2-Hour Historical Walking Tour from Dublin
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.
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2-Hour Historical Walking Tour from Dublin
What's included in 2-Hour Historical Walking Tour from Dublin
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
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.
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.
Temple Bar
Originally ear-marked for demolition, this area of narrow streets was repurposed as 'Dublin's Cultural Quarter' in the 1990s.
Inclusions
- Included is the expertise of our guides who are all history postgraduates.
- Entry to the Book of Kells.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Tours leave from the Grattan statue, College Green, opposite Trinity College front gate.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Hand to our guide at the start of the tour.
