Welcome to Dublin - home to some of the friendliest, wittiest hosts you'll ever meet. Take a private Dublin tour with a knowledgeable local guide and get ready to be charmed by one of Europe's liveliest capitals.

Begin your day with a stroll through the lovely grounds of Trinity College, established in 1592, making sure to visit the beautiful Book of Kells at the Old Library. If you enjoy beer (as the Irish do!) tour the Guinness Storehouse in St. James Gate Brewery. Your guide will ensure you enjoy a pint of the famous brew at one of the city's many colourful pubs, where you can also listen to foot-tapping traditional Irish music.

Ireland's compact size means there are many daytrip opportunities from Dublin. Your guide would be happy to take you to Newgrange, a 5000 year old neolithic burial tomb and UNESCO World Heritage Site, or if you fancy a hike, perhaps the Wicklow Mountains.

Your Dublin tour will give you a glimpse of this fabulous city, through the eyes of a local.

Dublin

Private Go-As-You-Please Walking Tour of Dublin

On the day of the tour we tailor-make a bespoke itinerary together according to your interests and the time you have available. Let's make the most of your visit to Dublin by mixing sight seeing highlights with real insider experiences. With my many local contacts it is possible to decide on visits spontaneously while exploring the city at your pace. This tour also allows for impromptu visits to markets, cafes, shops or restaurants as the mood or peckishness strikes. For example, in case of inclement weather we can shelter in a cosy pub on route or escape to the Dublin coast with a deli picnic on a sunny day.
Anything is possible and tailored to you on the day!

Dublin Coast, a 20 minute train trip away

Hear the stories whispering from these walls...

See the city YOUR way!

Cead míle fáilte romhat! "A hundred thousand welcomes to you!"

This walking tour reconciles your thirst for knowledge with your physical thirst, as well as reconciling Dublin's British heritage (Trinity College, Dublin Castle) with its Irish one (GPO, the pubs).

How this tour works:

Sights: This 4hr tour takes you through some of the most important sights in Dublin. The stories and histories connected with them, explained by your guide, will transport you through the years, passions, pains and legacies of the Irish people.

Pints: Would you rather stand still in the cold for 10 minutes while I explain how Northern Ireland came about, or prefer to be seated in a warm pub, beer in hand?

Some big topics, e. g. Irish Language, Celtic Tiger, are best explained when you're nice and comfortable, so we'll pop into a (great) pub every 20-40mins. Besides the history lessons, you'll learn about beer, the Irish pub, as well as partake in / witness an activity that the Irish are renowned for - conversation.

Admission to Dublin Castle and National Archaeological Museum 

The Lobby Area, Ground Floor - Dublin City Hall (1769)

Where better to celebrate the meeting of Irish and Viking culture than at Dublin's most ancient watering hole, the Brazen Head Pub (opened 1190), and with a group of Icelanders! Pictured here are Beggi and Olina (left), along with Runar and Helga (right) from Hafnarfjordur (that's the 'Dublin 4' part of Reykjavik �� Skál, everybody!

Taking Pride of Place in Harry Street is this Statue to Phil Lynott, a Giant of the Irish Rock Music Scene

The 'Wall Of Fame' at the Irish Rock Museum in Dublin's Temple Bar District

Christchurch Cathedral's 19 Bells hold the World Record for the number of Bells available for Full-Circle Ringing

Umbrella Skyline in Annie's Lane - "Dublin's most Instagrammable Street"

'Is Fearrde Thú Guinness' (Guinness is good for you). Gaelic Language advertising was still a feature of Guinness's domestic publicity campaigns in the 1950's, when there were still over 100,000 native Irish speakers..

Dublin's Greatest Evil .... PUBLIC HOUSES !!

Founded 1694, the Snug (now part of Bad Bob's) is Temple Bar's Oldest Pub

Not St James's Gate but Sycamore Street, Temple Bar where the Wild Duck Pub have a large Guinness Advert on their goods entrance..

A Leisurely 4-Hour Stroll around some of Dublin's main Sights with Pub Stops along the Way

Dublin Sights and Pints

The Amazing Highlights of Dublin 3 Hour Walking Tour - Private Tour

This is a fun and entertaining exploration of the main sights in the city centre.

