Dublin Battlefield Tours

History books can only take you so far…

Dublin Battlefield Tours will take you the rest of the way.

Retrace the footsteps of those who fought in the battles of the past.

Why not visit the battlefields and the places in Dublin where some of the most dramatic events of the 1916 Rising unfolded.

Dublin, Ireland is very far from the killing fields of the Western Front. Yet it was here in the spring of 1916 that thousands of British soldiers found themselves in action, in what was then considered the second city of the British Empire. The graveyards of Dublin hold the remains of a number of those that fell in action, their neglected and often forgotten gravestones reminders of a turbulent past and a fallen generation.

 

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A GUIDED TOUR OF THE BATTLE OF MOUNT STREET BRIDGE 1916

At 11.00 hrs on Easter Monday 1916 Lieutenant Michael Malone led sixteen Volunteers from “C” company, 3^rd battalion towards Mount Street Bridge, a key crossing point into Dublin city. Their orders: to prevent British reinforcements from entering Dublin.

Here they set up several well-located positions from the bridge to the junction of Northumberland Road and Pembroke Road. The original plan was to occupy five strategically located positions along this route. The first was Carrisbrooke House, the second was number 25 Northumberland Road, the third and fourth were the Parochial Hall and the Schoolhouse and the fifth and final position was Clanwilliam House. Later, a sixth position, that of Roberts yard would be occupied.

What unfolded later that week was a bloody clash with two Battalions of the Sherwood Forester regiment. Hear their stories told by military historian and author Paul O’Brien.

Sunday 14th July 2013 @ 12 noon

Price for tours is €10 per person or €8.00 concession

A FREE GUIDED TOUR OF ARBOUR HILL CHURCH & GRAVEYARD

The military cemetery at Arbour Hill is the last resting place of 14 of the executed leaders of the insurrection of 1916. Among those buried there are Patrick Pearse, James Connolly and Major John McBride. The leaders were executed in Kilmainham and then their bodies were transported to Arbour Hill, where they were buried.

The adjoining Church of the Sacred Heart, which is the prison chapel for Arbour Hill prison, is maintained by the Department of Defence. At the rear of the church lies the old cemetery, where lie the remains of British military personnel who died in the Dublin area in the 19th and early 20th century.

Tour will take place in the grounds of the Arbour Hill Church. Booking is essential for this as places are limited. This tour is carried out in conjunction with the OPW as part of the Communities Initiative.

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Guided tours of Arbour Hill Cemetery of groups (8+) are available weekends

To book a group contact dublinbattlefieldtours@hotmail.com

 

A FREE GUIDED TOUR OF BULLY’S ACRE GRAVEYARD

Join historian and author Paul O’Brien as he tells the story of this little-known graveyard in the grounds of the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. He will take you on an unique tour of the (almost) last resting place of Robert Emmet and many generations of Dubliners’ – commoners, businessmen, captains and privates… even the sons of kings. This is a story of religion, grave-robbing, poverty and sickness, and and is a must for all interested in the history of Dublin itself

Tours will take place in the grounds of the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham. Booking is essential for this as places are limited. This tour is carried out in conjunction with the OPW as part of the Communities Initiative.

Call or email now to avoid disappointment.

Sunday 23rd June 2013 @ 2pm