George Halpin Senior, (1776-1854) and George Halpin Junior, (1804-1869) were active from 1800 – 1855 as port and lighthouse builders. Such was the pride and memories of Ireland, handed down to him from his father, also called George, that he stirred my imagination and I felt that some day I should make the journey for him and for my own pleasure. He was born a few days after his family arrived as settlers in Australia and he never visited his homeland. I had been looking forward to visiting Ireland all my life as my grandfather, George Halpin of Sydney NSW, had told me many stories of his family who were lighthouse builders. They were a well-informed bunch of people who greatly added to the joy of the trip. Accompanying us was Judy Weeks from Ireland, Keith Morton from England, and Hendrik Schilpzand from the Netherlands. On Sunday my husband and I began a lighthouse tour with photographer John Eagle, along the Irish East Coast. Greg Steffenson Southern Irish Lighthouse Tour 2013 Both Lisa and I look forward to seeing you again sometime on the Northern tour.Īgain Thank you for all you did to make this such a great tour! I know I am a better photographer after spending the 8 days with you and all the help and insight you gave me. I also wanted to thank you for all of your help with my photography. So many great memories I can't list them all. I also really enjoyed walking to the top of Skellig Michael with you. Fastnet was incredible and one of the highlights of the tour. Seeing over 20 lighthouses either up close or by boat was amazing. We appreciate all that you did to ensure we had such a great time. Thank you so much for making our trip and tour to Ireland so wonderful. Ian & Susan Turnbull on the Northern Lighthouse Tour 2013 The lighthouses are a wonderful resource & you should continue to show them off to the world. We were well fed & had nice places to stay - all positives. We had fun, got great pictures, saw lots of great lighthouses, and lots of great scenery. Take care.Carolįantastic Lighthouse Tour of Southern Ireland on Tripadvisor Or his family come this way you are always welcome with us. You have a beautiful country and you both gave us a wonderful Trip was to get a feel of Ireland and you both gave it to me and so Knowledge, and friendly personality's meant to us. We really can't express how much your time, Good luck with your northern tours and I hope everyone enjoys Lighthouse SocietyĪ very big thank you to you and Tommy again We look forward to returning in the future to join youĬherie & John Hancock, Members U.S. Memories to last a lifetime as well as the new friends that we madeĪlong the way. We were sorry to see our holiday come to an end, but have so many More wonderful places, adding to the Irish experience. We are happy that we added on aĬustomized tour at the end of the lighthouse tour and visited many Heard traditional Irish music, saw Irish dancers, puffins, a whale,ĭolphins, castles, and on and on. Some of the special delights experienced along the way-we The B&B’s into which you had us booked were marvelous and With large windows through which we could take in the beautiful The travel van for our small group was extremely clean and comfortable Ourĭriver, Tommy Hartnett, truly went the extra mile in all that he did. Your attention to detail in planning the tour was outstanding. It was truly a privilege to haveīeen able to hear their histories and perspectives of life as Nights in the Galley Head lighthouse was a dream come true! MeetingĪnd spending time with retired Irish lighthouse keepers, Dick DriscollĪnd Gerald Butler was such an honor. Lighthouses and surrounding areas of Southern Ireland. Lighthouse enthusiasts, we were taken to see the many beautiful Your 2017 Southern Irish Lighthouse Tour absolutely spectacular! As This is to express our sincere gratitude for making our travels on A page of comments made by people who have been on John Eagle's Irish lighthouse toursįeedback from people who have been on Irish lighthouse tours with John Eagle
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