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24 June - summer 1 September of heritage 2019 Events at a glance 24 June - 1 September 2019 Venue MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT SUN
National Maritime 11am 11am Museum (Pre- booking req) Dalkey Castle 10am 10am & Heritage Centre
3pm & 3pm & Monkstown Castle 4pm 4pm 1pm- Cabinteely House 5pm Marlay House 1pm- 1pm- 6th Aug. - 1st Sept. 5pm 5pm Carrickbrennan 1pm & 1pm & Cemetery Tour 2pm 2pm 4.30pm Quaker Burial Ground & 6.30pm
Deansgrange Cemetery 2pm
Deansgrange Cemetery 2pm Women of Note Tour
Historic Dún Laoghaire 7pm
Historic Milltown 7pm 11.30am
Historic Dundrum 7pm 2.30pm
10.30am 10.30am 10.30am 10.30am 10.30am 10.30am 10.30am James Joyce Tower & & & & & & & and Museum 2.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm
Seapoint Martello 1pm - 1pm - 1pm - Tower 5pm 5pm 5pm Genealogy Day Cabinteely 2pm - House 28th July 5pm Genealogy Day Marlay 2pm - House 17th Aug 5pm The Transformations of 5pm Dunleary Village
1pm - 1pm - 1pm - The Oratory 5pm 5pm 5pm The Obelisk 1pm - Killiney Tour 5pm The Obelisk 1pm - Stillorgan Tour 5pm 2pm - 2pm - 2pm - Holy Trinity Church 4pm 4pm 4pm All Saints Church 2pm - Blackrock 4pm Monkstown 2pm - Parish Church 4pm 1pm - Kill Abbey 5pm 1pm - Kilgobbin Church 5pm
Historic Shankill Walk 7pm
Historic Booterstown 7pm Walk
Historic Blackrock Walk 11am
Maeve Binchy and Irish 6.15pm Writers Guided Walk
Foxrock Beckett Walk 3.15pm
Dún Laoghaire 7pm Harbour Walk J.M. Synge and 2.30pm Glenageary Writers Walk
Fernhill Tour Walk 11.30am
Dublin Mountains Walk 11am 7, 21 July / 4, 18 Aug / 1 Sept
The Metals 2pm
The Men who built the 7pm town of Dún Laoghaire
Summer talks at Marlay House (must be pre - booked) talks Date Time
Cherrywood through the ages by Rob Goodbody Wednesday 7th August 7pm
Victorian Monkstown by Seamus Cannon Wednesday 14th August 7pm
Victorian Dún Laoghaire by Tom Conlon Wednesday 21st August 7pm
Booterstown, The Town of the Road by Rob Goodbody Wednesday 28th August 7pm
All Tours and Talks are FREE. All Talks must be pre-booked Via Email: [email protected] Group booking for tours is also essential. Via Email: [email protected] Wicklow Way Café Open every day, from early until Now open at the Golf d late all summer. Now with full Pavilion, College Roa lay Park. wine license. entrance to Mar Serving cooked breakfast, salads, light snacks, full lunches as well as delicious desserts. With panoramic views of Marlay Park the café offers the perfect setting for a relaxing cup of our freshly ground coffee and the very best food freshly prepared daily by our chefs. Pre- Booking required
24 June - 28 August, Monday / Wednesday
1 National Maritime Museum Free Guided Tour Must be pre-booked via the following link: The Museum is housed in Dún Laoghaire’s https://www.mariner.ie/ 180-year-old Mariners’ Church, opposite the dlr summer-heritage-2018/ T: 01 214 3964 LexIcon. Experienced guides will bring you on a W: mariner.ie voyage of discovery enthralling you with stories of discovery, heroism, war and disasters at sea. Dart Stations You will learn about maritime history, exploration, Dún Laoghaire navigation, radio, deep-sea cable technology, Bus Stop No. 3046 George’s Street, nature and art inspired by the sea and relevant Shopping Centre Routes serving this stop: to the school syllabus. See the revolving Bailey 111 Towards Dalkey Optic, try the electrified steam engine and pause 59 Towards Killiney to reflect at the Titanic exhibit, the Royal Navy Bus Stop No. 3070 George’s St, prisoner’s docks and the war memorial. Try sailor’s Mulgrave Street Routes serving this stop: knots, learn how they lift heavy weights, be 111 Towards Brides Glen photographed with the pirate and much more. (Luas Station) 45a Towards Dún Laoghaire (Rail Station) 59 Towards Dún Laoghaire 7 Towards Mountjoy Sq. 11am Wheelchair accessible 7a Towards Mountjoy Sq. 1 tour per day / 2 tours per week
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Max Capacity: 30 people Pre- Booking required
24 June - 29 August, Monday / Thursday
2 Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre Free Guided Tour
Dart Stations Dating back to 700AD, Dalkey Castle & Heritage Dalkey Centre offers a guided tour experience. Visitors can
Bus Stop No. 3057 learn about the Castle’s history from Early Christian, Ulverton Road, Castle Street through Viking, Medieval, Tudor and Victorian times Routes serving this stop: 111 Towards Brides Glen to the present day. (Luas Station) 111 Towards Dalkey 59 Towards Killiney Costumed actors from Deilg Inis Theatre Co bring the 7d Towards Mountjoy Sq. 7d Towards Dalkey history to colourful life.
