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Overview
Step into Ballina through the lives and stories that shaped it. Enjoy storytelling with poetry, humour, and local legend, plus hands-on moments with rare artifacts led by a warm local guide. Explore Georgian streets, striking Victorian architecture, and heritage sites as your guide shares stories of founders, ordinary families, rebellion, community, and the lasting impact of the Great Famine. See treasures from the Jackie Clarke Collection and learn Ballina’s connections to Mary Robinson and President Joe Biden. Each stop reveals the town’s character, culture, and enduring community spirit.
Meeting and Pickup
Please go around the corner onto Walsh Street to find the main entrance, where you should wait under the front canopy. Your guide will meet you there.
Language Offered
English-GUIDE
Itinerary
1. The Clarke Museum of Irish History
2. Explore Ballina’s historic Military Quarter, where traces of the town’s strategic past reveal stories of power, conflict, and community woven into its streets and buildings. Visit Ballina’s Market Square, the historic hub of trade and community, rich with stories of the town’s past.
3. The Humbert Memorial
4. Visit the beautiful Old Bond Store, a historic warehouse still in use, reflecting Ballina’s trading heritage.
5. St Muredach's Cathedral
6. Emmet Street
7. Walk through Moy Lane, a place once home to many families, where unexpected events and tragedies left a lasting mark on the lives and memory of the community.
8. Discover the story of Ballina during the Great Famine, a time of hardship and resilience that shaped the town and its people.
9. Walsh Street
10. The Clarke Museum of Irish History
Inclusion
Guided tour with local guide.Storytelling, history, rare artifacts, riverside heritage, small group.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
- 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date
Additional Info
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
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews
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Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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