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.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Trinity College Dublin, Grafton St. College Green, Dublin 2 Ireland

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.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Bank of Ireland, 2 College Green, Dublin 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.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Temple Bar, Dublin 2 Ireland

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

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Wood Quay Amphitheatre, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin Dublin 8 Ireland

Wood Quay was the site of extensive archaeological excavation in the 1980s of the Viking city, who had founded the city in AD 840.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 8 Ireland

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.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch Place, Dublin 8 Ireland

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

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: City Hall Exhibition Centre Dame Street Cork Hill, Dublin D02 NP93 Ireland

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'.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Dame St Dublin Castle, Dublin 2 Ireland

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.

Duration: 10 minutes



Informacion Adicional
"Wheelchair accessible"
"Stroller accessible"
"Service animals allowed"
"Near public transportation"
"Infants must sit on laps"
"Transportation is wheelchair accessible"
"No heart problems or other serious medical conditions"
"Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"



Duración: 2 Hours
Lugar de comienzo: Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland

Cancelaciones y devoluciones: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

Incluye

• Included is the expertise of our guides who are all history postgraduates.

No Incluye

• Entry to the Book of Kells.

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