The Old Jameson Distillery
Bow Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7.
Tel: (01) 807 2355. Enjoy the history and tradition of Irish whiskey in one of Ireland's three visitor centres. The Old Jameson Distillery nestles in the heart of Old Dublin on the original site founded in 1780. Irish whiskey is part of the rich heritage of Ireland and its people. Visitors can relive the fascinating story of how Irish whiskey found world fame. A tour includes audio visual presentation and the opportunity to take part in a traditional Irish whiskey tasting session, in the Jameson Bar. Opening Times — Open every day except Christmas and Good Friday.) 9.30am – 6pm (last tour at 5pm).

King’s Inns
Henrietta St. In the heart of now run down early Georgian Dublin, King’s Inns, home to legal eagles, created to James Gandon’s 1795 designs, with additions by Francis Johnston.

Malahide Castle
Tel: (01) 845 2655, home of the Talbots from 1185 to 1973. There is an imposing Great Hall with a Minstrel's Gallery. There is an excellent collection of period furniture and an interesting selection of portraits from the National Gallery and associations with James Boswell, Samuel Johnston's biogapher. The castle contains Ireland's largest minature railway. (Admission Charge).

Mountjoy Square
Setting definitely for O’Casey’s The Shadow of a Gunman; setting possibly of where Brian Boru pitched his tent before the Battle of Clontarf.

National Botanic Gardens
Botanic Road, Glasnevin. Tel: (01) 837 7590. Nineteen hectares of flower beds plus splendid curvilinear glasshouses by Richard Turner, creator of like masterpieces in Kew and Belfast. Prospect Cemetery, Ireland’s largest, right next door, has a Round Tower replica and the graves of many of Ireland’s revolutionary politicians.