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Dublin Dublin is the capital city of the Republic of Ireland, with a population of over a million people. Plan to stay at least two nights to take advantage of its superb cultural offerings (theatres, museums and bookstores) as well as its lovely parks, friendly pubs, interesting historical sites and vibrant street scenes. Dublin is about 200km northwest of Cork. Though the River Liffey is in many ways the artery of the city, pumping with the tides, the riversides are not really exciting. But don’t miss the Four Courts on the North bank of the Liffey designed by the great architect James Gandon, and The Custom House along the same quay. In this part of Dublin, South of the O'Connell Bridge, you'll find some of the most important sights (museums, churches, castles and public buildings) concentrated in a relatively small area. At the College Green there's the Bank of Ireland and Trinity College, Ireland’s oldest university. A little further there's Grafton Street, the centre of a luxurious shopping area. Other shopping locations include Henry Street in the city centre on the North side of the river. If you want to have a taste of Eating Out , you can try one of the Pubs. They don't serve anything fancy but simple pub food and often is quite tasty. Here you can also have an Irish beer like Guinness and sing along with traditional folk music. It's one of the fastest ways to get to know the Irish culture. For a more thorough acquaintance visit the National Museum and see the portraits of famous Irishmen in the National Art Gallery (free admission). Of course you have already read James Joyce, Jonathan Swift and Patrick Kavanagh. Dublin keeps her dead poets and writers very much alive.
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