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Welcome to Dublin City
On The Tour
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Dublin Castle - Originally the site of a Viking fortress and later the centre of English power in Ireland for over 700 Years.
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Dubh Linn Gardens - This is where Dublin gets its name from and is where you will get a crash course in the Irish Language.
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Christchurch Cathedral - The oldest Cathedral in Dublin and home to some of the weirdest stories of Dublin's past, including the robbery of St. Laurence O'Toole's heart.
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Fishamble Street - Dublin's oldest street and the site from which Handel performed the Messiah for the very first time.
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Temple Bar District - Temple Bar is Dublin's cultural quarter and home to some of the city's busiest pubs.
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Ha' Penny Bridge - A classic example of Dublin nicknames. Learn about Dublins famous street characters like - The Hairy Lemon, Bang Bang and The Man on the Bridge.
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O'Connell Bridge - Every tour guides favourite story - The Story of Father Pat Noise.
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GPO - The General Post Office is where Ireland was declared a Republic just over 100 years ago in 1916.
Location
Dublin Castle
The Throne Room
The Chapel Royal & Records Tower
Dubh Linn Gardens
Cúpla Focail
Cúpla Focail
Irish Placenames
Irish
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Baile - (Baile Átha Cliath)
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Átha - (Áth Luain)
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Cill/Coill - (Cill Ceannaigh)
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Dún - (Dún na nGall)
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Inis - Inis Mór
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Dubh - (Dubh Linn)
English
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Town/City
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Ford
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Church / Wooded Area
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Hill Fort
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Island
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Black
Anglicisation
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Bally / Ballin / Bal - (Ballyfermot)
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Ath - (Athlone)
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Kil/Kill - (Kilkenny)
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Dun - (Dundrum)
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Inish More - (Big Island)
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Dub - (Dublin)
Question Time?
Ship Street Gate & Women of the Revolution
Christchurch Cathedral
Temple Bar
Dublin Pubcam - Click here
Ha' Penny Bridge / River Liffey
Dublin Street Characters
O'Connell Bridge & Pat Noise
General Post Office & 1916 Rising
GO RAIBH MÍLE MAITH AGAT AGUS CEAD MÍLE FÁILTE GO MBAILE ÁTHA CLIATH
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