Dublin landmarks

Dublin landmarks

The Ireland Dublin attractions are divided into two areas. One part is south of the River Liffey and includes parkland, Trinity College, the Museum District and Temple Bar. If you have limited time in Dublin, this is the part to focus on.

The second part of Dublin's attractions is north of the River Liffey. There you will find shopping, the General Post Office and other attractions.

 

Discover the sights of Dublin in Ireland

You definitely need a lot of time to get to know the sights of Dublin in Ireland. If you want to explore Dublin in depth, we recommend a week to ten days. Only then will you have enough time to see the most important sights in Dublin. We have visited Dublin several times, each time for several days, and we still don't know every one of them personally. There are simply too many for that. It is therefore worth making a selection before visiting.

 

 

 

Dublin insider tips

College Green and Bank of Ireland

2 College Green, Foster Place entrance, Tel. (01) 661 5922 line 2265, 10.00am – 16.00pm Mon – Fri, closed Bank Holidays, House of Lords 10.30am Tues. 

The building was built as Ireland's first parliament building. The central part was the work of Edward Lovett Pearce, who began construction in 1728 and completed it in 1739. Nothing remains today as this part burned down in 1792. The House of Lords, however, still exists. It contains tapestries from 1733 depicting the Battle of the Boyne River and the Siege of Londonderry. The coffered ceiling, the crystal chandelier from 1788 and the oak mantelpiece, which was designed by Indigo Jones, are worth seeing. You can also see the staff of office from 1765, which was sold by the descendants of the last speaker.

The south facade consists of a colonnade flanked by two wings. Above the entrance there are statues representing Hibernia, Loyalty and Commerce. The east wing was added by James Gandon in 1785. The west wing dates from 1797. After the dissolution of Parliament, the Bank of Ireland bought the building and remodeled it.

In front of the bench on College Green there is also a statue of Henry Grattan, a leading figure of the old Parliament.

 

Trinity College

Entrances on Nassau Street and College Green, Old Library, Apr - Sept 8.30am - 17.00pm Mon - Sat, Sun and some holidays 09.30am - 17.00pm , Oct - Mar, Mon - Sat 9.30-17.00, Sun. 12.00-16.30. Chapel by appointment only. Douglas Hyde Gallery during exhibitions only.

Queen Elizabeth I founded the college in 1592 on the site of the Augustinian monastery of All Saints. At that time it stood on the outskirts of the city. Until the end of the 19th century, however, Trinity College was reserved for Protestants only. The writers Samuel Beckett and Oliver Goldsmith as well as the author Edmund Burke studied here.

The Old Library and the Treasury are worth seeing. The building was built between 1712 and 1732 according to plans by Thomas Burke, who also designed many of the English fortifications.

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The Treasury and the Long Room

The Treasury displays the library's works of art. The Book of Kells (ca. 800), a manuscript of the Four Gospels, which was kept in the monastery of Kells until the 17th century. Next to it is the Book of Durrow (ca. 700), a manuscript of the Gospels, as well as the Book of Armagh (ca. 807). It also contains the lives of Saint Patrick and Saint Martin, as well as the confession of Saint Patrick. The Book of Dimma (ca. 1150), contains the Four Gospels and liturgical texts.

The Long Room consists of 20 alcoves filled with books. Above is the gallery, which was later added to make room for books. In this room is a harp discovered in Limerick in the 18th century and made of willow wood. She is over 500 years old.

The 1798 chapel is the only one in the republic used by all denominations. Michael Stapleton provided the design for it. At the center of the square is the Campanile, the clock tower designed by Sir Charles Lanyon in 1853. South of the main entrance is the curator's house from 1758.

Grafton Street

Dublin's shopping paradise is concentrated around the pedestrian zone. At the north end of the street is a statue of Molly Malone. Jean Rynhart designed her in 1988 in the image of a fishmonger who the Irish sing about in a folk song.

Grafton Street is home to many jugglers and street musicians. Here you will find shopping malls such as Brown Thomas.

You mustn't miss it Powerscourt Shopping Center, housed in an 18th-century town house. It belonged to Viscount Powerscourt. A shopping experience awaits you there in an unusual environment.

