Placenames & Their Amazing Stories: with a West Cork Picnic | 3 hours to 4 hours

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Placenames & Their Amazing Stories: with a West Cork Picnic
2 Adults x $123.10
$246.20
Approx Total
$246.20

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • We provide a picnic lunch featuring local artisan foodstuffs.
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Parking Fees
  • We provide hiking poles for those that want to use them
  • Hotel pick-up or drop-off
  • Gratuities

Overview

Experience the world’s only daily placenames walking tour, an intimate, luxury experience (max 8 guests) along the stunning Wild Atlantic Way. Regularly featured on TV and in the media, this unique tour unlocks the hidden history of Castlehaven through its placenames—revealing Viking traders, Gaelic chieftains, and long-lost ways of life. Discover names like Carrig na Saighneoirí, a tiny headland named after the medieval pilchard fishermen who made the O’Driscolls and O’Donovans as wealthy as European royalty. Explore Beann tSídháin (peak of the faeries ) and An Glaisín Álainn (the beautiful little stream), where the landscape itself tells a story. Your experience includes a gourmet picnic of West Cork cheese, smoked seafood from Union Hall, and Celine’s home baking, making this an unforgettable blend of culture, history, and artisan food. 12:00 Noon Daily | Max 8 Guests | Includes Artisan Picnic

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  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

June 10100% refund
June 11No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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A Must Do ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Published on May, 2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A must do when in West Cork. Had the best day. Great experience out with Connor. West Cork adventure with our gang

Extraordinary Experience!

Published on May, 2025

We embarked on the Place Names and Their Amazing Stories with a West Cork Picnic tour to truly experience Ireland's rich culture. Our engaging guide, Conor, shared insightful tales and information with warmth and respect, connecting history, mythology, and nature. We felt a deep connection to the land and its people. Our 3-hour journey ended with a magical gourmet picnic of locally-sourced treats. Conor and his wife, Celine, ensured we were welcomed and well-fed. For an unforgettable, enriching adventure, look no further. Highly recommended!

Perfect in every way.

Published on May, 2025

This was our first time in the west of Ireland. We were with my dog , Syd, and I have quite serious mobility issues . But I am not ready to stop learning about the environment in which I am so fortunate to find myself in. And I am so grateful to Conor to allow me the possibility to help understand and learn more about his passion for Placenames. Coming across Conor and listening to his story’s , combined with his extraordinary empathy and understanding of the challenges for me presented with walking with a stroller made this one of the best moments of our trip to Ireland. Knowledgeable, informative, fascinating are just a few superlatives. Others are a great orator , and if you have time to scratch below the surface of his life and childhood in the locale , then this can only be an additional bonus. The tour is billed as about a 5k walk. But Conor tailor made it for me to reduce the distance, to what was manageable for me. His flexibity made it perfect. The icing on the cake, was ending up in a very historic cove ( I won’t steal his thunder about the church and gravestones), with a beautiful picnic of local produce, much enhanced by the home baking of the boiled fruit cake and soda scones made by his wife Seline. The early May sunshine was unexpected, but great for Peter , my husband who lives in the South of France and is somewhat unused to my favourite weather from the Suffolk coast) which I usually describe as ‘ elemental’ ! Make sure you take some sunscreen. I cannot recommend this tour enough. Different, quirky, educational. Lots of humour and fun, all brought to life through the centuries by Conor. Thankyou Conor. ( The fact that he loved my dog helped a lot as well!). Is mise le meas Tricia, Peter and Syd

An excellent tour, good stories and a wonderful picnic

Published on Apr, 2025

The personal passion that the guide, Conor, brings to this subject, how local place names have arisen and the interesting historical stories behind them, is obvious throughout the tour. The walking tour itself is not as long as one might think - telling the stories behind the places takes time. The weather smiled on us and we were able to enjoy the picnic in sunshine at the beach. The picnic was put together with gourmet elements of local origin. It was simple, beautifully presented and of outstanding quality. The scones were the best that we have experienced in Ireland. All together a very worthwhile experience that provides a more intimate view of Ireland.

The Wild Atlantic Way's best experience by far!

Published on Dec, 2024

We don't normally write reviews but we have to here because, quite simply, we had a absolutely fantastic experience from start to finish. We had heard about Gormú when it was featured on an Irish television programme called Nationwide so we decided to give it a go. And we were so happy we did! Our guide, Conor, was an amazing story teller, whose knowledge of local folklore and heritage was utterly breath-taking, engrossing and infectious. We were completely hooked from the start as Conor enthralled us with the stories of people and events from history behind the old placenames of local sites and geographical features. As we listened, Conor led us on a lovely meandering walk along the coastline enjoying stunning views of secluded beaches, soaring cliffs and hidden ancient ruins. Conor was genuinely interested in us too and he epitomised that friendliness and connection for which Ireland is so famous, adding another layer of authenticity to our experience. The absolute highlight of the day though had to be the incredible picnic lunch we enjoyed looking out across Castlehaven beach, with the harbour stretching before us and the hidden glade, holy well and ruined Church of the local Saint Barrahane (Bearcán) behind us. Conor's fellow Gormú guide (and wife) Celine had baked the most delicious fresh homemade scones and fruit cake, which along with some very tasty local cheeses, strawberries and patés, we happily washed down with sparkling elderflower drink, tea and coffee. If you have any interestat all in history or heritage, or genuinely crave an authentic experience that captures west Cork's natural beauty, or just simply love to hear interesting anecdotes and stories from the past, this is an absolute must for you! Ten out of ten.... and we will definitely come back for more!

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