Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
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).
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Tour Guide: experienced, qualified and Irish!
Hotel meet-up (for central location)
Private tour - tailored just for your group
We'll stop for a coffee/tea/lunch break in the middle of the tour
Entry tickets
Gratuities
Departure Point
Oscar Wilde Monument, Dublin, Ierland
We can meet you at any hotel if it is centrally located, if not, then the Oscar Wilde Memorial shall be the default pickup / meeting point.
Traveler pickup
Oscar Wilde Monument, Dublin, Ierland
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland We’ll explore the highlights of the National Gallery: Europeans masters like Carvaggio, Monet and Picasso; a look at the Irish painter Jack Yeats; and most importantly we’ll explore works that help tell the story of Irish history. 40 minutes
National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland Next we’ll explore the beautiful National Library with a vast reading room that transports you back to Joyce’s Dublin of 1904. Re-ignite your admiration for poetry with an insight into the life and works of W.B. Yeats’s, Ireland’s Greatest Poet. 40 minutes
National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology, Dublin, Ireland Bog bodies, Tara Brooch and Ardagh Chalice are just some of the most fascinating archaeological items displayed at the Museum. 40 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Sally_M
14 Apr 2025
We had a great museum tour with Eamonn. He is both very knowledgeable and entertaining. I would definitely recommend booking this tour.
O7379SSanneo
07 Jan 2025
We had one day in Dublin and were lucky to find John Caffrey as a tour guide. We might have wandered aimlessly through three fantastic museums, but John was able to focus on select features of each, providing fascinating context and history to the exhibits we were interested in. It was by no means a “canned” tour, and John was very flexible and generous with his knowledge and time. We learned more in four hours with John than two weeks traveling through Ireland! Easily the best “bang for your buck.” My only regret is that we didn’t have the time for his other tour offerings!
Stay18020114161
20 Oct 2024
John Caffrey gave us an amazing afternoon out at two extraordinary museums. My wife and I were blown away with how knowledgeable John was along with his passion for Irish history. We loved looking over various art pieces with him at the National Gallery as well where he frequently provided fantastic context for the paintings. We cannot recommend this tour enough!!
This tour in
Dublin
is organized by
Dublin Tour Guide
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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