Dublin Castle
Dame Street, Royal Exchange A, Dublin 2, Ireland
For over 700 years, this was the seat of British power in Ireland, and almost nobody in Ireland wanted it to be.
Four Courts
Inns Quay, Inns Quay C, Dublin 7, Ireland
The Four Courts is where Irish law has been argued and decided for over two centuries, and it's also where a thousand years of Irish records went up in smoke during a single catastrophic afternoon.
Garden of Remembrance
Parnell Square East, Rotunda B, Dublin 1, Ireland
This quiet memorial garden at the north end of Parnell Square is dedicated to everyone who died in the cause of Irish freedom, and the ground it sits on has earned that dedication several times over.
General Post Office (GPO)
O'Connell Street Lower, North City, Dublin 1, Ireland
This is where modern Ireland was born.
Glasnevin Cemetery
Finglas Road, Botanic A, Dublin 9, Ireland
Ireland's national cemetery began as an act of defiance.
Kilmainham Gaol
Inchicore Road, Kilmainham B, Dublin 8, Ireland
Every major chapter of Ireland's fight for independence played out behind these walls.
O'Connell Street & The Spire
O'Connell Street, Dublin 1
Dublin's main boulevard has been bombed, shelled, burned, and rebuilt so many times it's practically a phoenix in street form.
The Custom House
Custom House Quay, Dublin 1
James Gandon's neoclassical masterpiece took ten years to build and about ten hours to burn.
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