Dublin Literary Pub Crawl — Local services in Dublin

Boys in the Dublin Literary Pub Crawl really go out of their way to make your time enjoyable. Mind you, it’s 2.5 hours, so it better be enjoyable. I would recommend this tour to both literature lovers (I said lovers, not snobs) and those completely clueless (yes, even those illiterate). This is not a lecture tour, this is indeed living Dublin through some of the greatest works in literature. And the beer at each location, well, that’s just the bonus.

Please note, the tour guides are very talented actors. You will feel as if you’re in a theater while standing in front of Trinity College and looking them act out one of the scenes from their list. Priceless, especially if it happens to be raining outside. I’ve got to say though, I was tempted to shout out a thing of two, just to see if it would throw them off guard, but then, I enjoyed it too much to risk being kicked out.

So here’s my checklist:

Learn something new: CHECK Laugh (actual LOL): CHECK Pompously nod your head like you know what they’re talking about: CHECK Visit pubs not on tourist list of Dublin: CHECK Be relaxed and have a good time even if touring alone: CHECK Drink beer: CHECK (actually, a must) Take pictures (it’s...

Colm Quilligan is an outstanding actor cum storyteller cum impressionist cum comedian. This has to be the must do tour for anyone spending an evening in Dublin. Don't worry you get plenty of time to drink. But as a bonus you get to hear some wonderful anecdotes and nuggets of information about some of the towering giants of literature produced by Dublin. I like most have only heard and read the usual suspects, but it's always good to learn about some new ones not as popular but probably as significant for Irish literary scene. Colm keeps you occupied for 2.5 hours (and you can set your watch by the start and stop time, very impressed). A couple of younger colleagues join him to act out little dialogues. You get to visit four famous pubs (no spoilers here in terms of names) and enough time to drink and indulge in trivia. His enactment of Oscar Wilde writing about his visit to a Colorado silver mining town in the backdrop of the beautiful Trinity College was a personal favorite of mine. If you like to drink and have even the remotest intererst in literature, this is a must do. Even if you just drink, it's not a bad. And for 13 euro it's a...

Great experience! The hosts for the tour, Mark and Finbar, were phenomenal. They performed, recited, sang, joked, herded, and laughed all around Dublin. I loved that the particular bits that they chose to perform or recite were entertaining, but also tied into the history and culture of Dublin. I also appreciated that we alternated between walking and standing for a bit, and then we would go to a pub and sit down for a while. While we had 20 or so folks on our tour, I never felt crowded and could always position myself to hear what the guides were saying. One tip - unless you are a very fast drinker, consider getting a glass of beer instead of a pint at each stop. I would have felt pretty rushed trying to drink a whole pint at each pub. Overall, I highly recommend if you are interested in pubs, beer, Irish history, literature, or you know, just having a...