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Mansion House

Dawson Street

This Queen Anne style house was built in 1705 to designs by Joshua Dawson. The street on which it stands is also named after him. In 1715, the city of Dublin bought it as a residence for the mayor. The façade was built during the time of Queen Victoria. In 1821, the Round Room was completed for the visit of King George IV. In 1919, the Irish Parliament accepted Ireland's declaration of independence there. Today, the building is used primarily for events and receptions.

 

Dublin sights in the museum district

National Museum

Kildare St., Annex at Collins Barracks, Benburb St., Dublin 7, Open all year: Tue-Sat 10.00am-17.00pm, Sun-Mon 13.00pm-17.00pm. Good Friday, 25.12. and St. Stephen's Day. Free entry. No photography allowed. Refreshments. Tel (01) 677 7444; Fax. (01) 677 7828

The building from the 1880s is used to display the national archaeological treasures. The rotunda is surrounded by marble columns.

The ground floor exhibition rooms contain the Broighter Treasure Boat (1st century), the Loughnashade Trumpet (1st century BC), the Ardagh Chalice (8th century), the Tara Brooch (8th century), the St Patrick's Bell Shrine in bronze, silver and gold (ca. 1100), the Cross of Cong (ca. 1123) and other artifacts. The museum is well worth a visit.

On the first floor you can see finds from the Viking Age. These hail from the region of old Dublin. There is also a section dedicated to Egypt.

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Leinster House

Kildare St., Tel (01) 681 3000, Tel (01) 668 9333 (Prime Minister's Office). Tel (01) 618 3296 (Captain of the Guard).

The two chambers of Parliament, Dail Eireann and Seanad Eireann, are located in this house. Richard Castle built it for the Duke of Leinster in 1745. The Royal Dublin Society bought the house in 1815. In 1922 it was acquired by the Parliament of the Republic.

Visitors are permitted in the gallery overlooking the Chamber of Commons (Dil).

National Library

Kildare St., open Mon - Fri 09.30am - 17.00pm, closed Bank Holidays, tel (01) 661 8811

The National Library opened in 1890. Sir Thomas Deane designed the building. It was intended to house the collection of the Royal Dublin Society. The entrance hall displays manuscripts by George Bernard Shaw and Daniel O'Connell. The National Library owns photographs of Ireland under Queen Victoria and a manuscript from the 13th century, the Topographia Hibernia by Giraldus Cambrensis.

The reading room on the first floor is accessible with a visitor pass.

 

Merrion Square

Illuminated at night.
In 1762 the Wide Street Commission had this square of about 5 hectares laid out.

On its west side are the Natural History Museum, the National Gallery and Leinster House. The doors, wrought iron balconies, door knockers and skylights of the houses are worth seeing. Many of them now house offices. People such as Daniel O'Connell, the liberator of Ireland, lived at number 58, the poet William Butler Yeats at number 82 and the playwright Oscar Wilde at number 1. In his memory there is a statue of Danny Osbourne at the north-east end of the park.

The park also played a part in history for Dublin's poor. Soup kitchens were set up there during the famine of the 19th century. On the north-west side of the park is the Rutland Fountain, which was built in 1791 for the use of Dublin's poor.

National Gallery

Merrion Square West, open all year, Mon 11.30am – 17.30pm, Tue and Wed 09.15am – 17.30pm, Thu 09.15am – 20.30pm, Fri and Sat o9.15am – 17.30pm; Sun. 11.00 a.m. – 17.30 p.m. Good Friday, December 24th – 26.12th closed. No photography allowed. Free entry. Restaurant, book store. Tel (01) 661 5133, Fax. (01) 661 5372

The museum opened in 1864. Francis Fowke designed the building. Soon after, it began exhibiting Dutch masters from the 17th century. George Bernard Shaw donated a third of his property to the gallery. Today, more than 500 works are on display, mainly by Irish artists. But there are also paintings by painters such as Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Reynolds, Gainsborough and Sisley.

Natural History Museum

Merrion St., currently closed for construction. Tel (01) 677 7444.

dr David Livingstone opened the museum in 1857 with an exhibition on the wildlife of Africa.

In the entrance hall are three skeletons of the Great Irish Deer, now extinct. The ground floor has exhibitions dealing with the fauna of Ireland. Glass models of marine life forms, whale skeletons and buffalo and deer trophies can be seen on the upper floor.

