OLD DUBLIN TOWN TOURS
Old Dublin Town recommend some great Dublin Tours that you can take when visiting Dublin.
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TOUR 1. The 1916 Rise of The Rebels Bus Tour
TRAVEL BACK IN TIME IN A CUSTOM DESIGNED "RISE OF THE REBELS" BUS
Fitted out as an under siege base of revolutionary action
Professional actors guide you through the landmark locations in Ireland’s rise for independence in Easter week 1916. Using the testimonies of the battle survivors, they bring to life the struggles that precipitated this call to fight for Ireland’s freedom. Giving voice to those who fought in the garrisons, the actors will testify to the battles lost and won in the week of the revolution that changed Ireland forever as you walk through some key battle locations. They invite you to come hear the testimony of people of the time, and see the places whose involvement, until now, has been hidden within the official histories told of this crucial week in Ireland’s fight for independence.
Fitted out as an under siege base of revolutionary action
Professional actors guide you through the landmark locations in Ireland’s rise for independence in Easter week 1916. Using the testimonies of the battle survivors, they bring to life the struggles that precipitated this call to fight for Ireland’s freedom. Giving voice to those who fought in the garrisons, the actors will testify to the battles lost and won in the week of the revolution that changed Ireland forever as you walk through some key battle locations. They invite you to come hear the testimony of people of the time, and see the places whose involvement, until now, has been hidden within the official histories told of this crucial week in Ireland’s fight for independence.
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TOUR 2 The Perseverance ~ Fleeing the Famine Bus Tour
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THIS IS NO ORDINARY BUS
TRAVEL BACK IN TIME ON THE CUSTOM DESIGNED
"FAMINE SHIP" BUS ACROSS TWO DECKS
GET READY TO RIDE THE PERSEVERANCE AND EXPERIENCE THE DARKEST HOUR IN IRELAND'S HISTORY DUBLIN'S MOST UNIQUE RIDE!
The Perseverance Fleeing the Famine Tour.
Ireland 1847 the darkest year a time of Famine, people abandoned their home in the west of Ireland gambling everything on finding new lives in North America and Canada. As it was called Black ‘47 was not just Ireland’s tragedy alone. The new colony of British North America could not handle the influx of such epic proportions. The eastern ports and cities were overwhelmed as they struggled to cope with the starving Typhus-infested refugees from Ireland.
Many ships departed for the new world from Ireland one of these ships was “The Perseverance” which sailed from the Dublin Quays on St Patrick's Day March 1846 bound for New York. The Famine Ships became known as coffin ships offering passage and hope to millions of Irish people attempting to flee the famine. But as the name ‘coffin ship’ suggests they were rarely pleasant voyages. The mortality rate was high among the passengers.
Ireland 1847 the darkest year a time of Famine, people abandoned their home in the west of Ireland gambling everything on finding new lives in North America and Canada. As it was called Black ‘47 was not just Ireland’s tragedy alone. The new colony of British North America could not handle the influx of such epic proportions. The eastern ports and cities were overwhelmed as they struggled to cope with the starving Typhus-infested refugees from Ireland.
Many ships departed for the new world from Ireland one of these ships was “The Perseverance” which sailed from the Dublin Quays on St Patrick's Day March 1846 bound for New York. The Famine Ships became known as coffin ships offering passage and hope to millions of Irish people attempting to flee the famine. But as the name ‘coffin ship’ suggests they were rarely pleasant voyages. The mortality rate was high among the passengers.
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