Four Courts (Dublin, Ireland)
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As its name says, four courts of justice are located here: the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the Dublin Circuit Court.
The Brazen Head (Dublin, Ireland)
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Officially Ireland's oldest pub, dating back to 1198.
Christ Church Cathedral (Dublin, Ireland)
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Founded in the 11th century, this is the oldest medieval cathedral of the city.
Dublin (Ireland)
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Metal Tree On Wooden Fence
Dublin Castle (Dublin, Ireland)
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The former seat of English, and later British rule in Ireland now hosts the inauguration of each President of the country.
Dublin Castle (Dublin, Ireland)
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The Record Tower is one of the few remaining parts of the original castle dating from 13th century.
Temple Bar (Dublin, Ireland)
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The home of many cultural institutions and of even more pubs.
The Spire (Dublin, Ireland)
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This 120 metre high stainless steel monument replaced the former Nelson's Pillar, destroyed in 1966 by Irish republicans.
The Wishing Hand (Dublin, Ireland)
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Custom House (Dublin, Ireland)
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The Campanile of Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland)
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The college superstition holds that any student who passes beneath the campanile will fail their exams.
St. Ann's Church (Dublin, Ireland)
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St. Patrick's Cathedral (Dublin, Ireland)
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With its 43m spire, the National Cathedral is the tallest church in Ireland. The most famous dean serving here was Jonathan Swift.
Glendalough (Ireland)
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The monastic settlement founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century became one of the great centres of learning in early Christian Ireland.
Irish Cross, Irish Green (Glendalough, Ireland)
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St. Kevins Church & The Round Tower (Glendalough, Ireland)
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St. Kevins Church & The Round Tower (Glendalough, Ireland)
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Glendalough (Ireland)
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The Cathedral (Glendalough, Ireland)
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Blarney Castle (Blarney, Ireland)
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At the top of the castle lies the Blarney Stone; it is said that whoever hangs upside-down over a sheer drop to kiss it, receives the gift of eloquence.
Blarney Castle (Blarney, Ireland)
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Blarney Castle (Blarney, Ireland)
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Blarney House (Blarney, Ireland)
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Blarney Castle (Blarney, Ireland)
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Old Midleton Distillery (Midleton, Ireland)
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No tour of Ireland is complete without a tour of Ireland's distilleries. And the old home of Midleton Very Rare is on top of the list. Pour les connaisseurs.
Ring of Kerry (Ireland)
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Driving the scenic route around the Iveragh Peninsula could take a full day. Not because it's long (merely 180 km), but because the landscape makes you stop every so often.
Trinitarian Abbey (Adare, Ireland)
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Thatched cottages (Adare, Ireland)
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There's a reason why this is renowned as one of Ireland's prettiest towns.
King John's Castle (Limerick, Ireland)
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One of the best preserved Norman castles in Europe, built in 1200 on the ruins of a 10th century Viking settlement.
Treaty Stone (Limerick, Ireland)
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It was on this rock that the Treaty of Limerick - certifying the surrender of the city to the army of William of Orange - was signed in 1691.
King John's Castle (Limerick, Ireland)
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Thomond Bridge & King John's Castle (Limerick, Ireland)
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More beers than hours (Limerick, Ireland)
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Cliffs of Moher (Ireland)
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Definitely one of the most spectacular places on the entire island and in the world.
Cliffs of Moher (Ireland)
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Cliffs of Moher (Ireland)
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Of course (Drumcliff, Ireland)
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Benbulbin (Ireland)
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This strange rock formation shaped during the ice age, when Ireland was under glaciers, is the setting of several Irish legends.
Thin Moon over the Atlantic (Bundoran, Ireland)
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Slieve League (Ireland)
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Slieve League (Ireland)
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St Eugene's Cathedral (Derry, Northern Ireland)
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Derry (Northern Ireland)
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Almost 2000 people were interned (that is, imprisoned without trial) by the British Army in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
Derry (Northern Ireland)
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On Bloody Sunday, 14 unarmed anti-internment protesters were killed by British paratroopers; no wonder that mentioning the official name of the city - Londonderry - to an Irishman is a dangerous offense.
