Trinity College
Triniry College is the oldest university
in Ireland. Founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, the
College is in an enviable position in the very heart of
Ireland’s capital and in 1992 celebrated 400 years. The campus
contains a unique collection of buildings dating from the 17th to
the 20th century. The College is famed for the great treasures it
has the honour to be guardian off. These include the
BOOK OF KELLS,
a 9th century illuminated manuscript, the books of Durrow and
Armagh and an early Irish harp. These are displayed in The
Colonnades exhibition Gallery and the Long Room which is the most
impressive library in the College housing over 200,000 of
Trinity’s oldest books
A trip along the Liffey
As Eddie Rabbit said in the Commitments
there are two Dublin's, North & South. The Liffey is the border.
The river rises in the Wicklow mountains near Poulaphuca , south of
Dublin. it enters the Irish Sea at Dublin Bay. It is over 120Kms
long. It is spanned by many bridges in the city.
The first one is Sean Heuston bridge, located near the entrance to
the Phoenix Park, the last bridge is the East link bridge, not far
east of the Customs House.
The sights along the Liffey include the National Museum, Customs
House and Guinness Brewery.
O’Connell Street
The sights along O’Connell Street
include :
General Post Office (GPO). Scene of intense fighting
during the 1916 Rising. The building was reconstructed after the
Rising. A statue of Cuchulainn is on display in the main area.
Anna Livia, a monument in celebration of Dublin's life blood,
The Liffey. Dubliners are well known for their subtle sense of
humour have named it "The Floozy in the Jacuzzi"
At the top of O'Connell St in Parnell St and just beyond the Rotunda
Hospital you will find the Garden of Remembrance. A tribute to those
who died in the War for Independence.
Stephens Green
A favourite meeting place for the people
of
Dublin. It is a meeting place for students from nearby Trinity
College, workers from the offices and shops that surround the park,
tourists and shoppers from nearby Grafton St. It was originally a
walled area with walks surrounding it. The area was levelled
and walled in 1678 and a ditch dug round it. The four sides, each a
quarter of a mile in length, were known as Leeson’s Walk (S),
French Walk (W), Beaux’ Walk (N) and Monks’s Walk (E).
Moore Street Market
An wonderful open market selling fruit,
vegetables and meat. The Moore Street traders have fought vigorously
to maintain their market. A great opportunity to meet some really
remarkable Dublin characters.
Grafton Street
"Grafton street is heaven with coffee
at 11 and a stroll round Stephens Green" or so the song goes.
Surrounding Grafton street are many pubs and hotels made famous by
Dublin's literary greats. McDaid's in Harry St, boasted Brendan
Behan, Patrick Kavanagh and Flann O'Brien as regulars. Davy Byrne's
Lounge, visited in James Joyce's "Ulysses" Duke St,
Peter's Pub Johnson place, frequented by Brendan Behan's family. The
Bailey, many literary associations with this pub. At the bottom of
Grafton St, the Trinity end, you will find a monument to one of
Dublin's best known characters "Molly Malone"
Casino - Marino
Casino is located at Marino, just off the
Malahide Road and only 3 miles north of the centre of Dublin. It was
designed by Sir William Chambers as a pleasure house for James
Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont. It is one of the finest 18th
century neo-classical buildings in Europe. The Casino, meaning
"small house", surprisingly contains a total of 16 finely
decorated rooms.
Kilmainham Gaol
One of the largest unoccupied gaols in Europe,
covering some of the most heroic and tragic events in Ireland’s
emergence as a modern nation from 1780s to the 1920s. Attractions
include a major exhibition detailing the political and penal history
of the prison and its restoration. The tour of the prison includes
an audio-visual show.
Pearse Museum
Located at Grange Road, Rathfarnam, the former
school run by Patrick Pearse, now a museum in beautiful grounds.
Attractions include exhibitions, a nature study room with attractive
displays on Irish flora and fauna and an audio-visual show titled
"This Man Kept a School".
St. Mary's Abbey
Located at Meetinghouse Lane, off Chapel
Street, the Abbey was founded in 1139 as a daughter house of the
Benedictine Order of Savigny but became Cistercian in 1147. It was,
until its suppression in the 16th century, one of the largest and
most important monasteries in Ireland. The Heritage Service along
with the Dublin Archaeological Society and the History of Art
Department of Trinity College, Dublin, have put together an
interesting exhibition.
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