 

St. Stephen's Green - one of Dublin's must-see attractions

The park was one of three "commons". This is the name given to city parks in England that fulfilled functions in the life of a city. It was fenced off in 1664. Lord Ardilaun had water features, fountains, flower beds and grass areas created in the 1880s. His statue stands on the west side of the park.

In the park there is a bust of James Joyce as well as a monument to WBYeats. On the corner of Merrion Row there is a memorial to the 18th century nationalist Wolfe Tone. Concerts are held in the summer at the bandstand, which dates back to 1887. These are free.

Shelbourne Hotel

Dublin 2, tel (01) 676 6471, fax. (01) 661 6006
Since its opening in 1867, this hotel has been one of the best addresses in the city.

At the entrance there are statues of princesses and their slaves from Nubia. A look into the foyer with its chandeliers is definitely worth it. In the afternoon you can also take a break with a cup of tea in the Lord Mayor's Lounge.

Harcourt St

The road branches off from the southwest corner of the park, and is lined with brick houses with doors and skylights worth a look.

Iveagh House and Iveagh Gardens

80 & 81 Stephen's Green, Iveagh House is closed to the public. The gardens, on the other hand, are open Monday to Saturday from 8.00 a.m., Sunday and public holidays from 10.00 a.m. Tel. (01) 475 7816.

The entrances are somewhat hidden. One, for example, is behind the National Concert Hall on Earlsfort Terrace. The other is off Clonmel Street. Richard Castle designed the two townhouses that Sir Benjamin Guinness bought in the 1860s. Nothing of the facade of the original building remains. Guinness had the family coat of arms placed in the gable. Today, this building houses the Foreign Secretary's office, but is also used for state receptions.

The gardens offer an alternative to Stephen's Green with green spaces, walking paths, fountains, a rose garden and a maze.

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Newman House

85 & 86 Stephen's Green, open Tues - Sun and bank holidays that fall on a Monday. 10.30 – 18.00. Tel (01) 706 7422 or (01) 475 7255, Fax. (01) 706 7211.

The two 18th-century houses are named after John Henry Newman, Cardinal and Rector of the Catholic University of Ireland. Classes began there in 1854. The university was established as an alternative to Trinity College. It has been part of University College Dublin since the 1920s.

Graduates include James Joyce, the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, the writer Flann O'Brien as well as the first President of the Republic of Ireland, Eamon de Valera.

Royal College of Surgeons

Dawson St., closed to the public. 

This surgical training school, dating from 1810, is located on the west side of St. Stephen's Green. It now has around 1000 students from all over the world. Above the gable are three statues - from left to right, Hygieia, the goddess of health, Asclepius, the god of medicine and son of Apollo, and Athena, the goddess of wisdom and patron of the arts.

A group of Irish Citizens Army led by Michael Mallin and Countess Markievicz occupied the building during the Easter Rising of 1916. They were the last to surrender. Although Mallin was executed, Markievicz survived because of her gender and status. She was the first woman to go to Westminster in London as a Member of Parliament. The pillars on the facade still contain the bullet holes.

Temple Bar – one of Dublin's must-visit spots for pub lovers

On the south bank of the Liffey between the river and Dame Street, Fishamble St and Anglesea St.

The area is named after Sir William Temple. He bought the land in the early 17th century. In the 18th century, shops settled there. But over time, the area became increasingly run down. In the early 1960s, plans were made to build a bus station there. Artists and business people stayed there after that, but these plans were abandoned. Temple Bar developed into a district with bars, restaurants, shops and galleries. Open spaces were created - for example, open-air performances are held at Meeting House Square. The Central Bank Plaza is located between banks and insurance buildings on Dame Street. There are also shops at Temple Bar Square.

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Walk through Temple Bar

The best place to start your walk is at Merchant's Arch, opposite the Ha'penny Bridge. You walk through an alley lined with shops like a bazaar. Behind this you come to Temple Bar Square. Dubliners like to take their lunch break there. Crown Alley with its shops and cafes runs along the east side of the square. The Temple Bar Information Centre (18 Eustace Street, Tel. (01) 671 5717) also provides information about galleries and restaurants.

Meeting House Square is named after the Quaker place of worship that once stood here. In the summer, classical music concerts are held here at lunchtime and in the evening. Open-air films are shown here, which are free, but you do need to buy tickets from the Temple Bar Information Centre. There is also a natural produce market here.

