DUBLIN

The capital of the  Republic of Ireland is small, modern, safe, and walkable.

A Racquet Social Travelogue

FACT

Dublin is the capital of The Republic of Ireland, an independent country. Northern Ireland is part of the UK.

Dublin can get cold in the fall

With low single-digit temps in October, Dublin felt colder than Toronto.

It's kind of a big deal. You don’t go to Dublin and not see it!

St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

St. Patrick's colour was blue! 

Yet, green is Ireland's colour now.

Many literary heavyweights were Dubliners

George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, and Oliver Goldsmith are names you would recognize.

So, I Went to Church

Dublin has over 750 pubs. This one is called Church!

The Irish Experience

Guinness Brewery and Jameson Distillery are major tourist draws. Irish stew & a pint seemed like a good idea.

Temple Bar

Where the tourists party

Samuel Beckett Bridge

Shaped like a harp, the pedestrian bridge is quite an engineering marvel.

Famine Memorial 

A stark reminder of the Great Hunger

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The courtyard of the Dublin Castle.

A throw back to the days of British rule

A carved tree at St.Anne’s Park

HOWTH

The quaint fishing village, just outside Dublin, is worth a visit.

A two-hour drive from Dublin, the 5000-year old passage tomb leaves you wondering!

Newgrange

DUBLIN

Worth a visit