Many city centre buildings didn’t survive the 1916 battleground. Damage to property went into millions of pounds and a commission was established to recompense those who suffered.

Today, the locations that survived provide a fascinating insight and tell a story of what Dublin was like 100 years ago. What were scenes of revolution during the Rising, are now taken over by office space and shopping centres, in some instances.

ESB has head offices at Clanwilliam House, scene of one of the insurrection’s most bloody battles.

Kilmainham Gaol — where the leaders were executed — is a thriving nationalist museum run by the Office of Public Works, and one of Dublin’s busiest tourist attractions.

Other buildings are derelict, or are at the centre of planning and development debates.

As of summer 2011, relatives of the Easter Rising leaders were in discussions with the Government about plans to erect a bronze sculpture of the Proclamation in Moore Street.

The ongoing campaign aims to preserve the area’s links to the Easter Rising and prevent commercial development.

“Our plan is not just for a museum – the entire area needs regeneration. This plan is supported by all of the 1916 families. They have never come together before this,” said campaign spokesman Patrick Cooney, great grandson of Thomas Clarke.

The document HQ16: A Citizens’ Plan for Dublin proposes a 1916 monument within a market area. Members of the Connolly, Ceannt, Plunkett, Daly, Clarke and MacDonagh have asked Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan to adopt this as the city’s official Rising centenary project.

Visit the key locations of the battle as it unfolded in 1916 on a military style tour truck

DEDICATED TOUR GUIDE – Dressed in period uniform

Each tour has a dedicated tour guide. The Guides are dressed in uniforms of the period from both sides of the conflict. The guides explain the story of the battle as it unfolds and describes the significance of each location.
AUDIO & VIDEO from the time

Listen to sounds of the time. Watch Pathe news footage from the period

• KEY BATTLE LOCATIONS ON TOUR
• O’CONNELL STREET
• Mount Street Bridge
• The Jacob’s Factory

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Superb!

Fabulous tour, just the history of it alone, the information is superb, really enjoyed it!

Recommended for Schools

I thought it was great, I would recommend it to school teachers for school tours

Stories I didn't know

The tour provided an awful lot of information that I didn’t know about, one of my favourite stories was that I didn’t realise there was a ceasefire on Stephen's Green to feed the ducks!