Whilst most of Dublins grisly past has been left behind to history, not every character has decided to pass over into the next world.

The Emerald Isle is known as being one of the most haunted countries on the planet with many of the world's most famous supernatural characters and stories finding their roots in the tales told across the centuries by ancestors around Irish peat fires on dark, dank nights. Each wave of human culture from the Celts to the Protestant ascendancy has left a mark when it comes to the haunted history of Dublin. It is this diversity which makes Dublins other-worldly folklore so fascinating.

Walk through the eerie, cobblestoned streets, hearing tales from the underbelly of this city, such as the burning of 18th century madam Darkey "The Witch" Kelly, the tragic tale of The Green Lady of St. Audoens and how Dublin's "Hell" got its name. As tyou walk, learn of the period in which The Dolocher stalked our streets, and hear tales of the mysterious 18th century Hellfire Club and its dark origins, until we reach the Gates of Hell... and enter beware!

This unique tour covers the more macabre and gruesome aspects of Dublins history as well as tales of the supernatural which have frightened Dubliners for centuries. On this tour you also have the opportunity to use our EMF detectors and explore your own psychic sense to detect the lost souls that continue to linger amongst the living!

Tour Info

Times: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 8pm

Running Time: 1.5 to 2 hours

Tour Meeting Point: The Small Square(Next To City hall On Dame Street)

This walk chronicles the history of Dublin from her birth at the hands of the Vikings to the Norman invasion of Ireland.

Hear about the ancient settlement of "Eblana", the Pre-Viking Celtic monastic settlement that gives Dublin her modern Irish name, The coming of St Patrick and the spread of what was back then a very strange and "paganistic" brand of Christianity, the coming of the Vikings, the "Dubh linn", where their settlement was and how the Dublin Vikings lived and died, the "thigmote", the largest slave market in Europe (specialising in English slaves!) and some surprisingly gory and tortuous methods of Viking execution.

Learn about the two great Dublin cathedrals, one Viking, one Norman, the bloody expulsion of the Vikings from their own city, Brian Boru, which Pope authorised the British to invade Ireland, the Norman invasion of Ireland and why the British were actually originally invited by the Irish to invade this country!

Tour Info

Times: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at 4pm

Running Time: 1.5 to 2 hours

Tour Meeting Point: Top Of Grafton Street (Opposite Butler's Chocolate Cafe). Please arrive fifteen minutes prior to tour departure time

Ireland's chequered sexual history is more contradictory and at times heart wrenching than any other country in Europe.

From Celtic times to the modern day see how and why Ireland's views on sex and love have changed so drastically and what role the Church had to play in moral shifts.

See what used to be Europe's largest and most notorious red-light district known as Dublin's "Monto", and hear about what happened to the poor girls who worked in Monto when it was successfully shut down.

Learn about Magdalene laundries and the horrors that young Irish women had to face in them, sexual "crimes" such as "being too pretty", the questionable sexuality of St Patrick, the trials and executions of homosexuals and the rip roaring underground gay scene of 19th century Dublin.

Meet some of Dublin's most notorious sinners, including the member of the royal family who lost his virginity in Monto, Father Patrick Fay, the priest who would marry anyone and anything as long as the couple could produce the cash, and John Atherton a staunch campaigner to introduce the death penalty for homosexual acts who certainly got his come uppance in the end


Forget Dublin's fair city - Sexual excess, repression, hypocrisy, hilarity and tribulation are all here on Dublin's only Saints And Sinners walking tour!

Tour Info

Times: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at 4pm

Tour Meeting Point: Top Of Grafton Street (Opposite Butler's Chocolate Cafe). Please arrive fifteen minutes prior to tour departure time.

Come and join Hidden Dublin Walks newest walking tour The Northside Ghost Walk.

With more than a thousand years of history, Dublin is one of the most haunted cities in the world. Hidden Dublin Walks will take you through one of the oldest parts of Dublin; the area once known as Oxmantown. This former Viking enclave has a rich haunted history. You will discover the site of Saint Marys Abbey; one of the most powerful monastic settlements in Ireland in medieval times, now just a small ruin down an alleyway, passed by thousands of oblivious commuters every day.

You will hear the story of Lord Norbury, the infamous and sadistic Hanging Judge who presided over the trial of Robert Emmet. Hated in life, in death he returned to continue his reign of terror. Emmet himself might make an appearance, for it is said he can still be found peering out of the window at The Brazen Head, looking to see if those who approach are friend or foe.

You will learn the legend of Scaldbrother, the infamous medieval thief whose buried treasure may still lie in a labyrinth of tunnels under Smithfield. Not to mention Billy the Bowl, the 18th century murderer, born without legs, who once terrorized Stoneybatter and Grangegorman.

If you are feeling brave enough, go down Hendrick Street, once the site of two of the most haunted houses in Dublin. Between them, nos. 7 & 8 Hendrick Street were home to no fewer than six different ghosts. Demolished in the 1960s, the houses are long gone, but the ghosts...?

