Experience Edinburgh’s Old Town like never before by exploring the area shaped by the Irish over the centuries. This hidden history is told through authentic narratives which uncover the Irish connections to Edinburgh landmarks, politics and culture.
Tour includes:
•Experience of Navvies building Edinburgh’s canals, reservoirs and railways.
•Social history of Cowgate, Grassmarket & West Port.
•Hostility Irish Catholics faced in city.
•Story of Erin go Bragh and founding of Hibernian FC.
•Visit to St Patrick’s Church.
•New interpretation of wide range of relevant literary sources from Neil M Gunn to James Connolly, from Irvine Welsh to Muriel Spark.
The tour offers an original and fascinating perspective on Scotland’s capital city and the overlooked history of the Irish in Edinburgh.
About Your Guide.
All the Little Ireland tours are led, researched and produced by Edinburgh Detours co-ordinator, Jim Slaven. Born and still living in the area, Jim has decades of experience of tours, talks and writing on the experience of the Irish in Edinburgh, past and present.
All our tours are private tours. We do not do walk ups.
For more information contact us via our contact page here or email: edinburghdetours@gmail.com.
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