9 Places to Visit Famous Dubliners

From those who fought and died for Irish independence to writers and musicians known the world over, Dublin has always honoured its famous sons. Book a Dublin hotel and meet the people who made it great with this guide to top places to visit famous Dubliners.

1. Windmill Lane for U2

Fans of Ireland’s biggest band might want to make a pilgrimage to the site of their former studio at 4 Windmill Lane. The entire street is covered with graffiti left by fans in a riot of colour and messages of devotion.

地址： Windmill Lane, Dublin 2, Ireland

2. Kilmainham Gaol for Padraig Pearse

适合： 历史, 照片

Kilmainham Gaol was the grim final abode of Padraig Pearse, the political activist who read the Irish Proclamation of Freedom on the steps of the General Post Office during the Easter Rising in 1916. Take a moving guided tour of the cells where Padraig and his comrades were held before their execution.

地址： Inchicore Rd, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, D08 RK28, Ireland

开放时间 Hours vary by season

电话： +353 (0)1 453 5984

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3. Merrion Square Park for Oscar Wilde

适合： 情侣/夫妇, 家庭, 照片, 经济

Inside Merrion Square Park, the striking life-size sculpture of writer Oscar Wilde is made from coloured stones sourced from 3 separate continents. The writer lounges on a rock, as though gazing wistfully at his nearby birthplace, the restored Number One Merrion Square.

地址： Merrion Square Park, Dublin 2, Ireland

开放时间 Hours vary by season

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4. Croke Park for sporting heroes

Join the 80,000-strong crowd to cheer on the heroes of the ‘Dubs’, at Croke Park. The main sports are high-octane hurling, claimed to be the world’s fastest field sport, and Gaelic football.

地址： Jones’ Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 3, Ireland

电话： +353 (0)1 819 2300

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5. O’Donoghues for the Dubliners

适合： 餐饮, 夜生活

Spend an evening in the pub where folk band the Dubliners made their name. Photos of great music stars of the past line the walls and local musicians turn up for impromptu traditional music sessions.

地址： 15 Merrion Row, Dublin, Ireland

开放时间 Sunday from 11am to 12am, Monday–Thursday from 10am to 12am, Friday–Saturday from 10am to 1am

电话： +353 (0)1 660 7194

6. Glasnevin Cemetery for Michael Collins

适合： 历史

There are around 1.5 million bodies lying in Glasnevin Cemetery, of rich and poor, hunger strikers and presidents. But it is the grave of Michael Collins, who was central to the struggle for Irish independence, that most people come to visit. More than 85 years after he died, his grave is still covered with fresh flowers.

地址： Finglas Rd, Botanic, Dublin, D11 PA00, Ireland

开放时间 Daily from 8am to 6pm

电话： +353 (0)1 882 6550

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7. Marsh’s Library & St Patrick’s Cathedral for Jonathan Swift

适合： 历史, 照片, 经济

The author of Gulliver’s Travels was also dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral, where he was buried after he died in 1745. After a visit to his place of rest, head for the library, established in 1701, to see the desk where he wrote his world-famous novel.

地址： St Patrick’s Close, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, Ireland

电话： +353 (0)1 453 9472

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8. Garden of Remembrance for the heroes of Irish independence

适合： 历史, 经济

A peaceful enclave off busy O’Connell Street, the garden’s focal point is Oisin Kelly’s huge sculpture of birds in flight, symbolising freedom. With a huge water feature in the shape of a cross, the garden commemorates those who died in the Easter Rising and the struggle for Irish freedom.

地址： Parnell Square E, Rotunda, Dublin 1, Ireland

开放时间 April–September: daily from 9 am to 5 pm. October–March: daily 10 am to 4 pm

电话： +353 (0)1 821 3021

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9. Davy Byrne’s for Leopold Bloom

适合： 历史, 照片, 餐饮, 夜生活

In James Joyce’s epic novel Ulysses, our hero Leopold Bloom eats a gorgonzola sandwich while sipping Burgundy in Davy Byrnes, a bar which the author himself frequented. On Bloomsday (16 June), Edwardian-clad actors re-enact the Joycean character’s day, which of course includes his cheese-and-wine feast.

地址： 21 Duke St, Dublin, Ireland

电话： +353 (0)1 677 5217

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