A pair of American tourists who allegedly attempted to flee from a horse carriage ride without paying were quickly taught a lesson when their driver chased and whipped them in Dublin.

Footage shared online on Tuesday captured the moment when the frustrated man appeared to aim his whip at the duo while they cowered in the corner of an alleyway.

‘Pay now, pay into my f****** bank account,’ the driver shouts while slashing his whip towards the terrified pair.

‘I have money,’ shakily replies one of the tourists. ‘It’s 100 US, it’s extra,’ he adds as he hands over what appears to be some cash to the outraged driver, who continues to direct his whip at the two men, yelling: ‘F****** b*******.’

The unidentified tourists soon apologise to the angry man, saying: ‘I’m sorry, we’ve learned our lesson, thank you!’ It’s unclear if the pair did in fact pay the driver or not.

The clip was shared on X with the caption: ‘Dublin… Two American tourists over for St Patrick’s Day attempted to do a runner on a horse carriage driver. They won’t be doing that again in a hurry.’

Commenters were quick to comment on the footage – which had thousands of likes and was shared by multiple social media accounts.

One person wrote: ‘Served them right!’ while another added: ‘Brilliant, well deserved. He wasn’t holding back anyway.’

‘Best video of the day,’ insisted a third individual. ‘I’m an American and I approve of this,’ wrote someone else.

‘Why they just standing there taking it,’ questioned a fifth, as another amused person asked: ‘Did he say “thank you” at the end?’

But not everyone approved of the scenes, with some highlighting that horse carriage rides in Dublin can often be quite expensive and sometimes the price might apparently vary from what was first negotiated.

‘Probably being ripped off and overcharged,’ wrote one viewer, while someone else claimed: ‘Con artists those carriage drivers. Tell ya €50 then at the end of the ride it’s €50 each.’

‘Glad they done a runner, no sympathy for him. Poor horses,’ penned a third in the comments on X.

The American tourists were ‘over for St Patrick’s Day’, according to the caption of the video in one post – and they weren’t the only ones taking to Dublin to celebrate the Irish holiday.

Ireland’s capital became a sea of green and orange on Monday as thousands of people filled the city’s streets to watch the national St Patrick’s Day parade.

Visitors from across the world packed the city centre, many sporting leprechaun and shamrock costumes and green and tricolour attire as they enjoyed the celebrations.