Step back in time and uncover the hidden commercial history of Dublin city on this fascinating walking tour of the ghost signs of Dublin 2!

Ghost Signs of Dublin 2: Stories Written on the Walls

Step back in time and uncover the hidden commercial history of Dublin's city centre on this fascinating walking tour of the ghost signs of Dublin 2. This walk with historian Dr Antonia Hart will explore the streets around Nassau Street and Grafton Street, participants will discover fading painted advertisements, surviving shopfront details, and traces of businesses that once shaped the social and economic life of the capital.

From the legacy of Finn's Hotel, where James Joyce first met Nora Barnacle, to the renowned Fred Hanna department store, the historic Hayes Conyngham chemist, and the iconic Switzer's, this walk reveals the stories behind some of Dublin's best-known businesses and the people who ran them. Along the way, we'll examine how changing shopping habits, architecture, and urban development have transformed the city, while the surviving signs and façades continue to offer glimpses into Dublin's rich commercial past.

A unique opportunity to see familiar streets through a new lens, this walk combines local history, architecture, retail heritage, and storytelling to bring the hidden layers of Dublin 2 back to life.

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