27 Sep 2025
The Cliff Walk Tour of Howth was simply exceptional. John the Man takes you on a journey that only a true local would know, along the less traveled paths, bringing you to incredible views and sites as he shares the history of the area and weaves in captivating poetry. John’s knowledge of Ireland is impressive, but the way he shares it with you is the best part. Rather than provide a stodgy lecture session, John invites you into his country with humor, kindness and a passion for history through his engaging storytelling and charming wit. By the time the tour was finished, we had found a new friend. After further inquiry, we learned of other tours that John offers, including a one-of-a-kind Dublin pub tour that gives you insight into the role the traditional pub played in Irish civic life and its importance to Irish historical events as well as Irish communities. You’re going to want to book this pub tour too! Since we were on a roll and thoroughly enjoying our time with John, we also booked a couple of additional specially curated tours that John put together based on input from our group about our particular interests. So, John took us on a beautiful cemetery tour, as well as a half-day in Glendalough along with a sheepdog exhibition at a farm in County Wicklow. Each event that John created for us catered to our expressed interests and made our overall trip to Ireland so much more memorable than your run of the mill tours. If you are looking to truly connect with Ireland and its people, don’t hesitate to book a tour with John. The luck of the Irish somehow brought us to John and this bit of luck enriched our Irish Adventure in ways we could not have even imagined.