Where else? Dublin!
- Where is one of the world's most precious and oldest illustrated manuscripts?
- Where is the world's largest city park?
- Where is the church tower with the largest peal of bells in the world?
- Where was the world's first performance of George Frederick Handel's greatest choral work, Messiah, first performed?
- Where was the victor of Waterloo born?
- Where will you see 18th century cannon guns still protecting a bank?
- Where, outside of Istanbul, is the world's greatest collection of Islamic Korans?
- Where is one of the oldest cast-iron foot-bridges in the world?
- Where is the world's first suburban railway?
- Where is St Valentine buried?
- Where is the world's largest library chamber?
- Where is the world's oldest military barracks?
- Where can you shake hands with a mummy?
Not all the city's treasures are obviously in view and the best way to appreciate the hidden secrets and riveting stories is to join one of Pat Liddy's Walking Tours of Dublin.
