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Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Dún Laoghaire is a seaside town and ferry port situated some 12 km south of Dublin city centre. The name derives from its founder, Laoghaire, a 5th century High King of Ireland, who chose the site as a sea base from which to carry out raids on Britain and France.

The harbour is notable for its two granite piers - one of which is the busiest pier with people walking on it in Ireland - and is home to four yacht clubs.

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Rasam

Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

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Nisheeth Tak's appealing Rasam Restaurant in Glasthule has a devoted regular clientele ...

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Cavistons Seafood Restaurant & Food Emporium

Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Fish Shop / Restaurant / Speciality Store

Caviston's of Sandycove has been a mecca for lovers of good food since 1947 - and this ...

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Gardens

21 Library Road

Dublin 18, Dublin City

Statuesque echiums and a profusion of unusual plants bursting over the garden wall signal the presence of a promising garden. But the real treat - a sumptuous feast for plant lovers- lies hidden behind Carmel Duignan’s house. For here is a ...

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Golf

Saint Margarets Golf Club

Swords, Co. Dublin
Course Type: Parkland

St. Maragret's Golf Club is a challenging 18 hole parkland golf course that sees water featuring heavily. It boasts big dramatic holes like the roller coaster twelfth, which rolls between two lakes and across a babbling brook to a majestically el ...

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The Merrion Mews & Stables

Dublin 2, Dublin City

Dublin’s only surviving intact example of Georgian Domestic architecture at No. 63 Fitzwilliam Lane, Dublin 2. This quaint and charming 18th Century holiday retreat in the heart of the city has been restored to its original charm. The Mew ...

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Harcourt Street Farmers Market - Dublin 2 - Thursdays

Harcourt Street Farmers Market - Thursdays 10am-4pm

Park Place, Station Buildings, Upper Hatch St, Dublin 2

Contact: Sean McArdle Tel: 087 611 5016 info@farmersmarket ...

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Tourist Attractions

Casino Marino

Dublin 3, Dublin City

The Casino in Marino was designed by Sir William Chambers as a pleasure house situated in the gardens of Marino House for James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont and is one of the finest 18th century neo-classical buildings in Ireland and indeed ...

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Wedding Venues

Shelbourne Hotel Dublin - Wedding Venue - The Great Room

The Shelbourne Dublin

Dublin 2, Dublin City

The Irish Constitution was drafted here and the recent brief closure of this opulent 18th-century hotel overlooking St Stephen's Green (Europe's largest garden square) has served as a reminder to Dubliners that it is still central to life in the ...

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