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Nice walk & tour around the campus, huge library and the Book of Kells exhibit. Sorry this is out of sequence.
Dublin – Trinity College and the Book of Kells
Tag: Dublin
Nice Dinner Last Night
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Very nice dinner – pub food – in Temple Bar area. Great Cottage Pie and Seafood Chowder.
The Guinness Toucan?
So, we were wondering what the Guinness Toucan was all about. Sara found this explanation. “In regards to your inquiry, the Guinness Toucan – probably Guinness advertising’s most recognizable icon – began life as a pelican. In 1935, John Gilroy (the artist responsible for most of the early Guinness advertising), put together some initial …
The Big Band at the Westin..
On a Lighter Note – Grafton Street
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We walk around this afternoon looking for shopping and other interesting stuff. We also walked through/around St. Steven’s Green. Beautiful gardens but wet from rain.. no wonder this is green….
Kilmainham Gaol (Jail) – Very Humbling
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A very somber tour that was enormously informative. Sara & I walked away with a new appreciation for the Irish struggle for freedom – even through civil conflict. It was clear that our guide was connected to this history and conveyed personally, but objectively, the events of the times. Kilmainham Gaol served …
The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, th third for good humor and the fourth for my enemies.
Sir William temple on Alcohol.
More Video – Oh, Danny Boy
Christcurch – Dublin est.1028
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This was a very interesting church & crypt. Christ Church is officially claimed as the seat (cathedra) of both the Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic archbishops of Dublin. The cathedral was founded probably sometime after 1028 when King Sitric Silkenbeard, the Hiberno-Norse king of Dublin made a pilgrimage to Rome.
Dublinia – Vikings and Dublin
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Interesting perspective on early Ireland. We would recommend the visit to the Dublinia Exhibit.