Top Ireland Art Tours

Dublin’s music and pub culture is legendary, but finding authentic traditional music spots, away from the tourist hot spots can be time-consuming. This guided pub crawl removes the guesswork, leading you to off-the-beaten-path venues with live Irish music and drinks along the way. Enjoy local insight into Irish culture and have a lot of fun along the way too. Note that no food is included or available, so plan to eat beforehand.

Immerse yourself in Dublin's famous pub culture on this evening walking tour. With a pub-loving guide in the lead, you'll visit some hidden gems that tourists don't often find, as well as some of Dublin's best-known watering holes. Try some new craft beers, as well as Irish gin and craft whiskey.

Discover Dublin’s rich literary heritage while absorbing the ambience of Ireland's traditional pubs on a pub crawl with a difference. Wander Dublin’s charming streets to visit sites and pubs that inspired some of the country’s most famous writers; enjoy refreshing pints of locally brewed ale and snacks (own expense); and put your newfound knowledge to the test in a fun-filled literary quiz at the end of your tour.

Windmill Lane Recording Studios in Dublin has recorded many popular artists, but since it’s still a working studio, in order to visit, you must book ahead. Preplan and book this Dublin Windmill Lane Recording Studios Tour and learn about the studio’s history from a guide. Plus, see how a recording session works and even try to mix your own session.

Learn the history and stories behind traditional Irish music in a fun and informative way during this Dublin Traditional Irish Musical Pub Crawl, led by two professional musicians. Your guides, who are with you the entire tour, perform songs and instrumental Irish Jigs and Reels. This Dublin experience is more like a moving concert, than a drinking pub crawl. Along with a lot of audience participation, you’ll enjoy an interactive evening of Irish music.

See the lesser-known face of Dublin: the one covered in vibrant street art. Following your local guide, you’ll scout out the side streets of the city, learning about the murals, the graffiti, and the talented artists behind them. Bring your camera, your walking shoes, and get ready for a technicolor look into this modern capital.

Explore the library history of Dublin, a city that has produced many famous writers and poets over the centuries – see where they took their inspiration on this private, off-the-beaten-path walking tour. Discover the captivating life and times of Dublin’s literati on this tour of the capital of the Emerald Isle that many famous poets and writers called home.

Get more out of your trip to the Cliffs of Moher and Galway Bay with this private tour including hotel pickup. Explore Ireland’s west coast alongside a guide who brings his homeland alive with stories of Irish history and guaranteed good “craic.” Enjoy a taste of Irish whiskey, get a lesson in Irish music, and soak in stunning County Clare scenery during a coastal drive.

Explore Dublin in a fun and unique way during this silent disco tour that takes you around the city’s famous landmarks. Don your hi-tech headsets and listen to funky music while you walk and dance through the streets with your group. Groove past landmarks like Temple Bar, Dublin Castle, and Trinity College during your journey of song and dance.

Experience Dublin after dark on this expertly curated evening walking tour combining Irish whiskey, historic pubs, and live Irish music. Led by an expert local guide, guests enjoy a Jameson Whiskey Experience with sampling, a visit to Ireland’s oldest pub, a pint of Guinness, and finish the evening at a lively city-centre pub known for its contribution to Irish culture and traditional music. This engaging Dublin night tour offers the perfect blend of history, hospitality, and live music, showcasing the city’s legendary evening culture. Visit The Brazen Head, officially recognised as Ireland’s oldest pub, dating back to 1198. Inside its historic walls guests will lear about the pub’s connections to revolutionaries, writers, and Dublin folklore. The final stop brings the group to a city-centre pub on Dublin’s south side, celebrated for its warm hospitality and contribution to Irish culture.

The Poetry Stroll explores James Joyce’s Dublin through poetry and music, using the artist’s footsteps as a compass through the city. While best known as a writer, Joyce was also a singer and a poet, and it is through this lens that we encounter his world: Dublin at the beginning of the twentieth century. As we walk the streets and visit the places that shaped him, the stroll shines a light on Joyce’s artistic aspirations, creative life and places he later immortalised in Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and Ulysses.

Maximize your time on land in Ireland on a full-day shore excursion. From Cork Harbour, travel through the Irish countryside to the 13th-century Blarney Castle. Kiss the world-renowned Blarney Stone for good luck, if you like. Return to Cork for a coach tour of the city’s sights; visit the charming town of Kinsale, and make a brief stop in Cobh, famous as the departure point of the Titanic.

Ireland is a country with a wealth of history and culture which you can uncover on this half-day tour. Alongside a private guide, visit three museums—the National Gallery, National Library, and National Museum of Ireland—to uncover the treasures that have formed the great nation over the centuries. Discover symbolic pieces such as paintings that depict the Irish Civil War, works by W.B. Yeats, and artifacts from Ireland’s Golden Age.

