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You’ve probably heard that Dublin is well-known for its Ghosts, Myths and Legends, but do you know the stories and origin behind it? Or how much influence it has on the locals daily life? On this private city tour, you are in for a cultural treat!

Destination

Dublin, Ireland

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

2.5 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Română, Français

Included

• Private guide
• All Withlocals tours are carbon neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 3 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at In front of Jorge's At The Bar - Dublin to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Culture of the City

   On this private tour, you’ll experience and discover Dublin through its culture. Whether it’s focused on a tradition, a special part of town with a story to tell, cultural beliefs, or around a cultural activity that shaped the city into what it is - this tour will be a cultural awakening you can’t miss!

4. Ghosts, Myths and Legends in Dublin

   Your tour will focus on Ghosts, Myths and Legends, a very important cultural subject in Dublin. Thanks to your local host, you’ll learn and see how Ghosts, Myths and Legends made an impact in Dublin, making you experience the city from a different perspective.

5. Cultural Highlights

   As you deep dive into the subject of your tour, you’ll make stops to visit unique spots that will give you a full picture of the city. Visit St. Michan’s Church & Crypts, The Four Courts, St. Audoen’s Church & The Forty Steps, and more and see how these cultural highlights are part of the local life but have so much history behind them!

6. Storytelling Journey

   As you discover the cultural side of Dublin, you’ll be able to embrace it thanks to the amazing stories and storytelling skills of your local host. Feel free to ask any questions and feel as if you are reliving history in the present time.

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Thomas🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Keelan)

13 June 2025

The journey with Keelan was an unbelievable experience. We enjoyed every second and every sentence of his stories. Always again. Best ever

Patricia🇺🇸 United States

(About local Keelan)

15 May 2025

This tour was so interesting and our guide Keenen knocked it out of the park. He wealth of knowledge made me not want to have the tour end. He clearly loves what he does and makes you feel like you are old friends! Amazing Tour

Elizabeth, Christian, Caroline and Nicholas🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

8 July 2025

Derek walked us around Dublin’s city centre, sharing historical facts and cultural insights. It was the perfect start to our vacation in Ireland. We appreciated his suggestions of restaurants and pubs. Fantastic family walking tour of Dublin

David🇺🇸 United States

(About local Marius)

7 July 2025

Marius was a great guide. Throughly enjoyable!Nice pub crawl and historical tour

Saurabh🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

6 July 2025

Had a great day introduction to Dublin with Derek. He was flexible to start the tour near our hotel which meant less walking for us. He was extremely knowledgeable about history and was interesting to talk to. We saw a few places we would never have seen on a regular tour. All in all a great choice.Nice day in dublin

Daniela🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Derek)

24 June 2025

Unser Spaziergang durch Dublin mit Derek war eine Reise in die Vergangenheit. Derek wusste so viel und lebendig aus der Geschichte zu berichten - wir hatten oft das Gefühl mitten im Geschehen zu sein. Wir haben den Nachmittag sehr genossen und sagen nochmals herzlich Danke. Zeitreise in Dublin

James🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

23 June 2025

Derek was fantastic. He's very knowledgeable, personable and a great sense of humor. We have visited Dublin several time and wanted a bit more of the history and to see some out of the way places. Derek did not disappoint - his knowledge of Irish history and ability to explain it was spot on. We also visited a few hidden gems. Our time with him was the one of the highlights of our visit to Dublin. Great tour

vvc6cts2y7

(About local Keelan)

17 June 2025

Keelan was an outstanding guide to introduce us to Dublin. Even on our first day on zero sleep due to an overnight flight from US, he engaged our attention and engagement beautifully throughout the 3-hour tour. We feel very grateful that we selected Keelan to conduct our tour and would recommend him very highly to others. Perfect blend of Dublin culture & history

Alison🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

15 June 2025

Derek was highly knowledgeable of many aspects of Irish culture and politics. Curated the tour to focus on things we had mentioned when we first met. Highly recommend.Very knowledgeable and friendly

Eva🇦🇹 Austria

(About local Keelan)

9 June 2025

We had a fantastic walking tour of Dublin — our guide Keelan was incredibly knowledgeable and showed us hidden spots we’d never have found on our own. What made it really special were the personal stories he shared from his parents and grandparents, which gave the city’s history a personal and authentic touch. Highly recommended!

