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2-Hour Historical Walking Tour from Dublin

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Overview

This is more than just a 'sightseeing tour' (but there's plenty to see) but an in-depth presentation of the main features of Irish history—the English conquest, the influences of the American and French Revolutions, the Great Hunger, the struggle for independence, the Northern Ireland Peace Process, Brexit—by a history postgraduate.

What's Included

  • Included is the expertise of our guides who are all history postgraduates.
  • Entry to the Book of Kells.

Meeting Location

Meeting point

Henry Grattan Monument, College Green, Dublin, Ireland

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Tours leave from the Grattan statue, College Green, opposite Trinity College front gate.

End point

Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch Pl, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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What To Expect

Trinity College Dublin

Tours leave from the Grattan statue, College Green, opposite Trinity College front gate 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.
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20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bank of Ireland

Originally Ireland's colonial parliament, built in 1729, abolished by the Act of Union in 1800, symbolic of 'Protestant Ascendancy', particularly in the 18th century & of the period's neo-classical architecture.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Temple Bar

Originally ear-marked for demolition, this area of narrow streets was repurposed as 'Dublin's Cultural Quarter' in the 1990s.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Wood Quay Amphitheatre

Wood Quay was the site of extensive archaeological excavation in the 1980s of the Viking city, who had founded the city in AD 840.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Four Courts

Ireland's legal headquarters, where a Civil War started in June 1922, between those who supported, and those who opposed, the Treaty of December 1921, which had brought to an end the War of Independence 1919-21.
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20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Christ Church Cathedral

Dublin's oldest cathedral (1030), rebuilt in stone in the 1170s by Strongbow, who was central to the original English invasion of the 1170s.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

City Hall

Inside is a statue of Daniel O'Connell, Dublin's first Catholic Lord Mayor (1840). He led a successful campaign for Catholic Emancipation (1829), the end of all anti-Catholic laws, hence he's known as 'The Liberator'.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dublin Castle

Originally built by ('Bad') King John in 1204, it was the seat of British administration until 1922. Also the location of the Dubh Linn (Black Pool), from which Dublin gets its name.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Activity code: C-204618P1

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