Dvblinia
St. Michael’s Hill, Christ Church, Dublin 8. Tel: (01) 679 4611.
A fascinating and interesting journey into medieval Dublin. Open daily April - Sept. 10am - 5pm; Oct - March 11am to 4pm Mon. - Sat, 10am - 4.30pm Sun. & Bank Holidays. It is situated in a beautifully preserved building in the heart of the old city next to Christ Church Cathedral, to which it is linked by an elegant bridge. Gift and coffee shop.

Eustace Street
Named for the then Speaker of the House of Commons, this ancient thoroughfare encompasses St Winifred’s Well and also a fine house at No.18, currently undergoing careful restoration to its original glory. It was once a counting house, built between 1780 and 1810. No.11a was used as a Meeting House by new Street Presbyterians since the 1720s. No. 6 became a Quaker (Society of Friends) Meeting House in 1692; it is now the two-screen Irish Film Centre with accompanying cafe-bar and film bookshop. A plaque at No. 6 notes that here also once stood the Eagle Tavern, the original meeting place, in 1791, of the Society of United Irishmen.

Fishamble Street
Dublin’s oldest. All that is left of the New Musick Hall, where in 1742, George Fredrich Handel conducted the first performance of his Messiah is the door, to the left of Kennan’s Engineering.

Fitzwilliam Square
The most recent (1791-1825) of the city’s Georgian squares, and its smallest, its elegant houses surround a still private central garden.

GAA Museum
off Clonliffe Road, at Croke Park. Tel: (01) 855 8176.
A unique insight into Ireland's sporting, cultural and social traditions.

Government Buildings
Merrion St Upper. Built 1911, these including the Taoiseach’s (Prime Minister’s) office. Can be toured on Saturdays.

Grafton Street
Dublin 2. Pedestrianised, ornamented with buskers, running from the bosomy statue of Molly Malone (‘Who wheeled her wheel barrow/Through streets broad and narrow’) to the horse cabs on St. Stephen’s Green, this is the focus of the city’s major fanciest shopping and drinking area.