Marianne🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Derek)

29 May 2025

Cesare🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Derek)

28 May 2025

Derek was knowledgeable, thorough interesting to talk to. He was flexible in our and adjusted our itinerary so we could make better use of our time in Dublin.Dunlin

Judi & Jim🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

16 May 2025

Derek knows his Irish history cold, made it relevant and interesting to us. Knowledgeable and Personable

Unknown

(About local Derek)

11 May 2025

Derek took us to key places to know about and check out in more depth during our stay, and we learned cultural, religious and political history about Dublin and Ireland along the way. A great tour!Good start to our Dublin visit

Alan

(About local Derek)

10 May 2025

My sister, brother-in-law and I enjoyed our three hour Dublin walking tour with Derek immensely. Derek brought the rich history of Dublin and Ireland to life as we visited the many historical sites. We highly recommend this walking tour!Delightful walking tour with Darek

Esther🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Derek)

30 April 2025

David is a very friendly guide, he told us a lot about the history of Dublin. We did a shortened tour on request (my father can’t walk very long distances) and halfway we took a short coffeebreak in a pub. He showed us restaurant The Bank where we had a great dinner later that evening. Thanks David!Kickstarttour Dublin with David

Unknown

(About local Marius)

24 April 2025

we were supposed to visit the mountains in wicklow but we wanted to change that due to some circumstances. marius instead took us to bray, where our daughters could feed the swans and seagulls. it was wonderful to go there and experience the waterfront as well as the greenery of wicklow. marius was kind, good humoured, and informative with his tour! lovely trip!

Ron🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

17 April 2025

Derek, was local, gave us insights into not only the history of Dublin but what it is like living in Dublin today. Great guide, would recommend. Cheers

Jess🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

14 April 2025

Derek gave us a wonderful and thorough tour of Dublin and surprised us my making sure we saw some of the a once a year performance of Hansel’s Messiah performed outside Christ Church. Highly recommend!Wonderful Tour!

Dean🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Derek)

20 March 2025

Derek knows all relevant places and a lot about Dublins history. Highly recommended. Our group enjoyed the tour!Perfect kick-start of Dublin!

Richard

(About local Derek)

17 January 2025

Derek was a very friendly and informative guide on Dublin and Irish history.Dublin history

Kelly

(About local Marius)

30 December 2024

Our family of adults enjoyed starting our visit to Dublin with Marius very much. He gave a great overview, nice history information and great tips for lunch and other things to see and do. We highly recommend this tour and Marius. Great start to dublin

Andrew🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Derek)

14 December 2024

Amazing tour with our guide Derek which i would highly reccomnd; Derek was really knowledgeable and he pointed out some hidden landmarks as well as giving an inciteful insight into the uprising and the key players with in. 1916 with Derek

Barbara🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

10 December 2024

Derek is a walking history book. He can also answer any questions about Ireland. Very knowledgeable. We warmed up in a very nice coffee/chocolate boutique coffee restaurant. I only had the morning in Dublin and Derek walked with me everywhere. It was a good experience. Clear and Cold!

Kei🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

4 December 2024

Carmen🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Derek)

9 November 2024

Jill🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

10 October 2024

We had a wonderful experience with Derek! After sharing that we’d been to the city before and were really interested in seeing some truly unique locations, we gave Derek a free pass to take us anywhere he’d like. He did not disappoint. We saw some really interesting spots and learned lots of fun facts that we didn’t know…even about some of the Dublin icons we had visited already. Art, history, food, music, whatever! You name it and he seemed to know a lot of obscure but super interesting trivia! We had a really fun time seeing Derek’s side of Dublin and appreciated the time he spent with us. We definitely recommend spending some time with Derek taking in this lovely, diverse city!Dublin in an Afternoon!