We will travel through time, from early Celtic times, right through to the arrival of Christianity, the Vikings, the Anglo-Normans, right up to Ireland's independence and the present day.

I think of my tours as an adventure, both for me and you. You might get a song, a mythological story, a poem. Who knows. . . It all depends on where we end up and how the tour flows.

Let's go on a fun, engaging and interesting journey together!

Explore the best of Dublin City Centre in the shortest amount of time!

I have lived and worked in Dublin all my life and I have a lifetime of memories and stories to share.
I have studied mainstream history and also local history for many years.

The Irish are great storytellers and my family are no exception!

Some of our greatest writers and poets, such as Joyce, Swift, Yeats, Heaney, Wilde, Beckett, Stoker, Shaw, O Casey and Behan, followed in the great tradition of Irish storytelling.

Come with me on a tour and you will hear about our Celtic and Viking past, the great literature, music and art we have produced as well as the turbulent relationship we have had with our closest neighbours. You will also hear about some of the great men and women who fought for our freedom through the many centuries of oppression and occupation.

Dublin is my home and my favourite city. I met my wife here and we raised our children here. I can't wait to guide you around 'me jewel and darlin' Dublin! ☘

One of Dublin's many beautiful old bookshops

A bookworm's delight in Georges Street Arcade

The city's most famous and storied landmarks on this most enjoyable walk around Ireland's capital

Dublin Highlights Half-Day Walking Tour

Depart Dublin early morning and see the best of the west and to Dublin that evening, the Cliffs of Moher are a UNESCO Geo Park and Ireland's most popular sight. The unique rocky limestone landscape of the Burren is ideal for a short break along the Wild Atlantic Way. We pop into a lovely Irish Pub in Doolin, before we drive the Wild Atlantic Way to Kinvarra for photos of Dunguaire Castle, then return to Dublin

Lunch in Doolin, The Burren, Poulnabrone Dolmen and Dunguaire Castle

Cliffs of Moher + Wild Atlantic Way

Private half-day walking tour in Dublin City

Winding through the streets of Celtic Ireland with a twist of folklore in our storytelling traditions - you will be brought through the timeline of Irish history while up close and personal with the remnants of all our invaders and influencers - Intro the celts, Christchurch &amp; Viking quarter, Medieval Dublin, The Castle, The cultural &amp; artistic quarter Temple Bar, The famous Bridges, the quays, Trinity college and Georgian Dublin. Including the 1916 Rising up to present day. We meet some interesting characters and stories along the way as you connect to the country and its people.

Throughout the tour I can also make suggestions for places you might like to visit during the rest of your stay. This is an ideal first or second day here tour, or for a stopover

Orientation -The highlights and dark the side.

Let's follow in the footsteps of the famous and fabled Molly Malone, through Dublin's Streets broad and narrow. If you ask me nicely, I'll sing a few bars of the song!

This tour is ideal for the visitor that might only be passing through the city, or already has a busy itinerary and has just a few hours to spare. I want you to learn how our nations capital came to into being, was moulded over the centuries, and what she's like to live in today.
As a Dublin City Ambassador, it's incredibly important to me that my guests get an accurate and unbiased account of Ireland's history, culture and politics.

Because you only have a short time, let's cut to the chase. If you're interested in something and less so in something else, let's tailor the tour for you. I want you to be engaged by what Dublin has to offer, and to finish with some great memories of your stay here.

Drop me a line and let's go for a stroll!

Moore Street Markets, Dublin's personality in a nutshell

New Dublin, The Convention Centre, the Samuel Beckett Bridge and the River Liffey

A short stroll through Dublin, past and present

The Fair City - A Private walking Tour

On our journey to the Cliffs of Moher I will take you to the rugged West Coast of Ireland, where the cliffs stand tall at over 700 feet and run along the coast of Clare. The Cliffs of Moher were formed over 320 million years ago, and today form part of the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark. The Cliffs of Moher towering over the Atlantic Ocean are a "must see"on a visit to Ireland.

But that's not all: other highlights of this guided day trip from Dublin include coastal drives and super views of the Atlantic Ocean alongside castles and monastery ruins, hand-picked to give you an insight into Ireland's Celtic, Christian and Medieval past.

