Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Dublin, Ireland

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 8.1 km
Ascend 103 m
Descend 126 m

Experience Dublin in Ireland in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in DublinIndividual Sights in Dublin

Sight 1: St James' church

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St James' church

St. James' Church is a former Church of Ireland church in James's Street, Dublin, Ireland. Established in 1707, the corresponding parish, which was separated from that of nearby St. Catherine's, was established in 1710. There had been a shrine dedicated to St. James at nearby St. James's Gate, a stopping-off point for pilgrims, since medieval times. It has been proposed that the current church is near to the site of a church to St. James of Compostella which is first referred to in the mid-13th century.

Wikipedia: St James' Church, Dublin (Church of Ireland) (EN)

937 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 2: Anna Livia

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Anna Livia William Murphy (infomatique) / CC BY-SA 2.0

Anna Livia is a bronze monument located in Croppies' Acre Memorial Park in Dublin, Ireland. It was formerly located on O'Connell Street.

Wikipedia: Anna Livia (monument) (EN)

469 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: National Museum of Ireland (Decorative Arts & History)

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The National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History is a branch of the National Museum of Ireland (NMI) located at the former Collins Barracks in the Arbour Hill area of Dublin, Ireland.

Wikipedia: National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History (EN)

884 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: Old Jameson Distillery

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Jameson Distillery Bow St. is an Irish whiskey tourist attraction located just off Smithfield Square in Dublin, Ireland. Jameson Distillery Bow St. is the original site where Jameson Irish Whiskey was distilled until 1971. It is now a visitors centre that provides guided tours, tutored whiskey tastings, JJs bar and a gift shop.

Wikipedia: Jameson Distillery Bow St. (EN)

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: St Michan's Church

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St. Michan's Church is a Church of Ireland church located in Church Street, Dublin, Ireland. The first Christian chapel on this site dated from 1095, and operated as a Catholic church until the Reformation. The current church dates from 1686, and has served Church of Ireland parishioners in Dublin for more than 300 years.

Wikipedia: St. Michan's Church, Dublin (EN)

292 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: The Brazen Head

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The Brazen Head is a pub in Merchant's Quay, Dublin, built as a coaching inn in 1754, on the site of a merchant's dwelling dating back to at least 1613. lt received a licence to sell ale in 1661, and the first mention of it as an inn was in 1668.

Wikipedia: The Brazen Head (EN), Website, Website Menu

357 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Church of the Immaculate Conception (Adam & Eve)

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The Church of the Immaculate Conception, also known as Adam and Eve's, is a Roman Catholic church run by the Franciscans and it is located on Merchants Quay, Dublin.

Wikipedia: Church of the Immaculate Conception, Dublin (EN)

900 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 8: Wolfe Tone Square

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Wolfe Tone SquareWilliam Murphy from Dublin, Ireland / CC BY-SA 2.0

Wolfe Tone Park, also known as Wolfe Tone Square, is a public space in Dublin, Ireland. It is bounded by Mary Street to the north, Jervis Street to the east, and Wolfe Tone Street to the west.

Wikipedia: Wolfe Tone Square (EN)

733 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 9: Ambassador Theatre

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The Ambassador Theatre, formerly Rotund Room, Rotunda, and Ambassador Cinema, was the longest-running cinema in Dublin, Ireland, and was operational on and off until 1999. It operated as a music venue between 2001 and 2008. As of 2024 it is used as an exhibition hall and event centre.

Wikipedia: Ambassador Cinema (EN), Twitter, Facebook

36 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 10: Gate Theatre and Assembly Rooms

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The Gate Theatre is a theatre on Cavendish Row in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1928.

Wikipedia: Gate Theatre (EN)

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Garden Of Remembrance

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The Garden of Remembrance is a memorial garden in Dublin dedicated to the memory of "all those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom". It is located in the northern fifth of the former Rotunda Gardens in Parnell Square, a Georgian square at the northern end of O'Connell Street. The garden was opened by President Eamon de Valera during the semicentennial of the Easter Rising in 1966.

