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Walk in the footsteps of literary giants on this private tour through Dublin’s rich storytelling heritage. From the halls of Trinity College to Sweny’s Pharmacy and the wit-filled corners of Merrion Square, discover the places that inspired Joyce, Yeats, Wilde, and more. Uncover the city’s soul through its most powerful words, legends, and literary landmarks.

Destination

Dublin, Ireland

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

2.5 horas

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Français

Included

• Private guide
• 1 Local snack or drink
• 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 Insomnia Coffee Company - 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. Cultura de la Ciudad

   En este tour privado, experimentarás y descubrirás Dublín a través de su cultura. Ya sea que se centre en una tradición, una zona especial de la ciudad con una historia que contar, creencias culturales o en torno a una actividad cultural que la transformó en lo que es hoy, ¡este tour será una experiencia cultural que no te puedes perder!

4. Literatura en Dublín

   Tu tour se centrará en la literatura en Dublín. Gracias a tu guía local, aprenderás y verás cómo esta influencia en Dublín, permitiéndote experimentar la ciudad desde una perspectiva diferente.

5. Aspectos culturales destacados

   A medida que profundizas en el tema de tu tour, harás paradas para visitar lugares únicos que te darán una visión completa de la ciudad. Visita el Trinity College, la Farmacia Sweny's, Merrion Square, la Estatua de Oscar Wilde y mucho más, y descubre cómo estos lugares culturales forman parte de la vida local, ¡y además tienen una gran historia detrás!

6. Viaje narrativo

   A medida que descubras la cultura de Dublín, podrás sumergirte en ella gracias a las increíbles historias y la habilidad narrativa de tu anfitrión local. No dudes en hacer preguntas y siéntete como si estuvieras reviviendo la historia en el presente.

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

Alexandra🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

4 septiembre 2025

Derek was very knowledgeable on everything that we were wondering about in terms of Irish literature and Dublin! He was also very conversational, and also got us into a couple of different places due to connections and his overall familiarity with the subject. So lovely - we thoroughly enjoyed and recommended to a friend of ours. Thanks again, Derek!Wonderful and Informtive!

Zlatko🇧🇬 Bulgaria

(About local Eamon)

14 agosto 2025

Angelina and I were extremely lucky to have chosen Eamon for this tour of Dublin dedicated to its history, particularly the stories of the Irish giants in literature, drama and poetry. He is very passionate in describing them and explaining the gems of the Irish capital. We wholeheartedly recommend him as a guide for tours in Dublin and beyond.Eamon unveils the hidden gems of Dublin

sami

(About local Derek)

8 septiembre 2025

Derek created unique tour and experience to us. Atmosphere was warm, friendly and relaxed. Derek's knowledge of Dudlin & Ireland was great and wide and stories were interesting. Big thanks! SamiWarm and friendly tour

Jeff 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ruairi)

7 septiembre 2025

Ruari was great. We learned a lot , enjoyed ourselves and left sated Great afternoon introduction to dublin

denalda🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Ruairi)

5 septiembre 2025

First, let me start by saying that Ruairi was so accommodating for us. We had had some travel challenges and ended up arriving in the city 14 hours late. He changed his schedule to accommodate us and then shifted the tour to start at our hotel and then gave us a truly marvellous tour of all of Dublin’s hidden gems. Superbly knowledgable about Dublin‘s history, Irish history and available attractions within the city. all this while being charming and funny. We had a great day.Ruairi , A true Dubliner

Lynn🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ruairi)

4 septiembre 2025

My sister and I took the Kickstarter tour on our first night in Dublin. Even before our tour, Ruairi communicated with me and gave me great recommendations to maximize our time. We told him we wanted stories, not just pointing out buildings, and he delivered! We had a lovely tour ending at a proper Irish pub, where Ruairi shared a pint of Guinness and an extra hour of conversation with us. He remained available to us even days later, giving us tips for the next leg of our journey. I just wish we’d had time for the hidden gems tour. Ruairi is the best!