Bus Stop No. 3058 Ulverton Road, Hyde Road Dalkey Castle also houses a Writers’ Gallery which Routes serving this stop: 111 Towards Brides Glen celebrates the work of great Irish writers from Joyce to (Luas Station) Bono and Beckett to the world famous Maeve Binchy. 59 Towards Dún Laoghaire
Must be pre-booked Tel: 01 285 8366 Email: [email protected]
10am Wheelchair accessible 1 tour per day / 2 tours per week
Tour Duration: 75 minutes Max Capacity: 40 people No Pre- Booking required
25 June - 29 August, Tuesday / Thursday
3 monkstown castle Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 7330 There is a local tradition of a monastic settlement Monkstown Ave, in Monkstown since the 9th century. The Castle was Fitness Centre Routes serving this stop: constructed in the 13th century and was expanded 4 Towards Harristown over centuries. It was built by the monks of the Bus Stop No. 7226 great Cistercian house of the blessed Virgin Mary to Monkstown Ave, Richmond Grove protect the valuable agricultural land and fisheries Routes serving this stop: 4 Towards Monkstown Avenue they had established in the area.
Bus Stop No. 3040 Meet at the Castle entrance. Monkstown Rd, Monkstown Crescent This is an outdoor event. Suitable footwear is essential. Routes serving this stop: 7 Towards Brides Glen Luas 7a Towards Loughlinstown
Bus Stop No. 3073 Monkstown Rd, Carrickbrennan Road Group booking essential via email [email protected] Routes serving this stop: 7 Towards Mountjoy Sq. 3pm & 4pm Not wheelchair accessible. 7a Towards Mountjoy Sq. Tours on the hour Children must be Last tour 4pm accompanied by an adult.
Tour Duration: 40 minutes Max Capacity: 30 people no Pre- Booking required
29 June - 31 August, Saturday
4 CABINTEELY HOUSE Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 3309 Take a guided tour of Cabinteely House, a Cornelscourt Hill, stunning eighteenth-century country house. Kerrymount Green Routes serving this stop: Hear the colourful story of the house including, 63 Towards Kilternan its original owner Robert Nugent and his rise up Bus Stop No. 3307 the social and political ladder, as well as Joseph Cornelscourt Hill, Kerrymount Green McGrath, revolutionary and key figure in the Irish Routes serving this stop: 63 Towards Dún Laoghaire Sweepstakes.
Meet at the front of Cabinteely House, Cabinteely Park, Cabinteely, Co. Dublin.
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
1pm - 5pm Limited wheelchair access. Tours on the hour, 4 per day Please phone in advance if Last tour 4pm you require wheelchair access.
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Max Capacity: 30 people No Pre- Booking required
6 August - 1 September, Tuesday / Sunday
5 Marlay House Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 2979 Take a guided tour of this wonderful country house. Grange Road, Hear the story of how the original 17th Century Highfield Avenue Routes serving this stop: house, called The Grange was purchased in 1764 116 Towards Whitechurch 16 Towards Dublin Airport by David La Touche of French Huguenot origin, 16c Towards City Centre extended, and renamed Marlay, and was then sold Bus Stop No. 2969 in 1864 to Robert Tedcastle, the well known Dublin Grange Road, Highfield Avenue coal merchant. The Tedcastle family lived at Marlay Routes serving this stop: until 1925. In 1925 Philip Love (a market gardener, 116 Towards Parnell Sq. 16 Towards Ballinteer (Kingston) who at one time was the largest tomato producer in 161 Towards Dundrum Luas Station Ireland) acquired the House.
Meet at the front steps of Marlay House, Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin.
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
1pm - 5pm Limited Wheelchair Access. Tours on the hour, 4 per day Please phone in advance if you Last tour 4pm require wheelchair access.
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Max Capacity: 30 people No Pre- Booking required
25 June - 29 August, Tuesday / Thursday
6 Carrickbrennan Cemetery Tour Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 7330 Visit one of the most historic graveyards in South Monkstown Ave, Dublin and hear the stories of United Irishman, Fitness Centre Routes serving this stop: Joseph Holt, the victims of the Rochdale and Prince 4 Towards Harristown of Wales shipwrecks, Captain John McNeill Boyd and Bus Stop No. 7226 many more. Monkstown Ave, Richmond Grove Routes serving this stop: Carrickbrennan Road, Monkstown, County Dublin. 4 Towards Monkstown Avenue This is an outdoor event.
Bus Stop No. 3040 Monkstown Rd, Monkstown Crescent Routes serving this stop: 7 Towards Brides Glen Luas 7a Towards Loughlinstown
Bus Stop No. 3073 Group booking essential via email [email protected] Monkstown Rd, Carrickbrennan Road Routes serving this stop: 1pm & 2pm Not wheelchair accessible 7 Towards Mountjoy Sq. Tours on the hour 7a Towards Mountjoy Sq. Last tour 2pm
Tour Duration: 40 minutes Max Capacity: 20 people no Pre- Booking required
25 June - 27 August, Tuesday
Carrickbrennan 7 Quaker Burial Ground, Cemetery Tour Temple Hill, Blackrock Free Guided Tour Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 3164 On this unique tour of one of Dublin’s most unusual Stradbrook Rd, Temple Hill graveyards learn about its 150 year history as well as Routes serving this stop: 4 Towards Harristown the history of the Quaker religion in Ireland. 84 Towards Blackrock 84a Towards Blackrock Meet inside the gates. This is an outdoor event. Bus Stop No. 3114 Stradbrook Rd, Monkstown Road Routes serving this stop: 4 Towards Monkstown Avenue 46e Towards Blackrock Rail Station 84 Towards Newcastle 84a Towards Bray
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
4.30pm & 6.30pm Not wheelchair accessible
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Max Capacity: 30 people No Pre- Booking required
25 June - 27 August, Tuesday
8 Deansgrange Cemetery Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 3119 Take a tour with one of the cemetery staff and get Deansgrange Rd, Cemetery an insight into what it is like to work in one of the Routes serving this stop: 84 Towards Newcastle largest cemeteries in Ireland. Along the way you 84a Towards Bray will also visit some of the most important and Bus Stop No. 3159 Deansgrange Rd, Cemetery interesting graves. Not to be missed! Routes serving this stop: 84 Towards Blackrock Meet at the office entrance to Deansgrange Cemetery, 84a Towards Blackrock Deansgrange Road, Co. Dublin. This is an outdoor event.
