10 Archaeology Tours in County Dublin That You Shouldn't Miss

Discover the best of Dublin! Why the city was named (Dubh Linn) "black pool"? How were vikings related to it? Enjoy intriguing architecture, history, events, and stories right back to its Viking and medieval origins. Dublin has so many great locations, each with its own fascinating tale. During this tour, we will also skirt past many obscure places that will either leave a smile on your face or come as a complete surprise. You will see 18th century Parliament House and Trinity College, Ireland’s oldest university. Before wheeling around buildings, streets and laneways with their own engaging stories on the way to Dublin Castle. What is so extraordinary about Chester Beatty Library? What's so special about medieval St Patrick’s Cathedral? How old is Christ Church Cathedral? What is the story of Bram Stoker and his Dracula? Where you can find the knights and ghost? During this tour, we are not going inside the object.

Inclusions: In person guide

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Customised private tour to suit you by a badged professional guide who is a history graduate and genealogist.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Bottled water

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No visit to Dublin is complete without a tour to the spectacular cathedral named after Ireland's patron saint. This expertly crafted tour offers unique access to Ireland’s must-see attractions: St. Patrick’s Cathedral & Gardens in Dublin's Medieval Quarter. This tour is led by an expert local professional English speaking guide offering the most comprehensive tour of St. Patrick's Cathedral with Skip the Line Access. This tour continues into the Cathedral's Gardens where St Patrick conducted the first Christian baptisms in the 5th century. The Gardens are beautifully restored where your guide shares compelling stories of some of the best Irish writers including Jonathan Swift, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett Maeve Binchy. Enjoy a journey from Gulliver's travels to Ulysses that combines an insight to Ireland's top writers while visiting other famous Dublin's landmarks with our guides performing along the way from the works of Ireland's best-known writers.

Inclusions: Professional guide

Exclusions: Food, drink & transportation, Gratuities

The story of Ireland is a heroic tragedy. A land of saints and scholars turns to war to defend itself against marauding Vikings and Norman mercenaries before falling to English power in 16th century. It would be 400 years of harsh oppression before an independent Ireland emerged in 1922, and even then much was left undone. One this tour you will take in this tragic tale on the streets of the Irish capital visiting sites of historical importance such as, the General Post Office, Christ Church Cathedral, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Castle, Trinity College Dublin, and the National Famine Memorial. You will also meet important figures in Ireland's development such as the Viking King Sytrigg Silkbeard, the Norman mercenary Strongbow, King Henry VIII, the Liberator Daniel O'Connell, and tragic rebel figure Michael Collins. We will finish the tour with how Ireland has developed over the last 100 years into a confident and wealthy European nation, with a pint in a historic Irish pub.

Inclusions: Alcoholic Beverages, Tickets to Dublin Castle and the GPO Witness Museum., Visit the National Gallery of Ireland, the Archaeological Museum and Sweny's Chemist (Joyce Museum), A taxi ride from your hotel or cruise ship to the inner-city

Exclusions: Dinner

On this tour we visit Newgrange, the Neolithic burial site that dates back over 5000 years. From there we visit the 10th century High Crosses at Monasterboice and the Melifont Abbey dating back to 1142. We will also visit the Battle of the Boyne site fought in 1690 by King William & King James.

Inclusions: Private transportation, WiFi on board, Air-conditioned vehicle, Bottled water

Exclusions: Gratuities, Lunch, Entrance fees to sites visited during your tour.

With Ireland with Locals, you get to see the best Ireland has to offer in the comfort of one of our high-end vehicles & in the company or your own private guide.

Inclusions: Private transportation

Exclusions: Lunch, Gratuities

Discover the best of Dublin! Why the city was named (Dubh Linn) "black pool"? How were vikings related to it? Enjoy intriguing architecture, history, events, and stories right back to its Viking and medieval origins. Dublin has so many great locations, each with its own fascinating tale. During this tour, we will also skirt past many obscure places that will either leave a smile on your face or come as a complete surprise. You will see 18th century Parliament House and Trinity College, Ireland’s oldest university. Before wheeling around buildings, streets and laneways with their own engaging stories on the way to Dublin Castle. What is so extraordinary about Chester Beatty Library? What's so special about medieval St Patrick’s Cathedral? How old is Christ Church Cathedral? What is the story of Bram Stoker and his Dracula? Where you can find the knights and ghost? During this tour, we are not going inside the object.

Inclusions: Tour Guide

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This unique tour uses Ireland’s artistic and literary wealth to explain the historical moments, traditions, wars, movements, and eras that have sculpted Ireland through the centuries. We’ll explore the highlights of the National Gallery, National Library and National Museum, with a break half-way through. Consider those great cultural and artistic treasures that represent your country’s history. For the USA, it is paintings like ‘Washington Crossing the Delaware’ and ‘American Gothic’ by Grant Wood, original manuscripts of Edgar Allan Poe and Walt Whitman, and objects full of cultural symbolism like The Liberty Bell. This tour will show you their Irish equivalents: - Symbolic paintings representing the Norman Conquest of Ireland and the Irish Civil War; - Insight into the life and works of W.B. Yeats - Ireland’s Greatest Poet; - The Tara Brooch and the Ardagh Chalice – treasures that epitomise Ireland’s Golden Age (500-800AD).

Inclusions: Professional, Irish tour guide with at least 1 year's experience, Break for coffee/tea

Exclusions: We'll stop for a coffee/tea/lunch break in the middle of the tour

You will be greeted by your chauffeur guide at the reception of your hotel or your location / address in Dublin City. You will have a stress-free luxury day tour in an Executive Mercedes Benz V Class MPV. suitable for up to 6 passengers. It is a flexible tour, the listed sites are an example of the Newgrange tour. You have the option of including or excluding sites according you preferences. Tour starts and ends in Dublin.

Inclusions: Bottled water, Air-conditioned vehicle, WiFi on board, Private transportation, Tolls & Taxes, Driver with vehicle

Exclusions: Lunch & Entrance Fees to The Sites., Gratuities not included and gratefully accepted. We recommend 15%

Informative and interesting tour where the guide will bring the past to life with lighthearted stories & anecdotes rather than just hard dates and cold facts

Inclusions: Glass of Guinness ( or non-alcoholic soft drink alternative) at Brazen Head, Entry to Marsh's Library

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