Dublin Ghost Bus Tour
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The Dublin Ghost Bus Tour is a night-time bus tour through Dublin, Ireland taking in several allegedly haunted places, and visiting many of the city's historic sites. The tour is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes long. The tour service is provided by Dublin Bus
, the public transit bus service for the greater Dublin area.
The bus leaves from outside Dublin Bus
headquarters on O'Connell Street and heads down past Trinity College
. The tour guide, a professional actor, recounts Bram Stoker
s creation of his novel Dracula
, and other stories of banshee
s and surgeons paying body snatchers for fresh corpses, such as Dr. Clossey's school of anatomy.
The Clossey story leads into the trip to St. Kevins Churchyard, on Camden Row. The tour locks the gate leading into the graveyard turned park. Furter tales of hauntings are given, along with more detail about grave-robbers, including Burke and Hare, before asking for a volunteer to simulate a grave robbing.
The next stop on the tour is St. Audoen's church
and the 40 steps. Here the apparition of the "green lady" has been reported for generations.
The tour ends on O'Connell Street.
Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus is a public transport operator in Ireland. It operates an extensive bus network of 172 radial, cross-city and peripheral routes and 18 night routes in the city of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area. The company, established in 1987, is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann which is...
, the public transit bus service for the greater Dublin area.
The Tour
The bus used is a specially customised double-decker bus, coloured purple, with a ghost themed exterior, with purple seats and curtains inside to create a mood for the tour. The tour usually runs at night, with some tours starting during the day at certain times of the year, and includes two stops where passengers disembark and visit locations where ghosts have allegedly been seen.The bus leaves from outside Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus is a public transport operator in Ireland. It operates an extensive bus network of 172 radial, cross-city and peripheral routes and 18 night routes in the city of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area. The company, established in 1987, is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann which is...
headquarters on O'Connell Street and heads down past Trinity College
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
. The tour guide, a professional actor, recounts Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker
Abraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula...
s creation of his novel Dracula
Dracula
Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
, and other stories of banshee
Banshee
The banshee , from the Irish bean sí is a feminine spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld....
s and surgeons paying body snatchers for fresh corpses, such as Dr. Clossey's school of anatomy.
The Clossey story leads into the trip to St. Kevins Churchyard, on Camden Row. The tour locks the gate leading into the graveyard turned park. Furter tales of hauntings are given, along with more detail about grave-robbers, including Burke and Hare, before asking for a volunteer to simulate a grave robbing.
The next stop on the tour is St. Audoen's church
St. Audoen's Church
St. Audoen's Church is the church of the parish of St. Audoen in the Church of Ireland, located south of the River Liffey at Cornmarket in Dublin, Ireland. This was close to the centre of the medieval city. The parish is in the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough. St. Audoen's is the oldest parish...
and the 40 steps. Here the apparition of the "green lady" has been reported for generations.
The tour ends on O'Connell Street.