And what of the haunted hospital? Ghostly nurses have been seen all the way down the block. Could they be the reason for office chairs spinning by themselves in an adjacent building? Or electronic toys turning on and off by themselves?

You might want to steel your nerves before venturing to Croppies Acre. This long-abandoned site was used as a football pitch in the 20th century. Shocking when you consider that it is a mass grave the final resting place of hundreds of rebels executed after the 1798 rebellion. If you are of a sensitive disposition, you may well come away feeling disturbed. Sometimes, the spirits here attempt communication!

You will also hear tell of the mummies of Saint Michans Church, surely the most macabre tourist attraction in Ireland, and a major inspiration to the young Bram Stoker, native of Clontarf and author of Dracula.

As if thats not enough to whet your appetite, you will also visit the site of a 21st century apparition of the Virgin Mary. Thousands of passers-by claim to have seen the image on the wall. Can you?

And do be careful who you step on as you pass through the deconsecrated graveyard. The gravestones may have moved, but the bodies havent...

Tour Info

Times: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at 8pm

Tour Meeting Point: In front of McDonald's on Mary Street - Opposite "The Church Bar". Please arrive 20 minutes prior to tour departure time

Dublin's history from the middle ages and early modern period is as gruesome and fascinating as they come.

See all the remaining sites of interest in the old town as well as hearing about Black Monday, the bubonic plague, how it affected Dublin and first hand accounts of what Dubliners thought of it, as well as finding the surprising location of one of Dublin's plague pits.

Bloody and public executions were Dublin's main entertainment of the day, see where they were committed and find out the peculiar medieval story of how "misery hill" got its name.

Red Hugh's epic escape is one of Dublin's most famous stories, hear this amazing tale and see where it happened.

Hidden Dublin strives to give an understanding of the medieval Dubliners' mentalities using as many primary sources as possible. With bull baiting, leprosy and a bit of witchcraft and witch trials thrown in to the mix, this is one of Dublin's most fascinating periods of history.

Tour Info

Times: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at 8pm

Tour Meeting Point: Top Of Grafton Street (Opposite Butler's Chocolate Cafe). Please arrive fifteen minutes prior to tour departure time.

GUIDED BUS TRIP TO DUBLINS INFAMOUS HELLFIRE CLUB IN THE DUBLIN MOUNTAINS

Board the Hellfire Express to hear some of the haunted legends that abound further afield than Dublin City Centre at such famous landmarks as St Patrick's Cathedral, Rathfarnham Castle and Kilakee House as the tour wends its way along the path towards the lonely dark Dublin Mountains range.

Arrive at Hellfire Club disembark the bus and walk up to one of Irelands most lonely and infamous places. The burnt out shell of this haunted hunting lodge dating from 1725 is known for its association with Satanism, the supernatural and the occult. Be warned! Although this desolate place is miles from civilisation it has witnessed activities that should not be seen by anyone on this earthly plain. It is not unusual for visitors to experience head and chest tightness as their subconscious picks up on the horrors that this lonely hill has witnessed, it is not a place for the faint hearted!

Your storyteller will recount the history of this place, including the destruction of the ancient megalithic monuments, the exhumation of the demonic statue and dwarf skeleton to the evil rituals and events that took place here such as the black masses, human and animal sacrifices, and the infamous card game with the cloven-hoofed visitor.

Learn about and watch footage from the paranormal investigations carried out by PSI Ireland (Paranormal Study And Investigation Ireland).

The historical "Haunted Hellfire" excurison will last approximately 2.5 hours (inclusive of travel time to and from the Dublin Mountains)

Torches will be provided on the night (1 between 2) but feel free to bring your own. We will be insisting however that all mobile phones and torches be turned off at certain points on the tour... for your safety!

Finish back at the Brazen Head, where you can avail of special drinks promotions and dance the night away to live music.

Disclaimer: The Hellfire special tour is taken at tourists own risks. HiddenDublinWalks Ltd accepts no responsibility for personal injury, theft or harm of any nature, ON ANY PART OF THE TOUR AND AT THE HELLFIRE CLUB, and reserves the right at all times to refuse admission, or cancel a tour.

By attending the Hellfire special tour, you confirm that you are of suitable mental and physical health for a tour of this nature.

Strictly Adults only - THIS IS NOT A FUNNY TOUR, BUT A SERIOUS EXPLORATION INTO THE MYTHS AND LEDGENDS OF THE HELLFIRE CLUB, UNIQUE TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF IRELAND.

The tour involves a brisk 20 minute uphill walk, not suitable for those with breathing diffuiculties. By booking you confirm that you are physically fit to do this. All sales are final. Please check back to this page for any updates in times or schedule as you get closer to the event.