Catherine🇺🇸 United States

(About local Eamon)

4 septiembre 2025

Eamon was so energetic and passionate about Dublin. We took the tour our first day in Dublin. It was a great way to see the city and learn about it's history. Eamon kept a great pace and we saw so much. Definitely would take a tour with Eamon again!!High Energy tour of Dublin

Steven🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Ruairi)

4 septiembre 2025

Had a great time with Ruairi. He is a great storyteller and historian and we thoroughly enjoyed all the food!Great food tour of Dublin.

Leslie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ruairi)

1 septiembre 2025

Ruairi was fantastic. We had a larger group with both adults and children and he was able to engage everyone the entire tour. It was an amazing mixture of local food with storytelling and history. Can’t recommend Ruairi enough !!Dublin Highlights

Christine

(About local Ruairi)

1 septiembre 2025

Ruairi is an awesome tour guide. He is knowledgeable and delivers historical information in a ln interesting and fun manner. He knows lots of inside stories that provide additional fun facts and laughs. He also is timely and a good communicator, and adjusts your touring experience to meet your needs. We highly recommend him! Awesome tour guide

Jane🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Derek)

29 agosto 2025

We were delighted by Derek’s comprehensive and engaging review of Dublin’s history. We appreciated his suggestions on places to shop and eat. Enjoyable & informative!

Michael🇺🇸 United States

(About local Eamon)

28 agosto 2025

Eamon was an excellent guide for my wife and I on August 26th. He is knowledgeable and easy going and made the tour a wonderful experience. We highly recommend taking a tour of Dublin with Eamon. Great Experience!!

Pauline🇫🇷 France

(About local Derek)

27 agosto 2025

Nous avons fait un tour de Dublin avec Derek, qui était un guide sympathique et accessible. Il connaît bien l’histoire de la ville et du pays, en particulier les aspects religieux et politiques de l’Irlande. En tant qu’adultes, nous avons apprécié ses explications, même si certains passages étaient un peu complexes à suivre. En revanche, ce tour n’était pas vraiment adapté à nos enfants de 10 et 4 ans. L’approche très centrée sur l’histoire et la religion ne les a pas captivés. Ce serait peut-être mieux pour des ados. Cela dit, Derek est resté très aimable avec eux tout au long du parcours.

Cat🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ruairi)

26 agosto 2025

Terrific tour and great food. Highly recommended!He’s great!

Francis🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

26 agosto 2025

Derek hosted us for a 3 hour Dublin walking tour focused on the 1916 uprising. Very personable, great knowledge of the subject as well as other questions we had about Irish history and current affairs. Highly recommend himExcellent guide, very knowledgeable

Daniella🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ruairi)

24 agosto 2025

It was an absolute pleasure to meet Ruairi, he is funny, and the history and stories shared were priceless. The area selected for the tour was great, and filled with amazing shops and restaurants, you could sense the local vibe. The reason for my rating was the food, I thought that for the price and number of stops (10 locations) only two were true meal samples: a falafel and a tiny beef stew. The rest were pubs, nuts, cheese sample, a couple pieces of chocolate, and ice cream. At the end, I was still a bit hungry. Great guide, great area, food was average

Adam🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ruairi)

22 agosto 2025

Had a wonderful experience with Ruairi! Ruairi intertwined the history of Dublin/Ireland with his personal and historical stories that you would not necessarily find in the history books. Very evident that Ruairi has a unique and behind the scenes perspective of Dublin and it’s people. History and Story Telling

Shannon 🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Derek)

20 agosto 2025

My family spent an enjoyable morning on a walking tour with Derek to help us get to know the city of Dublin. We had many questions about Dublin's history and culture and Derek answered them all with patience and good humour. He is knowledgeable and kind and helpfully gave us recommendations for places and activities we might want to visit during our stay. A wonderful way to begin to explore a new to us city. An enjoyable and informative tour

Eva🇩🇰 Denmark

(About local Eamon)

20 agosto 2025

Eamon introduced us to Dublin, the storys, the myths, the pubs and a lot of lovely spots in the most enjoyable Way. Thank you. Walking with a storyteller.

