One of the most desirable postcodes in Dublin, D4 is home to the RDS and the upmarket Donnybrook area, where ladies like to lunch.
Visitors to this regal part of Dublin will enjoy a stroll around the Herbert Park (353 1 222 5278), or a visit to Shelbourne Park Greyhound stadium (353 1 668 3502), which offers a terraced grandstand and lounge.
A less well known point of interest is the National Print museum (353 1 660 3770), which was established to document the history of printing in Ireland and houses a collection of over 10,000 objects that cover the whole range of the printing craft in Ireland.
The spicy scent of clipped box, bees drowsy with heat, fruit ripening against sun warmed brick and herbaceous plants pampered into magnificence: Lodge Park has all the magic to be expected of a walled garden and more.
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Set amongst the lush countryside of Co. Kildare are two magnificent 18 hole championship golf courses within the resort that is to host the 2006 Ryder Cup. Both of The K Club's courses were designed by Arnold Palmer but each has its own character ...
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 ...
Up until 1922 Dublin Castle was the seat of British rule in Ireland. Originally built in the 13th century on a site previously settled by the Viking most of it dates from the 18th century, though a castle has stood on the site since the days of K ...
Barberstown Castle has been occupied continuously for over 400 years and, despite its many additions - including a new accommodation wing - it has retained a sense of history. There are Church of Ireland and Catholic churches close by in Straffan ...
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