Travel Tips

Hi Cousins,

   For those of you that are traveling from the US I wanted to send you some travel tips I have been gathering these past few weeks.  My daughter Nicole is in  Europe right now and has been very helpful sending me lots of good ideas.

1.  Make sure you bring your electric outlet converters you can pick them up as a set at Best Buy or Frys

2.  Don't bring high heel shoes or at least pointed heels, bring comfortable walking shoes as you will be doing a lot of walking.

3.  Bring gum for the airplane it helps with the elevation.

4.  If you have a portable GPS (Garmin) and you plan to drive in Ireland, you can purchase an SD card with Ireland road maps for $45 and it just slips into the Garmin.

      Last time I was there I rented a Garmin for 15 eu per day ($21)  It's worth checking out.

5.   Nicole said if you can't carry your luggage then you probably are bringing to much.  Remember the cars are small and the trunks are really small.

6.   Bring a little laundry detergent to wash underwear in the sink. Washing machines are not easily accessible and drying is expensive.
7.   Buy Shampoo and Conditioner when you get to Ireland and get enough to share among the family
8.  Come with Euros and don't wait to do it at the airport. Their exchange rates are awful.

9.  Go to your bank and let them know you will be out of the  country for X amount of weeks/days 

10.  Check out cashpassport.com. It is similar to a debt card that you put money on it and can use it like a credit card but when

      you come home you can cash it out with US dollars and don't have to worry about exchanging Euros. Please keep in mind though that not every

      store can process credit cards so be sure  to carry Euro on you. 

11.  Make sure to bring your drivers license to rent a car. They will need more than a passport
12.  Bring a quality rain jacket.
13.  If there are snacks that you enjoy often that are easy to travel with bring them. the flight is long the drives are long and there are no   

       Supermarkets to get what you are looking for.  Nicole really enjoyed the fruit leather bars at Trader Joe's and dried cranberries and organic almonds.

14.  Make a copy of all your credit cards, your license and Passport and keep it in a safe place or leave a copy at home with a trusted friend or relative.

15.  If you have an iphone or blackberry make sure you talk to your phone provider to see how to turn off the roaming as you will still get charged,

       even if your not using it. (lots of horror stories of $1,000's phone bills)

Site of the Family Reunion in Rossmacowen, Ireland Co. Cork

Site of the family reunion 

Liz Quill (Pat's wife), Diane and Nora Quill (Francis' wife) 

Alison attempting a cartwheel in the front yard of the farm in Ireland

Eoin taking us on a hike behind the farm

Hungry Hill 

Francis and Pat Quill 

Cousins Mary Clare, Carys,  and Alison hanging out on the farm

Our cousins the O'Leary family

Friendly cows we encountered on our hike

Alison and I on our hike

Cousins playing with the football in the front yard

Erin Mines is booked

Erin will be in Ireland July 3-12. 

Sporting Events that will be taking place while we are in Ireland

 I asked Pat Quill to send me a list of all the sporting events that will be taking place 

while we will be in Ireland.  This list includes many different events so I suggest you go 

through them and choose something to your liking.  

25 June    Mens Gaelic Football and Hurling Championships - venues not decided 


26 June     Mens Football Championships in Croke Park Dublin
 

27 June to 3 July Ladies Football Club games in Wexford

 
30 June,1&2 July All Ireland Under 14 Gaelic Festival of
Football throughout County Cork.  

Finals on Saturday 1 July in Cork City. Teams from Ireland,
Britain and USA Compete

 30 June – 3 July  Tall Ships race visits Waterford – 70 Tall Ships

 2 July Camogie (Ladies Hurling) Clare V Wexford in Clare   Cork V Dublin in Cork

3 July – 9 July Clipper around the World Yacht Race expects ted to arrive in Kinsale. The speed of the boats depends on Sea/Weather conditions. Leaving 9 July