Marc

(About local Eamon)

20 agosto 2025

Eamon was a great guide for our diverse and challenging group - he helped a ton with many excellent suggestions, was extremely knowledgeable, and delivered everything with humour and a smile! We need more guided like Eamon.Great guide!: helps, entertains, teaches

Josh🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ruairi)

18 agosto 2025

Ruairi is incredibly knowledgable, friendly & fun! He took our family of four (including a 16 yo & 11yo) on a fun & very tasty tour of Dublin. It is the BEST way to see and taste the very best of Dublin. It was our first time in Dublin and we cannot recommend doing this tour (and doing it with Ruairi) enough! It was the highlight of our time in Dublin.Incredible food tour in Dublin

Sharon🇺🇸 United States

(About local Eamon)

12 agosto 2025

Eamon was simply outstanding - one of the best experiences of our family trip. His passion and depth of knowledge are hard to beat - would certainly book again. Thanks Eamon!!Outstanding!

Geetha🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Ruairi)

12 agosto 2025

Highly recommend Ruairi to anyone looking for a fun and engaging private tour! Tour was excellent!Suoerb tour of Dublin with Ruairi

David🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ruairi)

12 agosto 2025

Tasty and Entertaining

mg2rcrrs6q🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Ruairi)

10 agosto 2025

Ruairi was fantastic! The tour was full of great stories, hidden gems, and authentic Dublin charm. He made the city come alive and gave us brilliant tips for the rest of our stay. Absolutely unforgettable!The Best Way to Experience Dublin

Ashley🇺🇸 United States

(About local Eamon)

6 agosto 2025

Eamon did a FABULOUS job of showing us the main sites, and hidden gems (as the name of the tour implies!) of Dublin. He’s cheerful and enthusiastic and was able to keep our attention which can be hard to do. We could tell he’s passionate about what he does. Would absolutely recommend Eamon and this tour!Great tour of dublin!

Georgianna🇺🇸 United States

(About local Eamon)

5 agosto 2025

We thoughly enjoyed our tour with Eamon! We learned so much and he was extremely interesting and fun! I highly recommend himEamon was great!

Ashley🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ruairi)

3 agosto 2025

We had a fabulous food tour in Dublin with Ruairi! We had a big family group with children and grandparents and he was absolutely wonderful. We started the tour in a local pub like friends listening to his great stories and we left full of food, laughs and great memories. It really doesn’t get any better than Ruairi! Do not hesitate! Book him now! Thank you Ruairi!Ruairi was the BEST!

Whitney

(About local Eamon)

1 agosto 2025

Eamon was a fantastic tour guide! Our three hour tour flew by us in a whirlwind of fun - tons of history and facts, beautiful sights, and laughs along the way. Highly recommend!A very happy historian indeed!

Lisa🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

30 julio 2025

Derek was a wonderful guide and we loved our walking tour with him. Very informative, friendly and customized to your interests and starting location. Great walking tour! Highly recommend.

Charles🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

25 julio 2025

Derek has an amazing command of the history and the culture of Dublin. This was exactly what we had hoped for and we had an excellent time. We stopped for tea and a delicious scone as well. We highly recommend Derek for your Dublin tour!Very Thorough Tour!

Brian

(About local Eamon)

24 julio 2025

Thanks again for the fantastic tour—it was truly the highlight of my trip to Ireland. Exploring Dublin with you was unforgettable. The way you brought the 1916 Rising and Irish history to life through your storytelling was something special. Your passion for Ireland and its history came through in every stop and story, and it made the entire experience so memorable. We had a great time weaving our way through the city—with a few well-earned stops at some classic Dublin pubs along the way! I couldn’t recommend Eamon more highly. He’s an incredible guide, a gifted storyteller, and someone I’ll absolutely be booking the next time I’m back in Ireland. The Highlight of Our Ireland Trip

Michael🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

22 julio 2025

Derek was knowledgeable and personable. And patient since the rain and the traffic made us about 20 minutes late to our meeting point. The tour was a perfect intro to this magical and historic city, especially for folks like us who had only a short layover. I like that he talked about architecture as well as history: in a place like Ireland the two are very much connected. Enjoyable all around and very much recommended!Dublin in the Rain!

Verena

(About local Eamon)

22 julio 2025

Thanks Eamon, we had a fantastic time and enjoyed the 90+ minutes walking tour with you. It is great that we had the opportunity to see some places besides the regular tourist route. :)Great Walking Tour of Dublin!

