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Dark Dublin: Torture, Murder & Mystery | 2 hours

1911 Reviews | Dublin
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Dark Dublin: Torture, Murder & Mystery
2 Adults x $20.94
$41.88
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$41.88

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  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Eco-friendly
  • Small groups
  • In-person guide
  • Private transportation
  • Dinner

Overview

Explore Dublin’s gruesome stories of murder, torture, cannibalism, grave robbing, brothels, proposals to eat young children, unearthly worship and much more! We start our journey at Dublin Castle, where we will explore the torture of the past, speak of priest hunters and unearth why the upper courtyard was nicknamed the Devil’s Half Acre but behind the beautiful architecture is a brutal past. From here we’ll take the side streets to hear stories of cannibalism and of proposals to eat babies. As we delve further into Dublin’s dark past, we’ll enter an area once known as Hell. Uncover stories of brothels, witches, and the infamous Hellfire Club. Passing by the old city walls we’ll learn of grave robbing, The Black Pig, and finish with the very unusual case of a strangler and killer with no legs. Join us on this 2-hour walking tour as we weave our way through the city streets and back alleys to uncover Dublin’s Dark past.

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  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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September 11No refund

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4.9

1911 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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    1785
  • 4 stars
    81
  • 3 stars
    19
  • 2 stars
    12
  • 1 star
    14

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Showing 1-5 of 1785 reviews with 5 stars

Great tour guide!

Published on May, 2025

It’s a very informational tour that was full of great story telling by Cillian ! He was a great guide and willing to take questions and extremely funny as well

Don’t miss dark Dublin

Published on May, 2025

Dark Dublin was amazing! Seamus was our guide and he was an incredible storyteller. He blended the dark bits with fascinating folklore and humor. And all with an incredible accent of course. It was our first day in Dublin and it gave us a perfect intro to the city while telling us hidden secrets that we wouldn’t even have known on our last day.

Dark history, great tour guide (Killian)

Published on May, 2025

Our tour guide Killian was great and really brought the stories to life in the way he shared the "dark" history of Ireland. He made it enjoyable and interesting! You walk to each location, maybe about a mile total. Its a two hour total tour.

This was a great tour....

Published on May, 2025

This was a great tour. Our guide , Mikala was very knowledgable and friendly . We learned a lot of dark history of Dublin on this tour. If you can take this tour if you have more than one day in Dublin , I’d do it on your first day as you may find new places you’d like to visit that you may not have known about before plus it sheds some light on the things you see while walking around, but didn’t understand why they were there such as the Viking artifact tiles on the sidewalks . Caution however , this is a long walk and it ends a bit of a distance from your starting point . The tour started near city hall which was 13 minutes from our hotel and ended at a 30 minute walk back to our hotel .

Was very enjoyable....

Published on May, 2025

Was very enjoyable. Micheal was fantastic. He had a great sense of humor, and really enjoyed the stories he told us.

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