Dublin Rock History Walk

A narrow, red-painted facade marks the entrance to Whelan’s on Wexford Street. Inside, the room operates as a cavernous wooden stage where musicians have tested new material for over three decades. When Jeff Buckley played here in nineteen…

The bronze figure of Phil Lynott stands on Harry Street with his feet planted wide and his bass guitar held high. He looks out toward the entrance of Bruxelles bar, where he used to hold court during his years leading Thin Lizzy. In two…

Grafton Street is defined by the steady incline that rises from the river Liffey toward the green expanse of Saint Stephens Green. It began as a muddy track in the seventeenth century, named after the Duke of Grafton, an illegitimate son…

The 3Olympia Theatre features a distinct wrought iron canopy stretching over the pavement, sheltering the entrance since eighteen ninety-seven. Originally called the Star of Erin Music Hall, it served the working class of Dublin with…

The Irish Rock and Roll Museum occupies a cluster of unassuming brick buildings tucked away in Temple Bar. It centers on the Wall of Fame, a wall covered in plaques dedicated to Irish musicians, and houses the rehearsal rooms where bands…

The bronze replica of a nineteen sixty-one Fender Stratocaster embedded in the wall at the corner of Meeting House Square and Essex Street marks the spot where Rory Gallagher lived for a time. The guitar is beaten and road-worn, just like…

The Clarence Hotel sits at the edge of the River Liffey behind a heavy, stone-clad facade punctuated by rows of uniform, rectangular windows. Originally built in eighteen fifty-two, it began as a place for cattle dealers and farmers to…