Docklands: Custom House to Samuel Beckett Bridge: a walk in Dublin

Along the north quays from Gandon's Custom House past the Famine memorial figures and EPIC, the emigration museum, to the replica famine ship Jeanie Johnston and Calatrava's harp-shaped Samuel Beckett Bridge.

Best time: Afternoon; allow about 90 minutes for EPIC.

The route, stop by stop

1
Custom House
Neoclassical building completed in 1791 on Custom House Quay. 10 min
James Gandon's 18th-century Neoclassical masterpiece on the Liffey, burned in 1921 during the War of Independence and later restored. A visitor centre inside tells the story of…
2
Famine Memorial, Custom House Quay
Memorial figures on Custom House Quay. 10 min
Rowan Gillespie's gaunt bronze figures on Custom House Quay, given to the city in 1997 in memory of the Great Famine, when about a million people died and another million…
3
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Privately owned museum of the Irish diaspora, opened 2016. 90 min
An interactive museum in the CHQ building in the Docklands telling the stories of Irish emigrants and what they did abroad, across 20 galleries. Voted Europe's Leading Tourist…
4
Jeanie Johnston Tall Ship and Famine Museum
Replica of an 1847 barque that carried emigrants to North America; living history museum in port. 45 min
A replica of an 1847 Quebec-built emigrant barque moored on Custom House Quay. A 50-minute guided tour goes from the deck to the cramped quarters below, telling the stories of…
5
Samuel Beckett Bridge
Cable-stayed swing bridge by Santiago Calatrava, opened 10 December 2009; end of the walk. 10 min
Santiago Calatrava's cable-stayed bridge across the Liffey in the Docklands, shaped like an Irish harp lying on its side, 120 m long and 48 m high. It swings 90 degrees to let…

Walking directions

Docklands: Custom House to Samuel Beckett Bridge

The route, stop by stop

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