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Tours at the NMI – Decorative Arts and History

National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks Benburb Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin

Through Dublin Festival of History, join tour guides at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History at Collins Barracks on a variety of engaging family tours exploring the Museum and its collection. Discover the journey of Collins Barracks in ‘From Barracks to Museum’, learn about Ireland’s military and revolutionary history in ‘Recovered Voices’...

Surrounded by Water: from the Grand Canal to the Camac

Starting Point: the footbridge beside Goldenbridge Luas stop Goldenbridge Walk, Dublin 8, Dublin

**Booked out** A guided walk in the Inchicore/Kilmainham area, from the Grand Canal to Old Kilmainham, the Royal Hospital and the Camac, ending near Kilmainham Mill. Local historian Francis Thackaberry will illustrate the significance of waterways, water supply and transport in the historic settlement and development of the area and take in other aspects of...

Dublinia Family Tour

Dublinia St Michael's Hill Christ Church, Dublin 8, Dublin

Come celebrate the Dublin Festival of History at Dublinia and join a special interactive family tour. Try on a Viking costume, and even get a chance to hold a Viking sword or shield! Visit the Medieval Fair and learn all about cures for diseases long ago. Take a stroll down a medieval street, pop into...

Clonsilla and Royal Canal Heritage

Meeting point for this walk is at - St Mary's Church of Ireland opposite Larch Grove Clonsilla, Dublin 15, Dublin

Join Clonsilla & Porterstown Heritage Society (CPHS) on a guided walk of the natural and built heritage of this beautiful historic area. Hear stories about the missing crown jewels, horse poisoning, industrial heritage and a famine walk as we journey between Clonsilla and Porterstown, via the "Deep Sinking", a very special and unique part of...

Old Liffey Ferry Dublin Port and River Liffey Tour

Old Liffey Ferry Unit 16, North Wall Quay Beside MV Cill Airne, Dublin, Dublin

**Booked out** All free festival tours on the Old Liffey Ferry have now booked out, however the Old Liffey Ferry would like to offer a 25% discount code on their regular tickets for anyone who would like to book a tour outside of the festival.  Please visit https://oldliffeyferry.com/ and enter the code historyfestival23 to avail of...

Tours at the NMI – Decorative Arts and History

National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks Benburb Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin

Through Dublin Festival of History, join tour guides at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History at Collins Barracks on a variety of engaging family tours exploring the Museum and its collection. Discover the journey of Collins Barracks in ‘From Barracks to Museum’, learn about Ireland’s military and revolutionary history in ‘Recovered Voices’...

Tours at the NMI – Decorative Arts and History

National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks Benburb Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin

Through Dublin Festival of History, join tour guides at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History at Collins Barracks on a variety of engaging family tours exploring the Museum and its collection. Discover the journey of Collins Barracks in ‘From Barracks to Museum’, learn about Ireland’s military and revolutionary history in ‘Recovered Voices’...

Tour of the Reading Room

Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland

Join the staff of the Reading Room as they reveal some of the treasures of the collections in Dublin City Library and Archive, including some beautifully illustrated items by Harry Clarke. You can also see Nelson’s Head - from the statue of Nelson that stood on the pillar in O’Connell Street until 1966. Dublin City...

Tours at the NMI – Decorative Arts and History

National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks Benburb Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin

Through Dublin Festival of History, join tour guides at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History at Collins Barracks on a variety of engaging family tours exploring the Museum and its collection. Discover the journey of Collins Barracks in ‘From Barracks to Museum’, learn about Ireland’s military and revolutionary history in ‘Recovered Voices’...

Irish Sign Language: ISL Guided Tour of 14 Henrietta Street

14 Henrietta Street Dublin 1, Dublin

This tour will be delivered exclusively in ISL. When you enter 14 Henrietta Street you’ll experience over 300 years of city and family life in the walls of one address. Our intimate guided tours bring you on a journey from the house's grand Georgian beginnings to the tenement dwellings of its later years. By connecting...

History tours of the Irish Architectural Archive

Irish Architectural Archive 45 Merrion Square, Dublin, Dublin

Take a tour of the largest terraced house on Merrion Square, learn about its history, see the latest exhibitions and discover the work of the Irish Architectural Archive. Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the festival. 26 and 28 September; 3, 5, 10 and 12 October, 10:00 each day. No booking required.

Open Day tours of the Edward Worth Library

The Edward Worth Library The Edward Worth Library Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin, Dublin

Come see the beautiful early eighteenth-century of Edward Worth (1676-1733), a Dublin physician who bequeathed a magnificent collection of books to Dr Steevens' Hospital. Tours at noon on each Open Day will include the ‘Librarian’s Choice’. Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the festival. 26 and 27 September; 3, 4, 10 and 11 October Tour times 11:00...

Drama, Books and Politics in Dublin’s Medieval Core

Outside the Gutter Bookstore (meet point/ start point for walk) Cow's Lane, Temple Bar,, Dublin 8,, County Dublin

Dublin Theatre is older than Shaw, Wilde or O’Casey. What about writers who lived and worked in Dublin’s historic core, from Johnathan Swift to Lady Morgan? And what of the Irish stage in the centuries before the Abbey Theatre? This walking tour explores theatre, literature, music, and performance as well as themes as diverse as...

Tours at the NMI – Decorative Arts and History

National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks Benburb Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin

Through Dublin Festival of History, join tour guides at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History at Collins Barracks on a variety of engaging family tours exploring the Museum and its collection. Discover the journey of Collins Barracks in ‘From Barracks to Museum’, learn about Ireland’s military and revolutionary history in ‘Recovered Voices’...

Open Day tours of the Edward Worth Library

The Edward Worth Library The Edward Worth Library Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin, Dublin

Come see the beautiful early eighteenth-century of Edward Worth (1676-1733), a Dublin physician who bequeathed a magnificent collection of books to Dr Steevens' Hospital. Tours at noon on each Open Day will include the ‘Librarian’s Choice’. Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the festival. 26 and 27 September; 3, 4, 10 and 11 October Tour times 11:00...

Around Dublin’s Medieval Walls

Outside the Gutter Bookstore (meet point/ start point for walk) Cow's Lane, Temple Bar,, Dublin 8,, County Dublin

**Please note the change of date on this walk due to an unforeseen weather warning in place for the original date of 27 September.  Tickets are still valid for the new date of 11 October.  Please cancel your tickets or let us know if this is not suitable for you. A long, exciting walk around...

Tours at the NMI – Decorative Arts and History

National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks Benburb Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin

Through Dublin Festival of History, join tour guides at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History at Collins Barracks on a variety of engaging family tours exploring the Museum and its collection. Discover the journey of Collins Barracks in ‘From Barracks to Museum’, learn about Ireland’s military and revolutionary history in ‘Recovered Voices’...

18 Ormond Quay Upper – Tour an 1840s Merchant House

Dublin Civic Trust 18 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin, Dublin

Take a guided tour of 18 Ormond Quay Upper, an 1840s merchant house and shop recently saved and restored over a three-year period by Dublin Civic Trust. The project involved many traditional conservation techniques and materials, including Irish brick ‘wigging’, architectural joinery repair, lime plastering and decorative finishes. The second phase of the project is...