Josh🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

3 October 2024

Derek is a knowledgeable and accommodating guide. He built a walking tour around our particular interests and offered an enormous amount of historical and social context. We managed to see everything on our list that was within walking distance and much more that we weren't aware of. It was a pleasure to discover Dublin with Derek.

Eric🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

30 September 2024

We had a great time touring Dublin with Derek as our guide. We only had a time slot open on Sunday which limited some of what we could do, but Derek made it very entertaining regardless with his extensive knowledge of the city and it's history.Very informative!

Erroll🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

25 September 2024

Derek did a superb job. Kind, courteous, informative and delightful. I would highly recommend him for anyone who wants to get to know Dublin. Doing Dublin With Derek

Debra🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

23 September 2024

Yesterday’s excursion thru Dublin was educational and filled with great stories. Recommend everyone take Derek’s tour as their initial guide to Dublin. He showed us everything we wanted, was receptive to our pace and requests of places to see including a fabulous tea roomWalking thru Dublin

Steven🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Derek)

16 September 2024

Derek was a wealth of knowledge. Pace of tour was excellent with lots of time for questions. Private tours are the way to go. He hit all the high points. Fantastic and informative Dublin tour

Stuart🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Derek)

6 September 2024

We really enjoyed our afternoon with Derek taking in the 10 Highlights of Dublin. He is very engaging, enthusiastic and informative and most importantly we learned what makes a perfect pour of Guinness. Very Informative Afternoon

Jane🇮🇪 Ireland

(About local Keelan)

31 August 2024

Keelan took our family of three generations on a fabulous walking tour of Dublin. Informative and entertaining. Keelan was keen to tailor a tour that suited our family. Highly recommend Keelan as a tour guide, he did a great job. We did feel that the tour itself was expensively priced.Fabulous tour with Keelan

Dorothy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

31 August 2024

Derek is wise and thoughtful and kind--he was very responsive to our needs and our many questions. He knew a lot about Irish history and entertained us with many stories--highly recommended as much time as you can. Towo days with Derek were awesome!!

Alison🇺🇸 United States

(About local Keelan)

23 August 2024

Keenan was a fantastic tour guide and history buff. We learned so much about the rebellion and the general history of the Irish. I particularly liked the fact the he could speak with very differing accents from different parts of the country. This was so much better and more interesting than simply wandering around the city on our own, which is what we have done in the past.Enjoyable and Informative

Rdunk444🇺🇸 United States

(About local Marius)

17 August 2024

This was our first time using WithLocals. It was recommended to us by a co-worker who had a great experience in Isreal. This was also our first time booking private tours instead of sitting in the back of a tour bus! OMG! So much better and so worth it! We originally booked a day trip to the Cliffs of Mohr. However, communication with our tour guide, Marius, in the days prior to our arrival, we soon realized that, due to our cruise port, we would have spent 3 hours one-way in the car to see the epic cliffs and not much else. We were maily interested in seeing the beatiful scenery of Ireland. So, Maruis suggested (and created) a completely custom itinerary that crammed so many amazing places into our tour. I am so glad he suggested the alternative. We were at Powerscourt Gardens when they opened and literally had the enourmous space to ourselves. We spent time at Powerscourt Waterfall, Glendalough, Glenmackness Waterfall, Guinness Lake and picked wild blueberries in the Wiklow Mountains at the very bridge that was used in the film P.S. I Love You! Marius, thoughtfully emptied a small plastic tub of gum into a napkin so that we had something to put the blueberries in. And they were amazing on our pancakes the next morning on the ship! He took us to the Heather Wicklow Restaurant where we treated him to lunch (Best Corned Beef I've ever had). Maruis was so genuine and fun to be with that he became an instant friend that we hope to stay in contact with. We did 8 tours over the twelve days we were in the British Isles and our time with Maruis was hands-down one of our favorites! Nothing beats a private tour!

