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78  DUBLIN AREA B Y AREA

Street-by-Street: Southwest Dublin

Despite its wealth of ancient buildings, such as Sunlight Chambers
Dublin Castle and Christ Church Cathedral, were built in 1900 for
this part of Dublin lacks the sleek appeal of the the Lever Brothers
neighbouring streets around Grafton Street. company. The
However, redevelopment has helped to delightful terracotta
decoration on the
rejuvenate the area, especially around Temple façade advertises
Bar, where the attractive cobbled streets are their main business of
lined with interesting shops, galleries and cafés. soap manufacturing.
6 Wood Quay L I F F E Y
This is where the Vikings W E L L I N G T O N Q U AY
established their first
permanent settlement
in Ireland around 841.

E S S E X Q U AY E S S E X S T E A S T

F I S H A M B L E S T E S S E X S T W E S T PA R L I A M E N T S T R E E T C R A N E L A N E S Y C A M O R E S T

7. Christ Church Cathedral
Huge family monuments D A M E S T R E E T
including that of the
19th Earl of Kildare can be
found in Ireland’s oldest
cath edral, which also
L O R D E D W A R D S T
has a fascinating crypt.

C H R I S T C H U R C H P L C A S T L E S T

St Werburgh’s Church, built
in the 18th-century, has an
ornate interior hiding behind
its somewhat drab exterior.
3 City Hall
Originally built as the Royal
Exchange in 1779, the city’s
muni cipal headquarters is
fronted by a huge
Corinthian portico.
8 Dublinia and the
Viking World
Medieval Dublin and the
Vikings are the subjects 1. Dublin Castle
of this interactive The Drawing Room, with its Waterford
museum, located in the crystal chandelier, is part of a suite of
former Synod Hall of luxurious rooms built in the 18th
the Church of Ireland. century for the Viceroys of Ireland.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp296–7 and pp308–11

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