Tony Kirby, the Burren, County Clare
Trek Ireland in the Burren, County Clare
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Tony Kirby is a local guide living in the Burren, County Clare. He started Heart of Burren Walks https://www.heartofburrenwalks.com/ in 2002 and has been a full-time Burren walking guide ever since.
A new edition of Kirby’s critically acclaimed book "The Burren and the Aran Islands A Walking Guide" (Gill) was published in August 2014.
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