walks dublin

In just two hours this award-winning and entertaining 'seminar on the street', conducted by history graduates of Trinity College, explores the main features of Irish history - Dublins development, the influence of the American and French Revolutions, the Potato Famine 1845 to 1849, the 1916 Rising, the War of Independence, partition, concluding with the current peace process....

The South Wall, Dublin.

Location: Bus 1 goes to Poolbeg power station. Cars come from the coast road through Ringsend.

Distance: 5km/3 miles.

Starting point: The walk begins at the stone-built house with barred windows.

Route: Here, within the harbour, a lighthouse stands in mid-channel. You continue to the first embankment which was begun in 1711. Along the southside of the wall, there is a series of rusting iron bars which extend 20 metres from th...

Booterstown Slob, Dublin.

Location: Buses 5, 6, 7, & 8 to Booterstown.

Distance: 2km/1.3 miles.

Starting point: The route begins at the corner of the carpark south of the railway station.

Route: Walk beside the road, along the top of the embankment to the viewing point, opposite a large house with a Gothic roof. Follow the footpath to the northwest. There is a concrete culvert which surrounds the slobland and provides a footpath to the seashore. Y...

This walk links the Slieve Bloom Way to the Grand Canal Way and includes mountain, riverside, and access to a number of sites of interest including Turraun Wildlife Park, Boora Mesolithic Site, Kilcormac 16th century Pieta, St. Managhan's Shrine, Boher, Esker Riada and Silver River plus panoramic views of the midlands.

Walkers are requested to obey directional and warning signs on bog trails.

Route Details:

Cadamstown, Ballyboy, Kilcormac, Grand Canal at Turraun, F...

The Tallaght Hills and Seefingan.

Location: Bus 65b from terminus, Bus 49a back from Bohernabreena.

Distance:20.5km/13.5miles....

The Royal Canal Way will eventually link Dublin with the River Shannon at Clondra in Co Longford along the towpath of the Royal Canal. The Royal canal was closed in 1960, and the towpath and the channel both became overgrown.

Today they are being restored for recreation, including walking. Until the restoration is completed, the Royal Canal Way will end in Mullingar.

Being a canal bank walk, the gradient is never steep, making it an ideal introduction to long distance wal...

Loughshinny Co. Dublin.

Location: Bus 33 to Rush passes within a mile from Loughshinny.

It is also signposted on the Dublin\Belfast road.

Distance:4km/2.5miles

Starting point: From the carpark down onto the beach.

Route: Walking along the beach brings you to the cliff path. When you have passed a deep gully where the remains of a building lie, turn left. Stone steps bring you to the embankment of the promontory fort which stretches for 400...

The Unforgettable Tour of Dublin will create a personalised tour just for you . You will be chauffeur driven around Dublin in a luxurious Chrysler Voyager. The tour inclues visiting where U2 grew up, schools and present day homes.  Visit the streets where " Sweetest Thing " and " Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" were filmed. See the hearing aid shop where Bono got his name and Windmill Lane where the group recorded most of their big hits! Tours inc...

West Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

Location: Buses 7&8 stop near the Top Hat Ballroom. There is a carpark on the roadside.

Distance: 3km/2 miles.

Starting point: The Coal Quay Bridge

Route: After the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club on the main pier, there is a gateway leading to a smaller breakwater. After the first bend, there are steps leading down to a rocky promontory. Along the final straight portion of the pier, it is possible to walk on t...

The Fossils of Malahide. Co Dublin.

Location: Bus 42 to Malahide then walk along the coast road eastwards for 1km.

Distance: 4km/2.5 miles.

Starting point: Begin at the carpark and walk southwards along the strand.

Route: The beach is covered by the high tide to the north of Robswalls Castle. Here, the rocks have traces of creatures which slightly resemble cockle shells. After the ridges of rocks there is a small beach and another bed of limestone....