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July 16

Essential Ireland Tours & the Guinness Storehouse VIP 'Connoisseur experience'

Stephen was born in Historic Derry and spent his formative years growing up in beautiful Donegal. In 2013 he and Patrick bought a luxury guesthouse on Dingle Harbour, so Stephen divides his time between his beloved Ulster and his cherished second-home in the Kingdom of Kerry in Irelands magical South-West coast.

Essential Ireland Tours visit Guinness VIP bar

In January of 2014 Patrick and Stephen accepted the invite from our friends at The Guinness Storehouse to experience their new 'connoisseur experience'.

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We were conducting a tour of Ireland for the Wade family from California and decided to use them, err we mean treat them, as the crash test dummies! And by God did they enjoy it...

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