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
2pm Wheelchair accessible 1 tour per day
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Max Capacity: 25 people No Pre- Booking required
27 June - 29 August, Thursday
9 Deansgrange Cemetery Women of note tour Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 3119 Join us for a walk in Deansgrange Cemetery around Deansgrange Rd, Cemetery the graves of Irish women nationalists, historians Routes serving this stop: 84 Towards Newcastle writers both famous and infamous. 84a Towards Bray
Bus Stop No. 3159 Deansgrange Rd, Cemetery Routes serving this stop: Meet at the office entrance to Deansgrange Cemetery, 84 Towards Blackrock Deansgrange Road, Co. Dublin. 84a Towards Blackrock This is an outdoor event.
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
2pm Wheelchair accessible 1 tour per day
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Max Capacity: 25 people No Pre- Booking required
25 June - 27 August, Tuesday
10 Historic Dún Laoghaire Free Guided Tour
Dart Stations A new tour for 2019 about the past, present and Dún Laoghaire future of Dún Laoghaire, featuring the People’s
Bus Stop No. 2039 Park, Kingstown Men’s Christian Institute, seafront Crofton Road, Railway Station memorials, the Baths, and the town’s historic Routes serving this stop: 46a Towards Phoenix Park hidden lanes. 46a Towards Dún Laoghaire 63 Towards Dún Laoghaire 63 Towards Kilternan Meet at the Queen Victoria Fountain. 7pm Tuesday. 75 Towards Tallaght (The Square)
Bus Stop No. 2037 Royal Marine Road, Queen’s Road Routes serving this stop: 111 Towards Dalkey 45a Towards Kilmacanogue 59 Towards Killiney
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
7pm Partially wheelchair 1 tour per day accessible
Tour Duration: 90 minutes Max Capacity: 20 people No Pre- Booking required
26 June - 1 September, Wednesday / Sunday
11 Historic Milltown Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 1062 As its name suggests, Milltown used to be a thriving Milltown Road, centre for milling. It was also a crossing place on Churchtown Road Routes serving this stop: the Dodder and a centre for quarrying. This tour 142 Towards Portmarnock explores the lost history of this ancient village. Bus Stop No. 1028 Milltown Road, Meet at the steps below Classon’s bridge beside the Dropping Well Churchtown Road Routes serving this stop: Pub. This is an outdoor event. 142 Towards UCD Belfield
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
Wednesday 7pm Wheelchair accessible Sunday 11.30am
Tour Duration: 90 minutes Max Capacity: 20 people No Pre- Booking required
27 June - 31 August, Thursday / Saturday
12 Historic Dundrum Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 2842 A thousand years ago half the land of Dundrum was Ballinteer Rd, Castle View granted to the church, giving two local histories, Routes serving this stop: 14 Towards Beaumont and this tour takes in both. Starting at the Castle (Ardlea Rd.) 14c Towards City Centre and then looking at the village on the way, it ends 75 Towards Tallaght (The Square) at the church lands in St. Nahi’s, with its fine stained Bus Stop No. 4486 glass windows, and where many interesting people Ballinteer Rd, Dundrum Town Centre have been laid to rest. Routes serving this stop: 14 Towards Dundrum Luas Station Meet at the Barton Road roundabout, near 75 Towards Dún Laoghaire bridge over bypass. This is an outdoor event.
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
Thursday 7pm Wheelchair accessible Saturday 2.30pm (except graveyard). 1 tour per day
Tour Duration: 120 minutes Max Capacity: 20 people No Pre- Booking required
24 June - 1 September, Monday to Sunday
13 James Joyce Tower and Museum Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 3052 The James Joyce Tower & Museum at Sandycove is staffed Sandycove Rd, by volunteers from the Friends of Joyce Tower Society. Sandycove Ave Routes serving this stop: The tower is open from 10am until 6pm every day. 111 Towards Dalkey 59 Towards Killiney Each day, at 10.30 am and again at 2.30 pm, for the 7d Towards Dalkey duration of the ‘Summer of Heritage’ programme, one Bus Stop No. 3063 of these enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteers will Sandycove Rd, Buckley Galleries show you around the most famous building in world Routes serving this stop: literature where James Joyce’s masterpiece begins. 111 Towards Brides Glen (Luas Station) 59 Towards Dún Laoghaire You will learn why this Martello Tower was built and 7d Towards Mountjoy Sq. its association with James Joyce. You can also enjoy the absolutely stunning views of Dublin Bay from the top of this iconic building.
Tours of Tower & Museum are free.
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
10.30 am & 2.30 pm Not wheelchair accessible. 2 tours per day Access to roof is very restricted.
Tour Duration: 40 minutes Max Capacity: 25 people Tranquil Tea Rooms Pop in and enjoy our freshly baked raspberry scones and cakes especially our famous coffee cake. Freshly brewed coffee and loose leaf tea.
Open Tuesday to Sunday Located just inside the main Deansgrange Cemetery gate. No Pre- Booking required
26 June - 1 September, Wed / Sat/ Sun
14 SEApoint Martello Tower Free Guided Tour
Dart Stations The Martello Tower at Seapoint was one of a series Seapoint and Salthill of towers and batteries built between Bray and
Bus Stop No. 3038 Balbriggan in 1804 – 1805 to repel a threatened Monkstown Rd, French invasion. A unique story told in a unique Belgrave Square Routes serving this stop: location. 7 Towards Brides Glen Luas 7a Towards Loughlinstown This is an indoor and outdoor event. Suitable footwear is essential Bus Stop No. 3075 Monkstown Rd, and bare feet are not allowed. Children MUST be accompanied by Queen's Park an adult. Routes serving this stop: 7 Towards Mountjoy Sq. 7a Towards Mountjoy Sq.
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
1pm - 5pm Not wheelchair accessible. Tours on the hour, 4 per day Access to roof is very Last tour 4pm restricted.
