Activities in Dublin + The East
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Arbour Hill Cemetery
The resting place of 14 of the executed leaders of the insurrection of 1916. More -
Archbishop Marsh’s Library
The library's founder, the Archbishop Narcissus Marsh, believed that everyone should have access to books on medicine, law, science, travel, naviga... More -
Berkeley Library
A 1960's Brutalist building set amid Trinity College's brilliant historic setting creates stark architectural contrast and delightful dissonance. More -
Brown Thomas
The most elegant of Dublin’s department stores stocks designer apparel from around the world. Brown Thomas has been part of the Grafton Street land... More -
Café en Seine
It’s brash and showy, but this archetypal Dawson Street bar is still well worth a visit. One of the city’s first “superpubs” (in which lavish, over... More -
Cobblestone Pub
At the long and narrow Cobblestone pub, in Smithfield, in the early evening and then again after dinner, musicians take turns depositing tall pints... More -
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (Union of Irish Musicians)
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann is the largest group involved in the preservation and promotion of Irish traditional music. We’re a non-profit cultura... More -
Dublin Literary Pub Crawl
Combining the city’s two most famous exports—writers and beer—this long-running tour takes thirsty readers on a two-hour spin through some of Dubli... More -
Glendalough
Just 35 miles south of the city, and right in the heart of the beautiful Wicklow Mountains National Park, the hamlet of Glendalough makes a magical... More -
Guinness Storehouse
This temple to the city’s renowned stout—a product that’s helped sustain Ireland’s economy for centuries—is the country’s star tourist attraction. ... More -
Irish Museum of Modern Art
IMMA commissions site-specific works by an international roster of contemporary artists and displays them in a vast set of buildings that were once... More -
Jack Carvill & Sons
An old liquor store with a beveled-glass cashier's booth. More -
National Gallery of Ireland
A standout collection of European masters. More -
National Museum, Dublin
Housed in a graceful building that is itself a sort of exhibit (with classically Victorian architecture and a rotunda based on Rome’s Pantheon), th... More -
Newgrange/Brú na Bóinne
To the north of Dublin, the rural county of Meath and the Boyne Valley comprise an area rich with ancient sites. The best known among these is Newg... More -
O’Donoghues
When Paddy and Maureen O’Donoghue opened this bar in 1934, they invited local musicians to perform each night. Considered to be the birthplace of t... More -
Olympia Theatre
This Victorian gem with its ornate molding and red velvet boxes is a Dublin institution, hosting a rotating schedule of stand-up comedy, big-name r... More -
Palace Bar
One of the oldest pubs in Dublin, the Palace Bar was once frequented by such renowned writers as James Joyce, Flann O’Brien, and R.M. Smyllie, form... More -
Phoenix Park
Europe’s largest enclosed urban park—encompassing more than 1,700 acres—is set just two miles west from the city center. You can easily spend an en... More -
Powerscourt Townhouse
This magnificent 1774 Georgian townhouse (which lingered in a semi-ruined state for years before it was transformed in 1981) is now one of Dublin’s... More
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