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“Pic of the Week”, November 14, 2014. Door Knocker, National Museum of Archaeology, Dublin
One of the greatest museums I’ve visited in recent years is Dublin’s National Museum: Archaeology. What a fascinating collection of artifacts awaits your exploration and study beyond its doors. As I found out while entering, the doors themselves are quite interesting. My attention was drawn to this massive, beautifully crafted (if somewhat scary looking) door knocker. You just don’t see craftsmanship like that anymore.
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Nov 13, 2014
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Guinness Storehouse, Dublin, Ireland
The Guinness Store attracts hundreds of tourists every day to what’s promoted as “Ireland’s #1 visitor attraction”. Arthur Guinness began brewing stout at St James Gate Brewery in 1759. Within a century this complex was the the largest brewery in the world, and it still brews 10 million pints a day (although today the Guinness brewery in Nigeria is larger than its Dublin counterpart, and the Coors Brewery in Golden, Colorado is now the largest single site brewery in the world).
The admission fee of about 15 Euros includes a self-guided tour of the old fermentation plant (everything is very well labeled and illustrated) and, when you’re done, a free pint of Guinness. The old plant was refurbished in the late …
Tagged beer, brewery, Dublin, Guiness Storehouse
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Dublin, Ireland: Trinity College and its Book of Kells
Trinity College gives you a grand entrance to its inner courtyard. Through a door within a massive larger door, you enter a square and see the college’s bell-tower (Campanile) set in its center, surrounded by an assortment of buildings. The Campanile is one of the College’s — for that matter Dublin’s — iconic landmarks; built in 1853, it stands 30.5 m (100 ft) tall and is mostly constructed of granite. You’ll not see students lingering under this tower because of a lasting superstition that if you’re beneath it when the bell tolls, you’ll fail your exams. But enjoy it’s fine construction then look around a bit.
Beyond the bell-tower, there’s a lot to see at Trinity College. Situated on the south bank of the River Liffey, …
Tagged Book of Kells, Campanile, Dublin, Library, Trinity College