Tour Duration: 45 minutes Max Capacity: 15 people No Pre- Booking required
28 July, Sunday
15 genealogy day Cabinteely House
Bus Stop No. 3309 Find your family history in the records! Every time Cornelscourt Hill, your ancestor had a significant event, records were Kerrymount Green Routes serving this stop: created and many were stored, some for hundreds of 63 Towards Kilternan years. There are records which show births, marriages Bus Stop No. 3307 and deaths, houses or land that they owned, journeys Cornelscourt Hill, Kerrymount Green overseas, involvement in sport, army or police service, Routes serving this stop: 63 Towards Dún Laoghaire court convictions, involvement in historic events, contributions to charities, and many more. With a bit of luck and a little skill, the records of your own ancestors can be traced. This family history event is for beginners as well as for those who have made some progress. It will consist of short talks, demonstrations, and personal advice desks conducted by members of the Genealogical Society of Ireland who have been tracing their families and other local families in the area for almost 30 years. Templates to help you to set out your personal family tree will be available free of charge
2pm - 5pm Wheelchair accessible.
No Pre- Booking required
17 August, Saturday
16 genealogy day Marlay House
Bus Stop No. 2979 Find your family history in the records! Every time Grange Road, your ancestor had a significant event, records were Highfield Avenue Routes serving this stop: created and many were stored, some for hundreds of 116 Towards Whitechurch 16 Towards Dublin Airport years. There are records which show births, marriages 16c Towards City Centre and deaths, houses or land that they owned, journeys Bus Stop No. 2969 overseas, involvement in sport, army or police service, Grange Road, Highfield Avenue court convictions, involvement in historic events, Routes serving this stop: contributions to charities, and many more. With a 116 Towards Parnell Sq. 16 Towards Ballinteer (Kingston) bit of luck and a little skill, the records of your own 161 Towards Dundrum Luas Station ancestors can be traced. This family history event is for beginners as well as for those who have made some progress. It will consist of short talks, demonstrations, and personal advice desks conducted by members of the Genealogical Society of Ireland who have been tracing their families and other local families in the area for almost 30 years. Templates to help you to set out your personal family tree will be available free of charge
2pm - 5pm Wheelchair accessible.
No Pre- Booking required
Dunleary fishing village about 1810 26 June - 28 August, Wednesday 17 The Transformations of Dunleary Village Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 3071 The tiny fishing village of Dunleary was first Dunleary Hill, transformed when the builders of the gigantic West De Vesci Terrace Routes serving this stop: Pier of the Royal Harbour arrived in 1820. A little over 7 Towards Mountjoy Sq. a decade later, the railroad builders arrived, reshaped 7a Towards Mountjoy Sq. 7d Towards Mountjoy Sq. the landscape and put their railway terminus in
Bus Stop No. 3042 the centre of the village. When they later moved Dunleary Hill, the railway station, they closed off much of the old De Vesci Terrace Routes serving this stop: harbour. Since then, the former old harbour has had a 7 Towards Brides Glen variety of industrial uses before becoming a desirable Luas residential and office location. What remains of the original village? Where are the traces of the various transformations? Meet at The Purty Kitchen 5.00pm Wednesday Group booking essential via email [email protected]
5pm Not wheelchair accessible.
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Max Capacity: 25 people The Tea Rooms — At Victoria Hill, Killiney Hill Park. Opposite St. Stephens Church — Visit this quaint little oasis and experience the wonderfully relaxed ambience of the Tea Rooms at Victoria Hill. Enjoy our freshly ground coffee and a selection of artisan foods and scrumptious pastries, all served up by our friendly staff.
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Photo: Denis Gilbert No Pre- Booking required
26 June - 1 September, Wed / Sat / Sun
18 The Oratory Free Guided Tour and DVD Presentation
Dart Stations The Oratory in Dún Laoghaire is a hidden gem of Dún Laoghaire Celtic revival art. This tiny building is home to some
Bus Stop No. 2035, of the most spectacular artwork from the first Clarence Street, half of 20th Century Ireland, all produced by Sister Crofton House Routes serving this stop: Concepta Lynch. This tour is not to be missed! 111 Towards Dalkey, 46a Towards Dún Laoghaire, 63 Towards Dún Laoghaire, Library Road entrance, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. 7 Towards Brides Glen Luas, 75 Towards Dún Laoghaire, (entrance is beside the children’s playground on Library Road). 7a Towards Loughlinstown
Bus Stop No. 2041, George's St, Bloomfield Routes serving this stop: 46a Towards Phoenix Park, 63 Towards Kilternan, 7 Towards Mountjoy Sq., Group booking essential via email [email protected] 75 Towards Tallaght (The Square), 7a Towards Mountjoy Sq. 1pm - 5pm Wheelchair accessible. Tours on the hour Last tour 4pm Max Capacity: 15 people
Tour Duration: 40 minutes No Pre- Booking required
27 June - 29 August, Thursday
19 The obelisk killiney Tour Free Guided Tour
Dart Stations Visit the Killiney Obelisk built in 1742 to enjoy one Killiney of the most striking panoramic views in Ireland and Bus Stop No. 3098 discover the history of one of the most stunning Killiney Hill Rd, Killiney Hill Pk Routes serving this stop: public parks in Dublin. 59 Towards Killiney
Bus Stop No. 3100 Meet at the dlr notice board just inside the Victoria Park Gate. Killiney Hill Rd, Killiney Hill Pk Children must be supervised at all times. Routes serving this stop: 59 Towards Dún Laoghaire
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
1pm - 5pm Limited wheelchair access - Tours on the hour please phone in advance if Last tour 4pm possible.
