Dublin 15 is home to Farmleigh House (353 1 815 5955), one of the most impressive examples of Georgian Victorian architecture located in the north-west corner of Phoenix Park. Public tours are available around the house, and the grounds of the house also include a sunken garden, a walled garden, clock tower and lake. The house holds public events and markets throughout the year.
In their day the late Misses Overend, Letitia (b.1880) and Naomi (b.1900) were a legend. There are lots of colourful recollections about the sisters from the way they gave lifts to local school children who were able to recite the registration nu ...
On Christmas Eve of 1893 a Scottish Insurance broker named W.C. Pickeman and his friend George Ross rowed over from Sutton to the peninsula of Portmarnock to scout out the land as a p ...
For centuries, the hill where Avon Rí is now located looked out over a valley created by the Liffey and King's River. Avon Rí has taken its name from the latter and now looks out of the Blessington Lakes – a reservoir created ...
St. Enda's Park is one of Dublin city's most charming and atmospheric parks, with its riverside walks, waterfall and walled garden. At its' centre is the Pearse Museum, a former school run by Patrick Pearse, now a museum where attractions include ...
Built around a period house and only a few minutes’ drive from Dublin Airport, this recently opened hotel enjoys a country setting and has already earned an enviable reputation for its friendly helpful staff and for good food, in both the b ...
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