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Temple Bar   Dublin

Temple Bar, Dublin

 23 Reviews  Nice area with plenty of shops, pubs and restaurants but definitely aimed at tourists & hence pretty expensive. Go & see it but if you want souvenirs, food or drink there's plenty of other places to... 

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Guinness Brewery   Dublin

Guinness Brewery, Dublin

 13 Reviews  So before i visited the brewery i read lots of fellow VT'ers opinions on it. I have to say for the most part they were correct. Altough there were a few intresting things to see and you get a "free"... 

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Book of Kells   Dublin

Book of Kells, Dublin

 5 Reviews  I do not know if it is a usual practice, but we arrived 20 or so minutes before the Book of Kells exhibition closed and were let in for free. With that behind us, we were rather impressed. I agree... 

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Transport   Dublin

Transport, Dublin

 7 Reviews  Day Tours Unplugged is just one of many companies running tours from Dublin to the County Wicklow Area, Glendalough and the Hill of Tara. Speaking from personal experience I found this company to be... 

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Millenium Spire   Dublin

Millenium Spire, Dublin

 4 Reviews  Big ugly thing stuck in the middle of the main street O Connell St. What an eye-sore. What an expensive eye-sore it was to build too... If you have to visit, view it from Henry St...you get the full... 

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Dublin Castle   Dublin

Dublin Castle, Dublin

 3 Reviews  The Dublin castle basicaly doesn't exist anymore, it was destroyed during the uprisings and rebuilt in a diferent style than the original. If you epect a real castle you WILL be disapointed,... 

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Museum of Moldern Art   Dublin

Museum of Moldern Art, Dublin

 2 Reviews  I hate to bad mouth this place as I guess they try hard, but it can't hold a candle to other museums of modern art I've seen. The displays were minimal at best; not minimalist, just minimal. I sort... 

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St Patricks Cathedral   Dublin

St Patricks Cathedral, Dublin

 2 Reviews  I was dissapointed to find out you had to pay to get into St. Patricks (5 €) and that the shop was larger than the cathedral itself. I didnt pay to get into a shop, instead, I enjoyed the outside of... 

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Dublin Zoo.   Dublin

Dublin Zoo., Dublin

 2 Reviews  Dublin Zoo is very old and space is limited. It is depressing to see the animals in small enclosures, but for the most part, they're really well looked after, and the keepers care about them. However,... 

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The shamrock...yes is it sad...

by jenniferhen

The shamrock...yes is it sad but true, the Irish told me so, the harp that graces the bottles of Guinness is actually their National Emblem, not the shamrock. It is a very common misconception amoung tourist to think that but the Irish don't mind being known by that little 4 leaf clover either way! But it was actually Saint Patrick who made the shamrock so famous. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the Trinity, and has been associated with him and the Irish since that time.

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Temple Bar

by angelab_nyc

Though lots of pubs it can be a bit of a tourist trap...stay in another neighborhood & just pop in for a drink.....masses of drunken tourists stumbling in the street

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Westbury Hotel  Dublin

 4 Reviews and 722 Opinions  If location is a must and you have the extra to spend, Westbury's is certainly a place to go. Just... 

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King Sitric  Howth

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Island View Hotel  Malahide

 1 Review and 17 Opinions  This hotel is decent, not cheap, not expensive. Not shabby, a luxurious palace. Average, but don't... 

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Q:  I am planning to take myself on a short break to Dublin in January for around four days. I have not yet booked flights or... 

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A: For 30€ per night, you are likely going to have to look at the hostel level of accomodations. Here's a link to listings of hostels in Dublin, I think the most central... 

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