Built in 1706, Home to the Master Guild of Tailors from then until 1840, the hall was also a hotbed of revolutionary activity in the lead up to the 1798 rebellion. Here, Theobald Wolfe Tone and James Napper Tandy met, forming what became known as the Back Lane Parliament, agitating for votes to be extended to Catholics. This was the genesis of the United Irishmen, which quickly became a proscribed, underground organisation.
The tour starts in the Great Hall, one of the oldest public spaces in Dublin, and encompasses the Hall’s position at the centre of Dublin commerce in the 1700s, and the activities of the Tailors Guild in Dublin through to the demise of the Guild in 1840 and the restoration of the Hall in the 1960s by the foremost conservationists of the day. .

Upstairs is the Wolfe Tone Room, which has an important place in Irish history through its use during the Catholic Convention in 1792.

Meeting point: Tailors’ Hall, Back Lane, Dublin 8, D08 X2A3.

Pre-Book Only. Bookings managed by Tailors’ Hall

Wheelchair accessible
Assistance Dogs welcome