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Museum of Archaeology, National Museum of Ireland (Kildare Street)

The Museum of Archaeology is probably one of the most interesting and richest of its kind in Europe. It was opened in 1890 on Kildare Street and was the result...

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

The first Norman Archbishop of Dublin (elected 1181), John Comyn,...

The Fruit & Vegetable Markets

In 1892 Dublin City Council erected the Fruit & Vegetable...

Royal Hospital, Kilmainham

The Royal Hospital in Kilmainham was built between 1680-84 as...

Kilmainham Gaol

John McCurdy designed the Shelbourne Hotel but also designed another,...

The Ha’penny Bridge

Dublin’s most iconic bridge over the River Liffey is the...

Marsh’s Library

Marsh’s Library was opened in 1701 by Archbishop of Dublin,...

City Hall

An architectural competition was announced in 1768 by the Merchants...

Thomas Read’s, Parliament Street

At a time when men wore swords as a personal...

Smock Alley Theatre

Dublin’s first theatre opened on Werburgh Street in 1637 but...

Crypt, Christ Church Cathedral

Underneath Christ Church is the crypt, the oldest surviving structure...

The Ancient City Seal of Dublin

The modern representation of the city’s coat of arms (or...

Were the Vikings Christian?

These Scandinavian adventurers, pirates and eventually, colonists, were certainly pagan...

Guinness was a Bishop’s Legacy!

The famous Guinness brewery was first established in Dublin in...

The Brazen Head

Believed to be Dublin’s oldest pub, this building may go...

Trinity College & Keeping its Early Books Dry!

When Trinity College first opened its doors in 1592 the...

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