Things Wolfie should try do in Dublin...

FewFew

Title says it all. We have the Cyber puppy in the country for just a week, what oh what should he do?

My suggestions...

Guinness Storehouse

Jameson Distillery

Viking Splash Tour

Ghost Bus

Day trip to somewhere awesome... I'd suggest something like this - http://www.paddywagontours.com/tourView.php?id=154&cat=2

reallyrose

There's a distinct lack of Natural History Museum on that list.

FewFew

reallyrose wrote: »

There's a distinct lack of Natural History Museum on that list.

I was thinking of that and the zoo and lots of other things... but it wouldn't be right if it was a one man thread

Kilmainham Gaol

jokettle

The Leprechaun Museum!


OOOH! Tayto Park! Meath isn't that far from Dublin at all

Cupcake_Crisis

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Avoid the Wax Museum, it's pants.

If you're heading to Meath you may as well take in Newgrange...

Cupcake_Crisis

Or tayto farm

Solitaire

Isn't Tayto Farm for children? And don't they have much better zoos in the US?

Maguined

Gallaghers Boxty House in Templebar for some spuds!

Cupcake_Crisis

Solitaire wrote: »

Isn't Tayto Farm for children? And don't they have much better zoos in the US?

Shuuuuuuuuush!!

jokettle

Yeah, Sol, hush up. I think he'd love it.

Cupcake_Crisis

If you fancy a trip out the kildare way the Japanese gardens are bootiful

Cupcake_Crisis

Cupcake_Crisis wrote: »

If you fancy a trip out the kildare way the Japanese gardens are bootiful

Pricey for what they are though,
There's a Butterfly Farm with some big spiders in Straffen that's pretty cool...small but still cool.

Atavan-Halen

You could pop into trinity and see the book of kells. Or go have a look at croke park?

entropi

In Dublin: Croke Park tour is a good one aye! Ghost Bus tour goes without saying.

Dublin Castle
City Hall
Chester Beatty Library
Natural History Museum
Kilmainham Gaol
Book of Kells in Trinity College
Dvblinia and Christchurch Cathederal
Phoenix Park tour (I believe this still runs...or did it merge with the city sightseeing tour?)
War Memorial Gardens
Garden of Rememberance
Jameson Distillery
Guinness Storehouse
The Big Wheel in the Docklands
Howth Head
Bray Head (might aswell go for either end of the bay)

I'm not too familiar with stuff close to, but outside Dublin, so won't add any.

hondasam

Day trip to Newgrange.

http://www.newgrange.com/

Handsome Bob

Go on a good oul Irish session, this includes not remembering a thing about the previous night.

:pac:

Atavan-Halen

LZ5by5 wrote: »

Go on a good oul Irish session, this includes not remembering a thing about the previous night.

:pac:

We're saving that for the weekend

FewFew

Deleted User wrote: »

Pricey for what they are though,
There's a Butterfly Farm with some big spiders in Straffen that's pretty cool...small but still cool.

Hang on... how big are the spiders?

Fewcifur

Fewcifur wrote: »

Hang on... how big are the spiders?

The spiders are of tarantula sized but the actual place is pretty small. They've got other lizards and stuff too.

It's mostly about the butterflies though.

Otis Driftwood

Butterflys,the Pee Wee Herman of the insect world.

Otis Driftwood

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

Butterflys,the Pee Wee Herman of the insect world.

Maybe more Laurence Llewelyn Bowen than Pee Wee?

Morag

http://www.dublinvikingfestival.ie/

http://www.museum.ie/en/collection/arms-and-armour.aspx

Arms and Armour

The collection consists of swords, pistols and long-arms, mainly Irish and English weapons from the 16th to the 20th Centuries, along with some from Europe and the USA.

There is also a sizeable number non-Western muskets and swords collected in the 19th Century. The long-arms include flintlock, percussion and semi-automatic weapons. There are also a number of cannons. The edged weapons consist of swords, daggers, bayonets, pole-arms, some crossbows and clubs.

http://www.museum.ie/en/exhibition/kingship-and-sacrifice.aspx

An exhibition of Iron Age bog bodies and related finds

Following the discoveries of Iron Age bog bodies at Oldcroghan, Co. Offaly and Clonycavan, Co. Meath in 2003, a team of international specialists worked with the Irish Antiquities Division and Conservation Department to examine these human remains. Kingship and Sacrifice gives an overview of the results of the analysis and, along with other bog bodies from Museum collections, offers an opportunity to literally come ‘face to face’ with the past.

