NOEL WAS A FANTASTIC GUIDE! Initially, I was saddened to hear that Michael was feeling under the weather and was not able to give my boyfriend and I the tour of Limerick and Angela's Ashes. I heard about him on TripAdvisor so I was looking forward to his tour. However, we were delighted to meet Noel as he was very... More

Michael, the tour guide kept quoting from the book and treated us like students. There weren't really any buildings left to see, they'd nearly all been demolished. It was a waste of time really, whereas teh Leamy's school museum was worth a visit - separate to the AA tour, a waste of shoe leather. More

What can one say if you have read the book and / watched the film then this is well worth the 10Euros it takes about 1.3/4 hours we did the tour on a wet day and there was a total of 3 of us. But Mr Curtain know his stuff he was 1st class.you see parts of Limerick that you... More

I read a review that implied Mr. O'Donnel might be getting too old for the tour. Nonsense! "Mick" is a physical & mental dynamo! At least 20 yrs. my senior, it was a challenge to keep up with him. And his memory is remarkable - quoted "The Composition" verbatim! By the end of the tour I felt as if Frank... More

I took the tour on Wed, May 27th 2009. It's very lightly publicized -- a short blurb on an obscure website. It was wet and cold and we waited in front of the Information Center opposite Arthur's Quay when all of a sudden Mike O'Donnell appeared in our midst as if out of the ground. What followed was a humor-filled,... More

Mr. Michael O'Donnell, who's been running the tour for ten years, brings the story to life. Besides telling the story, pointing out the remaining sites, Michael pays attention to us, the visitors' responses. He also asks people have read the book to share their favorite part. It's a delightful experience, although the weather was not so cooperative. Two hours were... More

An excellent walking tour through Limerick, visiting several of the places mentioned in Angela's Ashes. The guide is from the area, and came from a similar background as Frank McCourt. He knows Frank and Malachy McCourt, and operates the tour with their permission. Malachy has been on the tour and given it the thumbs up -- Frank has not been... More

For those who love the writings of Frank McCourt, especially Angela's Ashes, then this tour is a must if you are in Limerick. I had been living in Limerick for a few months, but my sister came to visit me so we went on the tour. I absolutely loved it! The tour guide was so funny and knows the McCourt... More

My family and I figured it was only fitting that it should rain, sometimes heavily, during the entire Angela's Ashes tour! The weather, however, did not dissuade our guide, Michael O'Donnell, from giving us a wonderful walking tour. He not only pointed out the different buildings that figured in the story, but also shared Limerick's history as we made our... More