My Streets Ireland- Stephen's Inside The Liberties

My Streets Ireland- Stephen's Inside The Liberties

Everyone of our guides has experienced, or is experiencing, homelessness. They understand the streets that run through our towns and cities better than anyone else.

Stephen weaves the lives of the good, the bad and the brigands together with his own to create a living history of ‘the village in the city’; Dublin’s Liberties area.

Beginning in 795 AD with the arrival of The Vikings Stephens moves effortlessly between textbook history and lived experience to provide a rich colourful tapestry that lives long in the memory.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch Place, Dublin 8 Ireland

Hear one thousand years of history from the Vikings, the construction of the cathedral in 1172 and the ebbing and flowing of people and eras that take us into the present day.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Saint Patrick's Cathedral, 21-50 Patrick's Close Off Clanbrassil St., Dublin 8 Ireland

Learn where the phrase to 'chance your arm' comes from. Learn about Johnathan Swift and all other historic Deans of St. Patricks as well as the generosity of the Guineess family, traditional patrons of the cathedral.

Duration: 10 minutes