Cassie

(About local Ruairi)

20 julio 2025

Ruari exceeded my expectations!! Such a knowledgeable, friendly guide. He really tailored the 10 Tastings to those in the group. We learned history and context for each location we visited. Had a delightful time feeling like a local with Ruari !!Ruari Knows Dublin!

tom🇳🇿 New Zealand

(About local Ruairi)

16 julio 2025

We did the sights and hidden gems tour. Ruairi is a great storyteller and has excellent insider’s knowledge of Dublin. From the little known stories of events to the characters that make up the city. Great historical notes along with a locals knowledge of contemporary history made this a great tour of the inner city on a changeable blustery day. Great insights into Dublin

Ted🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ruairi)

13 julio 2025

Our family of five (three teenagers) booked Ruairi after reading his reviews, and the tour did not disappoint. Ruairi is a lifelong Dubliner and has extensive contextual knowledge of Dublin’s ancient and recent history. Not only did we visit and learn about major landmarks and events, Ruairi also shared stories and history that you’ll never read in any textbook. He has an excellent sense of humor and we laughed a lot. Ruairi also shared stories that kept our teenagers interested and even pointed out several shops/restaurants frequently by the rich and famous. Many of the shop keepers along the tour know Ruairi and it gave the tour an authentic personal touch. I can’t share all the highlights because we promised Ruairi we wouldn’t share any spoilers, but you will get a unique and special experience in Dublin on his tour. 10/10. Thank you, Ruairi!Excellent experience

Chetan

(About local Eamon)

12 julio 2025

Eamon was a perfect guide. Full of energy and information. Very communicative and helpful. Couldn't ask for more.Great Guide

Elizabeth, Christian, Caroline and Nicholas🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

8 julio 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

Emily

(About local Ruairi)

8 julio 2025

Our food tour with Ruari with wonderful and a perfect introduction to the city and its food. We made 10 stops and sampled a variety of food, from chocolate, Guinness, fish and chips, stew, ice cream, cider, and more. Definitely come very hungry to this tour. Ruari was so knowledge and hilarious, with lots of great stories of the places we went and the city. His personality truly made this tour unique. I definitely recommend to anyone visiting in the city!Unique and delicious tour

Saurabh🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

6 julio 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

Maureen🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ruairi)

3 julio 2025

Ruairi was great! Very informative and an absolutely phenomenal story teller. He has lots of knowledge about the history of Dublin and had some funny stories about his former tours. He also introduced us to some great local characters and greatly lessened a lot of my biases to boot. Great tour.

Steve & Jodi🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ruairi)

30 junio 2025

So happy we booked this food tour with Ruari! We enjoy doing a food tour to literally get a taste of the city and Ruari delivered an exceptional experience. We had some must see places on our list that I doubt we would have had time to find on our own and thanks to Ruari we actually got to visit them. We really enjoyed all of our tastings and Ruari’s stories. If you are looking for a great food tour, I’d highly recommend this one with Ruari. He also went above and beyond when our flight in was delayed and met us at our hotel which we REALLY appreciated because we almost always get lost in new cities. He also took us on our first luas ride which gave us the confidence to use it on our own. Saved us so much time over the course of our visit. Thank you, Ruari!Fabulous!

Peter🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Eamon)

25 junio 2025

Eamon did a great tour. He really did the right spots for us. Well done. THANKS Great experience

Mark

(About local Eamon)

25 junio 2025

Eamon did a 3 hour private tour for our family of 5, and this was the absolute highlight of our time in Dublin! He is so knowledgeable and passionate about Irish history, and we learnt so much from him about what we were seeing. We would highly recommend his tour! Thank you Eamon! Dublin Tour with Eamon O’Sullivan

Daniela🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Derek)

24 junio 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

Jennifer

(About local Eamon)

24 junio 2025

We were a group of work colleagues that thoroughly enjoined this lively tour. Eamon made history come alive!Interesting and Fun!

James🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

23 junio 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

Pernilla

(About local Ruairi)

18 junio 2025

A true Dubliner showing his home city with knowledge and a sense of humor. Great sights, behind the scenes, and a door opener to the places and the people you would never find on your own. /Gus Enquist, Gustav's Europe & BeyondRuairi is Dublin incarnate

Alison🇺🇸 United States

(About local Derek)

15 junio 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