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Horsepower

            The ultimate city tour, by horse of course.

The Victorian Carriage Company taking a slower paced tour of Dublin, all decked out, both carriage & customers.

The summer of 2008 .

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The Victorian Carriage Company provides guided tours of Dublin City. 

 The Victorian Carriage Company was started by an Irish family with an enthusiasm for the working horse and all things equine. The need for a tour that brings “the Dublin of old” to life was an instrumental factor in the start up of the Victorian Carriage Company.

An Environmentally friendly tour

 Show the earth you mean business, don’t leave any carbon footprint. Travel around Dublin with us by horse and carriage. When you tour with us you can be safe in the knowledge that you are doing your bit for the earth. 

 The tour will take you from St. Stephen’s Green through the heart of Georgian Dublin, around our magnificent Georgian squares, along the banks of the Grand Canal, returning to St. Stephen’s Green. At the end of the tour you will be enlightened, informed and maybe even holding a word or two of Irish.

 The Victorian Carriage Company is a FUN based tour. Our aim is for a jovial atmosphere on board the Omnibus, you can help us by joining in and having “the craic” with our tour guide. A blend of simple facts and tasteful jokes await you on board. The Victorian Carriage Company will offer a different experience. The omnibus will be transformed into a theatre for the tours.

The Magnificent Omnibus

Travel in style on the only Omnibus in Ireland. The Carriage is correctly called an omnibus. Omnibus is the Latin word meaning "for all, for everyone". This carriage was made in Poland in 2003. It is the predecessor of the modern day double-decker buses. It is the same as the ‘garden seat’ omnibuses of the late 1800’s that worked, carrying passengers, in London and Dublin. The Omnibus seats 27 people.

The Elegant Horses

 The 2 horses we have are Clydesdale and are roan in colour. Born in Co. Cork in 1999, they are placid and perfect for working on the roads. 

 The Victorian Carriage Company owns 4 draft horses, who live in The Dublin Mountains in their cosy stabling area, which is located about 25 minutes from Dublin City Centre. We take pride in our beautiful working horses and endeavour to ensure their health and well-being at all times. Our big friends are our workforce and as such we know how important their health is to us. 

The Clydesdale is a breed of draft horse derived from the hard-working farm horses of Clydesdale, Scotland, and named for that region. Thought to be over 300 years old, the breed was extensively used for pulling heavy loads in rural, industrial and urban settings, their common use extending into the 1960s when they were a still a familiar sight pulling the carts of milk and vegetable vendors. Now we’re re-employing these big guys to help us out.

 We choose our horses for their calm demeanour, friendliness and gentleness, which all contribute to making them ideal candidates to safely guide passengers through the streets of Dublin. The horses have been doing their 'jobs' for years. They are highly experienced and enjoy their work, which makes them very safe for the busy streets of Dublin. 

 Our horses work a variety of hours per week, depending on their age and their physical and mental condition. 
 left0The Victorian Carriage Company’s horses are all fitted with steel horseshoes that provides traction and lessens the friction of walking on pavement. 

 After each horse finishes their day they are immediately taken back to the farm for rest and relaxation with their buddies. It is important to us that our horses do spend their time-off roaming the fields at the base of the Dublin Mountains.

Our eye-catching Uniform and Costumes

 Our costumes are bespoke made specifically for the job at hand for our driver and tour guides. The driver’s cavalry twill jacket, apron and cape are all bespoke made. The beauty of the coachman’s attire reflects the uniform once worn by the coachmen of Dublin in the late 1800’s.

We provide Georgian Style dress (Capes, Bowler Hats and Easter Bonnets) for those wishing to immerse themselves in Ireland’s history.

THE VICTORIAN CARRIAGE COMPANY
55 TANEY RISE, GOATSTOWN, DUBLIN 14

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Taken on: June 29, 2008

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