Tour Info

Times: Thursday , Friday and Sunday at 7pm

Running Time: 1.5 to 2 hours

Tour Meeting Point: The Brazen Head, Ireland's Oldest Pub, 20 Lower Bridge St, Dublin. Please arrive 20 minutes prior to tour departure time

Within the reaches of living memory, Dublin's docklands were a bustling hub of commerce and trade, but rather different to the thriving, high-tech and cosmopolitan centre the district has become today, encompassing the Irish Financial Services Centre and providing a home for Google's European headquarters.

With coal-ships bringing in their daily cargoes, the waterfront was dominated by the gasworks, foundries, mills, factories, coal sheds and cattle yards.

The streets and quaysides were a hectic flurry of carthorses and donkeys, trucks, trams, wagons and bicyles, all swerving throughout the throng of dockers, coalmen, gangers, merchants, sailors, stevedores and journeymen plying their trades.

Peer into the underworld of prostitutes, fisherwomen, shawlies, tramps, alcoholics, drudges and barefoot children who lived at the edges of this great maritime entrept. Plumes of smoke, coal fumes and smog wisped the sturdy stone Georgian warehouses and merchants offices still visible between the shiny, streamlined contemporary buildings of glass and concrete which now slice the skyline.

This unique guided stroll through the capital's dockland's area evokes and explains its varying fortunes and declines through the ages: from the construction of what was once the world's largest docks at Grand Canal Basin, through Dublin's eighteenth century heyday as second city of the British Empire, its role in the war of Independence, twentieth century decline and recent rejuvenation and redevelopment as an economic hub and powerhouse of the Celtic Tiger era.

Peering deep into the waters of history, find out how the very ground Irelands capital port was built upon is land reclaimed from the tidal slobs and marshlands of the Liffey estuary, itself once a vast waterway when the first Viking vessels nosed their way upstream some 1,200 years ago to found Europe's largest slave market.

You'll learn about the pioneering characters who made Dublin's docks a going concern, and whose names still grace the quays and streets of the locality, including tales of Binden Blood Stoney, Sir John Rogerson and many others. Explore a pivotal time in Irish history as you find out how the Boland's flour mill and bakery were at the heart of the 1916 Easter Rising.

You'll learn of local links to literary luminaries such as writer Sean O'Casey and playwright Samuel Beckett whose names now grace two of Dublin's newest and most impressive bridges. Find out about the steady flow of human misery through Dublin port during the Great Hunger, catch a glimpse of a working replica famine ship moored on the Liffey, the Jeannie Johnson, and hear of her sinking and subsequent rebuilding. Other notable vessels include the Cill Airne, now a floating restaurant, the old Aran Islands ferry St Enda, an early 20th century lifeboat, and a range of other exciting heritage vessels that regularly visit Dublins city quays.

You'll also have the chance to toast a Guinness barge, hear of U2's ongoing relationship with the Docks, and see some of the splendid modern architecture of the contemporary docklands, utterly transformed from dereliction and disuse to a world-class cosmopolitan centre and exemplar of urban renewal.

And dont forget about the "smugglers" and "pirates" !

Tour Info

Times: Wednesdays at 3pm and Thursdays at 4pm

Tour Meeting Point: Departs opposite the Custom House, Custom House Quay.

Please arrive fifteen minutes prior to tour departure time.

It is said by many that Dublin experienced a golden age during the 19th century, or "the Georgian Period" as many like to put it.

Great splendour and wealth abounded, the arts thrived and Dublin produced some of its greatest people such as well known authors James Joyce and Oscar Wilde.

Furthermore, Dublin's most beautiful visible architecture comes from this period. However, if we scratch the thin layer of extreme wealth and cultural sophistication we come across a darker side of the Georgian period, the desperation of the poor during a time in which slums, child labour, famine, soup-kitchens and workhouses existed for the majority of the Irish.

Hidden Dublin Walks has dredged up from the pages of history the most fascinating of characters and events, people who could only existed and gotten away with their cheekiness in Ireland : such as the "prince of pickpockets" notorious in London and Dublin for his thieving ways, but on stepping ashore after transportation to Australia was made chief of police, or Mad Fightin' Fitz, so wealthy that his only past time was shooting at people on Dublin's streets with his pistol trying to incite them to duel with him, or even "the walking gallows", judge jury and executioner all in one need we say more?

Besides this we will see the remaining highlights of Georgian architecture and the stories of fabulous events which took place there, such as how the disastrous 19th century fire at Custom's House ended up becoming Dublin's largest ever alcohol fuelled street party.

Tour Info

Times: Friday and Sunday at 11am

Running Time: 1.5 to 2 hours

Tour Meeting Point: Top Of Grafton Street (Opposite Butler's Chocolate Cafe). Please arrive fifteen minutes prior to tour departure time

Learn all about Dublin's rich literary heritage on this literary pub crawl through Dublin City.

