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Kilmainham Gaol is the largest unoccupied gaol on the island of Ireland. A tour of the facilities gives the visitor a dramatic and realistic insight into what it was like to be a prisoner in one of these strongholds of punishment and correction between 1796, when it opened, and 1924 when it closed.
The gaol has played a very important role in Irish history with the leaders of the rebellions of 1798, 1803, 1848, 1867 and 1916 being detained here. The leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising wer...

The Royal Dublin Society was founded to promote the development of agriculture, arts, science and industry in Ireland.
Located in Ballsbridge, the grounds has a multi-purpose exhibition halls (major concerts are regularly held here), the RDS stadium, meeting rooms, bars, restaurants and car park....

Sir Hugh Lane (1875 - 1915): Hugh Lane was born in Co. Cork on 9 November 1875. His father was from a prominent merchant family in Cork, while his mother Frances Adelaide Persse was from a landed family in Galway. Her sister Augusta Lady Gregory was a close friend of the poet WB Yeats and a founding member of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Lane's father, the Rev James William Lane was appointed rector in Redruth, Cornwall so Lane was raised in England. He began his career as an apprentice pai...

City Hall is a wonderful example of 18th century Neo-Classical architecture. The building was designed by Thomas Cooley and built between 1769 and 1779 as the Royal Exchange for the Merchants of Dublin. Dublin Corporation acquired the building as its administrative headquarters in 1851 and it has been home to the City Council every since.

City Hall reopened in September 2000 after major restoration programme. As far as possible, City Hall has been returned to its original configuration....

The Irish literary tradition is one of the most illustrious in the world, famous for four Nobel prize-winners and for many other writers of international renown. In 1991 the Dublin Writers Museum was opened to house a history and celebration of literary Dublin....

Established by an Act of Parliament in 1854, the National Gallery first opened its doors to the public in January 1864. At the time of its inauguration there were just 105 paintings in the collection (the first purchase was 15 paintings bought in 1856 in Rome). Today the collection boasts over 2,440 paintings, 5,230 drawings, watercolours and miniatures, 3,066 prints, 331 pieces of sculpture, vestments and object d'art, making it one of the finest collections of European art. Every major Europea...

Temple Bar is Dublin's Cultural Quarter. First Developed in the 19th century with narrow cobbled streets running close to the banks of the river Liffey, the area is full of character and charm. The streets are pedestrianised and to really appreciate all that Temple Bar has to offer, take time to stroll around. Ideally situated in the heart of the city centre the area is a hive of activity where artists, designers and young entrepreneurs with creative ideas have set up small art galleries,...