I can personalize this tour according to your preferences!

Let's explore the Cliffs of Moher and Wild Atlantic Way

Cliffs of Moher - Private Day Tour from Dublin

Howth Fishing Village and Peninsula Half Day Tour by Luxary Car

Join me on this fantastic half day tour, discover an authentic Irish fishing village a short drive from Dublin city centre/Dublin Airport

Learn about Dublin city and suburbs, discover fascinating sites on our scenic drive. Get amazing views of Dublins coastline, cityscape and mountains from the specular Howth summit standing 171m above sea level

Visit Howth marina famous for its fresh fish, restaurants and cliff walks. Stroll around the quaint farmers/fishers' markets or stroll/swim on one of its secluded blue flag beaches.

Relax over lunch in one of the many restaurants and sample some of the freshly landed fish, or take a boat trip around Ireland Eye a small island located a mile off Howth marina, home to an abundance of wildlife - seals, porpoises and puffins are a regular sighting

This tour is ideal if you want to include the experience of local culture, food and sights into a busy schedule. As a qualified and experience tour guide and 4th generation Dubliner I look forward to meeting you.

View Dublin Bay from Howth Cliff on a Winters day

View of Irelands Eye Island on a Winters day

View of Irelands Eye Island from Howth Pier

A charming authentic fishing village with restaurants, beaches, cliff walks great views and lots of wildlife.

From St Patrick to the Vikings to the Anglo-Norman conquest to Independence, this tour will give you a taste of the highlights that Dublin has to offer.
Strolling around a city is the best way to take in the sights and it can be paced to suit you and customized to suit your interests.
And having a local guide who knows the history, the museums and galleries, the streets and bridges, the pubs and shops make the tour all the more interesting and enjoyable.
You'll see where St Patrick baptized people in the 5th century, where the Vikings moored their boats, where the British had their headquarters and where the 21st-century party-goers congregate.
We'll visit the best of Dublin at a relaxed pace and have time for a coffee stop.
We'll walk as much or as little as you wish; we'll nip into interesting buildings: we'll see great architecture and you'll learn what it is that makes Dublin such a vibrant city.

Dublin - over a thousand years of history

Private Walking Tour of Dublin

Transfer from Dublin to Galway and visit Clonmacnoise the ancient monastic settlement, located on the Shannon River, Clonmacnoise was an important centre of learning, devotion, and craftsmanship from as early as the 6th century.

Take a stroll through Athlone town. Wander along the river Lee and see the medieval Athlone Castle and battlements.

Stop and enjoy a pint at Seans Bar. The Guinness Book of Records thoroughly researched Sean's Bar and officially named it the oldest pub in Ireland!

Travel on to Galway City

Transfer from Dublin via Clonmacnoise and Sean's Bar

Dublin to Galway transfer day tour

I love showing my native city to visitors I will pick you up from your cruise ship or hotel you can take in the most historic sites of Dublin City in a chauffeur driven limousine with an expert in Irish history; such as Trinity College, Dublin Castle, St Patricks Cathedral, Guinness Brewery, Phoenix Park, shopping, etc. I will create an itinerary for you that takes in all the main sights and gives you time to relax and enjoy your visit. If you want you can combine seeing the city highlights with a trip to the Wicklow Mountains or North Dublin, you would prefer to get out to the countryside for a while.

Explore the History of Dublin city with a private vehicle

Dublin Highlights Private full-day Tour

This tour is super interesting, and a lot of fun! It's a mix of driving and walking - from your Cruise Ship, airport or hotel, where you can see the very heart of historical Dublin up close, including Trinity College, The GPO (scene of the 1916 Rebellion, or as we call it, 'The Rising'), Stephen's Green, the iconic River Liffey with it's beautiful Ha'Penny Bridge, Grafton Street, Stephen's Green, Christchurch Cathedral, St Patrick's Cathedral, and some lovely sneaky shopping and coffee areas.
This tour can be extended if you'd like to include Guinness Storehouse, Jameson Distillery, Book Of Kells or something else of your choice - just ask and I can adjust this for you.

Please note re Kilmainham Jail, this can sometimes be added, but I can never guarantee this due to nature of KJ ticketing method (it's complicated!), but I will definitely try if you ask.

