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Unusual
Attractions
in Dublin

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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St. Michan's Mummies

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

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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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Kilmainham Gaol

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

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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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The Hungry Tree

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

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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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Saint Audoen's Gate

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

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Unique
Food & Drink
in Dublin

Stinging Nettles

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Fruits & Vegetables

Stinging Nettles

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

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Blaa Bread

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Blaa Bread

This adaption of French refugee bread is now a protected Irish specialty.

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Colcannon

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Colcannon

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

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Barmbrack

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Barmbrack

The Irish bread comes with raisins and omens.

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