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Max Capacity: 20 people No Pre- Booking required
29 June - 31 August, Saturday
20 The Obelisk Stillorgan Tour Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 3169 The Stillorgan Obelisk is believed to have been built Carysfort Avenue, in 1727 by Lord Allen as a monument to his wife, Lady Hawthorn House Routes serving this stop: Allen. Standing over 100 feet high, it was designed 114 Towards Ticknock by the eminent architect Sir Edward Lovett Pearce Bus Stop No. 3196 Newtown Park, who also designed the Bank of Ireland on College Rushmore House Green. It was probably the first obelisk to have been Routes serving this stop: 114 Towards Blackrock Rail Station built in Ireland. 46e Towards Blackrock Rail Station Entrance is at Carysfort Woods, Carysfort Avenue, Stillorgan. Please note that caution is needed at the steps of the Obelisk and it is not suitable for anyone unsure on their feet. Suitable footwear is essential and bare feet are not allowed.
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
1pm - 5pm Not wheelchair accessible. Tours on the hour Children must be supervised Last tour 4pm at all times.
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Max Capacity: 20 people No Pre- Booking required
27 June - 31 August, Thursday - Saturday
21 Holy Trinity Church, KilLIney Free Self Guided Tour
Dart Stations Holy Trinity Church, set in the corner of Killiney Hill Killiney Park, was built in 1848. On your visit you will learn Bus Stop No. 3098 about its construction and consecration, see the Killiney Hill Rd, Killiney Hill Pk Routes serving this stop: glorious Harry Clarke stained glass window and the 59 Towards Killiney magnificent carved pulpit with its 5 bronze panels Bus Stop No. 3100 and much more… Killiney Hill Rd, Killiney Hill Pk Routes serving this stop: 59 Towards Dún Laoghaire
2pm – 4pm Not wheelchair accessible.
No Pre- Booking required
29 June - 31 August, Saturday
22 All Saints Church Blackrock Free Self Guided Tour
All Saints church is a must-see building. Built in 1870, in the early English Gothic style, its design through the clever arrangement of its different parts creates the appearance of a building that has grown organically over time. The church seems to be larger than it is, and this impression is echoed in its interior which is light, bright and dominated by the splendid exposed roof of trusses, purlins and rafters.
Bus Stop No. 3168 The building is enriched by high quality Arts and Carysfort Avenue, Crafts furnishings dating from the late-nineteenth Proby Square Routes serving this stop: and early-twentieth centuries: excellent stained 114 Towards Ticknock glass, murals, high quality wood carving, and a Bus Stop No. 3199 mosaic backdrop to the chancel. The twelve stained- Carysfort Avenue, Proby Square glass windows, dating from 1875 to 1925, include the Routes serving this stop: outstanding examples of the work of Wilhelmina 114 Towards Blackrock Rail Station Geddes. There are extensive canvas panels painted by Brigid Ganly in the chancel and baptistery, and a long hand-knotted carpet made by the Dun Emer Guild runs through the choir to the altar rails. The interior has been described as “a veritable treasure chest of high quality church furnishings.”
2pm – 4pm Wheelchair accessible No Pre- Booking required
29 June - 31 August, Saturday
23 Monkstown Parish Church Free Self Guided Tour This architecturally unusual church in the centre of Monkstown Village dates from 1789 and was radically extended by John Semple & Son in 1830. Semple also designed churches at Whitechurch, Kilternan, Tallaght, St Mary’s Chapel of Ease (Black Church), Abbeyleix and Killeshin. When opened on Christmas Day 1831, the Dublin Penny Journal claimed that ‘there was not a spot in the church where the eye can rest without pain’! One hundred years later Sir John Betjeman described it as ‘a cheerful Irish castle with a seaside rather than a fortress flavour’.
Dart Stations We invite you to come and visit the church and decide for Salthill / Monkstown yourself whether the above descriptions adequately describe this extraordinary building. For Summer of Heritage the church Bus Stop No. 3073 Monkstown Rd, will open on Saturdays from 29 June to 31 August for self- Carrickbrennan Road guiding tours. Routes serving this stop: 7 Towards Mountjoy Sq. 7a Towards Mountjoy Sq. During Heritage Week (17 – 25 August) the church will also be open daily (2pm to 5pm) with self-guiding tours, exhibitions, Bus Stop No. 3040 local history information and historic artefacts on display. Monkstown Rd, Monkstown Crescent Routes serving this stop: The Church will also be open on Culture Night (Friday 20 7 Towards Brides Glen Luas September) 5pm – 11pm 7a Towards Loughlinstown
2pm – 4pm Wheelchair accessible No Pre- Booking required
29 June - 31 August, Saturday
24 kill abbey Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 2056 The church, believed to have been dedicated to St. Kill Lane, Business Park Fintan, dates back to the tenth or eleventh century Routes serving this stop: 46a Towards Phoenix Park and is one of the oldest in South Dublin. Let our 75 Towards Tallaght (The Square) guide tell you its amazing history.
Bus Stop No. 2022 Meet at the entrance to the church grounds, Kill Lane, Kill Abbey Routes serving this stop: between St. Fintan’s / Kill Abbey estates. 46a Towards Dún Laoghaire This is an outdoor event. 75 Towards Dún Laoghaire
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
1pm - 5pm Not wheelchair accessible Tours on the hour last tour 4pm
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Max Capacity: 25 people No Pre- Booking required
30 June - 1 September, Sunday
25 Kilgobbin Church Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 7291 The picturesque remains of Kilgobbin church stand Enniskerry Rd, Rectory on a prominent hill near Stepaside. The church was Routes serving this stop: 47 Towards Poolbeg St. built three hundred years ago, but the site has a
Bus Stop No. 3473 much longer history and has two crosses that were Kilgobbin Heights, erected eight hundred years apart. Inver House Routes serving this stop: 44 Towards Enniskerry This is an outdoor event. Meet at Kilgobbin Cross on Kilgobbin 47 Towards Belarmine Lane. Entrance to Kilgobbin Church is via a step grass bank. Caution is needed and suitable foot wear is essential.