Enjoy a few pints as you embark on an animated and entertaining journey through the sights and sounds that inspired great Irish writers including James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, Brendan Behan, Sean O'Casey, Samuel Beckett, Oscar Wilde and W.B. Yeats, not forgetting modern scribes like Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, Paula Meehan and Brendan Kennelly.

This walking tour is a wonderful introduction to Dublin's literary past and exciting pub culture. Starting off at the Duke Pub on Duke Street, this literary pub crawl will take you to famous pubs and haunts while actors recite verses from the best Irish literature. You can enjoy an Irish pint while learning about the lives of great Irish writers.

This tour will take you to Public House such as The Duke just off Grafton Street (starting point - where your guide will be waiting for you), then onto O'Neills on Suffolk Street, The Old Stand and ending at Davy Byrnes.

This tour included the entertainment provided by professional actors. This tour does not include alcoholic beverages. Customers buy a drink along the way. Please note that a pint of Guinness costs approximately 5.00.

There are prizes provided for the quiz.

Departure Time: 7:30pm

Tour Info

27th Jan-31st Mar - Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun @ 7.30pm

1st Apr to 31st Oct - Daily @ 7.30pm

Running Time: 2 hrs approx

Please meet the actors UPSTAIRS in the DUKE pub no later than 7.15pm.

Door opens at 7pm

A short walk from Christchurch Cathedral and The Guinness Brewery, The Brazen Head is a must for a true Irish pub experience thanks to its historic value and reputation as one of Dublin's best Irish music venues.

Enjoy an evening of music in this great pub and sample the delights of an Irish Stew and a pint!

The Brazen Head has now established itself as one of Dublin's best live music venues. It hosts the best of Irish traditional music and well-loved ballads every night. Enjoy live music, a classical Irish Stew and a pint while you soak up the atmosphere. Dating back to 1198, The Brazen Head is Ireland's oldest pub. When you consider that licensing laws only came into effect in 1635, this pub has been serving alcohol before official licensing laws were even enacted.

Tour Info

Times: Daily

Hop on- Hop Off Tour - Available daily at 9.30am

The Dublin Tour has been carefully designed to give you the freedom to explore and experience the history and culture of Dublin at your leisure. We visit all the main Dublin attractions along our route and these include Dublin Zoo and Trinity College (home of the Book of Kells).

Our entertaining Dublin tour guides, who are all accredited by Failte Ireland, will show you the city as only a native can. Your 24-hour ticket allows you to hop on and off as often as you wish.

The tour operates daily from 9.30am and can be joined at any of 23 stops, each conveniently located near one of the most popular Dublin attractions. For example, you can join outside Trinity College, leave at the Guinness Storehouse (and sample the product!) and then re-join later.

You could even start your Dublin tour in the afternoon and come back to see more the following morning. To enhance your enjoyment we have arranged discounts for you at a selection of the most popular attractions en route.

Dinner Show at Abbey Tavern - Available daily at 7.30pm

The Abbey Tavern is an authentic 16th century tavern and restaurant. Original stone walls, gas lights and open turf fires. Celebrating 45 years of our "Traditional Irish Evening" in The Barn, featuring the world famous Abbey Tavern singers and musicians, with a lively performance of music, song and the very best of Irish dancing.

During the entertainment we serve a typical 5 course Irish dinner finishing with Irish coffee.

Dublin Literary Pub Crawl - Available daily at 7.30pm

Learn all about Dublin's rich literary heritage on this literary pub crawl through Dublin City. Enjoy a few pints as you embark on an animated and entertaining journey through the sights and sounds that inspired great Irish writers including James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, Brendan Behan, Sean O'Casey, Samuel Beckett, Oscar Wilde and W.B. Yeats, not forgetting modern scribes like Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, Paula Meehan and Brendan Kennelly.

This walking tour is a wonderful introduction to Dublin's literary past and exciting pub culture. Starting off at the Duke Pub on Duke Street, this literary pub crawl will take you to famous pubs and haunts while actors recite verses from the best Irish literature. You can enjoy an Irish pint while learning about the lives of great Irish writers.

This tour will take you to Public House such as The Duke just off Grafton Street (starting point - where your guide will be waiting for you), then onto O'Neills on Suffolk Street, The Old Stand and ending at Davy Byrnes.

This tour included the entertainment provided by professional actors. This tour does not include alcoholic beverages. Customers buy a drink along the way. Please note that a pint of Guinness costs approximately 5.00.

There are prizes provided for the quiz.

Admission to the Laughter Lounge, Dublin - Available every Thursday, Friday & Saturday night at 8.30pm

The Laughter Lounge Dublin feature's an outstanding line-up of award-winning comedians The shows include the very best comedians working in Ireland and, from as far as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, and the USA.

With a funky, vibrant atmosphere, tasty food and chilled drinks to our resident DJ who is only to happy to play your favourite tunes, The Laughter Lounge has it all!!

So if you're looking for the craic, then look no further!!

