Entertaining and engaging, this tour will give you a wonderful introduction to Dublin.
Few cities are as steeped in history as Dublin, and a guided walk through the Capital’s streets is without doubt the best introduction to its many delights and stories. History graduates of Trinity College conduct these entertaining historical walking tours of Dublin, exploring the main features of the city's history and visiting its greatest historic sites - Trinity College, Dublin Castle, Old Parliament House, Temple Bar and much more.
The Historical Walking Tour begins at the front gate of Trinity College. The timing and frequency of the tour varies depending on the time of year:
November to March: Fri/Sat/Sun at 11.00am April & October: Daily @ 11.00am May to September: Twice daily at 11.00am & 3.00pm
Dublin's history unfolds before you as you walk the narrow streets.
Irish History
In just 2 hours, this Ireland Tourist Board approved, award-winning andentertaining 'seminar on the street' explores the main features ofIrish history. Topics covered include:
Dublin's development,
the influence of the American and French Revolutions,
the Potato Famine 1845-49,
the 1916 Rising,
the War of Independence and the subsequent partition of Ireland into North and South.
The tour concludes with discussion of the Northern Ireland peace process and the state of modern Ireland.
Dublin Sights
The following Dublin landmarks are visited and discussed along the course of the tour:
Trinity College
Old Parliament House
Temple Bar
CityHall
Dublin Castle
The original Viking settlement at Wood Quay
Christ Church Cathedral
Four Courts
The Guides
Historical Walking Tours of Dublin were initially set up in 1986 with a very specific and quite practical aim: to provide post-graduate history students of Trinity College Dublin (TCD) with an income during their years of study. Not only has it succeeded in keeping quite a few students alive long enough for them to receive their Doctorates, the main tour has won many awards and been acclaimed as the one "must-do" activity for any visitor to Dublin. Tour guides have a passion about all aspects of Irish history and are happy to discuss anything which may be of specific interest to you.
Tour Prices
Children under 14 are free
From January 1, 2009To December 31, 2009$20
What the experts say about this tour...
"Historical Walking Tours score 10/10 for educational value, 10/10 for entertainment value and 10/10 for the guides’ outstanding blend of history and humour. After ten years the original Dublin Walking Tour is still the best!” Irish Times Newspaper
"This is your best introductory walk. A group of hardworking history graduates - many of whom claim to have done more than kissed the Blarney Stone - enliven Dublin's historic strip." Rick Steve's Ireland 2007
"Tours with this award-winning outfit are like 2-hour primers on Dublin's historic landmarks - from medieval walls and Viking remains at Wood Quay, to the architectural splendours of Georgian Dublin.” Frommers Tour Book
“...hard hitting Historical Walking Tours with a velvet brogue and barbed wit” Travel With Attitude
“All you’ll need for a visit to Dublin” The Sunday Times Newspaper
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