Derry (Northern Ireland)
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Wanna know where the strength of the Irish people comes from?
Old Bushmills Distillery (Bushmills, Northern Ireland)
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Granted a royal license to distill in 1608, Bushmills is the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the world.
Giant's Causeway (Northern Ireland)
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According to legend, these are the remains of a road built by the Irish giant Fionn mac Cumhaill across the North Channel so that he could meet and fight the Scottish giant Benandonner.
Giant's Causeway (Northern Ireland)
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Scientifically speaking, the 40,000 interlocking basalt columns are the result of a volcanic eruption that took place some 50-60 million years ago.
Giant's Causeway (Northern Ireland)
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Most of the columns are hexagonal and the tallest are about 12 metres high.
Giant's Causeway (Northern Ireland)
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Dunluce Castle (Northern Ireland)
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Dunluce Castle (Northern Ireland)
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Downhill House (Northern Ireland)
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Mussenden Temple (Northern Ireland)
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Not an actual temple, but the library of the bishop who owned the entire Downhill Estate. Probably the library with the best view in the world.
Mussenden Temple (Northern Ireland)
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The name of the structure comes from a cousin of the bishop - Frideswide Mussenden - of whom he appears to have been extremely (some say "too") fond.
Mussenden Temple (Northern Ireland)
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Mussenden Temple (Northern Ireland)
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Mussenden Temple (Northern Ireland)
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St. Patrick's Grave, Down Cathedral (Downpatrick, Northern Ireland)
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The alleged burial place of the "Apostle of Ireland", thought to have died in 461.
Downpatrick (Northern Ireland)
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St. Patrick's Cathedral (Armagh, Northern Ireland)
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St. Patrick's Cathedral (Armagh, Northern Ireland)
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Franciscan friary (Armagh, Northern Ireland)
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The Market Cross (Kells, Ireland)
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One of the five high crosses (3.35 m tall) carved from single blocks of stone around the 9th century.
The East Cross & Kells Round Tower (Kells, Ireland)
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Kells was founded as a monastic settlement by St. Columba (one of the patron saints of Ireland) and for centuries it housed the famous Book of Kells.
Trim Castle & Yellow Steeple, St. Mary's Abbey (Trim, Ireland)
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Yellow Steeple, St. Mary's Abbey (Trim, Ireland)
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Newgrange (Ireland)
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One of the most important megalithic structures in Europe, built of 200,000 tonnes of rocks carved with Neolithic art around 3200 BCE (before Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids).
Newgrange (Ireland)
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The entrance to the passage tomb is aligned with the rising sun on the winter solstice, when the light enters the inner chamber through an opening located above the doorway.
Dublin (Ireland)
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The Spire (Dublin, Ireland)
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Piercing the Sky
Dublin (Ireland)
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Dublin (Ireland)
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Safe deposit box, the street version
Sphere Within Sphere (Dublin, Ireland)
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One of the many versions of this sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro lays just outside the Library of Trinity College.
Grafton Street - ready for the New Year (Dublin, Ireland)
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Sails and Wings (Howth, Ireland)
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St. Mary's Abbey (Howth, Ireland)
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Old St. John the Baptist Church (Dublin, Ireland)
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West High Cross (Monasterboice, Ireland)
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Silent Valley Reservoir (Northern Ireland)
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Ben Crom Dam (Silent Valley, Northern Ireland)
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Silent Valley Reservoir (Northern Ireland)
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Dundrum Castle (Dundrum, Northern Ireland)
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Santa's Cottage (Northern Ireland)
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Their website says this is "the Official Residence of Santa in Ireland, as awarded by the Greenland-Denmark World Congress of Santas". Can't find a way to dispute that.
Santa's Cottage (Northern Ireland)
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Temple Bar (Dublin, Ireland)
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Path to Sunrise (Dublin, Ireland)
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Burning Sky over the Irish Sea (Dublin, Ireland)
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