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We went on a guided tour around which was really interesting and information and really good value for money at approx. Euro 5.
We were taken through the numerous State Rooms and Saint Patrick's Hall which is one of the oldest rooms in the castle and is now used for presidential inaugurations. We were also show the Undercroft which is where the old city walls join the castle. Leave a Comment
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For anyone who truly wants to understand Ireland's relatively turbulent history in the early parts of the twentieth century, then you should visit Dublin Castle. This Castle was the centre of British Rule in Ireland until the Treaty of 1920 and today you can see the Castle in all its magnificance. The Castle is maintained by the Irish State who use it as their centre for large international gatherings, such as meetings of the EU Council during Ireland's various 6-month Presidencies of the EU. The Castle is also used as a conference centre and is also the location for the inauguration of the President of Ireland.
This site is easy to locate and well worth a visit. Guided Tours are provided.
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Dublin offers lots of different things to visit.Most of all is great just"liv"the city,but i also love monuments.So Dublin's castle is a place you have to visit.It's not important or magnificent like Edinburgh's Castle,but anyway it give you the idea of the hisotircal period Leave a Comment
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At first we hesitated to go in. You can not see the castle by yourself, but have to go on a guided tour. We were very lucky, cause our guide was funny and a great storyteller. This really was one of the highlights of our trip.
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Over time the site of Celtic, Danish, Viking and Norman forts, Dublin Castle was first constructed in the early 1200s. The current building is from the 18th and 19th Centuries and was long the home of the British royal government in Ireland. Notable parts of Dublin Castle today include the chapel, the Record Tower, the Throne Room, and the Powder Tower.
Nearby the castle are City Hall, Christ Church and Temple Bar. Leave a Comment
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Have I mentioned that I quite like food? The reason we went to Dublin in May was to visit a food festival at Dublin Castle. Bit extreme I know, but we like Dublin and a friend of ours who'd been living there for a few months was ready to come home. So we thought we'd kill two birds with one stone, see our friend and do the festival.
Great food, great atmosphere! The castle is really big, and bizarrely has a pink building, and a yellow one.
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The good thing about small cities like Dublin is that you become a processed Tourist through the assembly line feeling like what happens when you become recycled in the Vatican tours for example. The tour was quite extensive fully explaining the basic uses of the rooms, down to the devil of the details. Quite a number of rooms as well, even heading to the courtyard and underground passages! The tour guide, of course in classic irish accent, tells a mighty tale of Feudal lords somehow coming together to form a nation, and becoming an identity from Britain.
Photo1: Guide giving eloquent background of eye-catching beautiful table from mahogony, oak, and finest quality.
Photo2: Coat of arms, where i think the unicorn repreesents Irland, and the lion on the right represents England. Leave a Comment
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The weather forecast predicted rain, but we had fabulous weather for being winter in Ireland. Leave a Comment
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