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Dublin
Excursion
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This walking tour starts from point number 1 on this map.
When you arrive at each point read the description of the sight.
You will have the chance to discover and admire many of the most
beautiful and important sights of this city.
Entrances not included.
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Bank of Ireland Grafton Street
Molly Malone
Temple Bar
Henry Street
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The building where
the Bank of Ireland is
based, wasoriginally
the first purpose built
parliament house
in Europe, completed
in
1739.Itserved as Ireland’s
Parliament for a little over
40 years. If you look at
the front of the building,
you will notice there are no
windows. This is because
when the building was
under construction,
a Window Tax was in
force throughout Britain
and Ireland. The intended
windows were filled in with
the intention to be glazed
at a later date. Because
the tax retained for several
years, the window bricks
were ultimately never
removed and they became
a permanent feature.
Grafton Street has a great
variety of retail stores
from small boutiques
to mainstream stores.
The street was named
after Henry Fitz Roy,
the 1st Duke of Grafton.
He was the illegitimate
son of Charles II
of England who owned
land in the area. The street
was developed from
a country lane in the early
18th century.
The bronze statue of Molly
Malone honours the young
woman featured in
the local ballad ‘Cockles
and Mussels’. The song tells
the story of the street fish
trader selling her cockles
and mussels. The song is
probably more associated
with Dublin than any other
song. It has been adopted
as Dublin’s unofficial
anthem, even though there
is debate as to whether
Molly Malone ever even
existed. She is very real
to the people of Dublin
and is celebrated every
year on National Molly
Malone Day in June.
Temple Bar is one of
the oldest parts of Dublin,
and the city of Dublin,
as seen today, was built
in and around Temple
Bar. The history of Temple
Bar is full of references
to culture, design, craft,
publishing, the performing
arts, coffee houses,
political debate, and
a lot of colour and energy.
Temple Bar is full of
different kinds of buildings,
streets and architecture,
and it is home to one
of Europe’s oldest
theatres, and one
of Ireland’s smallest
theatres. There are around
fifty cultural organisations
based in Temple Bar.
This is why it is known as
Dublin’s Cultural Quarter.
Henry street is one
of the two main shopping
streets in Dublin.
It was developed by Henry
Moore, whose estate
lands and developments
are reflected in the street
names around Henry
street. 33 million people
visiting the street a year
makes it Dublin’s favourite
shopping district.
There are over 200 shops
on the street ranging from
clothing, jewellery, music
and sports shops to bigger
department stores.
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