Wikipedia: Garden of Remembrance (Dublin) (EN)

144 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Dublin Writers Museum

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The Dublin Writers Museum was a museum of literary history in Dublin, Ireland. It opened in November 1991, and was hailed as an "iconic" museum in Dublin. It closed during the Covid-19 pandemic, and was brought to an end in 2022 without ever reopening.

Wikipedia: Dublin Writers Museum (EN), Website

155 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Hugh Lane Gallery

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The Hugh Lane Gallery, and originally the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, is an art museum operated by Dublin City Council and its wholly-owned company, the Hugh Lane Gallery Trust. It is in Charlemont House on Parnell Square, Dublin, Ireland. Admission is free.

Wikipedia: Hugh Lane Gallery (EN), Website

782 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 14: Saint Mary's Pro-Cathedral

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St Mary's Church, known also as St Mary's Pro-Cathedral or simply the Pro-Cathedral, the Chapel in Marlborough Street or the Pro, is a pro-cathedral and is the episcopal seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland.

Wikipedia: St Mary's Pro-Cathedral (EN)

203 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Spire of Dublin

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The Spire of Dublin, alternatively titled the Monument of Light, is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument 120 metres (390 ft) in height, located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of Dublin, Ireland.

Wikipedia: Spire of Dublin (EN)

66 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Cúchulainn

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Cúchulainn

Cú Chulainn, is an Irish warrior hero and demigod in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, as well as in Scottish and Manx folklore. He is believed to be an incarnation of the Irish god Lugh, who is also his father. His mother is the mortal Deichtine, sister of king Conchobar mac Nessa.

Wikipedia: Cú Chulainn (EN)

15 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 17: General Post Office

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General Post Office Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai / CC BY-SA 3.0

The General Post Office is the former headquarters of An Post — the Irish Post Office. It remains its registered office and the principal post office of Dublin — the capital city of Ireland — and is situated in the centre of O'Connell Street, the city's main thoroughfare. It is one of Ireland's most famous buildings, not least because it served as the headquarters of the leaders of the Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland. It was the last great Georgian public building to be erected in the capital.

Wikipedia: General Post Office, Dublin (EN)

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: Abbey Theatre

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Abbey Theatre Flickr user bjaglin / CC BY 2.0

The Abbey Theatre, also known as the National Theatre of Ireland, in Dublin, Ireland, is one of the country's leading cultural institutions. First opening to the public on 27 December 1904, and moved from its original building after a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the present day. The Abbey was the first state-subsidized theatre in the English-speaking world; from 1925 onwards it received an annual subsidy from the Irish Free State. Since July 1966, the Abbey has been located at 26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1.

Wikipedia: Abbey Theatre (EN), Website, Twitter

629 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 19: 1913 Lockout

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1913 Lockout Joseph Cashman / PD-US

The Dublin lock-out was a major industrial dispute between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers that took place in Dublin, Ireland. The dispute, lasting from 26 August 1913 to 18 January 1914, is often viewed as the most severe and significant industrial dispute in Irish history. Central to the dispute was the workers' right to unionise.

Wikipedia: Dublin Lock-out (EN)

780 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 20: Bombing of the North Strand

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During World War II, Dublin was first bombed early on the morning of 2 January 1941, when the German bombs were dropped on the Terenure area. This was followed early on the following morning of 3 January 1941, by further German bombing of houses on Donore Terrace in the South Circular Road area. A number of people were injured, but no one was killed in these bombings. Later that year, on 31 May 1941, four German bombs fell in north Dublin, one damaging Áras an Uachtaráin but with the greatest impact in the North Strand area, killing 28 people. However, the first bombing of the Republic of Ireland had taken place several months earlier, on 26 August 1940, when the Luftwaffe bombed Campile, County Wexford, killing three people.

Wikipedia: Bombing of Dublin in World War II (EN)

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