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Walk through
five millennia
of Irish history

From Neolithic passage tombs older than the pyramids to medieval castles that shaped a nation. Guided heritage experiences across Ireland's most storied landscapes.

5,000+
Years of history
26
Counties covered
140+
Heritage sites
4.9
Average rating

History you can reach
out and touch

Every experience is led by expert heritage guides who bring the stones, stories, and landscapes to life.

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Neolithic & Bronze Age

Stand inside passage tombs older than the Egyptian pyramids. Explore stone circles, dolmens, and ancient ceremonial sites with archaeologists who decode the marks left by our earliest ancestors.

3200 BC – 500 BC
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Early Christian Ireland

Visit monastic settlements where monks preserved European learning through the Dark Ages. From Glendalough's round towers to Clonmacnoise on the Shannon, trace the age of saints and scholars.

5th – 12th Century
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Viking & Norman

Walk through the Viking Triangle of Waterford, Ireland's oldest city. Explore Norman strongholds like Trim Castle where the course of Irish history was reshaped by conquest.

9th – 15th Century
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Medieval Kilkenny

Explore the medieval mile of Kilkenny city, from the imposing castle to the Black Abbey. Discover the craft traditions, political intrigues, and merchant culture of Ireland's finest medieval city.

12th – 16th Century
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Famine & Emigration

Board the Dunbrody Famine Ship in New Ross and understand the devastation that halved Ireland's population. Visit workhouse sites and hear the stories of those who stayed and those who left.

1845 – 1852
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Myth & Landscape

The land itself tells stories. Walk the Hill of Tara where High Kings were crowned, visit the cursed Rock of Cashel, and discover why Ireland's landscape is inseparable from its mythology.

Timeless

Where the past
meets the present

From the Boyne Valley's sacred landscape to the Viking streets of Waterford, each region tells a different chapter.

County Meath
Boyne Valley
Home to Newgrange, Knowth, and the Hill of Tara — where Ireland's story begins.
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County Kilkenny
Medieval Kilkenny
Ireland's best-preserved medieval city.
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County Waterford
Viking Triangle
Ireland's oldest city and its Viking origins.
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County Wicklow
Glendalough
A monastic city in a glacial valley.
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County Tipperary
Rock of Cashel
The seat of Munster kings for a thousand years.

A journey through
Ireland's ages

Every era left its mark on the landscape. We help you read those marks.

c. 3200 BC

Newgrange Built

A passage tomb older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid of Giza. Its winter solstice alignment reveals astonishing astronomical knowledge.

c. 500 AD

Age of Saints & Scholars

Irish monasteries become centres of European learning. Monks at Glendalough, Clonmacnoise, and Skellig Michael preserve classical knowledge through the Dark Ages.

795 AD

The Vikings Arrive

Norse raiders establish Dublin, Waterford, Wexford, Cork, and Limerick. The fusion of Gaelic and Norse culture reshapes Ireland forever.

1169 AD

Norman Invasion

Strongbow lands in Wexford. The Normans build the great stone castles — Trim, Kilkenny, Cahir — that define the Irish landscape to this day.

1845 – 1852

The Great Famine

A catastrophe that halved Ireland's population through death and emigration. Its impact on Irish identity, culture, and diaspora reverberates to the present day.

1916 – 1922

Independence

From the Easter Rising to the founding of the Free State. The revolutionary period that shaped modern Ireland, fought in the streets of Dublin and the fields of the countryside.

Ready to touch the past?

Whether you're planning a family visit, a school trip, or a solo pilgrimage through Ireland's history — we'll craft an experience you won't forget.