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Old Library 
College Street IRL - Dublin
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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This sober library (1712-1732) is by Thomas Burgh, chief engineer and surveyor general. The wonderful treasury includes some of the library’s most important works including the extraordinary Book of Kells , and illuminated manuscript on vellum (c 80..
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Phoenix Park
ParkgateStreet IRL - Dublin
Nature and gardens
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At 709 hectares, this is the largest enclosed park in Europe. Its name derives from the Gaelic fionn uisce , which means «clear water». The land, confiscated by the Crown from Kilmainham Priory in 1543, was enclosed in 1662 by the Duke of Ormond, wh..
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Chester Beatty Library
20 Shrewsbury Road IRL - Dublin
Museums and art
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Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875-1968) established one of the most beautiful collections of Islamic and Far Eastern art in the world. A small part of it is permanently exhibited in a building on the edge of the gardens of Dublin Castle. It includes ..
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Dublin Castle 
Castle Street IRL - Dublin
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The castle was the seat of power of the British Crown for seven centuries until 1922; many prisoners languished in its dungeons and severed heads were displayed at is gates. At the urban heart of Dublin, it has evolved from an imposing fortress into ..
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Anglican Cathedral
Christ Church Place IRL - Dublin
Religious buildings
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With its combination of Romanesque and Early English Gothic styles, the cathedral, the seat of the Anglican archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough, and the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Southern Province of the Church of Ireland, second only to Armagh,..
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Bank of Ireland
College Green IRL - Dublin
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The old Irish Parliament was bought by the Bank of Ireland . The customer counters are in the old House of Commons , its ceiling decorated with lion heads; the old House of Lords has remained as Inigo Jones designed it with its beautiful coffere..
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Trinity College
College Green IRL - Dublin
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Trinity College , sometimes referred to by the initials TCD, was founded in 1592 by Elizabeth I, and was exclusively for Anglicans until the end of the 18C. Women were admitted in 1903. Among its famous students are the writers Swift, Wilde, Stocke..
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St Patrick's Cathedral
Patrick Street IRL - Dublin
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Not much remains of the original 12C church built close to the fountain (rediscovered in 1901) where the patron saint of Ireland is said to have baptised his first followers. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), the most famous Dean of Saint Patrick's, lies ..
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Marsh Library
St.Patrick's Close IRL - Dublin
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The first public library in Ireland was built in 1701 by archbishop Narcissus Marsh . There are 25 000 volumes here: four benefactors including the founder himself allowed works relating to the sciences and mathematics to be kept here, along with te..
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Newman House
85-86 St.Stephen's Green South IRL - Dublin
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The two restored 18C houses are named after Cardinal Newman , the first rector of University College, who lived here when the college was founded in 1854. The smaller house has a marble tiled floor and a Cuban mahogany staircase and the original dec..
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Ceol, Centre de la musique traditionnelle irlandaise
Smithfield Village IRL - Dublin
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The centre dedicated to music ( Ceol in Gaelic) is surprising for its abundance of interactive resources and electronic systems applied to traditional music. All regions are represented with their own traditions, musicians and instruments. Make sure..
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National Museum
Street Kildare IRL - Dublin
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Purpose-built in 1890, the museum houses the country's archaeological collections. An audiovisual presentation helps put into context the masterpieces of Irish art displayed in the Treasury , with precious objects ranging from the Bronze Age to the ..
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Hugh Lane Gallery of Modern Art
Parnell Square IRL - Dublin
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The modern art museum bears the name of Sir Hugh Lane (1875-1915), from whom the core of the collection came. There are major works of Irish and French painting , including impressionist canvases by Corot and Courbet, and the Francis Bacon Studio ,..
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National Gallery
Merrion Lawn IRL - Dublin
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The National Gallery has one of Europe’s best collections displayed in a building which has been successively extended since its opening in 1864. The Irish art (17C-20C) is of course exceptional (see the room devoted to Jack Yeats, brother of the poe..
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National Museum: Collins Barracks
Benburb Street IRL - Dublin
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One of the two sites of the National Museum of Ireland (the other being on Kildare Street ), Collins Barracks (1700) used to house 3 000 men and 1 000 horses, and was in its time the largest barracks in the British Isles. The displays cover decora..
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The Custom House
Custom House Quay IRL - Dublin
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With its dome and its long façade, the old Custom House, built in 1791 by James Gandon, is one of Dublin’s great monuments. The building was severely damaged by fire in 1921 but was subsequently restored. Behind the south portico, virtually unchanged..
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National Botanic Gardens
Rd. Botanic IRL - Dublin
Nature and gardens
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The gardens were established in 1795 on an attractive 48-acre site beside the Tolka River. The splendid Victorian glasshouses include the Curvilinear Range (1843-69), designed by Richard Turner, and the Great Palm House (1884). There is a delightful ..
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Kilmainham prison
Inchicore Road IRL - Dublin
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The old Kilmainham prison is a place of remembrance symbolising English oppression and the Irish spirit of resistance. Most nationalists were imprisoned here between 1792 and 1924. Souvenirs, photographs, letters and press cuttings, exhibited in th..
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Marino Casino
Malahide Road IRL - Dublin
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This charming Palladian casino designed by William Chambers in 1765 was built in the grounds of Marino House, the rustic residence (destroyed in 1921) of the Earl of Charlemont. Built of Portland stone in the French neo-Classical style in the shape..
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Mansion
R106 IRL - Malahide
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This castle was granted in 1777 to Richard Talbot, who arrived in Ireland with Henry II. It remained in the Talbot family for 791 years, except for a seven-year period (1653-1660) when it was taken over by Cromwell. The mansion grew from a 14C tower,..
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