“1798 – A Belfast Rebellion” is a 2 ½ hour walking tour within the city centre, uncovering Georgian Belfast and individuals who hoped for a better future.
The tour starts and finishes at the gates of City Hall and tells the story of the origins and formation of the United Irishmen in Belfast, through to the 1798 Rebellion and its suppression. We will lead you through the important sites that remain today and introduce you to those who fanned the flames of Rebellion.
You will learn what life was like for the Presbyterian’s of early Belfast, who were successful merchants and yet excluded from political influence, and discover how and why they allied with the Irish Catholics in an attempt to...
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Vox whisper set to hear your guide clearly at all times
Gratuities for your guide (optional)
Meeting Points
Departure
Belfast City Hall
We meet outside the front gates of City Hall, on Donegall Square North. Your guide will be wearing a blck jacket with the DC Tours logo on the left breast.
Return
Important Information
•
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
•
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
•
For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
•
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
•
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
•
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
•
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Become our Lokal Curator
Are you ready to turn your hobbies into a business?
“1798 – A Belfast Rebellion” is a 2 ½ hour walking tour within the city centre, uncovering Georgian Belfast and individuals who hoped for a better future.
The tour starts and finishes at the gates of City Hall and tells the story of the origins and formation of the United Irishmen in Belfast, through to the 1798 Rebellion and its suppression. We will lead you through the important sites that remain today and introduce you to those who fanned the flames of Rebellion.
You will learn what life was like for the Presbyterian’s of early Belfast, who were successful merchants and yet excluded from political influence, and discover how and why they allied with the Irish Catholics in an attempt to...
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Vox whisper set to hear your guide clearly at all times
Gratuities for your guide (optional)
Meeting Points
Departure
Belfast City Hall
We meet outside the front gates of City Hall, on Donegall Square North. Your guide will be wearing a blck jacket with the DC Tours logo on the left breast.
Return
Itinerary
1
Belfast City Hall
Our guide will begin the tour with an introduction to the history leading up to the United Irishmen Rebellion of 1798.
15 minutes
2
The Linen Hall
Discover the history of the library and it's most infamous librarian, the United Irishman, Thomas Russell.
10 minutes
3
St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Hear how the penal laws impacted on Ireland's Catholics, and how the chapel was established in the late eighteenth century.
10 minutes
4
Kelly's Cellars
A secret meeting place for the United Irishmen as they plotted their rebellion, and an amazing, historic pub.
10 minutes
5
First Presbyterian Church
Hear how the Presbyterians became wealthy merchants in Belfast, and the most famous members of this church.
10 minutes
6
Assembly Rooms Belfast
Hear about the most important meetings to take place in the Assembly Rooms, from the court martial of Henry Joy McCracken to the failed proposal for a Belfast slaveship company.
10 minutes
7
Parish Church of St George, Belfast
The first church in Belfast stood on this site, which is also the location from where Belfast gets it's name.
10 minutes
8
Joy's Entry
Discover the influence of the Joy family on Belfast, and how these historic Entries in the oldest part of the city have now become an outdoor art gallery.
10 minutes
9
Belfast City Hall
Finish your tour at the statue of Mary Ann McCracken, an abolitionist, educator, and United Irishwoman.
