Dublin
Travel Guide

Dublin is the capital city of the island and country of Ireland. It is famous for many things: the Guiness, for being a tax haven and for its amazing and very green nature, with beautiful cliffs and many huge parks. The word Dublin comes from “Dubh Linn”, an Old Irish Gaelic phrase which means “Black Pool”, which actually existed many years ago by the River Poddle, near the Castle Gardens of the Dublin Castle.... The city was founded by Vikings in the 9th century, and they called it the “Norse Kingdom of Dublin”. In the beautiful Trinity College studied some famous personalities like Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde and Bram Stoker (writer of Dracula). Some other city native celebrities from Dublin are the very famous writers George Bernard Shaw and James Joyce. A quite interesting fact is that Dublin has the youngest population in Europe, more than its 50% of population is less than 25 years of age. Also, being the Guinness home, there are 10 million pints of Guinness produced every day in Dublin. A part from the Ha’Penny Bridge or the Trinity College, one of the most beautiful kept secrets in Dublin is probably “The Book of Kells”, a sacred manuscript with Four Gospels of the New Testament made by the Celtic Monks around 800 AD. You will find it inside the Trinity College Library. Another very popular Dublin landmark is the Dublin castle, the oldest castle in the city (opened in 1204). Soccer and rugby are popular sports in Dublin, but there is a unique Irish brand of sport called “Gaelic football”, a combination between both of them. Phoenix Park in Dublin is the biggest urban park in Europe.

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Dublin Overview

Language

The official languages in Ireland are the English and the Irish, but despite this second one is taught in schools, Irish people mostly speak in English.

Weather

The weather in Dublin is described as crazy, as you can have all seasons in a same day, with rains in the morning and a warm sun after lunch time. Spring begins in February, the summer in May and the autumn in August.

Money

Euro (€). The currency in Ireland is the Euro, but everyone is using credit cards for paying anything, and if you are from an European country you might not have any comissions charged.

When to go

Dublin is a perfect destination during the spring and the summer, when it is sunny and warm but never too hot, with cool nights.

Days

5 days. It’s totally recommended to spend at least 5 days in Dublin, taking into a count that there are many things to see around it, like Galway, or Howth and the cliffs. If you spend even 10 days in Ireland you won’t be bored.

Surroundings

Howth
Galway
Wicklow (gardens and waterfall)
Kildare Village
Lough Tay (Guinness lake)
Newgrange

Store Hours

In Dublin shops are open from Monday to Sunday. Usually shops open until a bit later on Firdays and close earlier in the weekends. Restaurants are open the whole day until 23h usually and supermarkets same than shops, closing around 20h from Monday to Thursday, at 21h on Fridays and earlier on the weekends.