Dates & Times
Friday 17 October
11AM
Saturday 18 October
11AM
Tour last 60 to 90 minutes
Dublin’s history told from Sydney Parade to Ranelagh
Ailesbury Park, Dublin
This walk takes you from Ailesbury Park to Ranelagh Park pointing out many of the houses along the way, their original residents and developers and how the culvereting and diversion of the local river led to the demise of Donnybrook Fair and the creation of the suburb see today..Learn what became of the original Limestone quarry, the tram lines and the novel structural design of the bus garage and the hat makers of Donnybrook..Mention will be made of the Pembroke ,Cowper and De Moynes estates taking a route via Beaver Road , Sandford Road and passing the Royal Hospital to the once renowned Ranelagh pleasure garden that renamed a suburb.
The walk should could vary between 60 and 90 minutes.
Meeting Point: Corner of Ailesbury Park/Sydney Parade
Drop-in
Accessibility Information
The tour will be lad by experinced guide while following public footpaths throughout, crossing roads via pedestrian crossings where possible. No buildings will be visited and pathways may narrow in places for a large group while pausing at points of interest will faciliate numbers.
Share
Dublin’s history told from Sydney Parade to Ranelagh
Ailesbury Park, Dublin
Dates & Times
Friday 17 October
11AM
Saturday 18 October
11AM
Tour last 60 to 90 minutes
Tour Information +
This walk takes you from Ailesbury Park to Ranelagh Park pointing out many of the houses along the way, their original residents and developers and how the culvereting and diversion of the local river led to the demise of Donnybrook Fair and the creation of the suburb see today..Learn what became of the original Limestone quarry, the tram lines and the novel structural design of the bus garage and the hat makers of Donnybrook..Mention will be made of the Pembroke ,Cowper and De Moynes estates taking a route via Beaver Road , Sandford Road and passing the Royal Hospital to the once renowned Ranelagh pleasure garden that renamed a suburb.
The walk should could vary between 60 and 90 minutes.
Meeting Point: Corner of Ailesbury Park/Sydney Parade
Drop-in
Accessibility Information
The tour will be lad by experinced guide while following public footpaths throughout, crossing roads via pedestrian crossings where possible. No buildings will be visited and pathways may narrow in places for a large group while pausing at points of interest will faciliate numbers.
Share
- Friday 17 October
- Saturday 18 October