Viking Adventure, Essex St West, Tel (01) 679 6040, March to October (Tuesday to Saturday) presents a multimedia show of life in 9th Century Dublin. Visitors board a boat at the start of the tour. This navigates through a "storm" before landing in a Viking village with houses from the period. The special effects are authentic right down to the smells. Guides explain digs at Wood Quay. A film shows the life of the time. In the evening there is a feast around the nave with food and entertainment.

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Guinness Storehouse - one of the Dublin attractions for Guinness lovers

St James's Gate, Dublin 8, opening hours: Sun-Thurs 10.00am-17.00pm, Fri-Sat 10.00am-19.00pm. 

The Guinness Storehouse is definitely a must for anyone who likes the dark Irish beer. There you can learn more about the history of beer from Ireland. You will also be shown how it is brewed. There is also information about the Guinness family. The Gravity Bar on the top floor of the Guinness Storehouse is also worth a visit. There you can enjoy your beer with a view of Dublin and the sights in the surrounding area. On a clear day, the view extends as far as the Wicklow Mountains in the south and Howth in the northeast. What you should look for on a Visit to the Guinness Storehouse you can experience everything in this article.

Old Jameson Distillery – one of Dublin's must-see attractions for whiskey fans

7 Bow St, Dublin. 

Would you rather drink whiskey instead? Then a visit to the Old Jameson Distillery might be of interest to you. On a guided tour you will learn how whiskey is made and what is important in the process. A visit to the distillery is not complete without a whiskey tasting afterwards. You can also combine a visit to the Old Jameson Distillery with a visit to the Guinness Storehouse. There are various offers for this.

 

Ha'penny Bridge – one of the most popular Dublin sights with photographers

The bridge connects Temple Bar with the north bank of the Liffey. Hardly anyone knows its official name, Wellington Bridge. The bridge is definitely better known by its nickname, Ha'penny Bridge. This was given to it because in the 19th century a fee of half a penny had to be paid to cross the bridge. This was abolished in 1919, but the name stuck.

The wrought iron construction was created by John Windsor, a steel worker from Shropshire in England. It is one of the city's main photo opportunities for visitors. She looks attractive especially at night. Then it is lit.

Dublin landmarks in the south west of the city

Dublin between the Liffey and its tributary, the Poddle River

The Vikings settled at Wood Quay. During excavations in 1974-81, the remains of 150 Viking buildings from between 920 and 1100 were found.

The town expanded westwards towards the Corn Market, where grain was sold for export during the Middle Ages, but not much remains of the buildings on Fishamble Street, where Molly Malone was born and Handel first conducted Messiah.

The area south and west of this is known as the Liberties. In the Middle Ages this was outside the city. Huguenots from France erected some of the buildings in the 17th century. Others emerged as mansions in the 19th century. There are also blocks of flats from the 20th century.

 

Dublin Castle – one of Dublin's landmarks from the Anglo-Norman era

On Dame St., State Rooms open daily Mon – Sun and Holidays 09.45am – 17.45pm. Opening times subject to change. These can be changed at short notice.

Dublin Castle has symbolized England's rule over Ireland since the 13th century. At that time, the Anglo-Normans built a fortress on this site. From this only parts of the Record Tower are preserved.

The Kildare Revolt

The siege took place in 1534 when Thomas Fitzgerald was acting as his father's deputy, who had travelled to London. When he received false news of his father's execution, he threatened the people to lay siege to the castle. The incident is known as the Kildare or Geraldine Revolt. The citizens warned the castle guard and provided him with supplies. When they heard that the king's men were approaching, they turned against Fitzgerald. The besieged announced the arrival of the king's army and made a sortie. The attackers fled. Fitzgerald himself managed to escape, but a few months later he had to give up. He was executed in London along with five of his uncles.

After a fire in 1684, Sir William Robinson designed the courtyards as they exist today. On the first floor on the south side of the Upper Court are the state rooms, which also include St. Patrick's Hall. This is where the Viceroys of England lived.

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Christ Church Cathedral – one of Dublin's Anglican landmarks

Christ Church Place, current opening hours can be found here, photography allowed.

The Romanesque and Gothic church of early England is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Dublin and Glendalough. It is the second most important Anglican church after Armagh. Until 1871 it was the state church, where the officials of the crown were introduced.

