Self-Guided Tours, Audio Guides & Audiobooks

Discover the Stories of Ireland with our range of free audio guides, tours & audiobooks

Self-Guided Tours, Audio Guides & Audiobooks

Discover the Stories of Ireland with our range of free audio guides, tours & audiobooks

Our self-guided tours, audio guides and audiobooks are written and produced by experts. You can find over 40 titles in our catalogue and they are available from our website or on your favourite podcast platform – making them accessible, informative and entertaining!

Hear stories of Ireland come to life with more than 40 downloadable audio tours and audiobooks. These tales from Irish history, archaeology, myth and legend are researched and beautifully produced by the experts at Abarta Heritage. You can enjoy them as you explore some of Ireland’s most iconic landscapes, but they can also be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home.

All of our guides and audiobooks are available free of charge and without advertising as they have been commissioned by national bodies or local authorities around the island of Ireland. They are expertly researched and you can depend upon them to be solid on the facts and figures, but we also understand that it takes more than just facts to tell the whole story. So we don’t think history is just about strong men, great battles and lists of names and dates. We also help you to hear all the personal stories to illustrate the life of people in the past.

We take pride in our production values. We aim for the highest standards of quality with professional voice artists, experienced sound engineers and producers, working together in a state of the art recording studio. You can learn more about our production services here. If you are interested in having a guide produced for your area please do get in touch.

Tips on how to use our Audio Guides & Audiobooks

Our Audio Guides are designed to accompany you while you’re out exploring, though they can also be enjoyed from home. We recommended downloading the guide prior to travelling in case of poor network connection.


You can enjoy our Audiobooks anywhere, from the comfort of your favourite chair, or while you’re out and about. They can also be downloaded or streamed for free.

Tips on how to use our Audio Guides & Audiobooks

Our guides are designed to accompany you while you’re out exploring, though they can also be enjoyed from home. We recommended downloading the guide prior to travelling in case of poor network connection.


You can enjoy our Audiobooks anywhere, from the comfort of your favourite chair, or while you’re out and about. They can also be downloaded or streamed for free.

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How to use our new search feature to find the perfect audio guide or audiobook for you. Results appear below.

  • Audio Guides vs Audiobooks, what’s the difference? – The key difference is that audio guides are largely location based while audiobooks are more story-driven or thematic. Our audio guides can be used as a tour, though both our audio guides and audiobooks can also be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home.

  • Search by County – Are you interested in exploring a particular part of the country? You can select multiple counties. Some audio guides and audiobooks would cross county boundaries so they may appear in more than one place. If we don’t have a county listed, that means we don’t have an audio guide for there at the moment (but we’re working on covering the entire island!).

  • Combined Search – You can stack search options – so if you’re looking for an audiobook for counties Kildare and Dublin simply tick those appropriate boxes and the results should appear below.

Please note! You must deselect your search options, or click reset before beginning a fresh search, once clicked they remain selected until you uncheck them.

