The Liberties and the distilleries

From St Patrick's Park through the Liberties: the derelict Victorian Iveagh Markets on Francis Street, the Teeling Distillery (Dublin's first new distillery in over 125 years), Thomas Street and St Catherine's Church, to the Pearse Lyons Distillery and the Guinness Storehouse at St James's Gate.

Best time: Afternoon; book distillery tours ahead.

The route, stop by stop

1. 1
   St Patrick's Park

   Park beside St Patrick's Cathedral; start here. 10 min

2. 2
   Iveagh Markets

   Victorian indoor market on Francis Street, open 1906 to the 1990s, still derelict; see the facade. 5 min

   Lord Iveagh's 1906 market halls, built for street traders the Guinness slum clearances displaced, closed in the 1990s and have stood empty since. Liberties traders still campaign…

3. 3
   Teeling Whiskey Distillery

   Whiskey distillery on Newmarket, opened 2015; tours and tastings. 60 min

   Opened on Newmarket square in 2015, the first new whiskey distillery in Dublin for over 125 years, close to where a Teeling ancestor distilled in 1782. Guided tours end with a…

4. 4
   St. Catherine's Church, Dublin

   Thomas Street church on the old 'Slí Mhór' route west; rebuilt in its present form in the 18th century. 5 min

   A Georgian church by John Smyth completed in 1769 on Thomas Street, on a church site going back to 1177. Closed in the 1960s, it was restored in 1998 and is again a working…

5. 5
   Pearse Lyons Distillery

   Distillery at 121-122 James's Street (OSM). Optional, 45 min

   A family-owned boutique distillery inside the restored 18th-century St James's Church, with the stills on the altar and stained glass telling the story of Irish whiskey.

6. 6
   Guinness Storehouse

   Seven floors around a pint-glass-shaped atrium at St James's Gate Brewery; end of the walk. 90 min

   Seven floors in the old fermentation plant of the St James's Gate brewery tell the Guinness story, ending with a pint in the Gravity Bar and a 360-degree view over the city to…

Walking directions

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• Georgian Dublin: Merrion Square to the Grand Canal2.6 km · 2 h
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• Smithfield, Stoneybatter and the Phoenix Park5.4 km · 4 h 10 min
• Grand Canal towpath: Portobello to Grand Canal Dock3.2 km · 1 h 40 min
• Docklands: Custom House to Samuel Beckett Bridge1 km · 3 h
• Howth cliff path and summit (Tramline Loop)7 km · 2 h 30 min
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