The foundations of the church date back to 1038, when a wooden church was built here under the first bishop of Dublin. The conqueror of Dublin, the Anglo-Norman Strongbow, commissioned this building in 1172. The Augustinian Order initially looked after it. After the dissolution of the monastery in 1541, the dean took over this task.

Attractions

The crypt contains strange exhibits such as a mummified cat. In the 1860s a rat was also found in an organ pipe. A cage on the wall of St Laud's Chapel contains the relic of the heart of St Laurence O'Toole. The chapel still has medieval floor tiles. A 12th-century archway leads to the south transept. In front of this are the foundations of the early 13th-century chapter house. The 25m-high nave has some early Gothic arches.

On the north side, the 13th century wall leans outwards by up to 50cm due to the soft ground. The Strongbow monument in the aisle probably does not depict the national hero in his armour. But he is certainly buried in this church. Perhaps the half-length figure is part of his tomb. The Mayor's seat is in the north aisle. It is only moved to the front of the aisle when used by the city fathers of Dublin. It features a city coat of arms and a holder for the staff of office.

 

St. Patrick's Cathedral - one of the Dublin sights for Catholics

St Patrick's Close, phone (01) 475 4817 or (01) 453 9472, fax. (01) 454 6374,  current opening hours you can find here, entry

It is said that John Comyn, who had been made Archbishop of Dublin by Henry II in 1181, did not want to live under the jurisdiction of the city lords and so moved away from Christ Church to marshy grounds outside the city walls, just 400m from his old official residence away.

The connection to St. Patrick

St. Patrick probably baptized the first Irish there around 450 AD at a spring that was rediscovered in 1901 in St. Patrick's Park. Henry de Loundres, his successor, built an Early English style church which was consecrated in 1254 and soon gained cathedral status.

The Anglican St. Patrick's Cathedral was extended several times (first in 1270, the tower was finally added in 1370). A fire in 1362, desecration and neglect caused the church to fall into disrepair until the Guinness family had the church thoroughly restored from 1864 to 1869.

The interior of St. Patrick's Cathedral

Inside the church, to the right of the entrance, you will find the graves of Jonathan Swift and Ester Johnson, whom he immortalized as "Stella." Jonathan Swift was Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral from 1713 to 1745. He chose his own epitaph. It can be found to the left of the door above a bust of him: "He rests where wild indignation can no longer tear his heart."

Also worth seeing is the Boyle Monument, which the Earl of Cork had erected in 1631 in honour of his second wife Catherine. It was created by the sculptor Edward Tingham. The child depicted on it is probably the later famous physicist Richard Boyle.

Opposite the entrance is a monument to Turlough O'Carolan, the harpist and last bard of Ireland (1670-1738).

The door with the hole

On the west side of the church is an old door with a hole in it - a reminder of a feud between Lord Kildare and Lord Ormonde in 1492. Ormonde sought refuge in the chapter house of the church. A truce was negotiated, but Ormonde seems not to have trusted his former enemy, as a hole was punched in the door so that the two could seal the deal with a handshake.

The choir served as a chapel for the Knights of the Order of St. Patrick from 1783 to 1869. That is why their banners, swords and helmets, which are decorated with their coats of arms, can still be found above the choir benches.

In the cathedral park, under the arcades on the east side, are plaques commemorating Dublin writers. Three of them received the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Dublin sights north of the Liffey

The area north of the Liffey was not developed until the 18th century. A better residential area with wide avenues should be created here. In the meantime, however, modern car traffic is putting an end to these ideas of a quiet residential area. O'Connell Street, the main street north of the Liffey, suffers from constant gridlock.

Impressive buildings such as the General Post Office, the Four Courts, the Customs House, the Rotunda Hospital, the Gate Theatre and the Abbey Theatre date back to the heyday of this district.

There are numerous shopping centres along O'Connell Street. Just a few steps away, the Moore Street Market sells fresh fruit, vegetables and cut flowers.

It is best to start your tour at O'Connell Bridge.

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O'Connell Street – Dublin Attractions

The route from the north end of O'Connell Bridge to Parnell Square is worth seeing.

The street was planned by Luke Gardiner in the 18th century as a shady promenade and then converted into a narrow residential park. Renamed Sackville Street, the street became the most important street in 18th-century Dublin. It received its current name in 1922.

