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Centre of the World (Dublin)

  • 28-03-2009 1:30am
    #1
    Jhazon
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    As an outsider, where is the centre point of Dublin? I guess in terms of tourism.... Is it the Customs House? Spire?


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  • #2
    Varkov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,263 ✭✭✭Varkov


    Jhazon wrote: »
    As an outsider, where is the centre point of Dublin? I guess in terms of tourism.... Is it the Customs House? Spire?

    THe Ferry port or Dublin airport.


  • #3
    Jhazon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 113 ✭✭Jhazon


    "Ferry port or airport"? That's sad. I was expecting more a point in the city center or downtown.


  • #4
    bealbocht
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    The centre of Dublin, tourist wise would be Temple Bar, or anywhere city centre, but more so on the south side of the river.

    People do go to the spire, but it is mostly a shopping area.
    The customs house would not be high on the list at all.
    the Guinness Visitors centre I think gets a huge amount of people , as would Trinity College.

    Why do you ask ??


  • #5
    juvenal
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    I'd say O'Connell Bridge, where the south and north sides meet, and is generally the main crossing point for a lot of road and foot traffic.


  • #6
    Tusky
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    Dame street (Central Bank) or O Connell bridge.


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  • #7
    Gaspode
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    O'Connell Bridge for me too


  • #8
    _blank_
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    GPO is on all the milestones.


  • #9
    JoeSchmoe
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    Glasnevin Cemetery is the Dead centre of Dublin


  • #10
    Fajitas!
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    I generally use Central Bank and the Spire as my handiest meeting spots in the centre of town if I'm trying to meet people not too familiar with Dublin.


  • #11
    Jhazon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 113 ✭✭Jhazon


    O'Connell Bridge appears to be the centre point of downtown...


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  • #12
    Latchy
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    GPO is were it's happening man. Like the biig apple , everybodys drawn to the centre .


  • #13
    monkeyfudge
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    Des wrote: »
    GPO is on all the milestones.

    Yes. This is correct. The GPO is technically the centre.


  • #14
    Anto McC
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    The spire.


  • #15
    lostexpectation
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    wheres the centre before the gpo was built?


  • #16
    only1mickie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16 ✭only1mickie


    What i heard years ago the central point of Dublin is Cleary,s shop!!


  • #17
    GlasnevinRed
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    For me it'd be the spire. Tends to be the meeting point anytime we're going to town and most city centre buses pass it.


  • #18
    dubtom
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    They should bring back the floozie,although ugly as sin it was a great meeting point.


  • #19
    dfx-
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    College Green/Westmoreland St for me.

    Though both my parents when in town never go beyond Henry St/Abbey St/Talbot St considering it the centre.


  • #20
    irlirishkev
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    I think historically speaking, the centre of any town is the town post office. In Dublin's case, it would be the GPO. I believe all signs for Dublin give distances to the GPO.

    Personally, I've always considered the centre of Dublin to be O'Connell Bridge.


  • #21
    WindSock
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    lostexpectation wrote: »
    wheres the centre before the gpo was built?

    Depends on how far back you go. Wood Quay was a pretty thriving place once upon a time, or so I am told.


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  • #22
    Fratton Fred
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    I always thought the Gardener Family built Sackville Street as the centre piece of Dublin, before the south side became trendier.

    Wasn't it built to rival the Champs D'Elyse or something like that?


  • #23
    lostexpectation
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    WindSock wrote: »
    Depends on how far back you go. Wood Quay was a pretty thriving place once upon a time, or so I am told.

    the cathedrale perhaps


  • #24
    AnonoBoy
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    I know someone who thinks it's Lillie's Bordello.


  • #25
    WindSock
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    lostexpectation wrote: »
    the cathedrale perhaps

    I meant a bit futher back, around the 10th Century perhaps!


  • #26
    Jhazon
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    WindSock wrote: »
    I meant a bit futher back, around the 10th Century perhaps!

    The centre of town then was likely where the gallows were located. ;)


  • #27
    Dord
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    I would say the GPO.


  • #28
    Purple Gorilla
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    If I was meeting up with someone then I'd say the Spire or even the IFSC...easiest to find


  • #29
    Rashers
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    only1mickie wrote: »
    What i heard years ago the central point of Dublin is Cleary,s shop!!

    Back when Adam was a boy we always used 'Under the clock at Clery's' as a meeting place. You always met your mot on the first date there. :)


  • #30
    Rashers
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    WindSock wrote: »
    I meant a bit futher back, around the 10th Century perhaps!

    from what I've read it was High Street.

    Around High Street you had the shops and the merchants stalls, (shambles... ergo Fishamble Street and others long gone), as well as the bakeries in Cook Street (back then Cooks Street). And then of course you had the two cathedrals.

    I better shut up with the history of dublin. :P


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  • #31
    WindSock
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    Rashers wrote: »
    I better shut up with the history of dublin. :P

    Not at all, sure it's interesting.


  • #32
    RaverRo808
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    Depends who you ask mate,if you were to ask to ask someone fro the South east of Dublin they'd probably tell you its Grafton Street,and anyone on the South West might say Central bank on Dame Street,anyone from the Northside would tell you the GPO or the Spire on O'Connel Street,which I would say is certainly Dublins Centre point


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