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JAMES JOYCE CENTRE

SITUATED IN A BEAUTIFUL RESTORED GEORGIAN TOWNHOUSE, THE CENTRE IS DEVOTED TO THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JAMES JOYCE. THE GUINNESS REFERENCE LIBRARY PROVIDES AN AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION ON THE STORY OF JAMES JOYCE.

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JEANIE JOHNSON TALL SHIP

THE ORIGINAL JEANIE JOHNSTON MADE 16 EMIGRANT JOURNEYS TO NORTH AMERICA BETWEEN 1847 AND 1855, CARRYING OVER 2,500 PEOPLE WITH NO LOSS OF LIFE.

THE SHIP IS AN AUTHENTIC REPLICA, BUILT IN TRALEE, CO. KERRY. IT HAS SAILED TO NORTH AMERICA, AND TO VARIOUS POINTS IN EUROPE. THE TOUR OF THIS BEAUTIFUL SHIP IS ONE OF DUBLIN’S MOST POPULAR ATTRACTIONS.

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TEELING DISTILLERY

EXPERIENCE THE SPIRIT OF DUBLIN. THE TEELING WHISKEY DISTILLERY IS DUBLIN’S NEWEST DESTINATION FOR WHISKEY FANS AND FOR ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN DUBLIN’S LONG ASSOCIATION WITH IRISH WHISKEY. LOCATED IN THE HEART OF DUBLIN CITY CENTRE, IN THE HISTORIC LIBERTIES, THE TEELING WHISKEY DISTILLERY IS THE ONLY OPERATIONAL DISTILLERY IN THE CITY AND HOME TO THE SPIRIT OF DUBLIN.

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THE GUINNESS STOREHOUSE

LOCATED WITHIN THE BREWERY ITSELF, THE NEWLY DEVELOPED STOREHOUSE IS THE VISITOR CENTRE FOR GUINNESS. IT INVOLVES A SELF-GUIDED TOUR OVER 6 FLOORS WITH EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FAMOUS “BLACK STUFF”. THE FINAL PART OF THE TOUR TAKES PLACE IN “GRAVITY”, IT IS A BAR ON THE TOP OF THE STOREHOUSE AND IS 350 DEGREES GLASS, OFFERING THE BEST VIEWS OF DUBLIN.

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THE OLD JAMESON DISTILLERY

THERE IS NO OTHER WHISKEY QUITE LIKE TRIPLE DISTILLED, TWICE AS SMOOTH JAMESON IRISH WHISKEY. AND THERE’S NO OTHER EXPERIENCE QUITE LIKE THE OLD JAMESON DISTILLERY TOUR. WELL, ACTUALLY THERE IS - IT’S THE JAMESON EXPERIENCE MIDLETON. READ ON AND ALL WILL BE REVEALED.

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TRINITY COLLEGE

THE COLLEGE, NOW OVER 400 YEARS OLD HOUSES IN ITS LONG ROOM LIBRARY THE WORLD-FAMOUS BOOK OF KELLS. THE LIBRARY ITSELF IS THE LONGEST SINGLE CHAMBER LIBRARY IN EUROPE AND IS ALSO ONE OF ONLY FOUR LIBRARIES IN THE BRITISH AND IRISH ISLES THAT CONTAINS EVERY PUBLISHED WORK PRODUCED BETWEEN THE TWO ISLANDS.

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DUBLIN WRITERS MUSEUM

DUBLIN IS FAMOUS AS A CITY OF WRITERS AND LITERATURE, AND THE DUBLIN WRITERS MUSEUM IS AN ESSENTIAL VISIT FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO DISCOVER, EXPLORE, OR SIMPLY ENJOY DUBLIN'S IMMENSE LITERARY HERITAGE.

AT THE WRITERS MUSEUM, DUBLIN’S LITERARY CELEBRITIES FROM THE PAST THREE HUNDRED YEARS ARE BROUGHT TO LIFE THROUGH THEIR BOOKS, LETTERS, PORTRAITS AND PERSONAL ITEMS.

