1798 A Belfast Rebellion Walking Tour

Name: 1798 A Belfast Rebellion Walking Tour
Brand: Viator
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5.0(26)2h 30mEngelskBelfast

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“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 establish a more equal society for everyone on the island.

Come and learn how these enlightened sparks lit a flame that set Ireland on fire.

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Hvad du kommer til at lave

Belfast City Hall
Donegall Square, Belfast, United Kingdom
Our guide will begin the tour with an introduction to the history leading up to the United Irishmen Rebellion of 1798.
15 min
Discover the history of the library and it's most infamous librarian, the United Irishman, Thomas Russell
10 min
St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Chapel Lane, Belfast, United Kingdom
Hear how the penal laws impacted on Ireland's Catholics, and how the chapel was established in the late eighteenth century.
10 min
Kelly's Cellars
30-32 Bank Street, Belfast, United Kingdom
A secret meeting place for the United Irishmen as they plotted their rebellion, and an amazing, historic pub.
10 min
Hear how the Presbyterians became wealthy merchants in Belfast, and the most famous members of this church
10 min
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 min
The first church in Belfast stood on this site, which is also the location from where Belfast gets it's name
10 min
Joy's Entry
Joy's Entry, Belfast, United Kingdom
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 min
Belfast City Hall
Donegall Square, Belfast, United Kingdom
Finish your tour at the statue of Mary Ann McCracken, an abolitionist, educator, and United Irishwoman.
15 min

Mødested og afhentning

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Afhentningsdetaljer

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.