'The comedians were hilarious and the DJ playing request was the perfect finish to a great night' Declan P, AIB

"Thank you very very much, for putting together a really fantabulous night :) The staff were really great and helpful, this is the best I have seen so far in Dublin... Friendly, polite, helpful, the winning combination in short" Kiesse. Google

'The set up of the Laughter Lounge is excellent, the staff were really, really friendly and the show was super. Everyone has been raving about it since, for sure people will be returning!' Melissa, Data Manager, Quintiles

General Admission:
* General admission to show (Doors 19:00 hrs - Show 20:30)
* Free cocktail before 19:30
* Use of cloakroom
* 4 Top Comedians till 11pm followed by late night bar and DJ.
* Guarantee drinks promotion on the night!

You get a FREE 84 page comprehensive guidebook (worth €4.99) with every purchase of the Dublin Pass!

The guidebook contains details of all the attractions and offers that are accessible with your Dublin Pass, plus maps of the city and some general visitor information. The Dublin Pass Guidebook will help you to find out more about all your favourite attractions before you arrive.

By using the guidebook you can plan your days in Dublin so that you make the most of your time in our thriving city. With clear, concise information and easy to follow directions for each attraction, this guide has all the essential tips for a top Dublin experience!

Free transport from Dublin Airport to Dublin City with your Dublin Pass. Simply validate your Dublin Pass at the Aircoach stop outside Dublin Airport and jump on an Aircoach to be brought in comfort right into the city centre. Aircoach journey is valid for use from the Airport to the City only.

How it works

The Dublin Pass offers you free entry to over 30 of Dublin’s top visitor attractions, transport from the airport to the city with Aircoach and access to over 25 special offers and discounts in shops, restaurants, leisure pursuits, tours and much more! Using smart card technology the Dublin Pass allows the visitor the freedom to explore the city at their leisure. With over 30 attractions included in the price of the Pass there is no need to carry cash or rummage for money – so keep your wallet in your pocket, save money and discover Dublin! Dublin is a delight to explore and very easy to navigate on foot, with many of our visitor attractions within easy walking distance of each other.

Fast-Track Entry

Not only does the Dublin Pass entitle you to free admission, you also benefit from Fast-Track entry, allowing you to skip the long queues at some of the busiest tourist attractions! Simply show your Dublin Pass to the attendant and you can bypass the queue – saving you time, adding convenience and making you feel like a VIP!

86 Page Dublin Colour Guidebook

In addition your Dublin Pass is accompanied by a comprehensive Dublin guidebook including a full page feature on all participants, general information, interesting facts about Dublin and full colour city and regional maps. With clear, concise information and easy to follow directions for each attraction, this guide has all the essential tips for a top Dublin experience!

Getting Started / Activating Your Dublin Pass

The Dublin Pass is activated from the first time of use – whether that is on the Aircoach, or at one of the participating attractions. Once activated the Pass is valid for the successive number of days as indicated on the Dublin Pass itself (1, 2, 3 or 6 Days). One day constitutes one calendar day, not 24 hour periods.
Please note that the Dublin Pass entitles the bearer to admission to each attraction once per day. For example if you have a 2 day Dublin Pass you can visit the same attraction on the 2 successive days, however admission will be denied if you try to gain entry to the same attraction more than once on any given day.

At the Attraction

Once you arrive at the visitor attraction, the benefits of the Dublin Pass are apparent. Go to the prepaid admissions point that is clearly signed and present your Dublin Pass. Each participating attraction has installed an automated Dublin Pass Reader in their property to ensure convenience and ease of access for the Pass holder. The attendant will record your entry and you will be shown straight through. This process eliminates cash transactions and allows the holder to beat the queues and gain fast-track entry to the attraction.

Special Offers

And don’t forget to show your Dublin Pass in order to save even more money and avail of our fabulous special offers in some of Dublin’s finest shops, restaurants, theatres, entertainment venues, tours… and much, much more!

Free Entry with the Dublin Pass

Please note that where the visitor attraction is normally free admission you will receive a special offer or added value exclusive to the Dublin Pass holder on presentation of the Pass.

- Chester Beatty Library
- Chimney Viewing Tower
- Christ Church Cathedral
- Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre
- Dublin Castle
- Dublin Writers Museum
- Dublin Zoo
- Dublin's City Hall - The Story of the Capital
- Guinness Storehouse
- Irish Museum of Modern Art
- James Joyce Centre
- James Joyce Museum
- Kilmainham Gaol
- Malahide Castle
- National Botanic Gardens
- National Gallery of Ireland
- National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology
- National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History
- National Museum of Ireland - Natural History National Wax Museum
- Number Twenty Nine - Georgian House Museum
- Phoenix Park Visitor Centre
- Rathfarnham Castle
- Saint Patrick's Cathedral
- St Audoen's Church
- Tara's Palace
- The Bram Stoker Dracula Experience
- The Casino, Marino
- The Fry Model Railway
- The GAA Museum & Croke Park Stadium Tour
- The Old Jameson Distillery
- The Shaw Birthplace