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EPIC - THE IMMIGRATION MUSEUM

EPIC TELLS THE MOVING AND UNFORGETTABLE STORIES OF THOSE WHO LEFT THE ISLAND OF IRELAND, AND HOW THEY INFLUENCED AND SHAPED THE WORLD. EPIC EMBRACES THE PAST AND THE FUTURE WITH 1,500 YEARS OF IRISH HISTORY AND CULTURE HOUSED IN ITS ATMOSPHERIC VAULTS. THE WORLD’S ONLY FULLY DIGITAL MUSEUM, EXPERIENCE THIS BREATHTAKING STORY IN STATE-OF-THE-ART INTERACTIVE GALLERIES, COMPLETE WITH TOUCH SCREENS, AND MOTION SENSOR QUIZZES.

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GPO MUSEUM

EXPERIENCE THE EVENTS OF THE 1916 EASTER RISING. DISCOUNTED PARKING RATE. 1916 RISING EXHIBITION. BUY ONLINE & SAVE. EDUCATIONAL & INSPIRING. TOP DUBLIN ATTRACTION. OPEN 7 DAYS. AUTHENTIC ARTIFACTS. INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE. CAFE & SOUVENIR SHOP.

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HUGH LANE MUNICIPAL GALLERY

THE COLLECTION ORIGINALLY HOUSED IN HARCOURT ST. MOVED TO THE PRESENT GALLERY IN 1908, IT WAS SIR HUGH LANE WHO CONTRIBUTED THE MAJORITY OF THE COLLECTION. CURRENTLY HOUSED THERE IS A FRANCIS BACON EXHIBITION, WHERE BACON’S GALLERY WAS SHIPPED IN IT’S ENTIRETY (INCLUDING THE DUST) TO THE HUGH LANE GALLERY.

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IRISH MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

HOUSED IN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BUILDINGS OF 17TH CENTURY IRELAND, THE ROYAL HOSPITAL, THIS BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED BUILDING HOUSES A VERY PROGRESSIVE DISPLAY OF MODERN ART UNLIKE MOST OTHER MODERN ART MUSEUMS AROUND THE WORLD.

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IRISH WHISKEY MUSEUM

INDEPENDENT FROM THE DRINKS INDUSTRY WE TELL THE STORY OF IRISH WHISKEY THROUGH THE AGES. OUR GUIDES ARE ENGAGING AND KNOW A FEW INTERESTING ANECDOTES TO KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED ON THIS ONE-HOUR TOUR. BEFORE TAKING PART IN A FANTASTIC WHISKEY TASTING EXPERIENCE, FIRST LEARN THE INTERESTING HISTORY OF WHISKEY, FROM ITS HUMBLE BEGINNING, INEVITABLE DOWNFALL, AND CURRENT REVIVAL.

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KILMAINHAM GAOL

ONE OF THE LARGEST DECOMMISSIONED JAILS IN EUROPE AND AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE HISTORY OF THIS NATION. IT FEATURES MANY EXHIBITIONS, A MULTI-LINGUAL AUDIO-VISUAL SHOW AND A GUIDED TOUR AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE JAIL. IT IS PROBABLY THE BEST TOUR AVAILABLE IN DUBLIN FOR IT’S HISTORICAL CONTENT.

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LITTLE MUSEUM OF DUBLIN

THE LITTLE MUSEUM OF DUBLIN IS A PEOPLE'S MUSEUM OF DUBLIN, SITUATED AT 15 ST. STEPHENS GREEN, DUBLIN, IRELAND. THE MUSEUM IS IN AN 18TH-CENTURY GEORGIAN TOWN HOUSE OWNED BY DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL.

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NATIONAL MUSEUM - COLLINS BARRACKS

ORIGINALLY AN ARMY BARRACKS, THE BUILDINGS ABOVE WERE REOPENED IN 1997 WITH A NEW PURPOSE: AS THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND - DECORATIVE ARTS & HISTORY, COLLINS BARRACKS. IT IS THE HOME TO A WIDE RANGE OF OBJECTS, WHICH INCLUDE WEAPONRY, FURNITURE, SILVER, CERAMICS AND GLASSWARE; AS WELL AS EXAMPLES OF FOLKLIFE AND COSTUME.

