'A Gorgeous Mask': Georgian Dublin Tour

From 1690-1820, Dublin experienced a period of transformation and architectural development as it became the “second city of the British Empire”. On this leisurely tour of Georgian Dublin, you will see how a medieval town became a beautiful centre of trade and culture. You will gain in-depth knowledge of the architectural heritage of the city and hear about the daily lives of those who built and occupied Georgian Dublin.

The tour begins at the Georgian House Museum on FitzWilliam Place. On this tour we will visit key Georgian sites such as Trinity College Dublin, Templebar, St. Stephen’s Green, the Liberties, the Four Courts, O’Connell Street and the Irish Famine Memorial. We will also be entering the National Gallery to view contemporary paintings, the Long Room Library, and Dublin Castle, seat of the British colony in Ireland.

The tour will finish by the river Liffey, at the Famine memorial with the tragic story of Dublin’s fall from grace in the 19th century.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Ireland

Built in 1745 for the Duke of Leinster. Here we will discuss the Anglo-Irish aristocracy that dominated this period of history.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: 1 Merrion Square E, Dublin 2 Ireland

Here we will view the most famous heritage of the Georgian period the ‘Georgian Squares’ of Dublin.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square West, Dublin D02 CK82 Ireland

Here we will enter the grand 18th gallery to view some of the most unique art of that century.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Trinity College Dublin, Grafton St. College Green, Dublin 2 Ireland

Visit the gorgeous neo-classical campus of Dublin’s oldest university and the Longroom Library.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Irish Houses of Parliament, College Green, Temple Bar, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Here we will enter the preserved Irish House of Lords and discuss the political system in Ireland before the Union of 1801.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Dame St Dublin Castle, Dublin 2 Ireland

Inside the seat of British administration in Ireland we will learn how Ireland was absorbed into the United Kingdom in January 1801.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Cathedral and Marlborough Sts., Dublin Dublin 1 Ireland

Here we will learn about Catholic Emancipation and the rise of the Irish Nationalist movement under Daniel O’Connell.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: 14 Henrietta Street Off Bolton Street on the North Side of the City, Dublin D01 HH34 Ireland

Travellers will learn about the slow decay of the city into poverty in the mid 19th century.

Duration: 1 hour

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  From 1690-1820, Dublin experienced a period of transformation and architectural development as it became the "second city of the British Empire". On this leisurely tour of Georgian Dublin, you will see how a medieval town became a beautiful centre of trade and culture. You will gain in-depth knowledge of the architectural heritage of the city and hear about the daily lives of those who built and occupied Georgian Dublin.The tour begins at the Georgian House Museum on FitzWilliam Place. On this tour we will visit key Georgian sites such as Trinity College Dublin, Templebar, St. Stephen's Green, the Liberties, the Four Courts, O'Connell Street and the Irish Famine Memorial. We will also be entering the National Gallery to view contemporary paintings, the Long Room Library, and Dublin Castle, seat of the British colony in Ireland.The tour will finish by the river Liffey, at the Famine memorial with the tragic story of Dublin's fall from grace in the 19th century.