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1916 Rebellion Walking Tour

Tour operator Sightseeing tour agency Historical society

👍👍 We loved Lorcan's tour as much last week as we did ten years ago when we first took it. Our kids, all in their 20s, were enthralled. This is the real stuff. Real history, with real emotion, and a Master teacher If you're in Dublin, this is your must-see tour People often mention tour, history, guide, Lorcan, Irish, Dublin, great, knowledgeable, passionate, recommend,


Address

International Bar, 23 Wicklow St, Dublin 2, D02 VH59, Ireland

Website

www.1916rising.com

Contact

+353 86 858 3847

Rating on Google Maps

4.80 (90 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
  • Thursday: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
  • Friday: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
  • Saturday: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
  • Sunday: 1 to 3 pm
  • Monday: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

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  • 5/5 Benjamin M. 4 years ago on Google
    If you love history then this tour is for you. This tour really put some of the fragments of Irish history I learned in grade school together. Lorcan Collins is very knowledgeable and passionate. This is not a light hearted tour as it covers some painful points that are still felt today. Be warned, you may leave this tour with a new found hatred for England.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 John B. 2 years ago on Google
    Lorcan is a great guide and he is very knowledgable on the subject matter. We learned much about the events and people leading up to, and after the Rebellion. I would highly recommend this tour while in Dublin.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Squirrel B. 7 months ago on Google
    We loved Lorcan's tour as much last week as we did ten years ago when we first took it. Our kids, all in their 20s, were enthralled. This is the real stuff. Real history, with real emotion, and a Master teacher If you're in Dublin, this is your must-see tour
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nicholas H. 1 year ago on Google
    This tour was a highlight of my trip to Dublin. If you are a history lover like myself, this is a most do. The guide was extremely knowledgeable, and very friendly. The tour starts with a bit of background information at a pub, so grab a Guinness and relax. Two hours flew by as walked in the footsteps of Irish patriots. We even had a heckler try to shout about Michael Collins and the IRA, but the guide shooed him away gracefully. Awesome tour!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Genie E. 1 year ago on Google
    Lorcan was an absolute wealth of knowledge, informative, & at times very funny. I would have loved it to be a smaller tour, but had a fantastic experience all the same. Highly recommended, especially if you’re lucky enough to have Lorcan as your guide!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ian S. 5 years ago on Google
    Great tour - Lorcan was passionate, informative, witty & factual and the 2 hours flew by. I knew some of the history from previous times in Dublin, but this really put the pieces together for me - for people interested in Irish history this should not be missed.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Piers G. 6 years ago on Google
    Terrific tour with a guide who is not simply reading a script but is steeped in the history and street life of Dublin. Lorcan is an excellent storyteller and used 1916 as a pivot to connect Irish (and world) history to contemporary events. Highly recommended.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Philip R. 5 years ago on Google
    Had an excellent couple of hours with tour guide of the day, Liz Gillis, a local Irish historian. Very lively, very interactive, and very interesting. For any one interested in Irish independence history, i would highly recommend this tour, as it clears away some of the slightly whitewashed history.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Daniel K. 10 months ago on Google
    Lorcan is a fantastic guide and an enormously kind and funny person! Forget about all the tourist busses, if you really want to know about Dublin's history from below, there can't be any other choice than him. Thank you for the experience, comrade.

  • 5/5 Mark F. 2 years ago on Google
    Great experience, insight and some great stories you might not hear elsewhere. Lorcan is very welcoming, funny, and all round great guide.

  • 5/5 Sharon P. 1 year ago on Google
    Bren and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour with Lorcan, lovely guy and if you like your Irish History he’s yer man! Informative, knowledgeable and funny, great time had by all.

  • 5/5 Natalia G. 1 year ago on Google
    Awesome! Very good view of history. Fantastic tour. Our guide did marvelous job as explaining the events. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Well worth the time.

  • 5/5 Lars K. 1 year ago on Google
    Very interesting historical tour, Lorcan's a great guide and has loads of stories just ask away. 5/5

  • 5/5 Brian W. 5 months ago on Google
    Lorcan is a passionate and knowledgeable guide! A true Dubliner who lives and breathes the story of the Easter Rising!

  • 5/5 Boston Crime T. 9 months ago on Google
    Great tour by a world class tour guide! Lorcan kept us enthralled. Told in a witty manner that was easy to understand, I could have listened to him all day. A++

  • 5/5 Leo M. 7 months ago on Google
    Liam was a brilliant tour guide with a great voice so we could hear every word! I was sucked in by the amount of detail that he went into that showed a clear mastery of history. Me and my family were very impressed. This tour is a must if you're interested in the history of Dublin and the Irish rebellion. There was so much information it felt like taking a whole university class in one afternoon!

