Unearth Dublin: Discover Enchanting History & Culture
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St Patrick's Cathedral
Unearth the captivating history and culture of Dublin on a 3-hour guided walking tour. Explore St. Patrick's Cathedral, delve into the city's origins, and uncover stories of Viking invasions and revolutionary spirits. Join us now!
Duration:
3 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Saint Patrick’s Cathedral - The Tour guide will greet you at the Gardens of St Patricks Cathedral and delve into the history and origins of Dublin City. We do not enter St Patrick’s Cathedral.
- Christ Church Cathedral - The Tour guide will head into the courtyard of Christchurch Cathedral, wandering around the outside architecture explaining the founding of the Cathedral and Viking History. We do not enter Christchurch Cathedral.
- Dubh Linn Gardens - The Tour guide will bring you to the beautiful & picturesque Dubh Linn Gardens, serving as an important landmark for Dublin dating back to the Vikings.
- Dublin Castle - The Tour Guide will venture into the Courtyards of Dublin Castle, introducing the history of Northern Ireland and the political struggles across the nation. We do not enter Dublin Castle.
- Project Arts Centre - The Tour Guide will wind their way through the cobbled city streets, passing by some local street art. As we delve into the Temple Bar Quarter we take a quick culture break. Discussing Irish Music and dance with a complimentary tea or coffee on us!
- Wolfe Tone Park - The Tour Guide will take you over to the North Side of the City as we dive into the turbulent and fascinating past of Theobold Wolfe Tone and the rebellion leaders that followed.
- The Spire - The Tour guide will take 2 stops at O’Connell Street. Introducing rebellions and leaders leading up to the birth of the Republic.
- O’Connell Street - The Tour guide will continue to explore the policital landscape of Ireland throughout the 20th Century visiting various statues on O’Connell Street
- Trinity College Dublin - The Tour Guide will take a stop outside Trinity College and the Central Bank of Ireland talking about The Great Irish Hunger also known as The Famine and the history of Trinity. We do not enter Trinity College.
- Mansion House - The Tour Guide will stop at the beautiful House of The Lord Mayor Of Dublin, Mansion House. Discussing more Irish history and introducing Irish Parliament. We do not enter Mansion House.
- Fusilier’s Arch - The Tour Guide will venture into the cities best and most relaxing park, St Stephen’s Green. Here we introduce the role of Women in the 1916 Easter Rising and the achievements of Womens’ rights and equality groups over the 19th & 20th century.
- Constance Markievicz Bust - Here the Tour Guide will introduce a modern day Ireland, how Ireland has changed and become more progressive and accepting and how religion and culture has shaped the city today.
- Theobald Wolfe Tone Statue - Here our Tour Guide will finish up the 3 hour history packed tour, leaving you with a lasting fantastic impression of Dublin. The Tour Guide will also give their recommendations on what to do in the city, where to go, where to eat and any hidden gems you haven’t found!
What's Included
- Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
- Lunch
Additional Information
Embark on an enthralling 3-hour guided walking tour that unearths the captivating history of Dublin, commencing at the iconic St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Begin by delving into the origins of Dublin, exploring its roots and foundations of the city. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, a magnificent Medieval masterpiece, sets the stage as you discover the legacy of Ireland’s patron saint, St. Patrick. Unveil stories Viking invasions and the arrival of Anglonormans, whose architectural imprints remain visible to this day.
As we delve further into Dublin’s history we take a break around Temple Bar where we explore the city’s musical and cultural past.
Continuing into the North Side of the City uncover the country’s revolutionary spirit and the birth of republicanism, inspiring Ireland’s revered heroes shaping an Independent Ireland.
Finishing up in the picturesque St Stephen’s Green we unfold the past of Ireland’s female heroes and their fight for equality.
Lets discover Dublin together!
Location
St Patrick's Cathedral
Saint Patrick's Close
The meeting Point is inside the Garden of St Patrick's Cathedral. Head to the steps at the back of the garden and you will see your guide with a Purple Umbrella and a Purple Namebadge.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(28 Ratings)
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Y6553njandreah
May 12, 2024
Great tour to learn a lot in a short time! - Very insightful and fun tour with Ciaran. We learned so much about Dublin and about Ireland as a whole. Very knowledgeable guide who was able to answer all of our questions and truly loves what he does. Highly recommend!
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Davidwb7781md
May 8, 2024
You don’t know Dublin till you’ve done an Unearthed Tour - Absolutely loved the tour today with Cairan!! His love and knowledge of his city, its history and things to do is very apparent. A wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm. I have done over 20 free walking tours around the world and this one ranks at the top.
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Jeppeb169
May 5, 2024
Delivering in-dept historical and city knowlede - Great introduction to Dublin and Irish history. Way more in dept than you would expect, and I even read the great and well deserved reviews before booking, so expectations were high. I cannot recommend this tour enough! And on top of that our guide Ciarán is the most knowledgeable and pleasant guy!
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Lasselq8370ww
May 4, 2024
Stop looking, start booking - A tour that went above and beyond. Cian was fortcoming, knowledgeable and fully engaged as a person.
Put Dublin and Ireland into perspective for us.
5 stars seems like underselling the tour. Could simply not have asked for anything more.
Want to get to know the city and its political, historical and cultural context? Stop looking, start booking.
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M1727ahmartinm
May 1, 2024
History and politics of Ireland - Wonderful in site. To Irish history and politics. Now that I have the basic background, I will better understand the rest of our tour around Ireland.
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C3044uujennys
Apr 28, 2024
Dublin history tour - We took a 10 am tour with Jack Redmond. Jack was very knowledgeable and friendly. He gave a very interesting tour. We learned a lot about Irish history and he gave us tips on how to enjoy the rest of our visit to Dublin.
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Kino-hexe
Apr 19, 2024
Just do it! - What an amazing tour! Ciaran walked us as much through Irish history as the city itself and showed so much passion and interest that it was hard not to be infected. Despite the drizzle we had an amazing time and would highly recommend this tour to everyone who wants to know more about Dublin and the Irish.
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C6873eudanib
Apr 14, 2024
Highly recommend ! - The tour guide was great fun and very knowledgeable. Highly recommend the tour to get a good general feel of Dublin. He also gave good recommendations for food, drinks, and other sights to see.
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Emilys712
Apr 13, 2024
Book it as the first thing you do in Dublin - Tara was a wonderful guide: full of insider knowledge but shared in an informal, engaging & energetic way. We learned loads about the history of Dublin as well as great tips for our trip. Hugely recommended, especially at the start of your stay in Dublin.
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Jaidjen
Apr 6, 2024
Great Walking Tour of Dublin - Steve, our tour guide, is very knowledgeable and nice. He gave us a lot of information and history about different places we visited along the way of the tour. The tour was nicely paced without feeling rushed or missing any good information.
It is a pay as you can tour so please do tip the tour guide. They do a great job.
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