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Dublin Falconry

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Court Lough Shooting grounds, Balbriggan, Ireland
+353 87 634 1574
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Great family experience at Dublin falconry

Family of five, ages 7-16, all agreed this was the highlight of our family trip to Ireland. Trevor... read more

Reviewed 14 July 2016
John G
Trevor Roche is "The Bird Whisperer"!

This ended up being the highlight of our trip to Ireland! Trevor gave us a great deal of... read more

Reviewed 13 June 2016
Jan W
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We are an educational and tourists facility.We provide many services for the public as an attraction.We have 16 birds on display with two flying shows sat and sun.We are open for business seven days a week.Private bookings Monday to Friday and open to the public on weekends.Vouchers are available in store as great gifts for all occasions.
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“birds of prey” (20 reviews)
“hawk walk” (29 reviews)
“harris hawk” (9 reviews)
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Court Lough Shooting grounds, Balbriggan, Ireland
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+353 87 634 1574
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Reviewed 14 July 2016

Family of five, ages 7-16, all agreed this was the highlight of our family trip to Ireland. Trevor provided great background on all his raptors. We even got to hold a six week old owl he's raising. Great experience and very educational. Trevor is passionate...More

Thank John G
Reviewed 13 June 2016

This ended up being the highlight of our trip to Ireland! Trevor gave us a great deal of information in a few short hours about the history of falconry, the personality and skill of the various hawks, falcons, and owls in his care and training,...More

Thank Jan W
Reviewed 7 June 2016

Trevor and Stephen came to Larch Hill Scout Centre today and put on a show for 500 Cub and Beaver Scouts (6-12yrs). They were captivated for nearly two hours, quite an achievement seeing as the weather was so hot and the fact that they had...More

Thank jpfahy
Reviewed 10 May 2016

My wife and I were lucky enough to spend a few hours with Trevor and his amazing birds a few weeks ago during our recent visit to Dublin. I had booked our visit well in advance, but on the morning of our scheduled day Trevor...More

Thank R4Hand
Reviewed 3 May 2016

We made reservations in advance and had a Hawk Tour scheduled in advance. The weather had been rough for a few days and Trevor emailed me the day before to tell me the weather might be iffy. Turned out it was gorgeous but we appreciated...More

Thank RxDawg84
Reviewed 2 May 2016

The Hawk walk with Trevor was an amazing experience. Despite having to work around hail and snow, he made sure we were comfortable, explained how we would interact with Pretty, one of his hawks, and made sure the experienced was everything he had promised and...More

Thank sterling1954
Reviewed 2 May 2016

Trevor introduced myself, my wife, my son and his girlfriend to all the birds he has and their respective personalities. He then walked the four of us on his property with one of his raptors actually following us; flying from tree to tree. Each of...More

Thank JeffreyA847
Reviewed 23 April 2016

I went there with a friend and did not feel comfortable at all. Before leaving to the Hawk Walk there was no safety explanation or a overview of what we had to do or how we had to pose our arm for the Hawk to...More

2  Thank FranFirmino
Reviewed 14 March 2016

My family of 6 adults had a truly lovely day with Trevor at Dublin Falconry. He made us feel so very welcome and took time to explain everything. We never felt rushed and learned so much about birds of prey. The care, love and attention...More

Thank Bernadette M
Reviewed 31 December 2015

The location is a fair bit outside of Dublin itself, but not too bad. I 100% recommend this experience for any bird (Or even nature) lover. My wife and I visited and we were blown away by the beauty of these birds, and how knowledgeable...More

Thank MisterEgge
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Response from Tyson K | Reviewed this property |
We chose to take the 101 bus from Talbot St. in Dublin, note this is not the city bus but Bus Éireann. The bus runs every 35-45 minutes and there is a bus stop right at Courtlough. From there is is a 15 min. walk through the... More
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