNY CITY AND COUNTY The Medieval Capital of Ireland and now one of the most popular and bustling tourist centres in the country; boasting Kilkenny Castle & Design Centre, Rothe House, St Canice’s Cathedral the Walking Tour of Kilkenny, Jerpoint Abbey and Woodstock Garden and Arboretum.

Depicts Norman invasion of Ireland where Bayeux tapestry covered the Norman conquest of England.

SCENIC DRIVES Magnificent views of mountains, rivers and coastlines can be seen on The Copper Coast. The Vee, the Comeragh Mountains and the River Nore and Barrow Drives.

LISMORE CASTLE Fairy tale setting overhanging the salmon-rich river Blackwater.

Irish seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.

MOUNT CONGREVE GARDENS Mount Congreve is a beautiful eighty acre garden consisting of extensively planted woodland, 2,000 different rhododendrons, magnolia walks, a Camellia collection and a Georgian green house.

COUNTY TIPPERARY Home to Ireland’s iconic Christian monument, the Rock of Cashel and also features Cahir Castle, the Swiss Cottage, and the Vee Mountain Pass.

NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY Delightful and tranquil route through rolling countryside, by the great gardens of Mount Congreve and the mighty river Suir.

TRADITIONAL PUBS Ireland is famous for its cosy, atmospheric country-style pubs where you can relax for ever – well nearly!

We have a number we can suggest.

WATERFORD CITY Ireland’s oldest City offering a wealth of history and culture - most of Waterford’s famous landmarks are located within walking distance of the city’s quays and one of the most significant is the Viking fortification, Reginald’s Tower. Shopping in Waterford is lively and varied with sophisticated high fashion boutiques, interesting antique shops, craft studios and high street fashion outlets.

APPENDIX 1 WEXFORD OPERA HOUSE

Newly built, a treasure in the town, a towering tribute to this unique, welcoming place, and its Festival.

Many a world-famous opera star has first trod the boards in Wexford.

WATERFORD’S VIKING TRIANGLE Waterford City’s Historic Quarter also known as the Viking Triangle is an area bordered by the River Suir and the Mall. Here are located buildings spanning 1,000 years of Waterford history – Reginald’s Tower, Christ Church Cathedral, Bishop’s Palace, medieval Franciscan Friary, medieval undercrofts, the Theatre Royal and the City Hall which all form an architecturally-impressive historic quarter.

WOODSTOCK GARDENS

WEXFORD TOWN Viking in origin but since has become a cosy and quaint harbour town best known for its hugely successful Opera Festival and for being the birthplace of Commodore John Barry, founder of the US Navy.

An inspiring experience: tree-lined avenues, walled gardens, varied shrubs and flowers grace a truly beautiful elevated location overlooking the Nore valley and Inistioge, the ‘film’ village.

Activities and Special Interest GOLF The golfing highlights of the region are the Mount Juliet Golf Resort (hosts of the American Express WGC in 2002 and 2004) and Faithlegg Resort (hosts of the PGA Irish Ladies Open 1999 and 2000) and Waterford Castle.

WALKING TOURS Irelands oldest city comes alive through its walking tours. One tour departs from the Museum of the Treasure and another from the House of Waterford Crystal every day during the summer.

COOKERY SCHOOLS Join award-winning Chef Paul Flynn at his Tannery Cookery School in Dungarvan with cookery courses for everybody improve home cooking skills, a short cookery course with friends. Or a tailored course to suit a corporate event or visit the Dunbrody House Cookery School, Co. Wexford where master chef Kevin Dundon caters for all levels from budding enthusiasts to the experienced gourmet.

TRADITIONAL CULTURE The South East has a vibrant culture of traditional music, song and dance, you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any difficulty in tracking down a local music session or performance.

Contact Details Capt. Darren Doyle Harbour Master Waterford Port Tel: + 353 51 301401 Mobile: + 353 (0)87 2224961 E-mail: dd@portofwaterford.com David McCoy Commercial Director House of Waterford Crystal Tel: +353 51 317000 Email: david.mccoy@wwrd.com Gary Breen General Manager Fรกilte Ireland South East Waterford Tel: + 353 51 312 771 Email: gary.breen@failteireland.ie Additional information and full itinerary planning support is available at any time from the above contacts.

For further details on the South East of Ireland please visit www.discoverireland.ie/southeast

CARLOW KILKENNY SOUTH TIPPERARY WATERFORD WEXFORD