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
1pm - 5pm Not wheelchair accessible Tours on the hour last tour 4pm
Tour Duration: 45 minutes Max Capacity: 20 people No Pre- Booking required
25 June - 27 August, Tuesday
26 Historic shankill walk Free Guided Tour
Dart Stations The present village of Shankill is not actually in Shankhill Shankill, but in Shanganagh. How did this happen and
Bus Stop No. 3544 where was the original medieval village of Shankill? Beechfield Mnr, This walk helps to answer these questions, as well Shanganagh Road Routes serving this stop: as examining the ancient village of Shanganagh and 7b Towards Mountjoy Sq. 7b Towards Shankill its mill and the planned village of Tillystown, as well as the castles, railways, big houses and roads of the Shankill area.
Meet at Shankill Dart Station 7pm Tuesday
Tuesday 7pm Wheelchair accessible.
Tour Duration: 90 minutes Max Capacity: 25 people No Pre- Booking required
27 June - 29 August, Thursday
27 Historic booterstown walk Free Guided Tour
Dart Stations Booterstown – translated as “The Town of the Road” Booterstown – grew up along the main road from Dublin, through
Bus Stop No. 473 Blackrock and on to Wicklow and along another Rock Road, Grotto Avenue ancient route, now called Booterstown Avenue. Routes serving this stop: 4 Towards Harristown This area has had its churches, its castle and many 7 Towards Mountjoy Sq. 7a Towards Mountjoy Sq. eminent occupants and still has a great collection of 7d Towards Mountjoy Sq. eighteenth-century houses. This tour lifts the lid on 84a Towards Blackrock Booterstown and its long history. Bus Stop No. 427 Rock Road, DART Station Routes serving this stop: 4 Towards Monkstown Avenue Meet at Booterstown Dart Station 7pm Thursday 7 Towards Brides Glen Luas 7a Towards Loughlinstown
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
Thursday 7pm Wheelchair accessible.
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Max Capacity: 25 people No Pre- Booking required
30 June - 1 September, Sunday
28 HISTORIC BLACKROCK walk Free Guided Tour
Dart Stations Starting at the main gates to Blackrock Park and Blackrock finishing in the village let our guide bring you on a
Bus Stop No. 3032 journey back in time through historic Blackrock. Rock Road, Blackrock Park Routes serving this stop: 17 Towards Blackrock Rail Station Meet at the Main Gates of Blackrock Park, 7 Towards Brides Glen Luas Opposite Mount Merrion Avenue. This is an outdoor event. 7a Towards Loughlinstown
Bus Stop No. 3084 Frascati Road, Frascati Centre Routes serving this stop: 4 Towards Harristown 7 Towards Mountjoy Sq. 7a Towards Mountjoy Sq. 84a Towards Blackrock
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
Sunday 11am Wheelchair accessible
Tour Duration: 75 minutes Max Capacity: 20 people Booking required
27 June - 29 August, Thursday
29 Maeve Binchy and Irish Writers Guided Walk in Dalkey Free Guided Tour
Dart Stations The Maeve Binchy and Irish Writers Guided Walk starts Dalkey in the Writers’ Gallery at Dalkey Castle & Heritage
Bus Stop No. 3057 Centre. From Dalkey Castle, along the streets, past the Ulverton Road, Castle Street station and into St Patrick’s Square, walkers will enjoy Routes serving this stop: 111 Towards Brides Glen snippets from the work of Maeve Binchy, James Joyce, (Luas Station) 111 Towards Dalkey GB Shaw, Hugh Leonard, Jennifer Johnston and Flann 59 Towards Killiney O’Brien, just for starters. The walk will finish in the 7d Towards Mountjoy Sq. 7d Towards Dalkey beautiful Maeve Binchy Memorial Garden in Dalkey
Bus Stop No. 3058 Library where there a mosaic to Maeve’s memory. The Ulverton Road, Hyde Road walk lasts just under one hour and is fully microphoned Routes serving this stop: 111 Towards Brides Glen to the lead tour guide for ease of listening. (Luas Station) 59 Towards Dún Laoghaire Meet at Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre 18.15pm Thursday Please note this event must be pre-booked Contact: [email protected] Tel: 01 285 8366
Thursday 6.15pm Wheelchair accessible.
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Numbers limited No Pre- Booking required
30 June - 1 September, Sunday
30 foxrock Beckett walk Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 3290 Join Paul O’Hanrahan on a fascinating tour of writer Brighton Road, and Nobel Laureate Samuel Beckett’s biographical Mountsandel Park Routes serving this stop: and literary associations with his native Foxrock. 63 Towards Dún Laoghaire
Bus Stop No. 3275 Meet at Tullow Church, Brighton Road, Foxrock. Brighton Road, Cnoc Ard Please note the parking of cars is permitted on Routes serving this stop: the left hand side of the church grounds only. 63 Towards Kilternan Please note the tour is 1.5 hours long and takes a linear route 1.5 km in length from beginning to end. Tour ends in Foxrock Village.
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
3.15pm Partly wheelchair accessible. 1 tour per day
Tour Duration: 90 minutes Max Capacity: 20 people No Pre- Booking required
26 June - 28 August, Wednesday
31 Dún Laoghaire Harbour Walk Free Guided Tour
Dart Stations The construction of Dún Laoghaire Harbour began Dún Laoghaire two centuries ago in 1817. Join our tour to hear about Bus Stop No. 2039 the earlier harbour and how the present harbour Crofton Road, Railway Station was built; see some of the lesser-known features of Routes serving this stop: this most magnificent piece of engineering, as we 46a Towards Phoenix Park 46a Towards Dún Laoghaire walk along the landward side of the harbour to the 63 Towards Dún Laoghaire 63 Towards Kilternan former ferry port.
