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The Anglers Rest is an other old pub that has been around a long time. The famous Michael Collins would meet his spies in this pub. It was also the main road on which Oliver Cromwell's army marched in 1641. The food is delicious and the pub specializes in sea food. Traditional music most weekends. You can sit outside and listen to the River Liffey flow by. Its in an area called the Strawberry Beds, famous at one stage for the strawberry it produced. Award winning seafood bar and restaurant, lunch is served all day and if the weather is good you can sit outside the mediterranean style beer garden... Traditional music sessions take place from 5 to 7pm. Leave a Comment
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Location - 22 North Parnell Square
entry free to permanent exhibits, €6.35 to special exhibitions
Contains works by many Irish artists as well as French Impressionists, the main part of the collection having been left by Sir Hugh Lane. Leave a Comment
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As my hotel was placed there (see my accommodation tip), I had many chances to explore the beautiful streets of this neighbourhood during my visit. It not only has many elegant Georgian facades, but also a relaxing and pleasant atmosphere, and some charming channels... No like Venice or Amsterdam at all, but anyway interesting to be seen ;-) Leave a Comment
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Johnnie fox's is set in the Dublin Mountains and is reowned for being one of the highest points on every visitors list for a true Irish experience. You can enjoy delicious sea food, booking is advisible, listen to traditional Irish Music, set dancing and ballads. Although a bit of a tourist trap its well worth the visit for the view alone. Tons of photographs to gaze at and lots of bric a brac. It gives you a good insight into Irish History. Saturday and Sunday afternoon's if the weather is nice is a good time to go. Be sure to take lots of money with you. A pint of Guinnes will set you back 3.80 and although the food is delicious mostly seafood, prices for a starter are around 8 euro up to 12. Main courses from 18 euro to 45 euro. Special buses do pick ups from certain hotels at 10 euro return. Leave a Comment
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Phil was a lead vocal and a base player of Thin Lizzy. He also wrote most of the songs.
He was born in England in August 20 1949, and was brought up in Crumlin, Dublin by his grandmother. He formed Thin Lizzy in 1969 in Dublin, and "Whiskey In The Jar" became their first big hit song in 1973.
Phil was hospitalized on December 25, 1985 due to heroin overdose, and died of complete system failure on January 4, 1986. He was only 36.
His life size statue (they say it's anatomically correct) was set on Harry St. off Grafton St. in Dublin in 2005. Former band members Gary Moore, Brian Robertson, and Scott Gorham attended the ceremony with Phil's mother.
You can visit Phil's grave in Howth. I will be there on my next visit to Ireland! Leave a Comment
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Maynooth, a small planned town some fifteen miles from Dublin is not normally at the top of any "to do" list in Ireland, but it is well worth a visit.
The town usually has a vibrant atmosphere as it is a university town, with associated bookshops cafes and good pubs.
The two main points of touristic interest are the castle and St Patrick's seminary. I especially enjoyed the latter, with a self guided tour.
In particular it was interesting to see the annual photographs of the trainee priests - seeing how the numbers rose and fell over the years. The 60's saw quite a reduction in numbers, I guess the miniskirt rather than the clerical robes had greater allure for young men at the time.
Interestingly the numbers seem to be on the increase again - perhaps a reflection of the current state of the world.
It's also a good game to see little touches of individuality, such as more modern haircuts creeping into some of the photos. On the other hand I didn't spot any who managed to bump up the numbers by appearing twice on the same photograph.
See more details at : www.maynoothcollege.ie
The suburban train connection is worth using - or Dublin bus (a bargain fare as it is 15 miles away) Leave a Comment
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Sunlight chambers (now used by Solicitors of the writing on paper variety) were designed as Dublin offices for Lever Brothers (who produce all the soap and washing powders), by the architect Edward Ould who also designed Port Sunlight (hence the link in the name, although it was also the name of a brand of soap they sold.)
It is built in a romantic Italianate style with its wide overhanging eaves and arcaded upper floors, but the most unusual architectural features is two multicoloured terracotta friezes depicting the history of hygiene.
They were recently restored and now look quite stunning.
The Dublin intelligensia never really took to the place, as a foreighn architect was used, and it is unlike any other Dublin Building, but that's their problem - not yours.
Found facing the river Liffey at Parliment street. Leave a Comment
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This garden is in memory of all those who died in the fight for Irish Freedom and was first opened on the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. Its just at the top of O'Connell Street, on Parnell Square, but a nice quiet spot to contemplate.
The most famous thing here is the Children of Lir statue at the far end which depicts creatures from Celtic mythology Leave a Comment
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Glendalough "the glen of the two lakes", is a truly spellbinding place - an ancient monastic settlement and two clear water lakes beneath the sheer cliffs of a deep valley which was carved out by glaciers during the Ice Age. The monastic settlement has been a centre for pilgrims and visitors since its foundation by St. Kevin in the 6th century. Kevin is thought to have come from the more fertile lands of county Kildare and like many other men of sanctity in early times, desired solitude for his life of prayer and contemplation. Thus he withdrew into the thinly peopled mountains and set up his hermitage at Glendalough.
The settlement expanded and flourished for many years before being finally destroyed in the 16th century. The present remains, some of the most important of their kind in Ireland, tell only a small part of the monastic story. The buildings which survive - round tower, cathedral, stone churches and decorated crosses - probably date from between the 8th and 12th centuries. The famous Round Tower, about 34m high and 16m in circumference at the base, is still in near perfect condition even though it is almost 1,000 years old.
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PUB CRAWL
If you need a cultural excuse for going drinking - lol - here it is > the LITERARY PUB CRAWL through Dublin (does what it says on the tin hehe) Leave a Comment
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