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May

Fri 19th

• Fly KC -> Glasgow

Sat 20th

• 10:51 - Plane arrives Glasgow
• Flight recovery
• 5 nights Glasgow Queen Street hotel. 5 minute walk from train station.

Sun 21st

• Free in Glasgow / Edinburgh
• TODO Sight-seeing tour bus

Mon 22nd TRAIN! GLQ <-> FOC

• Scotrail Train is booked. 4 tickets in ScotRail app in Jay’s phone. More details: West Highlands Line, the most scenic rail journey in the world. Scotrail schedule
• 08:21 - Leave Glasgow Queen St
• 10:52 - Arrive Falls of Cruachan
• 15:14 - Leave Falls of Cruachan
• 17:44 - Arrive Glasgow Queen St

Tue 23rd - Wed 24th

• Free in Glasgow / Edinburgh

Thu 25th

• Check out of Glasgow Queen Street Hotel
• Rent car. e.g. stressfreecarrental.com pick up Glasgow International Airport, drop off Stranraer, UK.
• Dad wants to explore the ~Wigtown area on our own
• Check in to Portpatrick Hotel for 1 night.

Fri 26th

• Check out Portpatrick Hotel.
• HANNAY CLAN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND GATHERING
  
• 19.00 hrs to 21.00 hrs – Reception - Sorbie Tower MEMBERS AND ACCOMPANYING GUESTS £15 each
• Check into The View in Garlieston

Sat 27th

• 10.30 hrs for 11.00 hrs - Annual General Meeting - Garlieston Village Hall MEMBERS AND ACCOMPANYING GUESTS Free of charge
• 13.00 hrs - Buffet Lunch following AGM - Garlieston Village Hall MEMBERS AND ACCOMPANYING GUESTS £15 each
• 15.00 hrs. Clan Gathering - Piping in of the colours - Sorbie Tower OPEN TO ALL Free of charge
• 18.30 hrs for 19.00 hrs prompt. Clan Hannay Dinner Dance - Creebridge House Hotel MEMBERS AND ACCOMPANYING GUESTS £30 each

Sun 28th

• 12 noon onwards - Picnic (Bring your Own) and Clan games - Sorbie Tower Donations for games welcome OPEN TO ALL – ADULTS AND CHILDREN Free of charge

Mon 29th

• Check out The View in Garlieston
• 11.30hr – 13.45hr – Depart from Cairnryan Ferry Terminal in Scotland on the Stenaline ferry to N. Ireland (arrive 1hr early; car parking @£5/day)
• 13.45hr – 17.00hr – Coach pickup in Belfast and Scotch-Irish tour of north Co. Down including Groomsport, Donaghadee and Ballynahinch arriving at the Kilmorey Arms Hotel in Kilkeel via the scenic coastal route
• 18:00hr – 19.00hr – Clan Hannay Town Hall Meeting in the Kilmorey Arms Hotel, Kilkeel
• 19.30hr – 22.00hr – Clan Hannay Ulster Scot Dinner with Schomberg Society Entertainment
• 1 night in Kilmorey Arms Hotel

Tue 30th

• Check out Kilmorey Arms Hotel
• 9.00hr – 10.00hr – Hanna’s Close 17th Century Ulster Scots Clachan Settlement visit, Kilkeel
• 10.00hr – 12.00hr – Introduction to the Schomberg Ulster Scot Society and visit to the Statue of Robert Hanna V.C., Kilkeel
• 12.00hr – 14.00hr – Lunch in Kilkeel and free time
• 14.00hr – 18.30hr – Scenic Tour of The MourneMountains and Scotch-Irish sites in Co. Down including Scarva and Hillsborough
• 19.30hr – 21.52hr – Return via Stena Ferry from Belfast back to Cairnryan Terminal
• TODO book hotel in Belfast

Wed 31st

• Free in Belfast (Northern Ireland)
• TODO car rental?
• TODO book hotel(s) for exploring Northern/Ireland
• Giant’s Causeway (on map)

June

• NOPE: May 29 - June 10 (3rd: first race): Isle of Mann TT Spectator reactions Duke Travel

Thu Jun 1

• Free in Northern/Ireland
• Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge (on map)
• Northern Lights viewing at Malin Head (on map)

Fri Jun 2

• Free in Northern/Ireland

Sat Jun 3

• Drive to southern Ireland: Galway (4 hours)
• TODO book hotel

Sun Jun 4

• Drive to southern Ireland: Skibbereen (4 hours)
• TODO book hotel

Mon Jun 5

• TODO book night kayaking on Lough Hyne (bioluminescence lake) Bioluminescence kayaking in southern Ireland (on map)

Tue Jun 6

• Fota wildlife Park (on map)

Wed Jun 7

• Drive to Dublin
• TODO book hotel in Dublin
• TODO Guinness Storehouse Experience - Discover the fascinating 250-year old story of Guinness at its original home

Thu Jun 8

• TODO book The Irish House Party perform - dinner & show in Dublin. This Thursday show is available currently, Wed and Fri are not.

Fri Jun 9

• 11:05 - Fly Dublin -> KC
• 17:22 - Arrive KC

UNSORTED (move to above)

List of Things To Do

Ireland

• Caber toss?
  • Mom’s research: Highland Games on May 28, but we’re at the Hannay Clan stuff…

Scotland

• Auchindrain (historic common live village) - this is on our map. It’s way up on the train line we’re taking NW, but we won’t see it under the current schedule so we’d have to rework if we’re motivated to see this.
• Skara Brae (prehistoric village archeological sight) - on our map. Holy crap this is WAAAAY up north so we’d have to want to see this REALLY BAD and take several days to get up there.

Sleep a night in a castle

Dad input:

1. For me, the hinge pin of the trip would be the Hannay Family Reunion, held “annually” at Sorbie Rock, Scotland, the last weekend of May. We are inquiring with the clan Hannay Society to confirm that the reunion will be held May 27-28, 2023, “post-COVID.” From Facebook postings it appears the 2023 reunion may be on, and if so, Sharon and I would prefer that date rather than waiting another year. Facebook postings also indicate that the clan dinner is hosted at Creebridge House Hotel, where group rates are offered for the Hannay Clan. Since so much of the Hannay Clan history centers in this area, this hotel might be a focal point for forays into the countryside.

2. I would prefer to focus on southern Scotland, where it appears the Hannay Clan originated, and northern Ireland, where it appears the Hannay Clan immigrated. I would like to walk the ground they they would have walked, see the sights they would have seen, and visit the hamlets where they lived and the graves where they were buried.

3. I’d like to know what tour groups might be available in proximity to the Hannay Clan Reunion. My impression is that such groups have knowledge of, and access to, the best-of-the-best places to visit, dine, etc. And although they are in some ways constraining due to group size, tour groups provide association with a variety of international folks and offer a worry-free venue that relieve participants of the need for planning, scheduling, making reservations, etc. To me this would be an attractive feature for a portion of our trip (but not all).

4. I would like to schedule no less than two weeks for the trip, and probably no more than three. I think of this as a “bucket list” trip, and a long-delayed honeymoon (with kids). : )

5. I will ramp up my research on our branch of the Hannay Clan so we will be more informed about when and where they lived, using ancestry.com, the Internet, our local genealogy center, etc.

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