Bus Stop No. 2037 Royal Marine Road, Meet at bridge opposite BIM building on Crofton Road 7pm Queen’s Road Wednesday Routes serving this stop: 111 Towards Dalkey 45a Towards Kilmacanogue 59 Towards Killiney Group booking essential via email [email protected]
Wednesday 7pm Wheelchair accessible.
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Max Capacity: 30 people No Pre- Booking required
29 June - 31 August, Saturday
32 J.M. Synge and Glenageary Writers Walk Free Guided Tour
Dart Stations Paul O’Hanrahan leads this walk to places in Glenageary Glenageary associated with the life and work of
Bus Stop No. 3051 playwright John Millington Synge while also showing Sandycove Rd, how a range of writers have been inspired by the area. Ballygihen Ave Routes serving this stop: 7d Towards Dalkey
Bus Stop No. 3064 Meet at Glenageary DART Station, Sandycove Rd, Station Road entrance 2.30pm Saturday. Brighton House Finishes at the seafront. Routes serving this stop: 7d Towards Mountjoy Sq.
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
Saturday 2.30pm Wheelchair accessible.
Tour Duration: 90 minutes Max Capacity: 20 people No Pre- Booking required
30 June - 1 September, Sunday
33 FernHill Tour Walk Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 7291 The well-known gardens at Fernhill were laid Enniskerry Rd, Rectory out by the Darley family and for many years Routes serving this stop: 47 Towards Poolbeg St. were opened to the public by the Walker family.
Bus Stop No. 3473 This tour looks at the history of the Fernhill Kilgobbin Heights, gardens and explores some of the stories that Inver House Routes serving this stop: lie behind the various garden features. 44 Towards Enniskerry 47 Towards Belarmine Meet at gateway to Fernhill at the roundabout at Bellarmine, Enniskerry Road 11.30am Sunday
Group booking essential via email [email protected]
11.30am Not wheelchair accessible. 1 tour per day Not suitable for dogs.
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Max Capacity: 20 people Pre- Booking required
7, 21 July / 4, 18 August / 1 September, Sunday
34 Dublin Mountains Walk Free Guided Tour
Bus Stop No. 4852 Come and enjoy a guided heritage walk of The Scalp (Butlers), Barnaslingan Wood, Carrickgollogan and the Enniskerry Rd. Routes serving this stop: Lead Mines with Volunteer Rangers from the 44 Towards Enniskerry Dublin Mountains Partnership. Bus Stop No. 4121 The Scalp Wood, Enniskerry Rd. Please note this is an outdoor event lasting two Routes serving this stop: hours approximately, taking place over rough 44 Towards DCU terrain, hills, rocks…etc and requires suitable clothing and footwear.
Meeting point at Barnaslingan Wood car park.
Please note this event must be pre-booked Book via e-mail: [email protected]
11am Not wheelchair accessible 1 tour per day
Tour Duration: 120 minutes Max Capacity: 20 people No Pre- Booking required
30 June - 1 September, Sunday
35 the metals Free Guided Tour
Dart Stations The Metals is the historic pathway that linked Dún Laoghaire the quarry in Dalkey to the harbour works in
Bus Stop No. 2039 Dún Laoghaire. Crofton Road, Railway Station Routes serving this stop: 46a Towards Phoenix Park Join historian Rob Goodbody, author of the recent 46a Towards Dún Laoghaire 63 Towards Dún Laoghaire book on the history of the Metals, as he brings you 63 Towards Kilternan back in time to the construction of the harbour and 75 Towards Tallaght (The Square) the birth of the town of Dún Laoghaire. The tour will Bus Stop No. 2037 Royal Marine Road, take place between Dún Laoghaire and Glasthule. Queen’s Road Routes serving this stop: 111 Towards Dalkey Meet at the Victoria Fountain at the bottom of Marine Road, 45a Towards Kilmacanogue Dún Laoghaire 2pm Sunday 59 Towards Killine Group booking essential via email [email protected]
Sunday 2pm Wheelchair accessible.
Tour Duration: 90 minutes Max Capacity: 25 people No Pre- Booking required
26th June - 28th August, Wednesday
36 The Men who built the town of DÚn laoghaire Free Guided Tour
Dart Stations Stories about architects and builders, and their Dún Laoghaire buildings. Many of the best known Irish builders
Bus Stop No. 2039 and architects are represented in current and former Crofton Road, Railway Station buildings constructed in the town of Dún Laoghaire Routes serving this stop: over the past 200 years. On this walk of Marine 46a Towards Phoenix Park 46a Towards Dún Laoghaire Road, Upper and Lower Georges St. we will see 63 Towards Dún Laoghaire 63 Towards Kilternan selection of buildings by John Loftus Robinson, John Skipton Mulvany, John McCurdy and others, but the Bus Stop No. 2037 Royal Marine Road, architect responsible for more buildings than any Queen’s Road Routes serving this stop: other was less well-known and lived locally. We will 111 Towards Dalkey also see the initials of a prominent local builder on 45a Towards Kilmacanogue 59 Towards Killiney his offices.
