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800
Book of Kells
The Book of Kells, also known as the Great Gospel of Saint Columba, is an illustrated manuscript with ornamental motifs, made by Celtic monks around the year 800 at Kells, a village in Ireland -
1191
St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1191, is the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland. Christ Church Cathedral, also a Church of Ireland cathedral in Dublin, is designated as the local Cathedral of the diocese of Dublin and Glendalough. -
1204
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle off Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland, is a major Irish government complex, conference centre and tourist attraction. It was until 1922 the seat of the British government's administration in Ireland. Most of the current construction dates from the 18th century, though a castle has stood on the site since the days of King John, the first Lord of Ireland. -
1425
Bunratty castle
The Bunratty castle is a large 15th-century tower house in County Clare, Ireland. It is located in the centre of Bunratty village (Irish: Bun Ráite), near Shannon Town and its airport. The castle and the adjoining folk park are run by Shannon Heritage as tourist attractions. Is a National Monument of Irela -
Trinity College
Trinity College, was founded in 1592 and is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, the oldest university in Ireland. Trinity is located on College Green street opposite the old Irish Houses of Parliament. The campus have many attractive buildings, both new and old, centered around large courtyards and two playgrounds. College and university are indeed one, and are usually referred to collectively as "University of Dublin", "Trinity College". -
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer and satirist, acclaimed as one of the finest prose satirist in the English language, he was also well known for his poetry and essays. -
Kilmainham Gaol
Kilmainham Gaol is a former prison in Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland. It is now a museum run by the Office of Public Works, an agency of the Government of Ireland. Many Irish revolutionaries, including the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, were imprisoned and executed in the prison by the British.
When it was first built in 1796, Kilmainham Gaol was called the "New Gaol" to distinguish it from the old prison it was intended to replace. -
The temple bar
Temple Bar is an area in the center of Dublin, where the night life of the capital of Ireland is concentrated. The urban legend says that the neighborhood takes its name from the homonymous pub, although it actually went to the pub who took the name of the neighborhood. It enjoys most of the cultural activity of the capital -
Ha'penny Bridge
The Ha'penny Bridge, known later for a time as the Penny Ha'penny Bridge, and officially the Liffey Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge built in May 1816 over the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. Made of cast iron, the bridge was cast in Shropshire, England.
Originally called the Wellington Bridge the name of the bridge changed to Liffey Bridge. The Liffey Bridge remains the bridge's official name to this day, although it is most commonly referred to as the Ha'penny Bridge. -
The great Famine
Irish Great Hunger was caused, among other reasons, due to the scarcity between the years 1845 and 1849 in Ireland of a basic food product for the population: potato or creat; reason why also is well-known like Irish Potato Famine. -
Jeanie Johnston
Jeanie Johnston is a replica of a three masted barque that was originally built in Quebec, Canada, in 1847 by the Scottish-born shipbuilder John Munn. The replica Jeanie Johnston performs a number of functions: an ocean-going sail training vessel at sea and in port converts into a living history museum on 19th century emigration and, in the evenings, is used as a corporate event venue. -
Bram Stoker
Abraham Stoker (Clontarf, Irlanda; 8 de novembre de 1847-Londres, Anglaterra; 20 d'abril de 1912) va ser un escriptor irlandès cèlebre per la seva novel·la de terror Dràcula, una de les obres més famoses de la literatura gòtica. Literàriament, se'l coneix amb el seu pseudònim Bram Stoker, nom que rep el premi més prestigiós a la novel·la de terror. -
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, he helped to found the Abbey Theatre, and in his later years served as an Irish Senator for two terms. Yeats was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn and others -
James Joyce
James Augustine or Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde and is regarded as one of the most influential and important authors of the 20th century. -
C.S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer, and Christian apologist.
He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain. -
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckett (/ˈbɛkɪt/; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, poet, and literary translator who lived in Paris for most of his adult life. He wrote in both English and French -
Easter Rising
The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca),[2] also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Irelandduring Easter Week, April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic while the United Kingdom was heavily engaged in the First World War. It was the most significant uprising in Ireland since the rebellion of 1798, and the first armed action of the Irish revolutionary period. -
Proclamation of the Irish Republic
The Proclamation of the Republic (Irish: Forógra na Poblachta), also known as the 1916 Proclamation or the Easter Proclamation, was a document issued by the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army during the Easter Rising in Ireland, which began on 24 April 1916. In it, the Military Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, styling itself the "Provisional Government of the Irish Republic", proclaimed Ireland's independence from the United Kingdom. -
Frank McCourt
Francis McCourt (August 19, 1930 – July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Angela's Ashes, a tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood -
Guinness Storehouse
Guinness Storehouse is a tourist attraction at St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin, Ireland. Since opening in 2000, it has received over four million visitors.
The Storehouse covers seven floors surrounding a glass atrium shaped in the form of a pint of Guinness. The ground floor introduces the beer's four ingredients, and the brewery's founder, Arthur Guinness. Other floors feature the history of Guinness advertising and include an interactive exhibit on responsible drinking