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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY

IT FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS IN 1890. AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND - ARCHAEOLOGY, KILDARE STREET, YOU'LL FIND ART-FACTS DATING FROM 7000BC TO THE 20TH CENTURY EXHIBITED IN SEVEN GALLERIES.

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NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM

THIS IS A ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM WITH COLLECTIONS, WHICH ILLUSTRATE THE WILDLIFE OF IRELAND. THERE IS ALSO AN EXHIBIT DEVOTED TO AFRICAN AND ASIAN WILDLIFE.

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THE NATIONAL GALLERY

OPENED IN 1864, HOUSING A DONATED COLLECTION FROM WILLIAM DARGAN AND GEORGE MULVANY, THE GALLERY NOW HOUSES OVER 2000 PAINTINGS REPRESENTING ALL THE EUROPEAN SCHOOLS. ALSO CONTAINED IN THE GALLERY IS THE JACK B. YEATS ROOM (BROTHER OF WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS) AND IS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK.

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THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE DUBLIN SCIENCE AND ART MUSEUM ACT, 1877, WHICH PROVIDED THAT THE BULK OF THE COLLECTIONS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY, SHOULD BE VESTED IN THE THEN DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND OF THE SOCIETY, AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ACT. 

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WAX MUSEUM PLUS

THE TOUR WILL TAKE YOU ON A JOURNEY THROUGH IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE, AN ENCHANTING CHILDREN’S ZONE OF DISCOVERY, IRELAND’S ONLY DEDICATED TRIBUTE TO OUR TOP SCIENTIFIC INVENTORS, A GREEN SCREEN VIDEO ROOM, A FULLY FUNCTIONING RECORDING STUDIO AND ALL THE EXCEPTIONAL LIFE LIKE WAX WORK CHARACTERS YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE AT THE NATIONAL WAX MUSEUM.

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ST STEPHEN'S GREEN

THE ORIGINS OF THE ALWAYS TRANQUIL ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN, SET RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SOUTH CITY CENTRE GO BACK TO MEDIEVAL DAYS WHEN IT WAS A MARSHY COMMONLY USED FOR PUBLIC GRAZING. IN 1663 DUBLIN CORPORATION DECIDED TO SELL THE PERIMETER LANDS OF THE COMMON AS BUILDING LOTS AND MAINTAIN THE INNER CORE AS A GREEN OPEN SPACE. THE GREEN WAS SURROUNDED BY A STONE WALL AND LAID OUT WITH FORMAL PATHWAYS AROUND THE BOUNDARY.

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CUSTOM HOUSE

ONE OF DUBLIN’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS SITUATED ON THE QUAYS OF THE RIVER LIFFEY. THE CUSTOM HOUSE WAS DESIGNED BY JAMES GANDON AND WAS BUILT IN 1791, HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN DUBLIN’S SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL HISTORY. ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC EVENTS WAS THE FIRE IN  1921 DURING THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. THE VISITOR CENTRE DESCRIBES THE HISTORY OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE AND RELATED EVENTS IN IRISH HISTORY.

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DUBLIN CASTLE

IN CONTINUOUS OCCUPATION SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1204 AD, DUBLIN CASTLE HAS PLAYED A PROMINENT ROLE IN IRELAND'S HISTORY.

TODAY, THIS PRESTIGIOUS CITY CENTRE SITE IS HOST TO STATE-OF-THE-ART CONFERENCE AND DINING FACILITIES.

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ST PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL

REBUILT IN 1191 AND GIVEN CATHEDRAL STATUS IN 1213 ST. PATRICK’S LATER BECAME A UNIVERSITY IN 1320 AND WAS THEN LATER SUPPRESSED BY HENRY VIII.

JONATHAN SWIFT WAS DEAN OF ST. PATRICK’S FROM 1703 TO 1745, BOTH HIS PULPIT AND HIS TOMB CAN STILL BE SEEN IN INSIDE THE CATHEDRAL.