If you are spending a few days in Dublin and looking for something interesting to do why don’t you:
1. Stay in a haunted hotel
Room 526 on the 5th floor of the five star Shelbourne Hotel (located on St. Stephans Green) is allegedly haunted. Psychic Sybil Leek stayed there and reported contact with a little girl named Mary Masters who was looking for her friend Sophie. Make sure you get a room on the top floor. Rooms start at $295 Euro per night.
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dubbr-the-shelbourne/
2. Party the night away in Temple Bar
Have dinner first in one of the areas many restaurants. Treat yourself to a three course meal and then hit the clubs/pubs for a night of celtic music and entertainment. Bring your id as nearly everyone is carded. And don’t make any plans for early the next morning. http://www.dublintourist.com/towns/temple_bar/
3. Stop by the Guinness Brewery.
Take a tour of the famous Guinness brewery and see how Guinness beer has been made since 1876. Sample some of Ireland’s finest export at the end of the tour. Or if you are not a beer drinker, go to the old Jameson distillery instead and enjoy some fine Irish whiskey.
Guinness Brewery Storehouse. http://www.guinness-storehouse.com/
Jameson Distillery http://www.dublinks.com/index.cfm/loc/6-4/pt/0/spid/96FFCC2F-68BF-451D-9C027CD60BBAB465.htm
4. Visit an Irish prison.
Kilmainham Jail or Gaol is Ireland’s most famous prison. Learn a little Irish history and see how inmates fared in the stark prison environment. The prison was built in 1795 and closed in 1924. It once housed many of Ireland’s revolutionary heroes including Charles Parnell, Robert Emmet, Eamon de Valera, Padraig Pearse and James Connolly. Visit the cells and see the signatures of the famous prisoners on the walls.
http://www.12travel.ie/ie/attractions/kilmainhamgaol.html
5. Take a day trip to Newgrange
Visit an ancient burial site located in the historic Boyne Valley. Newgrange is a passage tomb that was built by pre-celtic people around 3000 BC. It was originally a burial chamber for tribal chieftains but must have had an alternative use because on the winter solstice the tomb is lit up from the roof box. If you would like to visit during the winter solstice you will need to book several years ahead. Most of the tours that originate in Dublin also include a stop at the Hill of Tara. When you are walking around at the hill of Tara be careful where you step as they graze sheep on the hill in the off hours.
- http://www.mythicalireland.com/ancientsites/newgrange/
- http://www.knowth.com/newgrange.htm
- http://www.newgrangetours.com/
If you want to visit Dublin:
Most major UK airlines fly daily from London to Dublin. Airfare varies with dates and availability.
If you don’t want to spend the night with a ghost, Dublin offers a full range of accommodations to suit everyone’s budget from hostels to five star hotels.
Day Tours – try the hop on/hop off bus tour, it stops at all the major attractions in the city and the tickets are good for 24 hours.
- http://www.irishcitytours.com/?gclid=CIymxsep3Y4CFQE5UQodXnHoQQ
- http://www.dublintours.net/tours/tourType.cfm?ttid2=3997&gclid=CNTr5eCp3Y4CFQWzgAodyUyaMw
- http://www.dublinbus.ie/sightseeing/citytour.aspx
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