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Abbeyleix Walking Tour Audio Guide
Aran Islands Audio Guide
Athlone Castle Audio Guide
Ballybough Jewish Cemetery Audio Guide
Ballybough Jewish Cemetery Dublin
Ballyhanna Stories from the Grave Audiobook
Bangor Christian Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Bay of Dundalk Audiobook
Archaeological Discoveries in the Bay of Dundalk audiobook
Boyne Valley Audio Guide
Self Guided Tour of the Boyne Valley audio guide
Bruff Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Bruff Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Buttevant Heritage Trail
Buttevant Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Cabbage Garden Cemetery Audio Guide
Cabbage Garden Dublin
Carlingford Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Take a Self Guided Tour with the Carlingford Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Castletown House and Celbridge Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Image of Castletown House Celbridge
Cliffs of Moher Audio Guide
Cliffs of Moher Audio Guide
Clondalkin Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Clondalkin Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Cloughjordan Heritage Trail
Cloughjordan Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Derrynaflan Trail Audio Guide
Derrynaflan Trail Audio Guide
Doneraile Park Audio Guide
Doneraile Park Audio Guide
Edenderry Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Edenderry Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Edercloon Pathways Under the Peat Audiobook
Edercloon Pathways Under the Peat Audiobook
Ellen Hutchins Trail
Ellen Hutchins Trail Audio Guide
Fethard Walking Tour Audio Guide
Fethard Walking Tour Audio Guide
Graiguenamanagh Audio Guide
Enjoy river walks and explore atmospheric medieval abbeys with the Graiguenamanagh Audio Guide
Hidden Voices Audiobook
Huguenot Cemetery Audio Guide
Huguenot Cemetery Merrion Row Dublin
In the Vale of Tralee Audiobook
The Vale of Tralee Audiobook
Kells Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Kells Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Kilcormac Heritage Trail
Kilcormac Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Kildare Monastic Trail Audio Guide
Kildare Monastic Trail Audio Guide
Kildare Town Walking Tour Audio Guide
Kildare Town Walking Tour Audio Guide
Kilmallock Walking Tour Audio Guide
Audioguide Kilmallock featured image showing Abbey
Kilmovee Heritage Trail
Kilmovee Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Laois Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Laois Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Laois Monastic Trail Audio Guide
Laois Monastic Trail Audio Guide
Loop Head Audio Guide
Sea Views of Loop Head
Luas - Dublins Timeline Audiobook
Luas Dublin's Timeline Audiobook
M6 A Route Through Time Audiobook
Archaeological Discoveries on The M6 A Route Through Time audiobook
Medieval Kilkenny Tour Audio Guide
Walking medieval Kilkenny
Meitheal - Stories from Early Medieval Ireland
Meitheal - Stories from Early Medieval Ireland
Moybologue Church and Graveyard Audio Guide
Aerial view of Moybologue Church and Graveyard in County Cavan
Mullamast - the Story of a Medieval Village Audiobook
Mullamast the Story of a Medieval Village Audiobook
Multyfarnham Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Multyfarnham Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Newcastle Lyons Audio Guide
Newcastle Lyons Audio Guide
Portarlington Walking Tour Audio Guide
Portarlington Walking Tour Audio Guide
Rathangan Audio Guide
Rathangan Audio Guide
Rock of Dunamase Audio Guide
Rock of Dunamase Audio Guide
Skerries Audio Guide
Skerries Audio Guide
Sligo Walking Tour Audio Guide
Sligo Walking Tour Audio Guide
St Brendans Way Audio Guide
St Brendans Way Audio Guide
St Colmcille's Donegal Audio Guide
View of station 2 at Glencolmcille
St James' Church & Graveyard Audio Guide
St James' Church Dublin Audio Guide
Story of County Kildare Audiobook
Story of County Kildare Audiobook
Story of Portlaoise Audio Guide
Story of Portlaoise Audio Guide
Swords Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Swords Heritage Trail Audio Guide
The Story of the Curragh of Kildare Audiobook
Story of the Curragh Audiobook
The Unsilent Stones Audiobook
Unsilent Stones Audiobook Conversations with the Inhabitants of Athlones Abbey Graveyard
Tralee Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Tralee Heritage Trail Audio Guide
Viking Settlement at Woodstown Waterford Audiobook
Viking Settlement at Woodstown Audiobook
Abarta Heritage has a great range of free audio guides to the heritage of towns… You might be surprised by what you learn on your own doorstep.
Sylvia Thompson, The Irish Times

Is there a self-guided walking tour of your home town you could take? Most of the big towns and cities have downloadable walking guides that will make your walk more interesting. And if you remember what you have learned you can impress your family with your knowledge in the days ahead. Because everyone loves a know-it-all. Better still, check out Abarta Heritage which has 40 free audio guides.

Our Audio Tours and Audiobooks are Informative, Engaging & Easy to Use

Our guides and audiobooks are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audible or your favourite podcast app.

Abarta Heritage has a great range of free audio guides to the heritage of towns… You might be surprised by what you learn on your own doorstep.
Sylvia Thompson, The Irish Times

Is there a self-guided walking tour of your home town you could take? Most of the big towns and cities have downloadable walking guides that will make your walk more interesting. And if you remember what you have learned you can impress your family with your knowledge in the days ahead. Because everyone loves a know-it-all. Better still, check out Abarta Heritage which has 40 free audio guides.

Our Audio Guides & Audiobooks are Informative, Engaging & Easy to Use

Our free audiobooks and audio guides are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audible or your favourite podcast app.

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