Dublin City of Living History
My favourite thing about Dublin is that it’s a city of living history. Now to some of you this may sound like some clever oxymoron but the same city that was seen through the eyes of some of the countries greatest thinkers, revolutionaries and writers is much the same as the Dublin city you see today. Years ago I was in Manchester and a friend pointed across the road and said “you see that Tesco Express over there? Well that used to be the club from 24 hour party people”. After freaking out a little and jumping up and down on the spot and yelling “sacrilege!” a couple of times, I calmed down enough to start thinking about Dublin.
former home of the Irish Parliament will impress even the most seasoned tourist. This enigmatic building was sold following the Act of Union in 1801 which abolished the Irish Parliament. The building was purchased by the bank of Ireland in 1803 and still functions as the largest branch in the city to this very day. It always amazes me how you can just stroll inside, check your balance or even withdraw money in this astonishing building. It used to be where I went to read a book until security got it into their heads that I was casing the joint
Daniel McGuire (Aka Fluffy)
To view more on Dublin a City of Living History , see GPO Dublin . Trinity College and Bank of Ireland. They are all within a 10 minute walk of Isaacs Hostel