21/06/2024
I received a great review this week in regards to a tour I did recently:
Chris's review:
"ABSOLUTELY THE BEST TOUR GUIDE AROUND!
Adrian is an endless source of knowledge, wit, and local savvy, as an expert on Western Ireland's past.
I recently booked a full-day, focusing on general & genealogical sites around County Sligo. Adrian arrived promptly, filled with tailored information that he had personally collected via focused research into my family background. We got underway, and began a delightful hours-long conversation that was constantly filled with interesting twists, and dramatic turns.
Adrian gracefully & successfully bridged time-frames -- a medieval site had a 1916 commemorative marker, which elicited from him an explanation, a historical comparison, and even a modern-day parallel.
Our discussion never flagged -- we gabbed and gabbed, the whole day long. Discussion is the correct term, because Adrian's presentation was never a recitation of dry facts, but was instead a conversation about events, context, and the people who were affected -- in some cases, MY people who were affected.
When the tour finally, and sadly, came to a close, I felt full with a broad, newfound feel for the historical challenges, triumphs, losses, and achievements that were experienced by my people, by the people of Sligo, and by the people of Ireland. This is a forever gift -- insights that I will now have, and draw from, forever. Cannot thank Adrian enough for this.
A tour with Adrian can be so much more than just a simple history-walk around town. It can be an investment in family awareness, a deeply authentic and personal gift to yourself & your family."
