Dublin by Sandra

DUBLIN

sanllamazares1 — 2018-12-19 20:28:27 UTC

It is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and the most populous city on the island.
It was founded by the Vikings around 841 as a military base and slave trading center, and has been the country's capital since the Middle Ages.

Trinity College

sanllamazares1 — 2018-12-19 20:31:40 UTC

It was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, it is the oldest university in Ireland. It is located in front of the old Irish Houses of Parliament.
Triumphant students such as Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde and Bram Stoker have passed for the Trinity College classrooms.
-Jonathan Swift:
Was an Irish writer.He was born in the 18th century and he studied in the Trinity College in Dublin. One of his most popular novels was “The trips of Gulliver”.
-Oscar Wilde:
Was an Irish writer.He studied in the Trinity College too.He was born in the 19th century. One of his most popular novels was “The picture of Dorian Gray”.
-Bram Stoker:
Was an Irish novelist.He was born in the 19th and died in the 20th century. One of his most popular novels was “Dracula”.

Trinity College has three main faculties:
- Arts,Humanities and Social Sciences
- Engineering, Mathematics and Science
-Health Sciences

The Book of Kells

sanllamazares1 — 2018-12-19 20:52:19 UTC

It is Ireland's greatest cultural treasure and the world's most famous medieval manuscript.Written around the year 800 AD, the Book of Kells contains a copy of the four gospels in a Latin text.
If you want to visit it the prices are varied depending on the age.
-if you are an adult you pay between 11-14 €
-a family 28 €
-11 € concession
-if you are a group 10 €
- children under 12 do not pay entrance.
You can´t visit it at Christmas.

Grafton´s Street

sanllamazares1 — 2019-01-04 10:37:06 UTC

Grafton Street is a street located in the center of Dublin. It is one of the liveliest streets in the city and is very popular for its shops

This street is one of the most expensive in the city, it concentrates many designer stores where European fashion arrives and is avoided by tourists who can not spend all their money.
Grafton Street is limited by Stephen's Green and by the statue of Moly Mallone.

Molly Mallone

sanllamazares1 — 2019-01-04 11:21:06 UTC

It is a famous "monument" life size and bronze, It represents a woman dressed in period costume and provocative cleavage, which pushes a wheelbarrow full of seafood.
It is a legendary character and is the protagonist of a song composed at the end of the 19th century, which ended up becoming a traditional Irish anthem.

Her story tells that she was the descendant of generations of street vendors of fish and shellfish, and that, like her ancestors, she toured the port area of Dublin pushing her wheelbarrow shouting "Fresh mussels and cockles!".

She was a beautiful woman who stood out from the crowd.

A terrible and sudden day, Molly was attacked by high fevers and died in the middle of the street without anyone being able to help her. It was such a sudden death that it gave rise to a legend that continues to this day in the form of a traditional song.

Stephen ´s Green

sanllamazares1 — 2019-01-04 11:30:30 UTC

St Stephen's Green is a public park located in the center of the city of Dublin just at one end of Grafton Street, one of the most important shopping streets of the Irish capital. It has a rectangular shape. In the center of the park a Great lake fed by the waters coming from the Great Channel of Portobello Ireland is located.

Kilmainham Gaol

sanllamazares1 — 2019-01-10 18:08:13 UTC

It was a prison located in Inchicore, in Dublin, now converted into a museum.

The jail was inaugurated in 1796 and was named New Gaol because it replaced the old jail.

Kilmainham Gaol has an important role in the history of Ireland as many of the leaders of the Irish independence revolts were imprisoned in this prison. Many of these prisoners were also executed in this same prison.

The last prisoner of the jail left in 1924.

Inside the jail there was no separation of prisoners because of sex or age, so both men and women lived in the same areas as children.

In 1924 the jail closed definitively suffering a remodeling of the decade of the 70.
Visits are one hour. Prices vary according to age. It has many facilities inside. You will find a stop and a luas line.

Some of the facilities that we found are:

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Toilets

sanllamazares1 — 2019-01-10 18:20:15 UTC

Disabled toilets

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Baby changing

sanllamazares1 — 2019-01-10 18:21:07 UTC

Exhibition area

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Tearoom

sanllamazares1 — 2019-01-10 18:21:29 UTC