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Dublin
Excursion
Dublin
HalfDay
Excursion
All groups are escortedbythePLUS staff
Chester Beatty
Library
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The Chester Beatty Library
is an art museum and library,
which houses a great collection
of manuscripts, prints, drawings,
rare books and some decorative
arts. The collections come from
all over the world, including
Asia, The Middle East, North
Africa and Europe, which make
the Library’s displays rich in the
artistic treasures of the great
cultures and religions
of the world.
Dublin Castle
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Dublin Castle was originally
built in the 13
th
century on a
site previously settled by the
Vikings. The Castle functioned
as a military fortress, a prison,
treasury, courts of law and the
seat of English Administration in
Ireland for 700 years.
The Castle was rebuilt between
the 17
th
and 20
th
centuries, and
it is now used for important
State receptions and
Presidential launches.
The city of Dublin gets its name
from the Dubh Linn, on the site
of the present Castle Gardens
and Coach House.
National Gallery
of Ireland
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The National Gallery of Ireland
was established by an Act of
Parliament in 1854.The Museum
has around 2 500 paintings, and
10 000 other works in different
media. Everymajor European
school of painting is represented,
and it also houses a renowned
collection of Irish paintings.
ENTRANCE INCLUDED
(time and date is subject
to availability)
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:
Private Bus
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