About James
Walking tours of Sliabh Liag and South West Donegal. Local guide with local knowledge, I love this area so let me show you around!!
****I’m a qualified regional tour guide for the northwest of Ireland (ATU Killybegs, 2023), a member of the Approved Tourist Guides of Ireland (ATGI), and I’m fully insured and I am also registered with Fáilte Ireland.
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