Cobh Rebel Tours: Step Back in History and Visit 16 Prominent Historical Sites

Experience a 90-minute walking tour of Cobh’s 16 prominent historical sites, visited by leading figures of Irish history. Step back in time and explore locations of ambushes, safe houses, and more!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cobh Rebel Walking Tours - Kieran will meet you outside the Cobh Heritage Centre, where the tour will begin at the first of the 16 sites: the “Aud,” the anchor of the German arms ship that was scuttled and sank near the mouth of Cork Harbour in 1916.
    Kieran will bring history to life as if you were there, taking part in the ambushes yourself. Feel…
What's Included
  • Tour guide included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a 90-minute walk to 16 significant historical sites associated with eminent figures such as James Connolly, Roger Casement, Patrick Pearse, and more. Witness the locations of attacks and confrontations where Cobh volunteers confronted an entire empire. Marvel at buildings linked with the Republicans and their adversaries, incorporating safe…

Location
Cobh Heritage Centre. The Queenstown Story
The guide will be wearing a miltary uniform of a Irish volunteer outside The Heritage Centreby The Quays. Sigh Post are avaiable to direct travellers
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Daniel_b
Jul 25, 2025
Excellent historical walking tour - The guide was very knowledgeable and was able to answer our questions along the way. He shared the history of the Irish struggle for independence as it connected to specific events, locations and people of Cobh. Very interesting!
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Deanna_m
Jul 21, 2025
Great time with a great guide! - The guide was excellent and very knowledgeable about the history of not only Cork itself, but Ireland and the Irish struggle for independence. Touring the sites around town was very good and I got some great pictures.
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Judy_w
Jun 8, 2025
Great to learn Irish history and rebellion - We met right at the port and walked around a bit of the town. It should be noted that Cobh is quite hilly and there are a lot of steps up and down hills. Our guide was very informative and we learned many things about Irish history.
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Vicki_s
Jun 4, 2025
Great history lesson - Kieran was an excellent guide. His knowledge of Irish history was amazing to hear. This tour would be for history lovers who do not have any mobility issues as stairs and walking was involved. Thanks for a great tour, Kieran!
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Julie
Jun 1, 2025
Amazing Tour - This was such a wonderful tour. Kieran was a wonderful and knowledgeable tour guide. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to learn to some wonderful history about the fight for independence.
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John_b
May 27, 2025
The Rebel Tour - The True Story of Ireland. - We found the guided tour to be a very informative, engaging and authentic experience. We learned about the major events that shaped Ireland and the country’s struggle to achieve independence, and of the individuals and groups who bravely paved the way to a positive future. Seeing important landmarks was interesting and consolidated our experience.
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Thomas_m
May 1, 2025
Not what I expected, but even better - I expected a walk along the quay with the guide telling stories about how the Titanic sailed from Queenstown and how the Lusitania was torpedoed nearby, but that's not what we got. Instead, we got a fascinating story about Ireland's struggle for independence. We heard more about the sinking of the Aud, a German ship smuggling arms for the 1916 rebellion, than we did about the Titanic. Kieran brought the Irish shanachie's storytelling art to his performance as a tour guide. We roved through the town, stopping here and there while he wove his tales of what ambush happened on this spot, or what happened to the resident of that house who was taken for a collaborator. It really brought the events of over 100 years ago back to life.
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Jade_g
Apr 27, 2025
One on one experience... - One on one experience which was great. Extremely knowledgeable guide and made the whole tour fun. Highly recommend to anyone coming to Cobh. Two hours well spent!
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V1471hflaurad
Apr 27, 2025
Great tour and history on ireland - My husband and I had the opportunity to take this wonderful tour. The guide is so knowledgeable on the history of cobh and the history of the independence of Ireland. I learned so much. Highly recommend this experience.
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Lindy_k
May 29, 2025
We had a nice walk... - We had a nice walk through Cobh while listening to our guide talk about the struggle for Irish independence. Learned a lot. The town has a lot of hills and there are over 100 steps up the side of a hill when we started the tour. It would have been nice to understand that when decided to book this tour.
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up to 15 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).