Come Here To Me!

Fin over at Irish History Podcast will be providing a walking tour of Viking Dublin on April 10th. I’ve done a brief walk through some of the sites of the Viking town with Fin and it was a remarkable insight into aspects of the capitals history I knew very little of.

Places on the tour are limited: If you are interested you’re asked to email history@irishhistorypodcast.ie. It will be a two hour tour, kicking off at 2pm in the city centre and it is free, though donations are welcomed.

On Sunday, April 10th I am organising a walking tour of Viking Dublin where you can retrace the steps of Dublin’s earliest inhabitants in the modern city today. This tour will journey through early medieval Dublin looking at the first few centuries of the city’s history during its days as a Viking stronghold.

The tour will bring you through the remains of the Viking Town that lie within modern Dublin’s buildings, streets, lanes and alleys.

We will see what the Dublin area was like when the Vikings arrived, why they came, where they first established their base and how the city grew from a fortified camp to a medieval town with a thriving slave market.

The tour will take you through the heart of the old city, looking at where the inhabitants lived and what life in early Dublin was like. This tour will finish in 1171 when Ascall Mac Torcaill, the last king of Dublin, was ousted by the Normans.

This tour is free (although donations are greatly appreciated!) and will start at 2 o clock on Sunday, April 10th in the city centre. It will take about 2 hours.

Places are limited so booking is essential. If you are interested in coming please contact me at history @ irishhistorypodcast.ie