| Dublin's Geography Abridged |
| Well, we all know that Dublin is a major European city and to cover its geography adequately would take years. So, I'll just give you the sights impertinent to EGL and also a few things I found in my research that I deemed interesting enough to grace this page. Enjoy! |
| Temple Bar |
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| D2 |
| Once a rundown collection of houses and cobblestoned streets, Temple Bar is now the metropolitan darling of Dublin with it's swanky apartments, shops, and hotels. Many call it the cultural quarter. |
| The Sights: |
| The Clarence Hotel: Bono and Edge own this hotel located at 6-8 Wellington Quay. Inside you will find The Tea Room, a world-class restaurant. Chef Michael Martin serves up a light menu, including (but not restricted to) flavoursome veggie options for those vegetarian Edgers out there! Blue lighting accents the dining area. The Octagon Bar (also within) is a favourite Dublin watering hole, entertaining not only hotel guests, but plenty of longtime locals. Unfortunately, the infamous The Kitchen nightclub has shut its doors indefinitely. Owned by the same half of U2 that owns the Clarence, it is a big loss to U2 fans and local scenesters alike. |
| Gallery Of Photography (Meeting House Square, D2) Temple Bar Gallery (5-9 Temple Bar, D2) Dublin Castle (Dame Street, D2) Trinity College (College Street, D2) Christ Church Cathedral (Christ Church Place, D8) Claddagh Music Store (2 Cecilia St.) Cyberia Internet Cafe (Temple Lane, D2) *owned by Sebastian Clayton, Adam's brother |
| West Of Grafton Street |
| D2 |
| The Sights: |
| St. Patrick's Cathedral: Ireland's patron saint was baptized on this site on St. Patrick's Close (D8), long before Archbishop Comyn founded the Cathedral in 1192. Nude (21 Suffolk Street) Cafe owned by Bono's brother, Norman Hewson. Hairy Lemon Pub (41 Stephen St. LWR) |
| East Of Grafton Street |
| D2 |
| The Sights: |
| National Museum of Ireland (Kildare St., D2) Collins Barracks (Benburb St., D7 [part of the museum]) Natural History Museum (Merrion St. Upper, D2) lions and tigers and barred owls, OH MY! National Gallery (Merrion Square West, D2) *ground floor houses Irish paintings and the Jack B. Yeats Museum; upper contains works by International artists Lillie's Bordello (Adam Court, Grafton Street, D2 [off of Grafton St.]) *you have to be "someone" to gain access....ie Bono or Edge |
| North of the Liffey |
| D1 |
| The Sights: |
| Abbey Theatre (Lower Abbey St.) O'Connell Street Many interesting statues dot the main "drag" in Dublin, including: James Larkin, the leader of the Dublin general strike in 1913; Father Theobald Mathew, founder of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Movement; an obelisk-shaped monument to Charles Stewart Parnell, known as the "uncrowned King of Ireland"; and the Anna Livia Millennium Fountain, known as "The Floozie in the Jacuzzi" at the junction of Cathedral Street. Garden of Remembrance (Parnell Square) From the Children of Lir plaque: "In the darkness of despair we saw a vision.We lit the light of hope and it was not extinguished. In the desert of discouragement we saw a vision. We planted the tree of valour and it blossomed. In the winter of bondage we saw a vision. We melted the snow of lethargy and the river of resurrection flowed from it. We sent our vision aswim like a swan on the river. The vision became a reality. Winter became summer. Bondage became freedom and this we left to you as our inheritance. O generations of freedom remember us. The generations of the vision." Ha'penny Bridge *links the Temple Bar area and Liffey Street. Thousand of people use the path daily officially known as the Liffey Bridge. Dublin Writers Museum (18 Parnell Sq. North) |
| The last part of the city to be developed during the 18th century. Although it is home to Ireland's national theatre and the Customs House, the majority of it is "ghetto" |
| South: Around Camden Street |
| D2 & D8 |
| Where traditional and modern meet. The Cosmopolitan environment makes it Dublin's perfect late-night zone |
| The Sights: |
| PoD: Place of Dance (The Old Railway Station; Harcourt St. D2) This dance club has won numerous international awards, setting standards in sound and lighting, as well as comfort and music policies; one of the planet's finest night spots. |
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