Our tour began in the acclaimed Little Museum of Dublin. The girls got to examine the life of the city, through a number of eras, by examining artefacts ranging from advertisements, to art and bric-a-brac. Afterwards we crossed the street to have our lunch on St.Stephen's Green and here is where we met our tour-guide Jack.
Jack took us on a walking and bus tour of the city and some of the main battle sites; The Green, O'Connell St, Moore St and finally The Garden of Remembrance. From there we bussed out to Collins' Barracks and paid our respects at Arbour Hill.
Before heading home through the Port Tunnel we had a brief stop at the Docklands, for a sandwich, where the more observant amongst us saw TV magician Dynamo walking his dog!!
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| With Bono's alter-ego in the U2 room |
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| Bond Villains |
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| The U2 room |
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| Our Countess Markievicz with the original |
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| Bullet holes on 'Traitors' Gate' from the fighting on St.Stephen's Green |
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| At the Cúchulann statue inside the GPO |
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| Inside the GPO |
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| The art exhibition in the Little Museum of Dublin |
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| Our tour guide Jack fills us in outside the GPO |
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| At the bullet-scarred columns of the GPO |
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| Chilling out in the quintessential piece of 60s kitsch |
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| The U2 room |
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| The note written by the O'Rahilly to his wife as he lay dying in Moore Lane ,during the 1916 Rising, committed to stone |
Struggling to upload some of these photos but here are a few from an enjoyable and very informative day.
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| The girls at Arbour Hill |
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| Group photo at Arbour Hill |
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| A moment of reflection |
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| Group photo at the Garden of Remembrance |
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| A history of Ireland in comic form |
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| The girls in the Little Museum of Dublin |
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| Finding out about Dublin one artefact at a time. |
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| "Yes I said, yes I will, yes!" |
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| enjoying some of the interactive exhibits |
