 Trinity College Dublin grand old library- National Library Long Room |
 Trinity College Dublin grand old library- location for illuminated illustrations of the Christian Gospels dating from 800 AD |
 Trinity College Dublin grand old library- Home of the Book of Kells |
 Trinity College Dublin grand old library- No pictures allowed of the ancient texts |
 Trinity College Dublin grand old library |
 Trinity College Dublin grand old library |
 Trinity College Dublin grand old library- Brian Boru Harp |
 Trinity College Dublin grand old library- Brian Boru Harp |
 Trinity College Dublin grand old library- Brian Boru Harp |
 Trinity College Dublin grand old library- The Long Room |
 Trinity College Dublin grand old library- The Long Room |
 Trinity College Dublin |
 Busy intersection in front of Trinity College Dublin |
 Busy intersection in front of Trinity College Dublin |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum- This thing MOVES and got me... thankfully Tammy didn't get a pic of it! |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum- Boy George once owned Sean's Bar officially the oldest bar in Ireland & Europe! |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum |
 The National Wax Museum- you go thru a mirror maze to get out, whole lot of cheesy fun! |
 The Long Stone Pub another one of Dublin’s oldest pubs |
 The Long Stone Pub was established in 1754 |
 The Long Stone Pub has it' own Viking long stone |
 The Long Stone Pub's Viking head fireplace |
 The Long Stone is just around the corner from Ivar the Boneless' Pillar |
 Pillars or "long stones" were erected by the Vikings on the banks of the river to prevent their longships from running aground. |
 The Long Stone closed its door after 264 years to make way for a 11 storey development |
 The Long Stone cool bathroom sinks- RIP 1-2019 |
 Dublin Castle(1204)- Chapel Royal |
 Dublin Castle(1204)- Chapel Royal |
 Dublin Castle(1204)- The Record Tower, the sole surviving tower of the medieval castle dating from c.1228. |
 Dublin Castle(1204)- Old meets new! |
 Dublin Castle- a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction |
 Dublin Castle- a castle has stood on the site since the days of King John, the first Lord of Ireland. |
 Dublin Castle- built by the dark pool ("Dubh Linn") which gave Dublin its name. |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Dublin Castle |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral- founded in 1030 by King Sitriuc Silkbeard and Dunan, the first Bishop of Dublin. |
 Christ Church Cathedral- Dublin’s oldest building and spiritual heart of the city. |
 LOL walk this way.... |
 Christ Church Cathedral-The most historic building & arguably 1 of the most important in terms of its rich cultural significance |
 Christ Church Cathedral located in the old centre of medieval Dublin |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral - Filming location for The Tudors used for both weddings and christenings |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral-medieval crypt(1170s) is believed to be the largest crypt in Ireland, measuring over 63m in length |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt- John Bowes memorial by sculptor John van Nost the Younger |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt- the oldest known secular carvings in Ireland |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt- the tabernacle used when James II attended Mass at Christ Church in 1689 |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt- Ireland’s first copy of Magna Carta. |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt- magnificent Royal Plate presented by William III in thanksgiving for his victory over James |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt- spectacular exhibition of original 16TH Century costumes from the historical series ‘The Tudors’ |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt- Designed by Emmy award-winning designer Joan Bergin |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt- The beautiful gowns feature elaborate beading, embroidery, crotchet and hand painting. |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt- Tudors filming location used for funeral services & to simulate the bottom of the Tower of London |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt- A decidedly un-Christian stockade(1670) used to punish criminals in Christ Church. |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt |
 Christ Church Cathedral Crypt |
 Christ Church Cathedral- King Richard (Strongbow) de Clare's Tomb |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral- Stained glass windows |
 Christ Church Cathedral- Stained glass windows |
 Christ Church Cathedral- Stained glass windows |
 Christ Church Cathedral- Stained glass windows |
 Christ Church Cathedral- Stained glass windows |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Christ Church Cathedral- the hole is the Chapter House ruins of the Augustinians outside Christ Church Cathedral. |
 Christ Church Cathedral |
 Another intersection- just outside of the Christ Church |
 I'm beginning to think Tammy was worried I was gonna get us lost. |
 Then she could look back at her pictures to see if we were where we had been |
 Hmmmmm maybe it's about the road signs reminding tourists to Look Left for traffic! |
 A look back at Christ Church tower from a little ways down Fishamble St. |
 George Frederick Handel Hotel |
 George Frederick Handel Hotel |
 A Statue In Memory Of Handel's Messiah by the Hotel |
 Composed in London during the summer of 1741 and premiered in Dublin, Ireland on 13 April 1742 |
 The Messiah composed by George Frederick Handel, is one of the most popular works in the Western choral literature |
 Christ Church Tower from Fishamble St. |
 Christ Church Tower from Fishamble St. |
 Smock Alley Theatre, 1662 One of the world's oldest theatres in sympathetically restored original space and church buildings. |
 Smock Alley Theatre |
 Walking down Essex St. just off Fishamble towards Temple Bar. |
 monument has the names of the 796 babies who were buried in a septic tank behind St Mary’s Mother & Baby home in Tuam, Co Galway |
 Czech Inn in Dublin |
 It's gone now too, well not the building just the business. Now it's Lundy Foot's Bar & Restaurant |
 Temple Bar is busy riverside neighbourhood, spread over cobbled pedestrian lanes. |
 The Temple Bar in Temple Bar! |
 The Temple Bar- Pretty cool place |
 The Temple Bar- Rather touristy but still fun. |
 Essex St. in Temple Bar neighbourhood, the Bourbon Street of Dublin. |