Trinity College
 Founded
by Elizabeth I in 1592 on the site of a suppressed Augustinian monastery,
Trinity College eventually overcame its exclusively Protestant proclivities
and is now one of Ireland's foremost seats of learning. Swift, Wilde and
Beckett all attended Trinity as lecturers or pupils. The grounds are fully
open to the public and a focal point is the Campanile built in 1852, which
dominates the cobblestone Quad.
Opening Hours: SUMMER
WINTER
Mon - Fri / 10am - 5pm
Sat / 9:30am - 5pm
Sun / 10am - 5pm Mon - Sat / 9:30am - 5pm
Sun / 12am - 5pm
 The
Book of Kells
Tel. (01) 677 2941
Trinity College, College Green, Dublin 2
No book evokes such passion among art lovers, as the
9th century illuminated manuscript known as the Book of Kells. The perfect
surroundings of the Long Hall which contains over 200,00 of Trinity's
oldest books, is where you will find the Book of Kells, as well as other
fine relics of Ireland's scholarly history.
Opening Hours: SUMMER
WINTER
Mon - Fri / 10am - 5pm
Sat / 9:30am - 5pm
Sun / 10am - 5pm Mon - Sat / 9:30am - 5pm
Sun / 12am - 5pm
 National
Museum
Tel. (01) 661 8811
Kildare St., Dublin 2
The museum has on display an extensive range of Irish
antiquities and houses collection of Celtic artefacts in the world.
Opening Hours:
Tuesday - Friday / 10am - 5pm
Sunday / 2pm - 5pm
Closed: Monday
 Oireachtas
Built by the Duke of Leinster in 1747, the house was
sold to the Royal Dublin Society in 1815 who in turn sold it to the State
in 1924. it then became the seat of D·il Eireann (House of Representatives)
and Se·nad Eireann (Senate), the two Houses of the Oireachtas (Parliament).
The entrance to the Oireachtas on Kildare Street is actually the back
entrance, but it is the entrance that is used by the country's representatives
and therefore generally believed to be the front entrance. It stands between
the National Library and the National Museum.
 Garden
of Remembrance
Parnell Sq., Dublin 1
The garden commemorates the tumultuous events between
1916 and 1922 and was designed by Daithi P. Hanley. The main sculpture
is of the Children of Lir by Oisin Kelly, erected in 1966 with the opening
of the park.
Opening Hours:
Mon - Sat / 8:30am - 7:30pm
Sun / 10am - 6pm
 O'Connell Street
Dublin 1
Ireland's widest and premier street is lined in the
middle with statues commemorating many Irish heroes, not least of all
the monument to Daniel O'Connell, the Liberator, after whom the street
is named. Parnell, the great patriot and Big Jim Larkin, the labour leader
join O'Connell as imposing monuments on this tree lined boulevard. O'Connell
Street is the hub of a bustling city centre shopping precinct. View
Our Streaming Webcam of Dublin
 Fourcourts
The Fourcourts refer to the original courts of Chancery,
King's Bench, Exchequer and Common Pleas. The classical edifice was completed
by James Gandon in 1802, only to be shelled during the Civil War of 1922.
Many historical and legal records were destroyed forever during the two
month siege. Today it is the centre of Irish Justice.
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