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Temple Bar: Dublins Liver
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  • sue_stone
  • Updated By sue_stone on July 22, 2004
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  • Temple Bar - Dublin
    Temple Bar
    by sue_stone
    What VT Dublin page would be complete with out mention of Temple Bar!

    Temple bar is one of the oldest areas of Dublin.

    It consists of an area of cobbled streets, lined with pubs and restaurants, along with interesting galleries, small museums and some other modern shops.

    Great place to have a wander around during the day - not so nice at night, depending on what you are into!

    ; )

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  • Directions: Between Dame Street and the River Liffey
  • Website: http://www.temple-bar.ie/
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    Temple Bar: Every city has one
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  • Mariajoy
  • By Mariajoy on February 18, 2005
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  • Temple Bar - Dublin
    by Mariajoy
    Temple bar is the place everyone has to visit while in Dublin. Unless you want to buy fetish gear, get a tattoo or piercing or just get blind drunk, it's best just to stroll through and get your coffee somewhere else!

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  • Directions: Off Dame Street
  • Website: http://www.temple-bar.ie/
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    Temple Bar: Visit Temple Bar and meet fellow countrymen
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  • Cruefan
  • Updated By Cruefan on May 31, 2005
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    House of the lost Euro
    by Cruefan
    I knew going into my trip that Temple Bar is " tourist Dublin" and people were right. However I'm glad I went into Temple Bar because they have some cool looking pubs and some decent restaurants.

    The night I went in was a Friday and it seemed that every stag and hen party in Europe was all there at the same time. The streets were filled with people in various stages of intoxication but it was fun walking around people watching and hearing all the Irish music coming from the various pubs. There were usually 3-4 Guards on every block and I saw horse patrols come through. So the police are alway in the area.

    But in reality Temple Bar is set up for tourists who want to spend their money on over priced drinks and trinkets.

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  • Directions: Off Dame Street
  • Website: http://www.temple-bar.ie/
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    Temple Bar: Temple Bar
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  • Ines28
  • Updated By Ines28 on October 13, 2004
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  • Temple Bar - Dublin
    Temple Bar
    by Ines28
    The Temple Bar area is situated between Dame Street and the Liffey and was named after Sir William Temple who purchased the land shortly after 1660. Around 1960, retailers and artists settled down here, the area became more and more attractive. Today it's a very interesting area with beautiful pubs, restaurants, gallerys and shops. Perfect for an evening pub crawl!

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  • Directions: Off Dame Street
  • Website: http://www.temple-bar.ie/
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    Temple Bar: Temple Bar
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  • Mahieu
  • By Mahieu on April 29, 2004
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  • Temple Bar - Dublin
    by Mahieu
    I know, I know, every Dubliner will tell me that Temple Bar is not the real Dublin, but somehow every person visiting the city wants to find out for himself. I went to Temple Bar twice. The first time on a Sunday evening when pubs were full, when there was a hen party going on and when it was, in my eyes, indeed NOT fun!
    I came back the second time on a weekday around 5pm and had a drink in one of the pubs, listening to a young guy playing the guitar, when it wasn't crowded at all. I liked this Temple Bar very much. So I guess, it all depends on the moment. But I agree that, even if you like Temple Bar, you should get out of it sometime and discover one of the nice, more traditional pubs!

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    Temple Bar: Broken promise...
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  • Henrik_rrb
  • By Henrik_rrb on August 23, 2006
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  • Temple Bar, with the guards outside - Dublin
    Temple Bar, with the guards
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    by Henrik_rrb
    Before my trip to Dublin I had promised myself to stay out of the Temple Bar, having heard so much negative about the tourist trap that it almost made me wanna forget about the whole trip.

    But since when am I good at keeping promises... Although I was forced into the bar due to a meeting...

    The Temple Bar I would say is one of the most famous things in Dublin. It's a huge pub, in the middle of the center, very close to the O'Connell Bridge. The outside is classic red, which makes the pub shine up compared to everything else. It seems to be packed all the time and it's a very happy atmosphere in there.

    But Temple Bar for sure wasn't anything for me. It was way too crowded, way too warm, way too expensive and way too strange people in there. :)
    I had thought the place would be packed with loud young americans, but instead it was packed with loud old americans. Old, as in over 35... :)

    It wasn't as bad as I thought, but there sure are better pubs in the Temple Bar-area.

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  • Directions: Off Dame Street
  • Website: http://www.temple-bar.ie/
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    Temple Bar: Temple Bar
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  • kentishgirl
  • Updated By kentishgirl on October 31, 2004
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    Temple Bar
    by kentishgirl
    Oh I hate Temple Bar!!! But there is no getting away from it! If you visit Dublin you will more than likely spend you evenings paying for overpriced drinks and socialising with fellow toursits in Temple Bar.
    I dont know any Dubs that go out in Temple Bar unless its a special occasion!

    It was designed on the Left Bank of Paris but used to be a real bad area!

    They call it the cultural area.......!!!!!!

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    Temple Bar: PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERIES
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  • hevbell
  • Updated By hevbell on October 7, 2004
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  • National Photograpy Archive - Dublin
    National Photograpy Archive
    by hevbell
    The cities two main photography galleries are both situated in Meeting House Square in the Temple Bar area.

    The Gallery of Photography has mostly contemporary works from both Irish and foreign photographers while the National Photography Archive has exhibitions taken from the 300,000 photos in the National Librarys collection. On my most recent visit it was all lovely old photos of Dublin. Interesting to see what it used to look like - the parts that have changed and the parts that haven't!

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    Temple Bar: Temple Bar
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  • mypriority
  • Updated By mypriority on December 29, 2003
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    Temple Bar
    by mypriority
    Temple Bar is where night-time action is. Tons of bar along the street. Food there is very very expensive!!! I visited one Thai restaurant, and it costs me Euro 18 for one Pad Thai!!!! And, I assure you the taste is no where near the original.

    Temple Bar is easy to locate...very near O'Connell Street.

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  • Directions: Off Dame Street
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    Temple Bar: Temple Bar
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  • acemj
  • Updated By acemj on June 8, 2003
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  • Temple Bar - Dublin
    by acemj
    Pictured here is the Temple Bar, but it's not just one bar. It's an entire neighborhood that covers the area roughly between the river and Dame Street and from Fishamble Street to Fleet Street. I had heard about it from many of my American friends before I came to Dublin. They told me how great an area it was and that all the pubs were really enthusiastic and fun. I took this as a clear sign that this area must be a tourist trap, and for the most part, I was right. Local Dubliners from cab drivers to bartender to local VTers all confirmed that this area is a ripoff.

    I suggest walking through it and taking a look at the pubs, the cobbled streets and some of the area's sights like City Hall and the Merchant's Arch. But don't eat here. Don't drink here. And buy your souvenirs elsewhere, or you'll pay too much. The typical lunch menus in this area would run 20-30 euros a plate (for lunch!), but you can go into a traditional pub anywhere else in the city and get the equivalent for 10.

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  • Directions: Off Dame Street
  • Website: http://www.temple-bar.ie/
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