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Dublin Mountains: Small Group Pub Crawl & Live Music Tour

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1/11

Duration5h

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Irish countryside, mountain pubs, laughter & live music with locals

You’ll ride through green hills to three real mountain pubs outside Dublin—sharing pints with locals, tasting craft beer or whiskey, and joining in for traditional Irish music. With live tunes echoing off old walls and laughter over every table, you’ll feel part of something genuine before heading back with new friends.

Step-by-step itinerary

Drive through Dublin Mountains countryside
Visit The Merry Ploughboy pub main bar
Drive to second local pub with drinks
Enjoy traditional music at last pub
Have a pint or two at mountain top pub

The Experience

“You know you’re not in the city anymore when the road starts winding up into the Dublin Mountains and the air smells like wet grass and wood smoke. Our guide, Mark (who knew half the people we met), just grinned and said, ‘Wait till you see the first stop.’ And honestly, The Merry Ploughboy looked like something out of a storybook — low ceiling, dark wood, a couple of old guys at the bar who nodded as we walked in. I tried to order my pint in Irish. Failed spectacularly. The bartender winked anyway.

The drive between pubs was short but somehow felt like another world each time — sheep on one side, city lights far off behind us. At every pub, someone seemed to have a story or a song ready. There was this woman at the second place (I think her name was Siobhán?) who insisted we try her favorite whiskey. Not gonna lie, it burned all the way down but left this weirdly warm feeling that stuck around for ages. Oh, and I never thought I’d actually join a singalong with strangers — but there’s something about being packed into a tiny room with fiddles going and everyone clapping that makes it impossible not to.

I still think about that last pub at the top of the mountains — windows fogged from inside, someone playing guitar by the fire, rain tapping on the glass. It wasn’t fancy or anything; just honest and full of life. We all piled back into the van after midnight, cheeks sore from laughing (and maybe singing too loud). If you want a real Dublin mountain pub crawl — not just ticking off bars but actually meeting people and hearing music that gets under your skin — this is it. Still can’t pronounce half the names right though.

What’s included

Your evening includes pickup by air-conditioned vehicle from Dublin city area, visits to three different local pubs in the Dublin Mountains with plenty of time to enjoy craft beer or whiskey at your own pace, plus live traditional Irish music at one stop—all fully guided so you can relax and soak up every moment before returning late at night.

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Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

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