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Dublin
Excursion
Dublin
HalfDay
Excursion
All groups are escortedbythePLUS staff
Oscar Wilde House
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The Oscar Wilde House is the
former childhood home of one
of Dublin’s most famous people,
the writer and dramatist Oscar
Wilde. The Wilde family lived at
Number One Merrion Square
for the first 23 years of Oscar’s
life. During that time the house
had six live-in servants and two
governesses to help with the
upkeep of the house. The house
is where the Wilde family went
through many tragedies.
After the Wilde family left the
house, it continued to be used as
a residence, but it eventually fell
into disrepair and it was boarded
up. Today the house is the
home to the American College.
In 1994, when the College
came into possession of the
House, it was fully restored and
refurbished. It was created to be
a teaching and cultural facility.
Natural History
Museum
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The Natural History Museum
in the National Museum of
Ireland in Dublin was opened
in 1857. The Museum is
famous for its Victorian cabinet
style, which was designed to
showcase a wide-ranging and
comprehensive zoological
collection. The Museum houses
one of the world’s finest and
fullest collections still available
to be viewed by the public.
The Museum houses 2million
different species, and is often
described as a ‘museum
of a museum.
ENTRANCE INCLUDED
(time and date is subject
to availability)
Government
Buildings
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The complex of Government
Buildings was designed for two
government departments, The
Local Government Board and
the Department of Agriculture
and Technical Instruction. The
complex was completed in
1922, and was immediately
occupied by the new Irish State
government. More recently the
building has been transformed
for more modern use. A number
of departments and key offices
of the Government of Ireland
occupy the building.
Merrion Square
and Wilde Statue
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Merrion Square was a
fashionable address for the
aristocracy and the professional
classes. These houses were not
exactly like the houses English
people live in today. They were
much more of a city home or a
business home, where the father
of the house had a business.
People lived upstairs in order to
enjoy the views and fresher air as
the street was noisy and smelly
due to horses being everywhere.
The statue is probably one of
the most visited memorials in
Dublin. The statue’s nickname is
“The Fag on Crag”.
Oscar Wilde was persecuted for
his flamboyant homosexuality,
and arrested for gross indecency
relating to “the love that dare
not speak its name”. He was
found guilty and sentenced
to two years in jail.
Private Bus
Excursions PickupTime
Pickupatthecentre:
Outside the College-time: 14,30
Dropoffatthecentre:
Outside the College-time: 18,30
DropOffPointatDestination:
Naasau Street (subject to change)-time: 15,00
PickupPointatDestination:
Naasau Street (subject to change)-time: 18,00
Campus:
Dublin
Trasportation:
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