Like a "Pick your own Path" adventure book, you decide which path we follow, even your guide won't know which tour they will be taking you on until you decide upon arrival, making this the most spontaneous, immersive and hysterical walking tour in Cork City. Will we be retracing the footsteps of Cork’s famous on a “All the Worlds a Stage/Screen” adventure or meeting those responsible for our “Rebel City” reputation or maybe we’ll be stepping back in time to meet some actual “Saints and Sinners” or perhaps you'll become part of the action yourself on our "Medieval Madness" tour. No matter what you choose you’ll discover the highlights of Cork’s 1500-year history, meet a city full of quirky characters, engage with our local hysterical actor guide as you laugh, act and sometimes dance your way around the City on this truly unique walking tour that’s all about what you Pick... and Cork obviously.
If you choose our "Rebel Cork tour" Our guide will bring you to one of Europes finest indoor Markets for a photo op and regale you with stories of people who have shopped there, worked there and the famous people who have visited there. Expect to stay for approx 10 minutes
If you pick our "Saints and Sinners tour" our guide will regale you with the story of Corks very own Nano Nagle who founded the presentation order of nuns and defied the penal laws here at the site where she is buried expect to stay 8 minutes
Pick either of our "Saints and Sinners" or "Medieval Madness" tours and our guide will perform a live comedic sketch about the lives of the sort of people who stayed here and show you how this 17th century Fort played a huge part in destroying the city it was built to protect in 1690 expect to stay approx 20 minutes here
If you choose our "Saints and Sinners tour" Our guide will take you to visit the site where it all began when St Finbarre's founded his monastery here in the 600's AD on what would be the beginnings of Cork City. Our guide will perform a live sketch here and regale you with stories of Serpants and Statues. expect to spend approx 20 minutes here
Pick either out "Medieval Madness tour" or our or "Rebel City tour" and our guide will perform a hysterical live sketch about the male model turned would be ruler of England here at the site of his supposed coronation. expect to spend 8 approximately 8 minutes here
If you pick our "Medieval Madness tour" our guide will tell you about two extremely unlikely events that happened on this very street just months apart in 1622. They may need some assistance in creating the right atmosphere from you too! expect to spend approx 10 minutes here
If you pick our "Medieval Madness tour" our guide will take you to spend some time at Cork's most unusual landmark. Shandon Bells or as the locals call it the Eiffel Tower of Cork to ring the bells for all the city to hear and time permitting take in the views from the top of the clock tower. Its here that our guide might give you a few bars of the famous "bells of Shandon" song. expect to spend approx 25 minutes here
If you pick our "Medieval Madness tour" you will pass through the old coal quay market which is no longer the thriving outdoor market that it once was but is steeped in history and unlocks the key to our city's medieval Coat of Arms. expect to spend approx 8 minutes here.
If you pick our "All the worlds a Stage/Screen Tour" our guide will take you to Rory Gallagher place where you will hear all al the man who Jimmi Hendrix called the best guitarist in the world. expect to spend approx 8 minutes here
If you pick our "All the worlds a Stage/Screen Tour" you'll become part of the action when our guide teaches you the dance made famous by the movie 'The Young Offenders" and tells you all about the history of the Cork Film Festival here outside what used to be the Pavillion Cinema. Expect to spend approx 15 minutes here.
If you pick our "Rebel City tour" our guide will walk you through the events that led up to this very street being set ablaze in what has become known as the Burning Of Cork, they may even regale you with a story, poem or song about the event.
If you pick our "All the Worlds a Stage/Screen tour" our guide will regale you with Cork Opera Houses history and stories of the famous people who have performed here at what is Irelands longest running Opera House and the culturally significant area that it sits in. expect to spend approx 15 minutes here
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Hysterical Histories Cork Pick your own Path Walking tours lasts about 1h 45min. The itinerary has 12 stops.
Prices start at $23 per person for this Cork experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Your guide will be wearing a cape. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 25 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Wheelchair accessible Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Fantastic experience with Angela as our tour guide! We laughed and sang and smiled and acted our way through Cork City as we learned about the many-layered history of the city. And then we invited Angela to lunch and she graciously accepted, so we felt extra special! Would 💯 percent recommend to others, and would even do it again ourselves if we ever pass this way again. Thanks for the great memories, Angela!
Very nice experience, I learned a lot about the street and now I am telling everyone about the things that I learned! I genuinely recommend to everyone!
Fab tour Really engaging and knowledgeable guide Lovely info about local history Would highly recommend
We had a great walking tour with Angela. We had a choice of four tours and we were able to switch theme halfway. The characters that we heard about today were really interesting and unusual and we definitely saw some parts of cork and are notnon the usual tourist trails. Angela was a brilliant guide, informative and entertaining. I would recommend this tour for everyone.
We booked a tour with Angela as part of our 6th class school tour to Cork. They loved it! Angela brings history to life in the most entertaining, enjoyable way. She got the kids involved in acting out short scenes (not easy to motivate 6th class to volunteer but they were very enthusiastic!!) they reported back to the incoming 6th who are very much looking forward to going on the tour next year!! Angela made our tour very special and memorable for them. Thank you Angela.
Took the tour with a group of College students from the USA on a study abroad trip. The students and faculty enjoyed the tour, and learned a lot of the history of Cork and the tie-in to businesses and places in the city.
It was fantastic!!!!!!! Angela is absolutely perfect for these tours ♥️ Best regards
Angela is the perfect city guide: charming, witty, and open minded — a clear 10/10!
Best city tour ever. Interesting, fun, and above all, very informative.
The best thing I did in Cork! I loved the Hysterical Histories walking tour. We saw a lot of the city and I learnt so much from our talented and engaging tour guide, Angela, who is clearly extremely knowledgeable about the history, culture and fascinating individuals of Cork.
Thank you so much for this lovely review. It was a pleasure to meet you and i'm delighted that the tour was the highlight of your trip.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hysterical Histories Cork Pick your own Path Walking tours | 1h 45min | 5.0 (15) | $23 | |
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