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leanne M
Ireland1 contribution
A Beautiful Day
May 2023 • Friends
NewGrange Falconry is a fantastic experience with the most beautiful birds. We spent hours with Golden Eagle, Owls, Hawks and Falcons. It was a hands on experience with birds, very much at ease and Brian’s passion and kindness for the birds is obvious.
Romeo and Scott, Falcons are majestic and to see them up close and in flight against the stunning backdrop of the Irish landscape was a privilege. We walked with sibling Harris Hawks who were a joy to interact with.
Barbara’s tea brack was delicious and a very welcome treat on the day.
The whole experience was an absolute delight, to spend time in good company was an absolute pleasure.
I would highly recommend this, many thanks to Brian for an exceptional day.
Written 7 May 2023
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Maryann B
Torrance, CA31 contributions
Lifetime experience
Jul 2022 • Family
July of 2022 we visited many places in Ireland. One of our highlights was meeting Brian McCann. He spent time imparting his knowledge and getting to know each of us. His many birds were amazing and while I was hesitant, he soon allayed my fears and gave me the experience of a lifetime. Thank you Brian for sharing your passion with us. I highly recommend this unique experience.
Written 4 March 2023
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Alison Dickson-Kozloski
1 contribution
I loved meeting the birds@
Oct 2022 • Friends
We had such a wonderful time meeting and getting to know the birds. Brian was funny, knowledgeable and made this bucket list experience truly wonderful! It was so interesting being to see each of the birds personalities and understanding the kind of care each requires.

Thank you Newgrange Falconry for being a highlight of my trip to Ireland!
Written 23 October 2022
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MELISSA D
1 contribution
Amazing experience!
Jul 2022 • Couples
5 stars!!! The love between Brian and his birds is easily witnessed as he handled them. He is smart and truly wants to make this a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Very well done, sir! I recommend this to anyone who truly loves nature and can make it happen.
Written 20 July 2022
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Paul
United Kingdom9 contributions
Amazing, amazing experience
Sep 2021 • Couples
We booked a falconry experience with Brian while staying at Castle Leslie. You can also book also book with him direct, which we'll def do the next time.

It was amazing from start to finish and the array of beautiful extremely well looked after birds he has was truly amazing.

Golden eagles, falcons, owls and hawks and we were able to interact with the birds and also got to try falconry ourselves.

Brian is a very nice man and totally made our day and our year!!

Thank you so much.
Written 13 September 2021
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CrawK
Belfast, UK49 contributions
Brilliant!
Jul 2021
We booked falconry while staying at Castle Leslie. It was an amazing experience. Brian is friendly, enthusiastic, articulate and so knowledgeable about his birds (owls, hawks and eagles) - we learnt so much from him about the birds, their habits and the environment. The time literally flew by. The birds are fascinating - we felt very lucky to see them up close and handle the owls and hawks - they are awesome creatures. The experience of flying Buddy and Tina the Harris hawks was spectacular -- I hadn't really known what to expect and I'm so glad we booked the session. It's a great activity for teenagers. It's also a super experience for pre-teens -- especially if they have any interest in nature, animals or Harry Potter! I'd been expecting an hour but it was more like 1hr 45 - 2hrs. Thank you Brian & birds!
Written 25 July 2021
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Carlson F
Woodbury, MN2 contributions
Highlight of a wonderful trip
Jun 2021 • Family
Spending time with Brian and Newgrange Falconry was truly a highlight of our trip. We have so many wonderful memories of a beautiful day outdoors, in a beautiful place with such amazing birds.
Written 2 June 2021
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Colin
10 contributions
The birds helped me propose
Dec 2020
I had reached out to Newgrange Falconry with an idea and they were more than happy to help.
On the day we met with Brian and he brought myself and my girlfriend up onto a beautiful stretch of land to get a wide view of the coastline and into the gorgeous landscape of county Meath.
We were introduced to a pair of spectacular Golden Eagles. From there we were able to hold a few owls and were given lots of information about them. We have some amazing photos of them perched on our hands. After this we got to meet a Falcon; unfortunately the wind picked up slightly and it was not to best day to fly this particular bird, but last and certainly not least was the hawk.
My plan with Brian came into effect; the Hawk had an engagement ring in a small pouch and flew to my hand, from there I was able to propose.
As a celebration Brian produced homemade Christmas cake and mulled wine for us.
I arrived with a girlfriend, but went home with a fiancée - I would highly recommend it.
Such an enjoyable experience. Thank you Brian
Written 4 January 2021
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Eric S
6 contributions
fantastic experience
Sep 2020
Got to experience all that Brian and Newgrange Falconry had to offer on a recent stay in Castle Leslie, Monaghan.

It truly was a fantastic experience to be able to get so hands on with all the impressive owls, eagles and falcons. Brian was a natural, very friendly, putting us at ease and has a great ability to relay his vast knowledge. A super way to spend a morning , highly recommended.
Written 28 September 2020
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BridgetM767
Belfast, UK41 contributions
Fantastic experience
Aug 2020
An unforgettable afternoon spent in the company of Brian McCann and his wonderful falcons
Such a privilege to be up close to these magnificent creatures. Brians incredible knowledge and great personality made the day really special
Written 5 September 2020
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