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Designed James Gandon, the Custom House was opened in 1791 and was destroyed by fire in 1921 during the War of Independence. |
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Dalkey
Castle & Heritage Centre is found in the
Medieval Goat Castle. |
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Dublin
Castle is still used for elections and official state events often
involving Heads of State, including the inaugurations of the Presidents of
Ireland. |
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Visitors travel through time at Dublin's Viking Adventure which is an
interactive experience of life in Viking Dublin. |
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Dublin
Zoo is set in 30 acres of grounds in
Phoenix
Park with over 700 animals and tropical birds. |
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Dublinia is a multi-media
presentation of Dublin's medieval past. |
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Designed
by James Gandon. Built from 1786 and 1802, the Four
Courts, and the
Custom House, are the finest neoclassical
architecture in the city of Dublin. |
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The garden
of remembrance was established in 1966 to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. |
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Built in
1818, the General Post Office in O'Connell Street was designed by Francis
Johnston.
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The Guinness brewery founded in 1759 by Arthur Guinness. |
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Built in 1795, in Kilmainham Jail Irish heroes were imprisoned including
Charles Stewart Parnell, Robert Emmet, Eamon de Valera, Padraig Pearse and
James Connolly. |
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Leinster
House - the two houses of the Irish Parliament (Oireachtas). |
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The National Botanic
Gardens, Glasnevin
were founded by the Royal Dublin Society in 1795. |
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Built in 1864, the National Gallery houses a collection from
the XIV th to the XX th century. |
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The National Museum has a collection dating from 7000 BC to modern times. |
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The National
Wax Museum mainly concerns the historical and cultural development
of Ireland. |
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Newbridge
House is a XVIII th century manor is set in 350 acres of land, twelve miles north
of Dublin city centre, with fine Georgian interiors. |
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Phoenix Park, with its 700
hectares, is one of the largest parks in the world. |
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AUTHOR OF MANY PLAYS is the on the plaque outside the
birthplace of George Bernard Shaw |
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St Patricks Cathedral is the largest church in Ireland. |
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Trinity College was founded in 1592 and is the oldest university in Ireland. |
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