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  The Old Jameson Distillery in Smithfield Village is in the heart of Old Dublin. Irish Whiskey can trace its history back to the 6th century. It was established in 1780 by John Jameson and it's now one of Dublin's top attractions. It's almost like a tour of a working distillery as you can follow the fascinating craft of whiskey making through the different stages from grain intake to malting, mashing, fermentation, distillation, maturation and bottling.
  
  Bow Street, Smithfield Dublin 7
  +353 (0) 180 723 55
  
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  The Irish Museum of Modern Art is one of the most exciting developments in the Irish arts world. The museum presents, through its permanent collection and temporary programmes, international and Irish art of the 20th century with associated educational and community programmes.
  
  Royal Hospital, Kilmainham
  +353 (0) 161 299 00
  
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  This is Dublin's playground - the largest urban enclosed park in Europe, with a Circumference of 11km (7m) and a total area of 712 hectares (1,760 acres). Situated 3km (2m) west of the city centre. Ornamental gardens, nature trails, and broad expanses of grassland, separated by avenues of trees, including oak, beech, pine, chestnut, and lime.
  
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  Situated in the heart of Dublin's fashionable Georgian streets, this is a unique museum - a restored four-story town house that reflects the lifestyle of a Dublin middle-class family during the period 1790 to 1820. The exhibition ranges from artefacts and works of art of the time, to carpets, curtains, floor coverings, decorations, paintwork, plasterwork, and bellpulls.
  
  29 Lower Fitzwilliam Street
  +353 (0) 170 261 65
  
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  Decorative Arts and History, including the Great Seal of the Irish Free State, is the part of the collection kept at the Collins Barracks site, a former military barracks named after Michael Collins in 1922. This site, opened in 1997 and also holds the Museum's the administrative centre, a shop and a coffee shop. The Fonthill Vase, a Chinese porcelain vase made about 1300 A.D., is one of the rarest pieces in the museum. It is world-renowned as one of the best documented pieces of early porcelain.
  
  Collins Barracks, Benburb Street
  +353 (0) 167 774 44
  
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  The National Museum of Ireland is split up into 4 parts, 3 of which are in Dublin. The museum on Kildare Street is the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology and History. Opened in 1890, the museum contains artefacts dating from 7000 BC all the way up to the modern day.
  
  Kildare Street,
  +353 (0) 167 774 44
  
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  The Gardens, 19.5 hectares on the south bank of the Tolka, contain many attractive features including an arboretum, rock garden and Burren area, large pond, extensive herbaceous borders, student garden and annual display of decorative plants including a rare example of Victorian carpet bedding. Glass houses include the beautifully restored curvilinear range built by Richard Turner between 1843 and 1869.
  
  Glasnevin,
  +353 (0) 180 403 00
  
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  The portico of the General Post Office (GPO), built by Francis Johnston in 1815-1818, dominates the profile of O’Connell Street. The three stone figures by Edward Smyth above the pediment represent Mercury, Hibernia and Fidelity. This was the main stronghold of the Irish Volunteers in 1916 Easter Rising. During the battle the building was set alight and was then abandoned after the surrender by the rebellion leaders, who were then executed in Kilmainham Gaol.
  
  O'Connell Street,
  +353 (0) 170 570 00
  
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  Just 3km from the city centre, on the grounds of the Phoenix Park, you'll find Dublin's Zoological Gardens. It attracts over half a million visitors each year and it's a great day out for all the family. Established in 1830, it's the world's fourth oldest public zoo. Set on over 60 acres of attractive and colourful gardens, the zoo has a large collection of exotic animals.
  
  Phoenix park,
  +353 (0) 147 489 00
  
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  Malahide Castle, set on 250 acres of park land in the pretty seaside town of Malahide, was both a fortress and a private home for nearly eight hundred years. The Talbot family lived here from 1185 to 1973, when the last Lord Talbot died. The house is furnished with beautiful period furniture together with an extensive collection of Irish portrait paintings, mainly from the National Gallery.
  
  Malahide,
  +353 (0) 184 621 84
  
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