A Thousand Years of History
Tour Dublin offers full and half day Dublin tours (full day tour info). We have devised our Dublin tours to show our clients the best of what Dublin has to offer. We can customise any of our set tours to accommodate your specific interests or requirements.
Half-Day Dublin Tours Include:
There are a multitude of things to see in our fine city. Our half day tour will bring you to see Trinity College Dublin, founded by Elizabeth I in 1592. Set in the heart of the city it is a nice place to escape the hustle and bustle outside. Centuries worth of architectural styles chart the evolution of the College. Dublin's most popular attraction, the Book of Kells, is housed in the magnificent Old Library which is also open to the public. The Book of Kells is a stunning illuminated manuscript from c. 800 A.D. Started by monks at St. Columba's Monastery on the remote Scottish isle of Iona, it was brought by the monks to Kells in 806 after repeated raids on Iona by Viking raiders. It has been in Trinity since 1654.
Viking and Medieval Dublin
A tour of Viking Dublin brings you to where our 'Fair City' sprang into life. The Vikings settled in Dublin over a thousand years ago and turned Dublin into an important centre for trade. The name Dublin comes from 'Dubh Linn' meaning 'Black Pool' after a pool where the Vikings sheltered their longboats. Visit the oldest streets with names like Fishamble St., Cook St. and Winetavern St., named after the trades that were carried out there centuries ago. Hear about slave trading, fierce battles with the Irish and the arrival of the Normans.
The arrival of the Normans began yet another phase in Dublin's history. Hear about their arrival under invitation and the subsequent invasion and seizure of power. See Dublin Castle where the Normans built their first stronghold and visit two cathedrals within sight of each other. Hear why this happened, being as it was, unique in Latin Christendom.
Georgian Dublin
See the beautiful Georgian Squares and houses that were built when Dublin was at its peak. See the homes of Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker and the Duke of Wellington.
Hear about the life of the great and good of Dublin society and admire the striking architecture that embodies the spirit and ethos of the period. Include a visit to Number 29, a Georgian museum with rooms that have been furnished with original artefacts as they would have been in the years 1790 to 1820.
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Driving Services
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