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“Obedientia Civium, Urbis Felicitas” Have you ever wondered what the words under the Three Castles Burning mean? Dublin has a long and rich criminal culture that goes all the way back to the vikings who first gave the city its modern name. If you have a love of history and gallows’ humour, then this is the tour for you! On our two-hour walk we will explore crimes from Georgian to Modern Dublin, giving context for how criminality influenced the city’s history, and was itself shaped by that history in turn. From Tiger Kidnappings to Heart Heists, come and hear the tale of Dublin’s dark deeds… Our tour has over 100 excellent reviews online and is ranked in the top tours on Trip Advisor. TOPICS - Tiger Kidnappings - 2009 BoI Heist - Trinity College Murders - Graverobbers - Molly Malone and Dublin’s Red Light District - Punishments and Torture - Irish Crown Jewels Heist - Veronica Guerin - James David & the Chester Beatty - Heart of St. Laurence - Debtor’s Prisons
Hear the tale of Ireland's biggest hesist and the tiger kidnapping behind it.
Delve into the old murders of Trinity and how the murderers were punished
Learn about both graverobbers and courtesans of 18th century Dublin
Hear the tale of Irish Crown Jewels Heist as well as the types of punishment that would be doled out from this infamous location.
Visit the Veronica Guerin memorial and hear the story of a sneaky curator of the Chester Beatty.
Hear the tale of the Hear of St. Lawrence and its postmortem adventures.
The Dublin True Crime Tour lasts about 2 hours. The itinerary has 6 stops.
Prices start at $17 per person for this Dublin 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 Meeting at the Tree outside Starbucks at 1 College Green, Dublin, D02 YT92.. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 19 participants.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 63 verified reviews; it is run by Alternative Dublin. Most-mentioned highlights: Walking Tour.
Our guide was brilliant, very friendly and made the tour more interesting. We can't remember the guides name but it was on Saturday the 29th of August from 4pm until 6pm. She showed a great knowledge of Dublin city, she was very clear and precise. Would highly recommend to others.
My boyfriend who usually prefers to sit at home actually enjoyed it, so thank youu! Really interesting waj to tell the history of Dublin, through catchy stories!
Lovely tour, very knowledgeable and funny guide, me and my brother had an amazing time
Elisa was a fantastic and knowledgeable guide! The stories were great and well told. I would recommend for any true crime fan!
Elisa was a brilliant guide, as a Dub I thought I'd heard it all but I'll be looking Peg Plunkett up, really really enjoyed this, will be recommending to friends
Eliza was amazing! Very knowledgeable and learnt so much! Highly recommend x
Ellisa was brilliant! I learned so much
Elisa was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and told an excellent story! A great way to see the city
Excellent tour very knowledgeable and personable guide
This was a great tour. Liam our guide was really open and enthusiastic and told his stories with great vim and humour. Great stories. Extremely enjoyable way of seeing city
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dublin True Crime Tour | 2 hours | 4.9 (63) | $17 | |
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