ABOUT US

TOUR ORGANIZER

Mike Healy,  USMA 1969, TCD 1978

The U.S. Service Academy and U.S. College Ireland class reunions organizer, Mike Healy, served as a tour coordinator on the class committee for his June 2012 class reunion in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. With the great success of his class reunion in Killarney, Mike decided to offer the same reunion tour package to other U. S. Service Academy, university, and college alumni classes and societies. In addition to his passion for Ireland travel, Mike is a professional genealogist specializing in helping people around the world find their Irish ancestors’ origins and birthplaces in Ireland back to 1840. In providing his Irish genealogy services, Mr. Healy’s ultimate goals are to find, retrieve, and deliver to his clients their Irish ancestors’ official Irish church baptism certificates and Irish government birth certificates. A USMA 1969 graduate and a Trinity College Dublin, Ireland graduate, Mike developed his interest and passion for Irish genealogy through the study of his own Irish family history, stimulated by lengthy Healy family history conversations and discussions with his relatives in Ireland. Mike Healy is the Author/Photographer of “Irish Genealogy Tips, Techniques and Tales” , “Ireland Mosaic: A Photo Journey”, and “Pubs of Ireland” series eBooks in the following online bookstores www.amazon.com | www.bn.com | play,google.com | and the Apple iBookstore. Search Keyword: M.D. Healy.

OUR TEAM IN IRELAND

TOUR DIRECTOR

Lori Hess Tompos, USMA 1989

Lori is an avid traveler and she believes that traveling to Ireland is simply sublime.   Lori is a USMA West Point Class of 1989 graduate.  She is proud to be a member of the West Point Alumni Glee Club (WPAGC).   Lori was the Tour Director for the 2018 WPAGC concert tour in Ireland,   In addition to being the Tour Director for the concert tour, Lori also sang in three concerts during the week as a member of the WPAGC.

 
APPROVED IRELAND TOUR GUIDES

 Amanda Walsh

 

Amanda qualified as a National Tourist Guide in 2001 and works as a freelance guide. In addition to guiding throughout Ireland’s  32 counties, Amanda also is an experienced in event coordinator.  She is a member of ATGI, the Association of Approved Tourist Guides of Ireland.  Amanda has an MA Degree in International Tourism.  Her MA Degree Thesis was titled “Film Induced Tourism at Heritage Sites, Curse or Blessing at Skellig Michael”.

 

 

 

 

 

Karen Coakley

 

Karen is a Professional Tour Guide, Fáilte Ireland approved, Coach Driver and SPSV Driver.  She is a member of ATGI, the Association of Approved Tourist Guides of Ireland.  Karen is a former Town Councillor and Town Mayor of Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland.

 

 

 

 

 

COACH DRIVER GUIDE

Dan O’Callaghan

 

Dan is a licensed coach driver who has been driving tourists around Ireland for many years. He is a native of County Cork and an accomplished virtuoso uilleann pipes player.  Dan is one of the touring musicians who tour the USA and Europe with the “Women of Ireland” musical stage show.  Dan is very knowledgeable about Ireland’s history and war of independence.  He is always willing to share his knowledge with our tour guests while escorting them around the many roads and backroads of Ireland.

 

 

 

 

 

AWARD-WINNING DUNLOE HOTEL TEAM

eBooks by Mike Healy: (click on book image to see more)

                     

 

Ballycastle Photography’s Pubs of Ireland Photo and Poster Prints