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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h 7m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Step into the smoke-filled streets of Dublin, 1916. This is not just a history lesson; it is a visceral journey into the heart of an armed rebellion that birthed a nation. Walk alongside the poets, teachers, and teenagers who took on the British Empire. From the shattered windows of the GPO to the solemn stone of Kilmainham Gaol, discover the idealism, brutal urban warfare, and sacrifices that changed Ireland forever.

    • 7.7 km self-guided tour with 8 stops over 187 minutes
    • Ideal for History & Memory and Power, Protest & Civic Spaces
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • An Post General Post Office
    • General Post Office O'Connell Street Lower
    • D01 F5P2, Dublin, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • An Post, General Post Office
    • O'Connell Street Lower
    • D01 F5P2, Dublin 1, County Dublin, Ireland

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Podcast Tour Dublin The 1916 Easter Rebellion in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 3 hours and 7 minutes3h 7m
    3h 7m
  • Opening hours: Wed 00:00-23:59
  • English
Price details
€5.99
€4.79 x 1 Adult€4.79
Total
The previous price was €5.99 and current price is €4.79
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

An Post General Post Office

  • 10m
The headquarters of the 1916 Rising and the site where Patrick Pearse read the Proclamation of the Irish Republic.

Four Courts

  • 10m
Headquarters of the 1st Battalion, this area saw intense, prolonged fighting, controlling the route along the River Liffey.

Fr. Mathew Memorial Hall

  • 10m
A temperance hall commandeered by Cumann na mBan and used as a makeshift hospital for wounded rebels and civilians.

National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History

  • 10m
Formerly the Royal Barracks, a major staging ground for British troops and later a holding area for captured rebels.

Arbour Hill Cemetery

  • 10m
The solemn resting place of 14 executed leaders of the 1916 Rising, dumped in a mass grave by the British military.

9 Island St

  • 10m
The Mendicity Institution was an overlooked outpost held by Seán Heuston and a small group to delay British troops advancing from the train station.

St James's Hospital

  • 10m
The former South Dublin Union was a sprawling complex held by Éamonn Ceannt, which saw brutal, close-quarters combat and was one of the last to surrender.

Kilmainham Gaol Museum

  • 10m
The tragic conclusion of the tour, where the leaders of the 1916 Rising were executed by firing squad.

Location

Activity location

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    An Post General Post Office
    • General Post Office O'Connell Street Lower
    • D01 F5P2, Dublin, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    An Post, General Post Office
    • O'Connell Street Lower
    • D01 F5P2, Dublin 1, County Dublin, Ireland

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