Closed 25th & 26th December and 1st January

Tour Highlights

Wild Scenery

Clifden Town

Kylemore Abbey

Killary Harbour

Leenane Village

Cong Village & Abbey

Salthill & The Claddagh

Led by an experienced and entertaining driver-guide you will be transported into the heart of Irelands last wilderness, the beautiful Connemara region. Taking our time to explain and enjoy the varied landscape that unfolds throughout the day, we make numerous stops, not least at Clifden Town - the capital of Connemara, where we make a welcome coffee stop before calling to Kylemore Abbey - "Irelands most romantic building". Kylemore Abbey, an idyllic getaway for a previous owner is now the monastic home to the Benedictine Order of Nuns in Ireland.

After lunch we travel through some of the most beautiful areas in Ireland as we pass by the natural harbour that is Killary fjord that straddles the Mayo-Galway border and the scenic village of Leenane, famous for its appearance in the Hollywood movie, "The Field".

The Galway Tour Company is the only company that take you from here to the beautiful village of Cong, home to Cong Abbey and the setting for the John Ford movie, "The Quiet Man" in 1952, where we give you time to get acquainted with the local sights before returning to Galway City with memories of a fantastic day in Connemara!

Departs from:

09:45 - Sleepzone Tourist Hostel

09:45 - Salthill Tourist Office

10:00 - Merchants Road

Tour also can pick up from local Galway Hotels & B&Bs.

Tour Info

Daily @ 09:45

Excl. 25 & 26 Dec

Running Time: All Day

Clients MUST call at least 48 hours in advance to reconfirm booking & pick point. Please be at hotel/B&B reception 10 mins. prior to pick up time. If alternative pick up point is required, and/or you have any questions regarding this tour, please call 00 353 (0) 91 566 566.

Tour Highlights

Dunguaire Castle

The Cliffs of Moher

Atlantic Edge

Poulnabrone Dolmen

Kilfenora/High Crosses

This daily tour to the Cliffs of Moher is a great way to see all the sights of the Burren and enjoy a leisurely stop at Irelands most popular tourist attraction - the Cliffs of Moher.

Leaving Galway City daily, your driver-guide will entertain and inform you of the local history and folklore, making plenty of stops along the way. This tour includes photo-stops at Dunguaire Castle in the picturesque village of Kinvara and follows the breathtaking Corkscrew route to the Cliffs of Moher where you can avail of a 2 hour break to visit the 214-metre high, 8kms cliff face, and even visit the state of the art "Atlantic Edge" interpretive centre (entrance not included in tour price).

After lunch the tour moves inland to the limestone region of the Burren and makes another stop at the village of Kilfenora. Kilfenora is famous for its High Crosses located in the 12th century monastery and is the location for the Burren Centre, an exhibition that takes the visitor on a journey through time when this area lay beneath a warm tropical sea (entrance not included in tour price).

From Kilfenora, your driver-guide will take you through the heart of the Burren region, an area home to an extraordinary number of archaeological sites, none more important than the Poulnabrone Dolmen dating back to over 5,800 years!

Having made a short stop at the Dolmen we amble our way slowly back to Galway City and arrive home at approximately 5:30pm.

Departs from:

09:45 - Sleepzone Tourist Hostel

09:45 - Salthill Tourist Office

10:00 - Merchants Road

Tour also can pick up from local Galway Hotels & B&Bs.

Tour Info

Daily @ 09:45

Excl. 25 & 26 Dec

Running Time: All Day

Clients MUST call at least 48hrs in advance to reconfirm booking, pick up point & shuttle bus time. Please be at hotel/B&B reception 10 mins. prior to pick up time. If you have any questions please call 00 353 (0) 91 566 566

Knappogue Castle Medieval Banquet
Quin Co. Clare

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THIS CASTLE OF 15TH CENTURY ORIGIN WAS BUILT BY THE McNamara CLAN. IT IS SITUATED IN THE VILLAGE OF QUIN, CO. CLARE - 15 MILES FROM SHANNON AIRPORT.

On arrival guests are welcomed at the Castle door by the ladies and the butler of the castle

The Banquet begins with a goblet or two of Mead in the outer Dalcassian Room where the Earl & Lady are crowned for the evening.

After a short history of the Castle and a musical introduction by the Castle Singers, guests enter the Banquet Hall. There the seating and long oak tables reflect the Mediaeval Banqueting style.

The 5 course meal is a pleasant balance of Irish Fish and Meat dishes as used during the period and is accompanied with music and song.

Then follows a 35 minute entertainment programme in music, song and dance that takes you on a magical musical journey from the medieval times through to the 20th century.