Robert🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

17 August 2024

Derek was knowledgeable engaging and very accommodating. Really enjoyed our tour and learned much history. He adapted the tour to our special interests. Highly Recommended! Delightful

Carri🇺🇸 United States

(About local Marius)

5 August 2024

Riley🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

28 July 2024

We learned a lot. Great knowledge. 4 adults, 2 children. Derek did a good job for all. Well worth the cost. Dublin with kids

Alison🇺🇸 United States

(About local Marius)

23 July 2024

Marius was great. Very friendly. Very willing to adjust things for our likes. However it is a very very long drive to get to the Cliffs ( close to 4 hours) so once there you have very little time to see anything. With only 8 hours booked for this tour your actual time at the Cliffs is very short ( 45 minutes). The scenery along the way is quite beautiful there and back. And as I said Marius was wonderful If you have but one day to leave Dublin and see something more of Ireland ask Marius to recommend a different trip unless you are really set on seeing the Cliffs If you only have one day not worth it

Natalia🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

21 July 2024

Derek was a great guide and during our three hour walk with him around Dublin we learned so much about this wonderful city. He is very knowledgeable about the history of Dublin and Ireland and a really nice guy. Learned so much about Dublin

Austin🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Derek)

21 July 2024

Derek was very knowledgeable about the city and crafted a great tour even for such a short amount of time. Highly recommended! Great tour around Dublin!

melanie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Keelan)

20 July 2024

Keelan was phenomenal. We spoke not just about local sights and landmarks, which he was well-versed in, but a far-reaching variety of topics about Ireland, Irish history and culture. He led us all around town effortlessly, and shared facts and tidbits about the various spots wherever we ended up. We appreciated hearing about his family history that he related to our questions about life in Ireland. Additionally, his knowledge of history from ancient to modern, was thorough and compelling. Keelan - you have made my trip! This experience was 100% what I was hoping for. Thank you. Magnificent!

thomas.e.howell

(About local Keelan)

23 June 2024

If Keelan was Virgil to our Dante, then our tour was Paradiso. I cannot say enough good things about our experience: Keelan balanced prodigious erudition—customized to our (literary and historical) interests—with warmth, humor, personal connection, and an impressive talent with language and storytelling. His tour was a highlight among highlights during our stay in Dublin. Highly, highly recommended.Thank you Keelan!

Beate🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

21 June 2024

Derek was very knowledgeable and showed us all important sights of Dublin center. He didn’t rush us when we had more questions and took the time to explain the history of Ireland and the city. We really enjoyed the afternoon walking around and to gain more insight into Dublin. Great walking tour od Dublin

Elizabeth

(About local Derek)

9 June 2024

Derek was a knowledgeable and friendly guide. He adapted our tour as we asked questions but also had things he wanted us to learn. His knowledge of Dublin history was never overwhelming but very complete. Liz

Melford🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

9 June 2024

Fantastic afternoon. Derek tied our walk to our interests. Besides his flexibility (and patience with all our questions), he was knowledgeable on a wide range of topics, both academically and colorfully. We highly recommend Derek for those interested in accelerating your knowledge and enjoyment of Dublin.Off the beaten path authors and history

Megan🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Marius)

3 June 2024

We were so grateful to have Marius take us to the Cliffs of Moher. He gave us space to explore, took us for a lovely local lunch in a small village and gave us options for the route hope. He sprinkled in some pit stops at some known spots and some on the road less travelled! Thanks Marius!Great Day at Moher

Claire🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Marius)

26 May 2024

An adventure across the Isle from Dublin in the East to the Cliffs of Moher in the West. The cliffs are dramatic, a nice walk along the coastal path above and also a tower to climb for better views. Scenic views on the return journey to Dublin visiting some ancient sites. We would say we spent more time in the car getting there and back than we had originally realised. A nice day out with an informative guide.East to West