Irish Heritage Reviews

This was our first trip to Ireland. We highly recommend this tour. Our guide, Liam Murray, was superb. He was extremely well versed on all aspects of the history of each site. In addition, his wonderful sense of humour kept all of us laughing! Liam made sure each person was well cared for. Our driver, Tony, was expert at negotiating the narrow, winding ...read more country roads. Kudos to CIE, Liam and Tony for making this a memorable vacation!

We have had a lot of tour guides in our time, but none better than Denis OÆ Sullivan. Unlike the staccato listing of information that some folks provide or the often entertaining comedic style of some guides, Denis did an excellent job of mixing information with humour. He provided perspective on the grim history of the potato famine, various failed ...read more rebellions and the more recent Troubles of Northern Ireland, citing the view of these situations from both the British and Irish perspectives. He had a style of raising his own questions, pausing to allow people to offer guesses (but never criticising our ignorance) and then filling in the response. He mixed in DJ duties (introducing and then playing various musical artists) with a video presentation of the Irish favourite sport of hurling (not curling). IÆm a little more antsy/energetic than most and Denis always made an effort of provide alternate programs for people who ôwanted to get the knots out of their legs a bit moreö. What I will remember most about Denis is his use of inflection in describing the past stories or present day conflicts and features of this land. The contrast of ôsome would say...ö with ôbut I have found too that...ö with a touch of irony in his various phrasings kept the audience engaged throughout the tour. CIE has got a winner in Denis OÆSullivan.

My wife and I just finished a CIE tour of Ireland (Irish Heritage Tour). I just want to say that the tour was great. We had an amazing time, though that would not have been possible without our amazing tour director, Pat Hanrahan, and driver, Declan Ryan. They were great. We really can't say enough good things about them. Pat was one of the most intelligent ...read more people I have ever met. He was able to recite hours and hours of relevant Irish history, from names and dates to events. It was extremely interesting. Declan was a great, courteous, and safe driver. It is tour guides like these, authentic people that know their country, love their country, and love doing these tours that make CIE great.