Meet at The Old Town Hall 7.00pm Wednesday
Image is from the Group booking essential via email [email protected] Lawrence Collection and shows Town Hall 7pm Not wheelchair accessible. plus Railway Station
Tour Duration: 60 minutes Max Capacity: 25 people summer talks at Marlay House Pre- Booking required
7 August, Wednesday
Cherrywood through the ages A Talk by Rob Goodbody
Bus Stop No. 2979 Cherrywood is now well-known as a major Grange Road, development area, but the appearance of Highfield Avenue Routes serving this stop: apartments, offices, major roads and the Luas 116 Towards Whitechurch 16 Towards Dublin Airport should not hide from us the long history the land 16c Towards City Centre had before these innovations. This talk takes us from
Bus Stop No. 2969 the Neolithic and Bronze Age, through the medieval Grange Road, period and later military camps to the forefront Highfield Avenue Routes serving this stop: of nineteenth-century agriculture, showing us a 116 Towards Parnell Sq. 16 Towards Ballinteer (Kingston) megalithic tomb, a lost castle, an ancient churchyard 161 Towards Dundrum or two and more. Luas Station
Must be pre-booked via email [email protected]
7pm Wheelchair accessible
Talk Duration:60 minutes Max Capacity: 80 people summer talks at Marlay House Pre- Booking required
14 August, Wednesday
Cherrywood through Victorian Monkstown the ages A Talk by Seamus Cannon A Talk by Rob Goodbody Bus Stop No. 2979 Modern Monkstown is largely a creation of the Grange Road, nineteenth century, when the development of a Highfield Avenue Routes serving this stop: commuter railway and the harbour at Kingstown 116 Towards Whitechurch 16 Towards Dublin Airport made it an attractive residential area. It became a 16c Towards City Centre suburb of substantial houses occupied by successful
Bus Stop No. 2969 business people and wealthy professionals. Grange Road, Graceful terraces and avenues complement the Highfield Avenue Routes serving this stop: large detached houses and elegant villas to create a 116 Towards Parnell Sq. 16 Towards Ballinteer (Kingston) pleasing built environment. The scale, intimacy and 161 Towards Dundrum architectural detail of the village shops, clustered Luas Station besides the churches also contribute to the atmosphere of another age.
Séamus Cannon is a local historian living in Monkstown and regularly publishes articles and short pieces on topics of local interest.
Must be pre-booked via email [email protected]
7pm Wheelchair accessible
Talk Duration:60 minutes Max Capacity: 80 people summer talks at Marlay House Pre- Booking required
21 August, Wednesday Victorian Dún Laoghaire (Kingstown) A Talk Tom Conlon
Bus Stop No. 2979 It was the youngest town in the kingdom. It was less than Grange Road, 20 years old when the Queen ascended to the throne. Highfield Avenue Virtually all of its inhabitants were “blow-ins”. It became Routes serving this stop: 116 Towards Whitechurch a town where immense wealth and dire poverty lived side 16 Towards Dublin Airport by side, where neighbours prayed in separate churches, 16c Towards City Centre where nationalists and unionists and others competed Bus Stop No. 2969 for control. It was a busy shopping town, and a major Grange Road, passenger transport hub, but appears never to have Highfield Avenue Routes serving this stop: reached its full commercial potential. 116 Towards Parnell Sq. 16 Towards Ballinteer (Kingston) 161 Towards Dundrum Luas Station
Must be pre-booked via email [email protected]
7pm Wheelchair accessible
Talk Duration:60 minutes Max Capacity: 80 people summer talks at Marlay House Pre- Booking required
28 August, Wednesday
Victorian Dún Laoghaire Booterstown, (Kingstown) The Town of the Road A Talk Tom Conlon A Talk by Rob Goodbody
Bus Stop No. 2979 Booterstown Avenue and the Rock Road are unusual Grange Road, in the county as being a haven of eighteenth- and Highfield Avenue Routes serving this stop: early nineteenth-century houses, but Booterstown 116 Towards Whitechurch 16 Towards Dublin Airport has had a longer history, including churches, two 16c Towards City Centre castles and a host of eminent occupiers. It has also
Bus Stop No. 2969 been the location for a number of notable events, Grange Road, including highway robbery, an assassination and an Highfield Avenue Routes serving this stop: ambush. This talk reveals much about the forgotten 116 Towards Parnell Sq. 16 Towards Ballinteer (Kingston) history of Booterstown – The Town of the Road. 161 Towards Dundrum Luas Station
Must be pre-booked via email [email protected]
7pm Wheelchair accessible
Talk Duration:60 minutes Max Capacity: 80 people MUSIC IN MONKSTOWN FESTIVAL 5th - 8th September 2019
37 Monkstown Parish Church
Bus Stop No. 3040 Featuring: Monkstown Rd, Monkstown Crescent Hugh Tinney, piano Routes serving this stop: 7 Towards Brides Glen Luas John Finucane, clarinet 7a Towards Loughlinstown
Bus Stop No. 3073 Sacconi String Quartet Monkstown Rd, Carrickbrennan Road Emma Abbate, piano Routes serving this stop: 7 Towards Mountjoy Sq. Classical Kids 7a Towards Mountjoy Sq. 7d Towards Mountjoy Sq. Baroque and Romantic Chamber Music Post evening concert jazz
Full details on: www.musicinmonkstown.ie
Tickets € e15 afternoons e20 evenings on eventbrite and at the door.
Wheelchair accessible.
Max Capacity: 20 people
MAVenueP 1 National Maritime Museum 11 2 Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre 3 Monkstown Castle 4 Cabinteely House 5 Marlay House 6 Carrickbrennan 7 Quaker Burial Ground 8 Deansgrange Cemetery People of Note Tour 12 9 Deansgrange Cemetery Women of Note Tour 10 Historic Dún Laoghaire 11 Historic Milltown 12 Historic Dundrum 13 James Joyce Tower 5 14 Seapoint Martello Tower 16 15 Genealogy Day Cabinteely House 16 Genealogy Day Marlay House 17 The Transformations of Dunleary Village 33 18 The Oratory 19 The Obelisk Killiney Tour 25 20 The Obelisk Stillorgan Tour 21 Holy Trinity Church 20 All Saints Church 23 Monkstown Parish Church 24 Kill Abbey 25 Kilgobbin Church 26 Historic Shankill 27 Historic Booterstown 28 Historic Blackrock 29 Maeve Binchy and Irish Writers Walk 30 Foxrock Beckett Walk 31 Dún Laoghaire Harbour Walk 32 J.M. Synge and Glenageary Writers Walk 33 FernHill Tour Walk 34 Dublin Mountains Walk 35 The Metals 36 The Men who built the town of Dún Laoghaire 37 Music in Monkstown 27
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