9 Best Things To Do in Dubliln

Why visit Dublin?

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and the largest city on the island of Ireland.

1. Visit the Guinness Storehouse

Dublin is home to this world-famous beer so there’s no better place to have a pint.

Guinness was first exported in 1796

6 steps to pouring Guinness including a 2 minute break before the pour is finished

3 million pints are brewed per day

2. Saint Partick’s Cathedral

National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland/First documentation 890 as Saint Patricks on an island

1316 cathedral tower blown down in a storm and in 1317 the cathedral was burned down in the Bruce Wars

Cathedral became a court house in 1548/1560: has one of Dublin’s first public clocks

1713: Johnathan Swift becomes dean of the Cathedral / 1726 published Gullivers Travels/

Visit: 9 euros for adults / offers free pubic tours once you’ve entered the cathedral

3. Free Walking Tour

See Dublin Castle

4. Explore Temple Bar

{“The historic name of the district was not Temple Bar but St. Andrews Parish. It was a suburb of medieval (Anglo-Norman) Dublin, located outside the city walls. It fell into disuse at the beginning of the 14th century because the land was exposed to attacks by the native Irish. The land was redeveloped again in the 17th century, creating gardens for the houses of wealthy English families.

The Vikings settled here as far back as 795. Remains of their settlement’s fortifications can still be seen at Dublin Castle today.”}

5. Saint Stephens Green

Origins as a medieval leper hospital

6. Try a sausage roll

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7. Oscar Wilde Statue

Take in the colorful statue of Dublin native and famous playwright, Oscar Wilde.

The statue can be found in Merrion Square, across the street from the Oscar Wilde House, his childhood home.

8. Visit Molly Malone

Molly Malone is Irish legend and there is no definitive proof this specific woman existed

Figure from Irish folklore, myth has it that she was a beautiful young fishmonger who died of a sudden fever and she haunted the streets of Dublin

Song “Sweet Molly Malone” and annual event in Dublin on June 13th

9. Phoenix Park

Largest walled park in Europe