Must-see attractions in North of the Liffey

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    Belvedere House

    This handsome building has been the home of Jesuit Belvedere College (a secondary school) since 1841. James Joyce studied here between 1893 and 1898 (and…

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    St Mary’s Church

    Designed by William Robinson in 1697, this is the most important church to survive from that period (although it’s no longer in use and is closed to the…

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    Garden of Remembrance

    This rather austere little park was opened by President Eamon de Valera in 1966 for the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. The most interesting…

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    King’s Inns

    Home to Dublin’s legal profession (and where barristers are still trained), King’s Inns occupies a classical building constructed by James Gandon between…

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    James Joyce Statue

    Looking about with a bemused air from the corner of pedestrianised North Earl St is a small statue of James Joyce sculpted by US sculptor Marjorie…

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    Irish Writers Centre

    Next door to the Dublin Writers Museum, which focuses on the dearly departed, the Irish Writers Centre provides a meeting and working place for their…

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    Children of Lir Monument

    In the Garden of Remembrance is a bronze statue of the Children of Lir by Oisín Kelly; according to Irish legend the children were turned into swans by…

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    Father Theobald Mathew Statue

    Father Theobald Mathew (1790–1856) was the 'Apostle of Temperance' – a hopeless role in Ireland. Still, Mary Redmond's 1893 statue isn't the only tribute…