Banquet Menu

Aperitif Mead
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Smoked Irish Salmon
with Cucumber and Dill Salad
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Tomato & Basil Soup
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Supreme of Chicken in a Verinque Sauce
Fresh Seasonal Vegetables & Baby Roast Potatoes
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Rastin
(Lemon Cheesecake)
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Tea / Coffee
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Vegetarian Option Available

Knappogue Castle Medieval Banquet

Quin Co. Clare

Location: Knappogue Castle in Quin Village, Co. Clare is located 15 miles from Shannon Airport. To arrive by car take the main Ennis / Galway road (N18) to Newmarket - on - Fergus Village. Turn right and drive 6 miles further, following the signposts to Knappogue Castle. Distance: 15 miles - allow 30 minutes. Anyone travelling from the South or South West e.g. Killarney - Tralee - Cork - Waterford etc. should come to Limerick first and then follow as above. From Galway take the main Limerick Road (N18 ) to Ennis town. Follow signposts through Ennis to Quin Village. Knappogue Castle is 3 miles further on.

Historical note: Knappogue Castle, built in 1467 by Sean Mac Con McNamara, is a magnificent example of a mediaeval tower house, located in the rolling hills of Clare just 3 miles from Quin Village.

Entertainment: Includes a 35 minute entertainment programme in music, song, and dance by 11 castle Entertainers. It is the feast of the Kings of Ireland where each of the four provinces of Ireland are represented by a King.

Booking Information

Please exchange this voucher for your ticket 30 mins prior to event start time, at Knappogue Castle in Quin Village, Co. Clare, located 15 miles from Shannon Airport.

Car & Coach Facilities: Car Park situated behind the Castle has extensive parking facilities.

Performance Times

Banquet sitting times: One sitting nightly at 6.30pm - May to October subject to demand.

Running Time: The entire show lasts two and half-hours.

Dunguaire Castle Banquet

THIS CASTLE BUILT 500 YEARS AGO IS AN INSPIRATIONAL PLACE COMMANDING THE SHORES OF MAJESTIC GALWAY BAY - SITUATED 300 YARDS OUTSIDE KINVARA VILLAGE.
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Guests on arrival are welcomed on the Castle steps

The Banquet begins with a goblet of mead in the inner quarter where you will meet the Butler and Ladies of the Castle.

After a short history of the Castle and a musical introduction by the Castle Singers, guests climb the stairs to enter the Banquet Hall. There the bench seating, dim candle - light and long oak tables reflect the Banqueting style of the mediaeval era.

The 4 course meal is a pleasant balance of Irish Fish and Meat dishes as used during the period and is accompanied with music, song and verse.

The 40 minute entertainment programme afterwards takes the form of a selection of songs, poems and excerpts from the Irish Literary writers and poets that were associated with the Galway Region e.g. Yeats, Synge, Shaw, Gogarty and Fahy.

Banquet Menu

Aperitif - Mead
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Irish Oak Smoked Salmon
with Traditional Soda Bread
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Traditional Leek and Potato Soup
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Supreme of Chicken with a
Mushroom Cream Sauce
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Fresh Seasonal Vegetables & Potatoes
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Apple Pie with Cream
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Coffee / Tea
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Vegetarian Option

Dunguaire Castle Banquet


Kinvara Co Galway

Location: Dunguaire Castle is situated 300 yards outside Kinvara Village Co. Galway, on the coast road towards Galway. To arrive there from Shannon / Limerick take the main Galway road (N18 ) through Ennis and through Gort. Take a left at the Village of Ardrahan and continue to Kinvara. From Galway take the Gort / Limerick road (N18 ) from the city through Oranmore and Clarinbridge to Kilcolgan. Turn right and continue to Kinvara.

Historical Note: Dunguaire is a small atmospheric 17th century castle on the rocky promontory just outside the village of Kinvara on the shores of Galway Bay.

Entertainment: Includes a 35 minute entertainment programme with a selection of songs, poems, stories and excerpts from the Irish literary writers and poets who had associations with the Galway region. These include such names as W. B. Yeats, Synge, Joyce and Francis Fahy.

Performance Times

Banquet sitting times: 5.30pm & 8.45pm. Mid April - Mid October

Running Time: The entire show lasts two and a half hours.

The Dublin Tour has been carefully designed to give you the freedom to explore and experience the history and culture of Dublin at your leisure. We visit all the main Dublin attractions along our route and these include Dublin Zoo and Trinity College (home of the Book of Kells).

Our entertaining Dublin tour guides, who are all accredited by Failte Ireland, will show you the city as only a native can. Your 24-hour ticket allows you to hop on and off as often as you wish.

The tour operates daily from 9.30am and can be joined at any of 20 stops, each conveniently located near one of the most popular Dublin attractions. For example, you can join outside Trinity College, leave at the Guinness Storehouse (and sample the product!) and then re-join later.

You could even start your Dublin tour in the afternoon and come back to see more the following morning. To enhance your enjoyment we have arranged discounts for you at a selection of the most popular attractions en route.