The exhibition is based around the theory that human sacrifice and the deposition of the victims in bogs along tribal boundaries is related to sovereignty and kingship rituals during the Iron Age. Other related material displayed includes items of royal regalia, horse trappings, weapons, feasting utensils, boundary markers and votive deposits of butter known as bog butter.

Also included in the exhibition is a replica of a silver cauldron from a Danish bog. Known as the Gundestrup Cauldron, it shows images of Celtic deities as well as scenes of kingship and sovereignty ritual, including human sacrifice.

Location: Ground Floor, National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

http://www.dublintourist.com/walks_around_dublin/

Shiminay

You need to spend 2 or 3 days around Merrion Sq/Kildare St to see the National Gallery, National Library, The Archeology Muesum and of course, the Dead Zoo (this is what we lovingly call the Natural History Museum where Rose works).

Trinity's right beside it too, so you can check that out on your way

micayla

Maguined wrote: »

Gallaghers Boxty House in Templebar for some spuds!

Gallaghers is by far my favourite restaurant in Dublin, you need to book a table or end up waiting an hour though! Try the Murphy's Stew, SO much nicer than the Guinness one.

Also I don't think anyone has mentioned it but you should definitely visit St. James' Brewery and learn to pull a pint of guinness, also the tour is actually quite interesting.

entropi

micayla wrote: »

Also I don't think anyone has mentioned it but you should definitely visit St. James' Brewery and learn to pull a pint of guinness, also the tour is actually quite interesting.

Master of Nothing wrote: »

Guinness Storehouse

Bring it crazy lady!:pac:

The tour is pretty good aye! And in the Jameson distillery tour, You get a shot of the good stuff at the end:cool:

spoonbadger

Vomit in fibbers.




That is all.

FewFew

Master of Nothing wrote: »

Bring it crazy lady!:pac:

The tour is pretty good aye! And in the Jameson distillery tour, You get a shot of the good stuff at the end:cool:

It was also in the first post

Doctor DooM

What about Bram Stokers gaff?

It's nothing amazing, but Cybes might enjoy having seen it, considering his proclivities.

cyberwolf77

Doctor DooM wrote: »

What about Bram Stokers gaff?

It's nothing amazing, but Cybes might enjoy having seen it, considering his proclivities.

Where is it?

Doctor DooM

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

Where is it?

It's just outside of North Dublin city, a bit of a walk.

http://thecabinet.com/darkdestinations/location.php?sub_id=dark_destinations&letter=b&location_id=birthplace_and_childhood_home_of_bram_stoker


A 27 bus to Fairview will leave you 2 minutes from it.

BaconZombie

spoonbadger wrote: »

Vomit in fibbers.




That is all.

Bottle of warm BuckFast it is.....

micayla

Doctor DooM wrote: »

What about Bram Stokers gaff?

It's nothing amazing, but Cybes might enjoy having seen it, considering his proclivities.

Just thinking we should have totally organised a Ghost Bus Tour while Wolf's in town!

Get mass.

Maguined

I used to live 5 houses down from Stokers place in fairview. It's just a house so not really worth it imho.

Teutorix

Rescue a rabbit from the liffy! :pac:

cyberwolf77

I not jumping in that river.

Teutorix

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

I not jumping in that river.

couldn't blame ya.

Solitaire

Teutorix wrote: »

Rescue a rabbit from the liffy! :pac:

Stop throwing them in!!

jill_valentine

St. Michans Church! St. Michans Church St. Michans Church!

It's a trip around a medieval crypt. What they only seem to mention in passing is that parts of the crypt are still in use by some of the families with burial rights there. Weird thing about the place is that everybody in Dublin seems to have heard of it and made vague plans to go, but nobody ever knows where it is.

I don't know if I'd recommend it exactly, but I can't say I've ever done anything else remotely like it. One of the weirdest little excursions I've ever been on. You just walk around looking at stacks of coffins strewn around in various states of disintegration, with feet and hands poking out everywhere.