Underground Tunnels in Dublin

Mu_phy678

I've recently become fascinated by all of the stories that I've been reading about underground tunnels and passageways in Dublin. TCD and Dublin Castle keep coming up on threads, but I haven't found anyone who can tell me how to access them. I would seriously appreciate anyone who knows anything about these. Thanks a million!

odyssey06

Don't know about the TCD ones, but there's supposed to be one from the Marino Casino down towards the coastline...

CelticDemon

As a lover of digging holes and tunnels as a child,i would dig for Ireland back then, then growing up and witnessing the film As Above, So Below about the Paris Catacombs!

Granted the film is garbage and Dublins tunnels are not near as extensive and vast but that crazy notion of getting lost in tunnels and passageways now freaks me out hahaha!

But i still do enjoy watching the Exploring Abandoned Mines And Unusual Places on Youtube, i guess there is still that little digging sprog
still left in me somewhere...

I hope you get your answer man and be safe down there if you figure it out!

subpar

The Guinness Brewery Site at St. James's Gate has a large complex of tunnels throughout the entire site . The 2 largest ones run South / North ( 1 allocated to the site railway and the other dedicated to pedestrians) they were used to transit from the upper level of the Brewery around Market St / Rainsford St /Robert St areas to the lower level at the River Liffey.

Mu_phy678

subpar wrote: »

The Guinness Brewery Site at St. James's Gate has a large complex of tunnels throughout the entire site . The 2 largest ones run South / North ( 1 allocated to the site railway and the other dedicated to pedestrians) they were used to transit from the upper level of the Brewery around Market St / Rainsford St /Robert St areas to the lower level at the River Liffey.

Thanks a million, I'm guessing that these are totally inaccessible for people who don't work there?

Gomango

Did some work in Sean Mac Dermott Street a while back. Was told by a DCC worker that tunnels run from the temple adjacent to the Magdeline laundry site to the gpo apparently the 1916 rebels used them.
I Took the story with a pinch of salt but if your interested you could ask around someone could confirm if they are there.

He said kids use them to stash bonfire materials.
It runs into the swimming pool site too apparently.

imme

Gomango wrote: »

Did some work in Sean Mac Dermott Street a while back. Was told by a DCC worker that tunnels run from the temple adjacent to the Magdeline laundry site to the gpo apparently the 1916 rebels used them.
I Took the story with a pinch of salt but if your interested you could ask around someone could confirm if they are there.

He said kids use them to stash bonfire materials.
It runs into the swimming pool site too apparently.

Were the Knights Templar and Knights of Columbanus/ legion of Mary etc etc referenced in any of these discussions.

The 'temple' was a Scottish Presbyterian church.
It is highly unlikely that there was any connection between worshippers there and the Rebels

Also the distance between Sean mc Street and the GPO makes any tunnel unlikely Also why didn't they use it to escape

Gomango

imme wrote: »

Were the Knights Templar and Knights of Columbanus/ legion of Mary etc etc referenced in any of these discussions.

The 'temple' was a Scottish Presbyterian church.
It is highly unlikely that there was any connection between worshippers there and the Rebels

Also the distance between Sean mc Street and the GPO makes any tunnel unlikely Also why didn't they use it to escape

Interesting information and good points. No, he never mentioned the Knights Templar.

I'm sure if op asked in dcc central area offices opposite the former church they may have a local historian who could confirm/deny its existence.