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National Gallery of Ireland Merrion Square West, Dublin |
Opened to the public in 1864, the National Gallery of Ireland in Merrion Square is one of the often overlooked treasures of Dublin. Several extensions (1903, 1968 and 2002) provided additional space for the constantly gr... more
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Newbridge House Newbridge Demesne, Donabate |
The servants' rooms in the basement and yard have also survived intact and have been admirably restored in recent years. The kitchen is fitted with its original screen wall, dresser with jugs and dishes, mid nineteenth-c... more
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National Library of Ireland Kildare Street, Dublin, 2 |
If you're coming to Ireland to research your roots, this library should be one of your first stops (along with the Heraldic Museum; see below). It has thousands of volumes and records that yield ancestral information. Op... more
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National Transport Museum Howth Demesne, Dublin |
Without doubt this varied collection of cars, trucks, vans, trams, ambulances, fire engines and military vehicles is well worth a visit. Some exhibits are rare, others are unique. But the actual layout of the museum make... more
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Newman House 85-86 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin |
These fine Georgian town houses on the south side of St. Stephen's Green are the historic seat of the Catholic University of Ireland. Named for Cardinal John Henry Newman, the 19th-century writer, theologian, and the fir... more
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Newgrange Boyne Valley, County Meath |
Newgrange is the best known Irish passage tomb and is surrounded by a kerb of 97 stones, the most impressive of which is the highly decorated Entrance Stone. The mound covers a single tomb consisting of a long passage an... more
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National Photographic Archive Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin |
Opened in October 1998 and houses the National Library of Ireland's photographic collection, which comprises approximately 300,000 photographs. While most of the collections are historical there are some contemporary col... more
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No.29 Lower Fitzwilliam Street 29 Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2, 2 |
A very simple town house just off merrion square, not alarming from the outside but steeped in history. A great place to go if you have an hour to kill in the city centre and don't want to be bombarded with crowds of peo... more
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Newman University Church 87 St Stephen's Green, Dublin |
Newman University Church was founded as part of the original University College Dublin on St Stephen's Green. The inconspicuous entrance to this fine church leads into an opulent Byzantine space, heavy with the scent of ... more
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National Print Museum Haddington Road, Haddington Road, Dublin, 4 |
Johann Gutenberg's invention of movable type solved the problem. Gutenberg (right), of Mainz in Germany, began using separate pieces of raised metal type around 1440. He adapted his printing press from a machine used to ... more
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