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Things to Do in The Northside
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Abbey Presbyterian Church
Built on the profits of sin—well, by a generous wine merchant... |
Religious Sites | The Northside |
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Custom House
Seen at its best when reflected in the waters of the Liffey during... |
Government Buildings | The Northside |
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Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane
The Francis Bacon studio, reconstructed here exactly as the artist... |
Museums / Galleries | The Northside |
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Dublin Writers Museum
"If you would know Ireland—body and soul—you must... |
Museums / Galleries | The Northside |
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GAA Museum
The Irish are sports crazy and reserve their fiercest pride for... |
Museums / Galleries | The Northside |
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Garden of Remembrance
Opened 50 years after the Easter Rising of 1916, the garden in... |
Parks | The Northside |
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Gate Theatre
The show begins here as soon as you walk into the auditorium... |
Arts / Performance Venues | The Northside |
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General Post Office (GPO)
One of the great civic buildings of Dublin's Georgian era, the... |
Government Buildings | The Northside |
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James Joyce Centre
Few may have read him, but everyone in Ireland has at least heard... |
Libraries | The Northside |
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Mountjoy Square
Irishman Brian Boru, who led his soldiers to victory against... |
Squares | The Northside |
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O'Connell Street
Dublin's most famous thoroughfare, which is 150 feet wide, was... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | The Northside |
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Rotunda Hospital
Founded in 1745 as the first maternity hospital in Ireland and... |
Hospitals | The Northside |
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Sean O'Casey House
A one-time construction laborer, O'Casey became Ireland's greatest... |
Houses / Mansions | The Northside |
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The Spire
Christened the "Stiletto in the Ghetto" by local smart alecks... |
Memorials / Monuments | The Northside |
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St. Francis Xavier Church
One of the city's finest churches in the classical style, the... |
Religious Sites | The Northside |
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St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral
Dublin's principal Catholic cathedral (also known as St. Mary's)... |
Religious Sites | The Northside |
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