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Private Ennis Essential History Tour with Dr Jane O'Brien

5.040 reviews
Ennis
by Viator
Duration1h 10m
DifficultyEasy
SeasonSee calendar when booking
LanguageEnglish

The Experience

Private tour of Ennis with an experienced and award-winning local guide. Dr Jane O’Brien (PhD in history) has been running tours of Ennis since 2005 but it is Jane's storytelling skills that bring the vibrant past of the town alive for all who join her tours. You will explore the streets and laneways of Ennis while learning about the intriguing stories that shaped its history. Winner of the "2024 Best Walking Tour Experience" and guide for the Rick Steves Tours in Ennis, this tour explores the history, methodology, legends, ghosts, poverty, murders and more of this medieval town. Jane uses rich historical sources to recreate the drama and daily life of Ennis and its place in Irish history and her acclaimed tours provide a highly entertaining and thought-provoking experience. She also runs the Dark History Tour which provides an in-depth exploration of the darker side of the towns history, and the Gourmet History Tour - a combination of history and food with some local food tastings.

How to book

Booked on Viator, who runs this experience. Inclusions and cancellation are theirs.

  • Book with Viator

    5.0(40 reviews)

    Free cancellation · 24h before

    from₹24,880

    Includes: There is the option for the guide to use an amplification device for ease of listening.

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Food & Drink

Food

Provided

Drinks

Not provided

Logistics & Transit

Transport not included
Location
Ennis

Difficulty & Fitness

Easy1/5

Easy — suitable for all fitness levels, no experience needed.

About the guide

Guide type
Tour Guide Led
Group experience
No — private booking

Know before you go

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