A FOUR-DAY TOUR IN DUBLIN

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Ireland's vibrant capital is fairly small but offers stunning places to visit.A little way out of the city - by DART - other sights must be explored! Look at the map below and be ready to start your tour!

Trinity College

The Temple Bar - Ha'penny Bridge

St. Patrick's Cathedral

Dublin Castle

Guinness Storehouse

Howth

Kilmainham Gaol

Malahide Castle

The General Post Office and O'Connell Street

The National Gallery of Ireland

A 4-day tour in Dublin

My Maps: a 4-day itinerary in Dublin and its surroundings

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Malahide Castle

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County Dublin

Near the seaside town of Malahide stands a huge Castle set in a wide ground. The Castle’s core dates from the 12th century but later addition, such as its rounded towers, have given it a classic fairy-tale appearance. Guided tours take you round the castle’s collection of 18th century Irish furniture, the oaked-beamed Great Hall and the impressively carved Oak Room. The ornamental walled-gardens are also worth exploring. They were created by the last member of the Talbot family, who was an enthusiastic plant collector.

Malahide Castle Official site

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The General Post Office and O'Connell Street

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The GPO, halfway along O’Connell Street, was built in 1818 and it became a symbol of the 1916 Irish Rising (for the Liberation of Ireland from the British rule).O’Connell Street takes its name from Daniel O’Connell -Known as the ’Liberator’, who asked for the Catholic emancipation, thus giving at least a limited number of Catholics the right to vote (1829). Click on the info label to read more....

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TRINITY COLLEGE

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University of Dublin

Trinity College was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth on the site of an Augustan monastery. Originally a Protestant college, it was not until 1793 that Catholics started entering the university. Among its famous students were the playwrights Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Beckett. The major attraction are the LONG ROOM and the BOOK OF KELLS EXHIBITION, housed in the Old Library.

Trinity College Official site

The Temple Bar and Ha'penny Bridge

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Ha’penny Bridge - a cast-iron foot-bridge- links the Tempe Bar area and Liffey Street. It was originally named the Wellington Bridge and is now called the Liffey Bridge but also Ha’penny Bridge, from the halfpenny toll that was levied on it from 1816 (when opened) to 1919. The Temple Bar -a narrow, cobbled streets area running between the Bank of Ireland and Christ Church Cathedral- is now home to the city’s best galleries and arts spaces as well as night pubs and clubs. Skilled craftsmen and artisans, such as clockmakers and printers, lived and worked around Temple Bar. Highlights include the Project Arts Centre for avant-garde performances and the Irish Film Institute which shows art-house and independent films.

The Project Arts Centre - Official site

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Saint Patrick's Cathedral

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Ireland’s largest church was founded beside a sacred well where St. Patrick is said to have baptized converts AD 450.The original building was just a wooden chapel up to 1192 when it was rebuilt in stone. It underwent extensive restoration in 1860s. The interior is dotted with busts, brasses and monuments. Many visitors come to see the memorial associated with Jonathan Swift, the satirical writer of ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ and Dean of Saint Patrick’s.

Saint Patrick's Cathedral Official site

Dublin Castle

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For seven centuries Dublin Castle was the seat of English rule, ever since the Anglo-Normans built a fortress here in the 13th century. All the remains of the original structure is the southeastern tower, now called the Record Tower. On the first floor of the south side of the Upper Yard are the luxury State Apartments, including Saint Patrick’s Hall. There is also the Throne Room, one of the grandest of the State rooms and contains the throne first installed in 1821 for the visit of King George IV.

Dublin Castle official site

The National GalleryThe National Museum of Ireland

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National Gallery of Ireland was opened in 1864. It houses many excellent exhibits due to donations -also from the playwright George Bernard Shaw. Although the emphasis is on Irish art but the major schools of European painting are well represented.

The National Museum of Ireland – Archeology houses sections which show treasures and artifacts from Prehistoric, Medieval and Viking Ireland.

The National Gallery - Official site

The National Museum of Ireland

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Guinness Storehouse

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It is based in St. James’s Gate Brewery, the original house of the Guinness. The visitor has the impression of walking into a large glass pint, with light spilling down from above. The ingredients section is next, where visitors can touch, smell and feel the ingredients through interactive displays. The Brewing exhibition is a noisy and steamy area, which creates the impression of brewing all around and provides a full explanation of the process. The tour ends on the rooftop Gravity Bar from which you will have a wonderful view of the city.

The Guinness Storehouse Official site

Howth and Baily lighthouse

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The commercial fishing town of Howth is the northern limit of Dublin Bay. Howth Head, a huge rocky mass, offers lovely view on the bay. A footpath running along its tip is called ‘the Nose’. Nearby there is Baily Lighthouse (1841). To the west of the town is Howth Castle, which dates back to Norman times and on whose grounds lies the National Transport Museum. Ireland’s Eye, an islet where puffins nest, can be reached by a short boat trip from Howth.

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Kilmainham Gaol

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The building was opened in 1796 but was restored in the 1960s. During its 130 years as a prison it housed many of those involved in the fight for the Irish Independence. The tour winds from the chapel to dank cells, punishment cells and hanging room.

Kilmainham Gaol - official site

The General Post office and O'Connell Street

The GPO, halfway along O’Connell Street, was built in 1818 and it became a symbol of the 1916 Irish Rising (for the Liberation of Ireland from the British rule). Members of the Irish volunteers and Irish Citizen Army seized the building on Easter Monday and the poet Patrick Pearse read the proclamation of the Irish Republic in front of it. The rebels resisted for one week but shelling from the British forced them out. 14 of the leaders were shot at Kilmainham Goal.O’Connell Street takes its name from Daniel O’Connell -Known as the ’Liberator’, who asked for the Catholic emancipation, thus giving at least a limited number of Catholics the right to vote (1829).

To O’Connell was dedicated a huge monument in the same street, along which there is a mix of architectural styles. Many old building were destroyed during the Easter rising and the Civil War. At the north -end of the street there is the famous obelisk-shaped monument C. S. Parnell who was the leader of the Home Rule Party and known as the ‘uncrowned King of Ireland’.

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The spectacular Long Room (1732) measures 64 m from end to end. It houses 200,000 antiquarian texts, marble busts o f scholars and the oldest surviving harp in Ireland. In the Old Library the Book of Kells is preserved. It is the most richly decorated of Ireland’s medieval illuminated manuscripts. It may have been the work of monks from Iona who fled to Kells in AD 806 after a Viking raid. The book which was moved to Trinity College in the 17th century contains the four gospels in Latin. The scribes who copied the texts also embellished their calligraphy with intricate interlacing spirals as well as human figures and animals.

The Long Room and the Old Library

Trinity College

Worth a visit:

• The Museum Building (1957)
• The Examination Hall (1791)
• The Chapel (1798)