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Dublin has been called
"Europe's most intimate capital." Step into a local pub and
you'll understand that quote immediately. Or, ask a stranger for directions
and by the time you've learned about the three must-see sights on the
way you'll have made a new friend.
Kilronan House arranges private tours of Dublin for those with
only limited time, or anyone exhausted at the thought of another on and
off bus tour. We also have information about the nearby National
Concert Hall, Opera and Dublin
Events, click here . Almost all the key sights and shopping areas
are within a 15 minute walk of Kilronan House
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Saint Stephen's
Green is a delightful oasis in the thriving commercial heart of
the city. Statues abound (look for the maze-hidden masterpiece by
Henry Moore), so do flower beds and there's even a roaring waterfall.
Plenty of ducks, too. Yet, just across the street are shopping centres,
the Grafton Street shopping area and some of Dublin's most
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Leinster
House is where the Dail, or Parliament, meets. Built in 1745
as a Duke's palace, it is flanked by the National Museum. This one
takes about 10 minutes of a walk.
The National
Museum features those other great masterpieces of the Land of
Saints and Scholars - the Tara Brooch, the Ardagh Chalice and the
Lismore Crozier. The Museum also houses Europe's finest and most
extensive collection of Stone Age through Iron Age gold artifacts.
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Trinity
College was founded by Elizabeth the First, but it's present
Georgian architechtural look comes from the 1700's. Swift, Wilde
and Beckett all attended Trinity as lecturers or pupils.
The Book of
Kells is now located at a special museum in Trinity College. Trinity
College is roughly a 15 minute walk.
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No doubt about
it - The Book of Kells is Ireland's greatest national treaure.
A masterpiece and a work of transcendant power. Unfortunately, the
Book of Kells only reveals its wonders close up. As in burying your
nose 5 inches away and letting the monkish masters of the 8th century
Ireland whirl you away. Best seen real early when the crowds haven't
appeared or on a drizzly winter's day. A good reason for a personal
tour.
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Dublin Castle
was the adminstrative centre of Dublin and Ireland since 1204. You
can tour the ancient keep deep beneath the present Georgian buildings
and visit the magnificent state reception rooms.
The ancient
cobblestoned streets of Temple Bar is Dublin's cultural centre.
Theatres, pubs, restaurants offering everything from sushi to Irish
stew, art galleries and Irish music. Temple Bar and Dublin Castle
are both a 15 minute stroll.
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When you get
tired of the hum of activity, a short walk or bus ride brings you
home to Kilronan House for a relaxed pause - before the city's
exuberant night life begins. Our spacious lounge is a lovely place
to meet fellow guests.
The beauty
of Kilronan House's location is that it is in the quieter Georgian
quarter of Dublin - yet just a short walk to the bustling heart
of the city.
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Web
Tours of Dublin
We've
culled the Net for some of the best virtual tours of Dublin. This
is not an exhaustive listing (for instance, we didn't want to
bother you with some of the stinkers), but the sites below all
offer some fine insights into Dublin life.
Satellite shot of Dublin
The folks at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Lab have made this satellitel
available on the web along with detailed explanations of what you're
seeing.
Visit
Dublin
Dublin Corporation offers this great overview of the key sights
and sites in the city. Good maps, too!
Architectural
Dublin
Better than almost all the tour guides, this site maneuvers visitors
through a maze of architectural landmarks, starting with Dublin's
earliest buildings and continuing on to 20th-century structures.
Find plenty of photos and historical information and discussions
of endangered buildings and the planning process.
Fodor's
Smart Travel Tips: Dublin
This is a must-see site if you're planning a trip to Dublin in the
near future. Comb through details like how long it takes to get
to the airport from the city center, bus schedules, ferry information,
money conversion, and loads more. Better yet, it's a quick download
and easily printed for further reference.
Dublin
VR
Tour the sights and view maps of Dublin with this virtual-reality
server. You'd better have a fast connection to the Web.
Travelocity
Travelocity provides links to Frommer's Dublin pages, The Lonely
Planet Guide to Dublin and the World Travel Guide's Dublin information.
Just remember to ignore the alternative accommodations because you
simply can't do better than Kilronan House - recommended by Frommer's,
Fodor's, Michelin, Karen Brown, the NY Times....
Great tours
of Dublin, Wicklow
and the surrounding areas.
And to repeat
ourselves for those of you who work from the bottom upwards, Kilronan
House can help arrange private tours of Dublin.
We also have information about the nearby National
Concert Hall, Opera and Dublin
Events.
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