Follow Oscar Wilde's footsteps through the city of his youth, and learn about the formative influences on this great writer and gay martyr.

Cost: $10. Please note that this fee helps keep our small business going during the crisis so we can get up and running right away when it is safe to bring people together again in person.

Tickets: oscarwildedublin.eventbrite.com

This talk will explore young Oscar Wilde's Dublin, retracing his the footsteps in the childhood and youth. Often neglected, the influences and surroundings of Oscar's upbringing shaped him into the world famous icon that he is today. This unique tour explores his birthplace, college and social haunts and encompasses quotes, talks and readings from selected Oscar Wilde works. It is the only tour focusing exclusively on Wilde's family and his early life in his home city - Dublin. Your guide, Oisin O'Nuallain, has extensive knowledge of the life and times of Oscar Wilde in Dublin and is guaranteed to provide a fascinating insight into this wonderful writer.

Each location in the tour will represent an important part of Wilde's formative years. Along the way you will will learn about Dublin in the 19th century and Wilde's life within the bustling city.

Locations include:

• 21 Westland Row - Oscar's birthplace

• Shelbourne Hotel - which holds some surprising Wilde family secrets

• The Oscar Wilde House - Oscar's family home until his 20's

• Trinity college - where Oscar crafted his literary skills and made some very well known friends

• Kennedy's Pub - where Oscar worked and socialized as a young man

• Sweney's Chemist - which has surprising links to Oscar Wilde

• Oscar Wilde Memorial Sculpture - understand the true meaning of the famous statue and learn amazing facts about its creation!