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Temple Bar is a popular nightlife location and attracts
many people. Temple Bar was originally redeveloped
as Dublin's cultural quarter and retains part of this
spirit in the form of street performers, drummers,
and many intimate small music venues.
Theatres include the Abbey Theatre, the Gate Theatre,
the Olympia Theatre, and the Gaiety Theatre, which
opens its doors after the evening theatre production
to host a variety of live music, dancing, and films.
The largest theatre is the Mahony Hall in The Helix
at Dublin City University in Glasnevin.
Explore the National Print Museum of Ireland, the
Irish Museum of Modern Art, both the National Gallery
(Merrion Square), Museum of
Natural History next door, and the National Library
of Ireland, the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, the
Chester Beatty
Library, Museum of Decorative Arts and History in
Collins Barracks
and
three centres of the National Museum of Ireland are
in Dublin.
There are a number of galleries and art centres
in the city centre, such as The City Arts Centre,
The Douglas Hyde Gallery, The Project Arts Centre
and The Royal Hibernian Academy.
Dublin Castle - the centre of English oppression
and misrule in Ireland for 700 years. Originally
a Danish Viking Fortress in the 930s, it was later
strengthened by King John of England in 1204 for
defence of the city against (ironically) Dubliners.
Today you can walk around the grounds, relax in its
gardens and visit 'The Chester Beatty Library', all
for free. See the Old Walls of Dublin, State
Apartments, and the treasury. Trinity College
- once the educator of the elite of Irish society,
Trinity College is now open to all. See the Old
Library and the Book of Kells.
Tourist Offices
Dublin’s main tourist office is located on
Wicklow Street in the city centre. Previously a church,
this building only two minutes from Grafton Street
can’t be missed. Any information pertaining
to any part of the country to which you wish to travel
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