  • 5/5 Jean B. 7 months ago on Google
    I would highly recommend this tour. Lorcan is a brilliant guide, with tonnes of knowledge about Irish history and a great deal of passion for the people and stories he covers in this tour. A brilliant way to understand Dublin's history and speak to someone deeply enmeshed in the lore.

  • 5/5 Claire M. 6 months ago on Google
    Unreal. Our tour guide was amazing. If you don't already hate the British you will after this and for good reason. I recommend this to anyone your first stop in Dublin book immediately

  • 5/5 Jackson H. 10 months ago on Google
    Lorcan is an unforgettable character. He was an awesome tour guide and very passionate about the 1916 uprising and Ireland as a whole. He was very engaging and went out of his way to make a connection with every single person on the tour.

  • 5/5 Edwin W. 2 years ago on Google
    I've brought classes on the tour for a few years now Lorcan has never failed to engage even the most reluctant student of history and bring them on a walk through the events that have shaped the beginnings of the Irish Republic.

  • 5/5 James H. 1 year ago on Google
    AN ABSOLUTE MUST DO, if in Dublin! Lorcan’s knowledge, background information, and “Irish wit” makes for a MOST engaging “Rebel History” walk about! I brought 15 members of my family (ages 24-66), with varying levels of interest ——- no interest or background in the Rising, to one diehard with a passionate interest. It rained most of the walk (hey, it is Ireland!), and NO ONE left the group! Lorcan had them almost “hypnotically” fixed on his presentation. All of them said it was WELL WORTH IT, and they said they’d definitely do it again! He is a one of a kind kinda of Tour Master!

  • 5/5 N G. 1 year ago on Google
    Easily the highlight of the trip, very insightful and great to get some local opinion. Very impressed with Lorcan's storytelling, it's a must even for those not massively interested in the history of Ireland or politics.

  • 5/5 Ciarrai E. 1 year ago on Google
    Liam was our guide; friendly & knowledgeable. The tour started rainy but cleared up as we walked. As a masters student studying women of the revolutionary period I enjoyed seeing the places I have been researching. Liam did a nice job including the women into the narrative. When you finish the tour @ the GPO, it is a short walk to Moore Street to see the "end of the story."

  • 5/5 Brian S. 8 years ago on Google
    An excellent experience, however I would recommend anyone wishing to take the tour to do a little research in advance. Lorcan obviously lives & breathes Irish history & his enthusiasm knows no bounds. A very pleasant way to increase ones knowledge & if like me, you are a history buff, you won't find a better way to pass a morning.

  • 5/5 Kerry Marie P. 2 years ago on Google
    We loved this tour. Lorcan is so knowledgeable and has a great sense of humour. Would definitely recommend if you're in Dublin

  • 5/5 Keith O. 4 years ago on Google
    The full Irish... This tour goes beyond history; it’s an opportunity to gain insight into Irish culture and the nation’s people. You do not need to be a scholar of history to enjoy this; Locran is hilarious, informative and it’s worth going for the stories, jokes and laughs. A phenominal experience. Erin go Bragh.

  • 5/5 Alice A. 2 years ago on Google
    Very informative. Well worth the price! Be sure to wear your walking shows.

  • 4/5 John (. 5 years ago on Google
    Very good and detailed tour about the 1916 rebellion. I can't remember our guide's name, but she was very knowledgeable and handled any all questions quite well. If you want more than just superficial understanding of why 1916 was important for Ireland, this is time well spent. (Note: the pub we met in beforehand was not the friendliest in Dublin... maybe a little too early in the day.)

  • 5/5 Rory G. 3 years ago on Google
    Really enjoyed this learnt a lot and the two hours flew in

  • 5/5 Joanne O. 4 years ago on Google
    Brilliant account of historic events. Thanks so much to our wonderful guide who spoke with such passion. A must for anyone who would like to get an insight into the 1916 rising.

  • 5/5 Paul K. 4 years ago on Google
    If your in Dublin you simply have to do this tour. It brings history alive with one of the most knowledgeable and passionate guides I have ever heard. A must see tour.

  • 5/5 T S. 4 years ago on Google
    We had a corporate away day in Dublin so 13 of us did the 1916 walking tour. The guide was great, hugely knowledgeable and the subject matter was interesting even on a fairly miserable day weather wise. They were also kind enough to arrange for 13 plates of excellent Irish stew and Guinness for us all after the tour ended at the International Club which is a great little bar.

  • 5/5 Gerald 2 years ago on Google
    Fantastic experience..a true believer


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