Tour Info

Daily from 9.30am

Summer: every 10 minutes

Winter: every 15 minutes

Hop On/Hop Off throughout the day

Running Time: 1hr 30mins

Let us put you at your unease on the world's only Ghostbus, and introduce you to the dark romance of a city of gaslight ghosts and chilling legends.

The bus itself is a unique attraction, it is a mobile theatre decorated in the gothic style and features a live storyteller who takes you on a spellbinding trip through Dublin. Once onboard, we take advantage of this atmospheric setting to spirit you away to a world of felons, fiends and phantoms and put you in the mood for being both charmed and spooked at the same time.

En route you learn the real origins of Dracula and his Dublin born inventor, Bram Stoker. We stop at the College of Physicians to recreate the strange activities of Dr. Clossy, whose spirit is still seen walking the corridors carrying a bucket of human entrails. We visit the site where Walking Gallows, the notorious judge, jury and hangman dispatched his victims in a most gruesome fashion.

This tour may not suit those of a nervous disposition!

General Info

Outdoor visits take place in all weather - please dress appropriately.

Not suitable for persons 14 years or under.

All tours start and end at Dublin Bus,59 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1.

Tour Info

* Monday - Thursday @ 8:00pm
* Friday @ 8:00pm & 8.30pm
* Saturday and Sunday @ 7:00pm & 9:30pm

Running Time: 2 hrs 15mins (approx)

Tour provided in English only.

The Abbey Tavern is an authentic 16th century tavern and restaurant. Original stone walls, gas lights and open turf fires.

Celebrating 45 years of our "Traditional Irish Evening" in The Barn, featuring the world famous Abbey Tavern singers and musicians with a lively performance of music, song and the very best of Irish dancing.

During the entertainment we serve a typical 5 course Irish dinner finishing with Irish coffee.

SAMPLE MENU

Soup Appetiser
Cream of Leek & Potato

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Tossed Salad of Smoked Chicken
With Crispy lettuce, Red onions, croutons & a creamy dressing

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Silverside of Corned beef
With parsley boiled potatoes, cabbage & Parsley sauce

Poached Darne of Salmon
With parsley boiled potatoes, carrots & Champagne sauce

Breast of Chicken Beann Eadair
With parsley boiled potatoes, carrots & Mushroom sauce

Baked Apple Pie
With Fresh Cream


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Irish coffee

Times: Everyday at 7.30pm

Not Open on:

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 22nd, 23rd and 24th Feb
7th, 8th and 9th Mar

Running Time: 2hrs 45mins

Please arrive at venue 15-30mins prior to 19.30hrs performance - Please exchange voucher at the venue.

This tour of Dublin's northern coastline passes the National Botanic Gardens and the Casino at Marino, before visiting stately Malahide Castle, dating from the 12th century, and set amid 250 acres of parkland and gardens.

Continuing through the Heritage town of Malahide, the tour will take you past magnificent coastal scenery to the picturesque fishing village of Howth.

Crossing the nearby summit of Howth Head you will have a panoramic view of the huge expanse of Dublin Bay. Set against a backdrop of the Dublin and Wicklow mountains, the view is renowned as one of the world's great seascapes.

The tour returns to Dublin via Dollymount Strand home of the Royal Dublin Golf Club and the North Bull Island bird sanctuary.

Tour highlights

Entertaining Live Commentary - Failte Ireland Approved Guides.

Visit stately Malahide Castle.

Admission to Malahide Castle is included.

Unrestricted view from the Double Deck Bus

Please note that Malahide Castle is not wheelchair accessible.

Tour Info

Times: Daily @ 10:00am & 2:00pm
Running Time: 3hours (Approx)

Customers should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to tour departure time.

Dublin’s beautiful south coast is seen at its best from a double-deck touring bus. Along the great sweep of Dublin Bay, past Dun Laoghaire’s elegant promenade and yacht-filled harbour, to James Joyce’s Tower at Sandycove the sea views are unsurpassed.

Turning inland, the tour climbs into the beautiful Wicklow Mountains and continues through the enchanting old-world village of Enniskerry to Powerscourt House & Gardens. The estate, in its spectacular mountain setting, is among the finest in Europe and has featured in many films including Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart'.

You’ll have lots of time to explore the grounds to see the Italian, Japanese and walled gardens or browse the renowned Avoca Handweavers shop and cafe.

Before returning to Dublin the tour passes through the dramatic geographical fault known as The Scalp and the ever-changing scenery of the Wicklow and Dublin mountains.

Tour highlights:

• Entertaining Live Commentary - Failte Ireland Approved Guides.
• Visit to the Powerscourt Gardens
• Admission to Powerscourt Gardens is included.
• Unrestricted view from the Double Deck Bus

Tour Info

Times: Daily 11.00 am

Running Time 4 hours 30 minutes 

Customers should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to tour departure time.