Last day in Dublin, we will having the hotel breakfast at 9a.m. Then, the last two attractions that shouldn't be missed in Dublin - Trinity College and Guinness Storehouse. Done with the normal breakfast we will walk 17 minutes to the Trinity College from our stay.
Trinity College is a research
university and the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin
in Ireland. You will need to visit another two landmark in the Trinity College - The Old Library and Book of Kells. A 'must-see' on the itinerary for all visitors to Dublin. Located in the heart
of Dublin City, a walk through the cobbled stones of Trinity College
Dublin will bring visitors back to the 18th century, when the
magnificent Old Library building was constructed. Inside is housed the
Book of Kells - a 9th-century gospel manuscript famous throughout the
world.
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| Trinity College |
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| Arnaldo Pomodoro's Sphere Within Sphere sculpture |
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| the Berkeley Library |
No bookings or reservations needed, everyone joins the queue.
However, if there is a queue you will not be waiting for more than 10
minutes. The admission prices is €10.00 for adults and €9.00 for students/ senior citizens. The ticket to the Old Library is includes the visitation to the Book of Kells exhibition and the Long Room. This is the main point of visiting the Old Library, Trinity College.
The Book of Kells Exhibition
The Book of Kells is celebrated for
its lavish decoration. The manuscript contains the four Gospels in
Latin based on a Vulgate text, written on vellum (prepared calfskin),
in a bold and expert version of the script known as "insular
majuscule". The place of origin of the Book of Kells is generally attributed to
the scriptorium of the monastery founded around 561 by St Colum Cille
on Iona, an island off the west coast of Scotland. In 806, following a
Viking raid on the island which left 68 of the community dead, the
Columban monks took refuge in a new monastery at Kells, County Meath.
It must have been close to the year 800 that the Book of Kells was
written, although there is no way of knowing if the book was produced
wholly at Iona or at Kells, or partially at each location. It has been on display in the Old Library at Trinity College Dublin
from the mid 19th century, and attracts over 500,000 visitors a year.
Since 1953 it has been bound in four volumes. Two volumes are on public
view, one opened to display a major decorated page, and one to show
two pages of script. The volumes are changed at regular intervals.
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| The Book of Kells |
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| Entrance ticket of €10.00 for adults |
The Long Room
The main chamber of the Old Library is the Long Room, and at nearly
65 metres in length, it is filled with 200,000 of the Library’s oldest
books. When built (between 1712 and 1732) it had a flat plaster ceiling
and shelving for books was on the lower level only, with an open
gallery. By the 1850s these shelves had become completely full; largely
as since 1801 the Library had been given the right to claim a free copy
of every book published in Britain and Ireland. In 1860 the roof was
raised to allow construction of the present barrel-vaulted ceiling and
upper gallery bookcases.
Marble busts line the Long Room, a collection that began in 1743
when 14 busts were commissioned from sculptor Peter Scheemakers. The
busts are of the great philosophers and writers of the western world
and also of men connected with Trinity College - famous and not so
famous. The finest bust in the collection is of the writer Jonathan
Swift by Louis Francois Roubiliac.
Other treasures in the Long Room include one of the few remaining
copies of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic which was read
outside the General Post Office on 24 April 1916 by Patrick Pearse at
the start of the Easter Rising. The harp is the oldest of its kind in
Ireland and probably dates from the 15th century. It is made of oak and
willow with 29 brass strings. It is the model for the emblem of
Ireland.
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| Trinity College Library |
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| Long Room |
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| OOTD in the Old Library |
Finished the visitation, we suppose to visit the Dublin Castle, St Patrick's Cathedral and Christ Church that are near to the Trinity College. However, we feel like nothing to visit as we are not the type of heritage traveler who planned to visit those cathedral and castle. In addition, most of the cathedral and castle are looking similar when you have been travel to few European countries. Yet, we rather continue our explore to the last attraction in Dublin - the Guinness Storehouse.
Guinness Storehouse is a Guinness-themed tourist attraction at St.
James's Gate Brewery in Dublin, Ireland. It has
received over four million visitors since the opening in 2000. The reason is because Guinness is an Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness (1725-1803). Continuously, it the Ireland's number one visitor attraction, providing an unforgettable welcome and a magical journey deep into the
heart of the world famous Guinness brand and company.
This historical
building is central to Dublin's and Ireland's heritage, and has been
continually updated to create a blend of fascinating industrial
tradition with a contemporary edge. The seven floors bring to life the
rich heritage of Guinness, telling the story from its origins here at
St. James's Gate in Dublin to its growth as a global brand, known all
around the world. Guinness Storehouse is also home to the Guinness Flagship
Retail Store packed with unique and exclusive merchandise and
memorabilia.
The entrance ticket costs €18.00 for adults and € 14.50 for student over 18 with valid ID. But, if you are well-planned with your itinerary and knew when you will be visiting the Guinness Storehouse on the specific time then you can purchased the admission ticket only for only €16.20. The entry ticket give you an experience starts by knowing the ingredients and craft of the brewing, cooperage and transportation follow by the Guinness advertising and sponsorship. Then, you will come to their exclusive Guinness Connoisseur Experience which is the ultimate Guinness tasting session. It definitely a place for the ultimate Guinness fan.
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| Guinness Storehouse |
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| Guinness Treats and Memorabilia |
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| Guinness Treats and Memorabilia |
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| let's begin the tour |
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| mini Guinness |
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| after some drink, am i feeling dizzy? |
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| The Guinness Academy where you learn how to pour a pint of Guinness |
Carry along your perfect pint of Guinness to the Gravity Bar, as you have truly reached
the top of the world of the breath-taking panoramic 360°
views of Dublin city and beyond. While
here you can truly immerse yourself in the fun, friendly, and relax in the warm
atmosphere of Guinness Storehouse, the Home of Guinness.
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| Enjoy your Guinness! |
Lastly, is time for the late lunch. We decided to try the long tradition
of using Guinness stout in cooking and as an accompaniment to food. All
their classic dishes in the Brewers Dining Hall, for example their world famous Beef and Guinness stew, are made by
the dedicated catering team with years of experience in cooking with Guinness. Key features of Brewers' Dining Hall are its informal, refectory
style seating, quick service and an open style working kitchen. Few of my friends went to this Dining Hall for meal and suggested the Irish salmon was wonderful with €13.50.
We have look at several restaurant's menu in Guinness before making the decision to dine-in. Thus, we have chosen the Gilroy's, a waiter style bistro, offering traditional Irish food
presented with a contemporary twist. The Guinness is the their key ingredients woven together to create a seasonal, cooked to order menu. We have order the Guinness mussels and salmon platter. Overall, the dishes are good but we couldn't taste the Guinness in the mussels but the Guinness bread.
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| Carlingford Lough mussels, , dill and cream (with chips) €14 |
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| Rillette of Irish salmon, bread, pickled vegetables and salad €13.95 |
Guinness Storehouse
Add: St James's Gate, Dublin 8, Ireland
Opening Times
9.30am - 5:00pm daily (last admission is at 5pm)
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