Dublin in Rebellion Walking Tour

Testimonials

"Thank you so much Antoin, we enjoyed our time with you very much. Your knowledge was shared in such an engaging way. Fascinating historical stories! Truly was what we needed after a difficult trip. Thank you!"
- Maureen

"I had the opportunity to do the Churches and Cathedrals tour. The journey had something special because the guide was passionate about Irish culture and language. It was fascinating to hear stories and facts about Dublin and see the beautiful churches that make the city a rich culture. I highly recommend this Tailteann Tours for the excellent customer service."
- Acauan Malta

"We enjoyed spending part of our day with Antoin. Due to some scheduling issues, he was gracious enough to rearrange his schedule for our tour, which we really appreciated. He is very knowledgeable about the city, was punctual and very accommodating. He even offered to extend our tour to cover extra areas."
- Private Client

"Outstanding guide and tour. Thank you Antoin for making this tour exceptional for us and for our grandchildren"
- Private Client

"We're sorry to be leaving the lovely Emerald Isle after our amazing week. Before we boarded we enjoyed a guided tour from Antoin at Tailteann Irish Tours around Dublin, we even found the pub where it all began for the Dubliners"
- Mannion Travel

"A fantastic city tour if you are looking for a personal and genuine experience with interesting facts and funny anecdotes about almost everything along the way! Not one of our many questions about Dublin history remains unaswered after this day with Antóin. Highly recommended!"
- Ellen Edvall

"Thanks for your email and for looking after my group of 65 divided into three smaller groups on the recent walking tours of Dublin. We were all delighted and enjoyed your excellent services and explanation of the history of Dublin. I look forward to your service again for future Immaculate Tours groups visiting Dublin."
- Ron and group from California

"Antoin is an exquisite guide. He showed us around Dublin. He told us many interesting and less known facts and in general it was a great tour and experience. Definitely going to book him next time in Dublin as well."
- Ivanka, Private Tour (School Group)

"Antóin took us on a long 5h walk through Dublin. With lots of passion delving into the cities Viking history and more recent the Irish struggle for freefom. Not forgetting to show us the brightest Georgian building and the darkest Irish pubs where Davy Arthur and the Fureys used to play and some of the colourful Dublin figures dwelled. Thanks Antóin for showing us your city!"
- Tom & Marzena from Belgium

"The Viking/Medieval walking tour was an amazing experience and a great way to start my time Dublin. Antoin was a great guide with such a wealth of information and knowledge about the history of Dublin and its origin and how over the centuries, things have changed. I enjoyed the stories about the different people of Dublin and all the places of interest as we walked the streets of Dublin. I would highly recommend this walking tour as it helps people understand the heritage and history of them Irish people. I would give this tour a top star rating."
- Rosanna

"The tour by Antoin and Talltean Irish Tours was fantastic. I covered exactly what we were looking for related to the Rising, the War of Independence, and the Civil War. Antoin was funny and very knowledgeable. I recommend the tour to anyone interested in Irish history."
- Theodore

"Thanks very much for very interesting, informative, and enjoyable tour. We all came away with lots we don't know. Hope we were not too difficult to handle as you skillfully managed us."
- John

A sense of Identity

From within we cultivate a sense of identity
Fashioned from the clay of purity we remain anonymous
To be truly free we cannot comprehend any narrative but our own
Tributes stand were we have marked the graves of immortality
Home to the chosen few who sacrificed the ultimate
Whose words are lamentations to the beyond, to forever
In the clear light of darkness we commend the sincerity of
Nobleness and madness
A terrible beauty was never born but exists as it always has

Tears fall silent but tell a story of who we are, who we have become
The seclusion of this place holds a paradoxical madness to the ominous beat of modernity’s
Obscene extravagance, blind to the faith of interpretation
Who bends the knee to indifference at the onset of hidden memory?
Wild geese contained in proclamations of past valour, whose eternal flame is fading
But not extinguished, never extinguishable
Children of Eireann lament the passing of some old tragedy, not bitten by the
Stories that pull at our coat tails, a reminder of nothing but our indifference
A reminder of who we once were

Monument of the redemption, four and many, cast a glint of light where
Freedom means more than the pedantic genuflection to darkness
This place speaks volumes and is loud in its solitude of silence
It answers the call for they cannot answer back

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Antóin Ó Lochraigh