 2 July Hurling Championships - Venues not known at present time

3 July  Ladies Gaelic Football
Championship Wexford V Carlow in Carlow.  Maeve and Leona playing for Wexford

3 July Mens Munster Gaelic Football Final

3 July Mens Leinster Hurling final in
Croke Park Dublin

 6, to 8 July  Golf - Irish Senior Close in  Thurles Co Tipperary

 9 July   Mens Hurling Championships

 9 July Mens Football Championships throughout the country

 9 July Camogie Offaly V Cork in Offaly, Tipperary V Wexford in Tipperary

9 & 10 July   Road Bowling in West Cork

10 July Mens Munster Hurling Final – Venue not decided yet

10 July Motor Rallying in Sligo

10 July  National Tug Of War Championships in Ballina Co Mayo

 10 & 11 July European Clay Pigeon Shooting in Kilkenny

11 to 22 July Ladies Football Club Championship Games in Wexford

11 to 14 July Horse Racing in Killarney

1 to 24 July  Galway Arts Festival – Artists, Writers, Performers, Musicians

16 July Mens Gaelic Football Championship games throughout the country

16 July Camogie Cork V Tipperary in Cork, Wexford V Offaly in Wexford 

17 July Leinster Ladies Football Finalsin Carlow.  Maeve & Leona playing 

for Wexford if Wexford beat Carlow on 3 July, which they should

17 July Mens Ulster Gaelic Football
Championships final in Belfast 

17 July Connacht Mens Gaelic Football
Final in 

17 July National Tug of War Championships in Ballyhooley Cork

19, 20 & 21 July Golf - Mens Interpros in Sligo

23 & 24 July  Mens Gaelic Football and Hurling
Championships

24 July Wexford Ladies Footballers playing in Derry

23 to 27 July Golf - South of Ireland Amateur in
Lahinch Co Clare

25 to 31 July Horse Racing in Galway

28 to 31 July golf - European Tour - Irish Open in Killarney. Prize money of €3m 
Important Tournament as it is just before the Ryder Cup Team
will be announced

There will be others as well.

Pat

O'Sullivan/Brown Family are booked and Going to Ireland!!!!

Ray, Anne, Shannen and April will be in Ireland July 3-17th

Fr. John Shetler is booked!!!!

He arrives in Dublin on July 1st.
He will be departing July 15th.

The Mooneyham's are Booked

Uncle Richard, Bill and Jenna are officially booked 
and are flying into Dublin on July 2nd. 

Celebrating St. Patty's Day with Mom and the Mooneyham's.  Uncle Richard made a delicious Corned Beef and Cabbage lunch  and we sat around planning our trip to Ireland.  Jim Mooneyham is helping to create a reference book of all the relatives names and how we are all related.  (Thanks Jim)   I will need a representative from each family who is a relative of the original Quill relations to send him all the info on their family members.  Margaret Quill Mooneyham is complete and Jim is putting it in an Xcel file spreadsheet format!  I will be sending out an email with detailed info.
 Teri, Stephanie, Brayden and Trey stopped by to join in the celebration.  

Steve Martinez and Genine Telepak are booked

Genine and Steve will be arriving at Shannon Airport 

July 5-departing  July 15.  

Canup-Mine's and Friends Debby and Joe are booked

Jeanie, Dave, Cole, Lori, Pat and our friends Debbie & Joe (from PA) are booked for July 3rd returning July 12th.

Enriquez Clan is booked

The Enriquez clan- Tony & Eileen, Jonathan, Kristen, Linda Anne, & Daniel are departing July 28 from Boston for Ireland and returning to LA on July 14.

Check out this website for more info regarding tours in Ireland

Eileen recommended this website if you are looking for tours in Ireland.


www.paddywagontours.com


If you have made reservations, please post your arrival and departure information and what your plans are.


I would like to get a group of us to go to Bunratty castle near Shannon airport for a night of Irish tradition.


I am also looking into organizing a trip to Cobh to see the Titanic museum and see where our relatives sailed out of, when they left Ireland

Information out of Ireland

This newsletter is sent to me monthly and so I wanted to share it with you.  It has the latest info out of Ireland.  Some of it is political and some of it is about tourism.  
  Just copy and paste this link


 http://www.ireland-information.com/feb11.htm

Posting Flights to Ireland

 I wanted to keep you posted on who has booked their flights to Ireland.  If you are booked and want to let us know when your going, please feel free to comment on blog.


Departs July 3 and returns July 19
Paul, Diane, Nicole, Alison, Sean Kale and Peggy Shetler


Departs July 6 and returns July  16
Linda Reed 

Planning for our upcoming reunion at Eileen's

Jeanie, Eileen, Annie and I are busy planning our upcoming reunion in Ireland. 

 The meeting went really well and planning is under way for the Quill family reunion in July.  The dates for the upcoming reunion are July 8, 9, & 10 2011.   

We had a very productive meeting and a nice chat with Francis in Ireland.