A number of monuments are lined up from O'Connell Bridge to Parnell Square. From south to north, you will find: Daniel O'Connell, created by John Foley; William Smith O'Brien (1803-64), the leader of the Young Ireland Movement, who was sentenced to death for treason in 1848; Sir John Gray, who set up Dublin's water supply; James Larkin (1876-1947), a trade union founder; and Father Theobald Mathew, the advocate of anti-alcohol laws in the 19th century.

The fountain of the river goddess Anna Livia, who symbolizes the Liffey, commemorates Dublin's millennium celebrations in 1988. Scoffers soon nicknamed it "the floozie in the jacuzzi". It stands on the site of Nelson's Column, which was damaged by a bomb in 1966 and then demolished.

The 1846 Parnell Column in Parnell Square commemorates Charles Stewart Parnell (1891 – 1911). He was one of the pre-eminent Irish politicians of the second half of the 19th century and advocated self-government under British rule. Only when it turned out that Ireland could not achieve self-determination by peaceful means was he dismissed.

General Post Office (GPO) - one of Dublin's landmarks from the time of the Insurrection

On O'Connell Street

The post office building was built between 1815 and 1817 according to plans by Francis Johnston. It gained historical significance on Easter Monday 1916, when members of the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army occupied the post office and subsequently proclaimed the Irish Republic from its steps. The insurgents, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, were forced to withdraw after a week under British fire.

The rebellion initially received little support from the Irish people. Only when 14 of the leaders were executed in Kilmainham prison in Dublin in the following weeks did this change and the development towards the Irish Republic continued.

In the Great Hall of the Post Office, the Death of the Cuchulainn memorial commemorates those killed in the riot.

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Parnell Square

The square was once the centre of a wealthy district, but has now become somewhat run down. Nevertheless, there are still important sights to be found here. The Gate Theatre was founded in 1928. It was originally a dining room in the Rotunda Hospital. Today, contemporary international plays are performed there. Many famous actors earned their first laurels here, including James Mason and Orson Welles.

The Rotunda Hospital is located in the middle of the square. It was Europe's first maternity hospital and was founded in 1745 by Dr. Bartholomew Mosse. On the eastern side of the building is the Rotunda, from which it takes its name. Events and concerts were organized here to raise money for the hospital. Franz Liszt gave a concert in 1843.

The Garden of Remembrance is dedicated to the men and women who gave their lives for Irish freedom. It was here that some of the leaders were held before being taken to Kilmainham Prison. President Eamon de Valera finally opened the park in 1966 on the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising.

Dublin's Writers' Museum was opened in 1991 in two 18th century houses. House number 18 is dedicated to writers such as Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, WBYeats, Bernard Shaw and James Joyce. House number 19 serves as a meeting place for contemporary poets as well as for poetry readings.

Abbey Theater

Lower Abbey St, Tel (01) 878 7222.

The theatre was founded in 1898. WBYeats and Lady Gregory were directors of the theatre and the first play was performed in 1904. The Abbey Theatre has premiered plays by Irish writers including Yeats, JM Synge and Sean O'Casey. It is known for its productions of early 20th century works.

But in recent years, young artists have also been promoted. The Abbey Theater also puts on plays in Gaelic.

 

Custom house

Custom House Quay, closed to the public

Turning right on the north side of O'Connell Bridge, you will come to this impressive building, designed by the English architect James Gandon. In 1800, just nine years after its completion, the customs authority was moved to London. In 1921, Sinn Fein supporters set fire to the building because they saw it as a symbol of British imperialism. By 1926, the Custom House was finally rebuilt according to the old plans.

The Doric portico in the center is surmounted by the dome. The statue on top symbolizes trade. Most of the sculptures are by Edward Smyth, a Dublin sculptor.

Four Courts – Dublin attractions north of the Liffey

Inns Quay, Tel (01) 872 5555, Mon - Fri 10.00am - 13.00pm, 14.00pm - 16.30pm (when meetings are held).

If you follow the north bank of the Liffey to the left from O'Connell Bridge, you will come to the Four Courts, also designed by James Gandon. This is where Ireland's Supreme Court is located, for example. During the Irish Civil War, the building was heavily shelled in 1922. The restoration work, which only made slight changes to the original design, lasted until 1931.

The Corinthian portico in the centre of the building's front is surmounted by a round building with a dome. The two side wings house the four original courtrooms: the Exchequer (finance court), Common Pleas (private prosecutions), King's Bench (criminal cases) and the Chancery (Chancery Court).

 

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