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Dublin Historical Walking Tour: 2-Hour Journey through Irish History
4.9
665 Ratings
Trinity College Dublin
This isn’t just a ‘sightseeing tour’ (although there’s lots to admire), it’s a comprehensive exploration of crucial moments in Irish history—English domination, impacts of the American and French Revolutions, the Great Famine, the fight for freedom, the Northern Ireland Peace Process, Brexit—from the perspective of a history postgraduate.
This isn’t just a ‘sightseeing tour’ (although there’s lots to admire), it’s a comprehensive exploration of crucial moments in Irish history—English domination, impacts of the American and French Revolutions, the Great Famine, the fight for freedom, the Northern Ireland Peace Process, Brexit—from the perspective of a history postgraduate.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Trinity College Dublin - We start at the front gate of Trinity College and enter the campus where we outline its history as Ireland’s oldest university (1592) & its most valuable artefact, the Book of Kells, an 8th century manuscript of the four Gospels, written in Latin.
- Trinity College Dublin - We start at the front gate of Trinity College and enter the campus where we outline its history as Ireland’s oldest university (1592) & its most valuable artefact, the Book of Kells, an 8th century manuscript of the four Gospels, written in Latin.
What's Included
- Guidance from history postgraduates
- Guidance from history postgraduates
What's Not Included
- Entry to the Book of Kells.
- Entry to the Book of Kells.
Location
Trinity College Dublin
College Green
Go to Trinity College front gate, College Green, opposite the Henry Grattan statue. Our guide will be handing out brochures.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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346sheridanw
Oct 1, 2024
How to start your Dublin visit - Great intro into Irish history! The guide was very knowledgeable and interesting. I’m glad we did this at the beginning of our visit to Dublin—it helped us get a “feel” for the city and its character. Highly recommended!
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Sherrybx9255fg
Sep 29, 2024
Great historical tour! - Daragh was a fantastic guide! His humor, knowledge of history, and succinct presentation — all were pitch perfect. I have been to Dublin a dozen times but this tour still taught me a lot of new things. Very enjoyable. Two thumbs up!
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J5ginsburg
Sep 29, 2024
Mr. Colm was tops - One of the best tour guides we've ever had. Very Knowledgeable funny personable. Sings well too.. Manage the crowd perfectly
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Barbara_m
Sep 29, 2024
Excellent - Great guide. He was very informative.
( almost missed the tour because their map showing where to meet was incorrect- change it)
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Paige
Sep 28, 2024
Fascinating Tour by Expert Storyteller/Historian - Eion was an amazing tour guide, first-rate storyteller and an enthusiastic history expert who loves what he does. What more could you ask for? He covered an incredible amount of Ireland’s fascinating history in just 2 hours, all in a relatable way often drawing that history back to present-day realities.
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Barbarag282
Sep 27, 2024
Fantastic Tour! - Daragh gave one of the best walking tours we have ever been on. His passion and love for Irish history and Ireland made the tour so interesting and well explained. The time flew by and we will remember what he said long after leaving Dublin.
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H5491owbrandonr
Sep 25, 2024
Fantastic Tour! - Fantastic experience! Daragh was a great guide--enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and thoughtful. The tour covers a wide range of people. places, and historic events. Would definitely return for another tour, and I would highly recommend to all visitors to Dublin.
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289skipm
Sep 23, 2024
A great experience - We did the tour with Jodie Fitzpatrick. It was terrific. Jodie was articulate, enthusiastic, entertaining, and he projected in a manner that allowed everyone in our group to hear him well. An excellent activity anyone looking for a good overview of Irish history and Dublin landmarks.
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Laurabelle03
Sep 23, 2024
Excellent!!! - This afternoon I had the most wonderful tour led by Eoin. I don't know how anyone can take you through Ireland's history in 2 hours but if anyone can it is surely Eoin :) So informative and yet at the same time not too much information. Members of our tour (including me) asked great questions and we just could stump him, either. I'm so glad that I chose this tour company. Thank you!
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M8526lxjenniferm
Sep 25, 2024
Great start to our trip.... - We started our trip in Dublin with this informative walking tour. It was great because it gave us some history and orientation to the city. Our guide was knowledgeable and fun. Would recommend
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