Category: Dublin Walking Tour

Hugh Lane to Grangegorman, History & Architecture Walk- 2.15pm Tues 30th Aug.

Meeting 2.15PM, outside front door Hugh Lane Gallery, (Dublin Municipal Gal) Parnell Square.  Tickets should ideally be booked in advance please:  here. Grangegorman has been well described as the “Forgotten” quarter of Dublin. Now that’s all set to change. With huge, city shaping transformations afoot, this is a timely moment to explore, discover and discuss… Read More Hugh Lane to Grangegorman, History & Architecture Walk- 2.15pm Tues 30th Aug.

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Easter Rebellion 1916 in Dublin 4 | a Dublin Decoded walking tour

A vast amount and variety of events take place in Dublin this year to commemorate the Easter Rising of 1916. Most historical walking tours naturally focus on the GPO building O’Connell Street and it’s area. As every Irish schoolchild knows, the GPO was occupied by the key battalion of Easter Rebels including Pearse, Clarke and… Read More Easter Rebellion 1916 in Dublin 4 | a Dublin Decoded walking tour

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Tour old Dublin – High Street, Christ Church, Wine Tavern & the Irish House.

I nearly called this post “Before the Roads”.  That’s because road widening schemes have been one of the biggest enemies of old Dublin.  Literally hundreds, thousands, of old historic houses have been pulled down to allow for the huge road schemes.   Of nowhere is that loss more acute, more extensive, or sadder than the very… Read More Tour old Dublin – High Street, Christ Church, Wine Tavern & the Irish House.

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“The Things We Saw” Dublin Decoded: 2015 pictures.

“A Year in the Life”: 2015 in pictures –  photos from research for our historical and architectural walking tours and of course,  from the tours themselves.  Thank you to everyone who came on 2015 Dublin Decoded tours and/or who supported us in 2015.   Here’s our year, looking around churches, old factories, the former sites of… Read More “The Things We Saw” Dublin Decoded: 2015 pictures.

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last Liberties & Library walk: Wed 18th of November, 2.10pm.

Wednesday 18th of November, 2.10pm,   sees our last public walking tour of the 2015 Dublin Decoded season.   It’s a really good one, featuring an one-hour sociable walk of the historic Liberties full of detail and social history,  followed by a rare chance to visit the stunning Worth Library- perhaps the most interesting collection of… Read More last Liberties & Library walk: Wed 18th of November, 2.10pm.

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Our 4 magic Dublin walks: Georgian, Medieval & more.

Our 4 special Dublin walks: Georgian, Victorian, Medieval & Modern.  (And how to enjoy the Dublin Decoded experience) Thank you to everyone who came on our 6 lovely Georgian architecture walking tours this summer, (3 walks in July, 3 in August)   The feedback has been fantastic and very generous.  We enjoyed your company too,… Read More Our 4 magic Dublin walks: Georgian, Medieval & more.

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Georgian West, an open walking tour, this Wed 19th August., 2.10pm

“Georgian West” a history & architecture walking tour of West-central Dublin, this Wednesday afternoon, 19th August.  2.10pm, with Arran Henderson from Dublin Decoded tours.  See below for tour content, and how to join in. Now in the week ahead we turn our eyes West, to the other end of the city centre, as Dublin Decoded… Read More Georgian West, an open walking tour, this Wed 19th August., 2.10pm

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Our 4 Dublin architecture & history walking routes: Georgian and much more.

Dublin Decoded run both public and private guided walking tours of of Dublin’s built heritage and history: including explorations of the Georgian era, Modern and Victorian infill, social history and even fragments of Medieval Dublin.  To see details of our famous Dublin Decoded public, guided walking tours, to which all are welcome (tickets average €19… Read More Our 4 Dublin architecture & history walking routes: Georgian and much more.

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