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26 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Dublin, Ireland

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Dublin, Ireland

The Long Room Library at Trinity College

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

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The vaults

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St. Michan's Mummies

An Irish church where you can shake hands with an 800 year old mummy.

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Cell Doors

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Kilmainham Gaol

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

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Kingship and Sacrifice

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Kingship and Sacrifice

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

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Leprechaun Museum back door

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National Leprechaun Museum

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

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Natural History building, National Museum of Ireland

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

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St. Laurence O'Toole's heart, encased in wood

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Oddities of Christ Church Cathedral

The mummified heart of a saint beats in the basement - or did, until someone took it.

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The Hungry Tree.

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The Hungry Tree

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

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A chorus line of statuettes at Dublin Mouldings.

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