'Kelly's Book', as it still gets called occasionally, is Trinity's most famous artefact, but it suffers slightly from Mona Lisa syndrome: it's so endlessly...

Really somewhere that most people will observe from the outside, as the house is only open for viewings for large groups. A major refurb has left it looking...

Housed in the old coach house of the former Papal Nunciature, this centre explains the history of Phoenix Park. Regular free tours of nearby Ashtown Castle,...

Originally built in the 1500s, the complex has been restored, and now includes two large, working five-sail mills and one smaller four-sail watermill with...

Just changing to year-round opening at the time of writing, this medieval parish church is well worth a look (visitors can either browse the visitors centre...

Formerly the graveyard to the ivystrangled relic of a church at its centre, this beguiling little park is almost always empty. Rumour has it that the area...

There has been a place of worship on this site since 1096, and the current building dates from 1686, though it was drastically restored in 1828 and again...

This, the largest church in Ireland, dates from the 13th century but was founded on a far older religious site associated with St Patrick and dating from...

A pleasant (and surprisingly large) green expanse adjoining the cathedral of the same name, this park is a popular place for local workers to come to eat...

Located within the vast grounds of Malahide Castle, these gardens enjoy relative tranquillity even when the castle is rammed with summertime visitors. The...

Designed by British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens as a tribute to the 49,400 Irish soldiers who died in World War I (each end of the grounds is guarded by a...

The altar of this Byzantine-looking church is said to contain the relics of St Valentine, donated by Pope Gregory XVI in 1835, and so has a busy season with...