Plenty of stories about each of these places, from famous Dublin characters to terrible firing squads.

See The Best of Dublin in Four and a Half (ish) Hours

Top Ten Things To See In Dublin Excursion

Experience the best of Donegal on a 5-day private tour from Dublin. Enjoy a comfortable private transfer to County Donegal, immersing yourself in its breathtaking landscapes and culture. Spend three full days exploring Donegal's highlights, including the towering Sliabh Liag Cliffs, Ireland's most northerly point Malin Head, and the tranquil surroundings of Glenveagh National Park & Castle.

With expert guidance from a Donegal native and private vehicle, uncover the hidden gems and iconic landmarks of this enchanting region. Conclude your adventure with a return transfer to Dublin, leaving you with unforgettable memories of your Donegal experience.

*Transfer from Dublin Airport/City to Buncrana, Letterkenny or Donegal Town. Please message for other locations.

Glenveagh Castle, Glenveagh National Park, Co. Donegal

Cruise ship shore excursion Killybegs Harbour

Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co. Donegal

Private transfers to & from and 3 days touring in County Donegal!

5 Day Trip to Donegal (From Dublin)

"Dublin can be heaven with Coffee at Eleven and a stroll down Grafton Street" This song was made famous by Irish actor Noel Purcell and it is sung with happiness as you stroll through the streets of Dublin.
An 8 hour tour with one of Ireland's premier national guide. The distances are not long but it is a very enjoyable scenic relaxing tour.
See Trinity College, Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol, St Patricks Cathedral, the Phoenix Park and the Guinness Storehouse. Moving on to the historic area's of interest in the Dublin region I will arrange various visit' to encompass the Irish Civil War / Foundation of the State / 1916 Rebellion.
See where the Vikings first landed and created a town settlement and where the Anglo-Normans developed the medieval city. See the exact places where Irish rebels fought and died to free our country. Areas of interest are the two principal cathedrals of Dublin dating from the 11th and 12th centuries, St Patricks and Christ Church Cathedral and our national park.

A wedding Day at the Famous Guinness Gates

Saint Patrick's Cathedral Dublin, Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1191, is the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland. With its 43-metre spire, St. Patrick's is the tallest church in Ireland and the largest. Wikipedia Address: St Patrick's Close, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 Dean: W. W. Morton Architectural style: Gothic architecture Province: Leinster

Gregory at Saint Patrick's Cathedral Dublin

Dublin Old and New Private Tour

Dublin City & Environs

My tour of Dublin with you will be the highlight of your trip to Ireland. Sharing my knowledge with you will leave a lasting impression of what it means to be Irish. Tread the path of Irish history as I weave together the strands using the wonders of the ancient world in Dublin as we visit iconic sites on this fascinating tour awell as a insightful humourous commentary.

We will see a book older than the City itself, the world famous treasure, the Book of Kells, pre-historic Gold and the weapons of the fabled early settlers of Ireland the Tuathe Dé Danann.

I will show the incredible backstory to the City and a Gothic Cathedral where the roof reaches into the heavens and the dead live on in effigy tombs. This is a tour for the connoisseur where you will delve deep into Irish Culture.

Tickets to Trinity Library, The Book of Kells and the New Book of Kells Experience and Tickets to St Patrick's Cathedral all pre booked. 

I share my name with a James Joyce Character in his collection of short stores, Dubliners.

Trinity College established in 1592 by Elizabeth I. Alma Mater to Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, Bram Stoker and Samuel Beckett.

Trinity Library one of the must see sights of Dublin and the longest room in Ireland.

The Book of Kells, older than the City of Dublin, was described in the year 1007 AD as one of the wonders of the western world.

The Medieval Ardagh Chalice from the 8th Century, one of the treasures of Ireland.

Early Bronze Age Gold Lunula collars dating to 2400 - 1800 years B.C. (before Christ).

The Bronze Age weapons of the Tuatha Dé (the people of God) including examples of An Claidheamh Soluis (the sword of light).

St Patrick's Cathedral dating back to the 1200's built on the site where St Patrick baptised early Christians in the 5th Century.

Dublin City Hall completed 1779 was originally the Royal Exchange.

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