Ireland: Dublin

 

Dublin and Environs

Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, is also its largest and most cosmopolitan city. Yet while large enough to offer an impressive variety of sights and activities, it is also small enough to explore and feel at home in quickly. Dublin is packed with restaurants, cafes, clubs, and pubs and, like the rest of Ireland, filled with people renowned around the world for their hospitality. The famed Abbey and Gate Theaters, Grafton Street, the Temple Bar District, the Irish Film Center, the Project Arts Centre, Dublin Castle, the National Museum, the National Gallery, the Dublin Writer's Museum, the Irish Writer's Center, the James Joyce Center, St. Patrick's Cathedral and St. Stephen's Green are all within walking distance of the campus. 

Only slightly further afield are Phoenix Park, the ancient sites of Newgrange, Monasterboice, and Tara, breathtaking Howth Head, the James Joyce Museum at Sandycove, and the Wicklow Mountains. The cities of Cork, Galway, and Sligo are all only hours away and easily accessible by bus or train. The Dingle Peninsula, the Ring of Kerry, Killarney, the Burren, Connemara, the Aran Islands and the Inishowen Peninsula are just some of the scenic jewels scattered across the Irish countryside.

 

Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, which celebrated its 400th anniversary in 1992, is among the oldest and best known universities in the world. Founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I of England, it is famous for both its distinguished architecture and its extensive collection of manuscripts and books, including the world famous Book of Kells and other early Christian texts. It is also rich in distinguished alumni, including Jonathan Swift, Edmund Burke, John Millington Synge, Samuel Beckett, and Mary Robinson.  

To learn more about Trinity College visit: http://www.tcd.ie/

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