Maximize time in Dublin with a half-day private sightseeing tour led by a local guide. Meet your guide at a departure point and set off on a city stroll focused on Dublin’s Temple Bar neighborhood. Get to know the artistic and cultural side of this historic neighborhood and relax over a drink in one of the area’s oldest pubs. See landmarks like the Ha’penny Bridge and learn about local heritage during this walking tour.

Fitting Ireland’s historic towns and rural traditions into one day can be difficult without a car or local insight, but this guided tour from Dublin makes it seamless. Travel by luxury to visit Kilkenny and the grounds of its castle, then continue to the 6th-century monastic settlement of Glendalough in Wicklow Mountains National Park. Finally, enjoy a stop at a working sheep farm to watch border collies in action. With transport, timing, and commentary handled for you, the tour offers a well-paced way to experience a varied side of Ireland in a single day.

Step into the story of Galway’s most treasured symbol on this small-group guided walking tour. Explore the origins of the iconic ring, receive your own Claddagh ring to take home, and relax in a cosy local café as you uncover its meaning and learn the traditional way to wear it. Beginning in the historic fishing village of Claddagh, you’ll take in sweeping Atlantic views while discovering how this iconic ring became a globally recognised symbol of love, loyalty, and friendship. From there, you’ll continue into the old town, where centuries-old stories—rooted in medieval times—have shaped both the town’s character and the enduring legacy of the ring. - Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours of easy walking - Includes: Local refreshment and your own Claddagh ring - Accessible for wheelchairs and strollers, comfortable walking shoes recommended -Pet friendly

Embark on a journey through Ireland’s evolving history and culture with a private walking tour. Immerse yourself in the stories behind remarkable artworks in the Irish section of the National Gallery of Ireland, where the paintings reflect insights into Ireland’s evolving political, social and economic landscape, as well as stylistic developments. Discover how artists captured the essence of their times, and responded to the nation’s changing identity. An opportunity to understand Ireland, not just through the lens of history, but through the eyes of those who lived it.

Get your time in Dublin off to a stress-free start with this private, one-way transfer service from Dublin Airport. Simply book before your trip, meet your driver at Dublin Airport when you land, and then sit back as you travel to your central Dublin hotel in the air-conditioned comfort of a private vehicle. This private Dublin airport transportation service is available 24 hours, seven days a week to suit your schedule, and designed for private groups of up to eight people.

Avoid the crowds and explore Irish history in peace on this Book of Kells and Dublin Castle exterior tour. Visit the Trinity College Library, home to the famous Book of Kells—widely considered among the most important of all Ireland’s ancient treasures. Listen as your guide brings medieval Ireland to life, shedding light on the Book of Kells’ profound historical significance. Afterward, enjoy a guided walking tour around Dublin Castle’s mighty exterior. Visit the gardens and yards, and learn of the castle’s role as court, fortress, treasury, and jail.

Many tours focus on Dublin’s history or drinking culture or music, but this Dublin Private Irish Music Tour combines all three for a truly memorable night out. In the Temple Bar area, a guide tells you about the history of Dublin, while you listen to traditional Irish music and take in the drinking atmosphere around you. Plus, this tour ends with enough time to go out drinking yourselves afterward.

Learn about the history and heritage of printing in Dublin with a guided visit to the National Print Museum. Instead of wandering around on your own, enjoy interactive storytelling and live printing demonstrations from a guide to help you understand the techniques used throughout history. To round off the experience, create your own printed poster to take home as a special souvenir.

Explore Ireland’s traditional music with a private tour of Dublin’s musical pubs. Meet your guide, a musician, for a tour through the cultural quarter of Temple Bar. Visit several classic pubs and bars, learning about Ireland’s rich musical culture along the way. Raise a glass of local beer and experience the vibrancy of Dublin’s traditional music scene.

Luxury Private Tour of Dublin City and U2 Experience takes us on a tour like no other. We visit the most loved sites that Dublin has to offer while interweaving the tour with stories and real tastes of Dublin's history, its food, culture, sport and of course its people along with its many locations associated with the world famous U2. Every tour is custom made on the day from a selection of wonderful of experiences. Some of our many options by Liberty Irish Tours include : Windmill Lane Recording Studios Experience*, Lunch/Dinner and Drinks in The The Clarence Hotel, Bonos & Edges Hotel. Lunch/Dinner/ Drinks in Finnegans Dalkey, Bono's favourite local pub and restaurant. Epic Ireland, Dublin Bay Cruise, Croke Park Stadium Skyline Tour, The Little Museum. Who knows who we could bump into? We just cant say...