Kinsale Heritage Town Walks

Kinsale Heritage Town Walks provide the ideal way to explore this unique town which has been at the centre of Irish history since the first settlers came,-- the history of Kinsale is the History of Ireland. Celts, Vikings, Normans and English as well as settlers from mainland Europe and North America have made it a unique place. "Walk on water" to trace our maritime and military traditions. Admire the 800 year old Church of Saint Multose and learn of the unique star-shaped Charles Fort. Listen to the story of the 1601 Siege and Battle of Kinsale and walk in the footsteps of James II, Oliver Cromwell, William Penn and John Wesley. Enjoy the stories of the White Lady, Pirates, Robinson Crusoe and Polar Explorers. Learn of the Wine Museum in the French prison, the Lusitania Inquest, the Great Famine and much much more.

Kinsale Heritage Town Walks, take about ninety minutes ( Irish Time ! ), at 5 euro per adult, children free, with groups catered for on request, and leave from the Tourist Office daily at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. The walk is illustrated with maps from the middle ages and photographs of Kinsale in the 19th century with the only native Kinsale Failte Ireland guide giving a first hand account of life in the town since the 1950s.

Dermot Ryan, guiding in Kinsale for over thirty years, is founder, secretary and editor of the Kinsale History Society, Secretary of the Irish Federation of History Societies, and a regular contributor to local and national press. He is an approved Failte Ireland Guide, member of the Heritage in Schools Scheme and KinsaleTourism.com.