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FURTHER AFIELD

There are many interesting sights just architecture. The magnificent coastline with
outside the city centre. The best part of a day its stunning views of Dublin Bay is easily
can be spent exploring the western suburbs reached by the DART rail network. It
taking in the Museum of Modern Art housed encompasses the towering promontory of
in the splendid Royal Kilmainham Hospital Howth, while the highlights of the southern
and the eerie Kilmainham Gaol. Phoenix stretch are around Dalkey village and Killiney
Park, Europe’s largest city park, is a good Bay. One of many Martello towers built as
place for a stroll and also has a zoo. Further defences along this coast is known as the
north are the National Botanic Gardens, with James Joyce Tower and houses a collection
over 20,000 plant species from around the of Joyce memorabilia. To the northeast, a bit
world. Nearby is Casino Marino, one of further from the city centre, is Malahide
Ireland’s finest examples of Palladian Castle, former home of the Talbot family.
Sights at a Glance
Museums and Galleries Historic Buildings Key
2 Kilmainham Gaol 7 Casino Marino Main sightseeing areas
3 Irish Museum of Modern Art– 8 Dublin Docklands Motorway
Royal Hospital Kilmainham q Malahide Castle
4 Guinness Storehouse® Towns and Villages Major road
6 National Print Museum w Howth Minor road
9 National Museum of Ireland – Railway
Decorative Arts & History e Dun Laoghaire
r James Joyce Tower t Dalkey
y Killiney
Parks and Gardens
1 Phoenix Park 0 kilometres 4
5 National Botanic Gardens 0 miles 2
0 Glasnevin Cemetery
Swords Drogheda
Greater Dublin and Environs Malahide
M1
M2
Dublin
Portmarnock
Navan
Ireland’s
N3 M1 Eye
M50 Finglas Santry
Sutton
Blanchardstown Coolock
Howth
Royal Canal
Marino
Phibsborough
Clontarf
Liffey
Maynooth Dublin
DUBLIN
N4
Liverpool, Heysham,
Douglas
Sandymount Dublin
Clondalkin Crumlin Rathmines Bay Holyhead
N7 N11
M50
Blackrock Dun
Naas N81 Laoghaire
Tallaght Stillorgan
Dundrum Dun
Laoghaire
Sandyford
Dalkey
N11
M50
Bray
A greenhouse in the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin For map symbols see back flap
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