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Tony Kirby was born in Limerick. He has also lived in Dublin and Bologna in the north of Italy. He conducted guided walking tours in Dublin from 1997 to 2002. In 2002 Tony moved to the Burren in County Clare where he founded a small walking tourism enterprise which offers a wide variety of guided Burren walks.
Tony also currently works as a heritage education specialist conducting Burren classroom workshops and field trips for primary school pupils.
Apart from walking tours of the Burren and heritage education, Tony also writes for a living. His first book is entitled : The Burren and the Aran Islands A Walking Guide. It was published in 2009 by The Collins Press
PUBLISHED
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Book – The Burren and the Aran Islands A Walking Guide Collins Press 2009.
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Newspaper article – Where Eagles Dare Travel Supplement Irish Times October 2009. Available here
MEDIA COVERAGE
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Sunday Tribune. Irish Sunday newspaper. Rock and Awe – an article by journalist Frank Hopkins about a weekend walking in the Burren with Tony Kirby. June 2010.
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The West Australia. Australian daily newspaper. A Toast to the Wild Things – an article by journalist Brad Thompson about a walk with Tony Kirby in the Burren National Park and a visit to O’Lochlainn’s pub in Ballyvaughan. July 2010.
MOST RECENT LECTURES
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May 2008 – The Stone Fort of the Lard; A Heritage Trail on the Edge of the Burren. Burren in Bloom Festival, Ballyvaughan, County Clare.
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August 2008 – In Touch With Mystery; The Holy Wells of the Burren. Feakle Traditional Music Festival, Feakle, County Clare.
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December 2009 – The Magic of Stone, Water and Wood; Holy Wells in County Clare. Clare County Council Biodiversity Lecture Series, Glór Arts Centre, Ennis, County Clare.
May 2011 - Forgotten Waters – The Holy Wells of the Parish of Kilnaboy. X-PO community hub, Kilnaboy, County Clare.
8 Responses to “The Guide”
Thanks to Tony for making our walk in the Burren an unforgettable experience.
A Burren walk with Tony offers beauty, geology, history, nature, politics, ideas, serenity, spirituality . . . and as much exercise as you tell him you want. This is the one to take.
Thanks to Tony for making our walk in the Burren an unforgettable experience.
A Burren walk with Tony offers beauty, geology, history, nature, politics, ideas, serenity, spirituality . . . and as much exercise as you tell him you want. This is the one to take.
If you find yourself wanting more botanical guidance in the The Burren, then go no further than Tony Kirby. Experience a couple of hours of a guided walk in his company and you will learn a lot more than just the names of some exotic plants. He will amble verbally about archaeology, history, literature and art, to name but a few additional subjects other than botany! Throw in some humour, farming and eco-political arguments, ancient tales of yore and poetry and you will have experienced something highly entertaining and not to be forgotten.
If you find yourself wanting more botanical guidance in the The Burren, then go no further than Tony Kirby. Experience a couple of hours of a guided walk in his company and you will learn a lot more than just the names of some exotic plants. He will amble verbally about archaeology, history, literature and art, to name but a few additional subjects other than botany! Throw in some humour, farming and eco-political arguments, ancient tales of yore and poetry and you will have experienced something highly entertaining and not to be forgotten.
Buíochas mor duitse freisin, Tony, for the quality time you shared with our international group of interested walkers last Thursday the 5th of July.
Renewed thanks for re-connecting me to my ancestral roots in this awe-inspiring landscape.
Bail o dhia ar d’obair criomhar”.
Slán go fóill go dtí an chéad uair eile ar an mBoireann,
Buíochas mor duitse freisin, Tony, for the quality time you shared with our international group of interested walkers last Thursday the 5th of July.
Renewed thanks for re-connecting me to my ancestral roots in this awe-inspiring landscape.
Bail o dhia ar d’obair criomhar”.
Slán go fóill go dtí an chéad uair eile ar an mBoireann,
Dear Tony,
I was part of the Swiss press group you guided in the Burren last Saturday.
Your introduction to the Burren was fantastic. Thank you very much!
Dear Tony,
I was part of the Swiss press group you guided in the Burren last Saturday.
Your introduction to the Burren was fantastic. Thank you very much!
Dear Tony,
Thank you for the excellent walk you took us on in the National Park on May 31st. We enjoyed it enormously.
Dear Tony,
Thank you for the excellent walk you took us on in the National Park on May 31st. We enjoyed it enormously.
I’m definitely looking to come back to The Burren at some time. Many thanks for your inspiration.
I’m definitely looking to come back to The Burren at some time. Many thanks for your inspiration.
Tony Kirby’s Burren walking tour is a fascinating description of natural and human history – all the way up to the present. He really brought it to life. It was my teenage son’s favorite part of our visit to Ireland.
Tony Kirby’s Burren walking tour is a fascinating description of natural and human history – all the way up to the present. He really brought it to life. It was my teenage son’s favorite part of our visit to Ireland.
Ce guide est formidable !!!!!
Il répond aux questions, même en français ou franglais =)
Ce guide est très sympa, fait des pauses et donne des détails sur le coin que vous visités.
Et la vue du haut du Buren est magnifique ! Comme tout autour le paysage est plat, on voit très loin.
Théo, français de 13 ans
Ce guide est formidable !!!!!
Il répond aux questions, même en français ou franglais =)
Ce guide est très sympa, fait des pauses et donne des détails sur le coin que vous visités.
Et la vue du haut du Buren est magnifique ! Comme tout autour le paysage est plat, on voit très loin.
Théo, français de 13 ans