Dublin Walking Tours

Dublin is an easy city to explore on foot, with a compact centre that mixes medieval streets, Georgian squares and a lively riverside. It's a place with plenty of stories to tell, from Viking origins to the writers, musicians and legends who've shaped its reputation since. 

Choose from three private walking tour options, led by a dedicated local guide, covering the city's key sights, its writers and rock history, and (for older groups) its darker folklore.

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2-Hour Private Dublin Highlights Tour

• Dublin Castle – built from 1204 on the orders of King John, 
• Dubh Linn – the "black pool" that gave Dublin its name, 
• Viking remains – Dublin was founded as a Viking settlement in the 9th century
• Temple Bar – Dublin's cultural quarter, known for its cobbled streets, live music venues and galleries.
• U2 - Origins of the rock legend – the band formed at Mount Temple school in Dublin in 1976.
• Christ Church Cathedral – Dublin's oldest building, founded around 1030 and rebuilt in stone from 1173.
• Chester Beatty Library – home to a significant collection of manuscripts and art, twice named Ireland's Museum of the Year.
• Trinity College – Ireland's oldest university, founded in 1592, and home to the Book of Kells.

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3-Hour Private Dublin City Tour

 Covers the highlights above plus:

• Georgian Dublin – the city's well-known Georgian squares and doorways date largely from the 18th century, when Dublin was the second city of the British Empire.
• Famous writers – Dublin has produced four Nobel laureates in Literature, including Yeats, Shaw, Beckett and Heaney.
• Irish language – Ireland's first official language, Irish (Gaeilge), still appears on street signs and place names across the city.
• The Spire Monument – a 120-metre stainless steel monument on O'Connell Street, completed in 2003.
• St. Stephen's Green – a Victorian public park in the city centre, laid out in its current form in 1880.
• Dublin's medieval walls – sections of the city's original medieval defences can still be traced through the old town.

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2-Hour Private Dublin Dark Side Tour

 A folklore and social-history route, best suited to older students (English and History links, including Gothic literature).

• Dublin Castle (heads of enemies mounted along the walls) – historically the seat of English and British rule in Ireland for over 700 years.
• St Patrick's Cathedral (haunted dog legend) – Ireland's largest cathedral, founded in 1191.
• Darkey Kelly – an 18th-century Dublin brothel keeper whose story is one of the city's most retold criminal tales.
• Olympia Theatre – one of Dublin's oldest working theatres, dating from 1879.
• Hellfire Club – an 18th-century private club on Montpelier Hill, said to have hosted secretive gatherings.
• Bram Stoker's influences – the Dublin-born author of Dracula drew on the city's folklore and Gothic architecture.
• Irish legends of Halloween – Ireland is widely credited as the origin of the Halloween tradition, rooted in the ancient festival of Samhain.

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