Northside: Revolution, Tenements and Modern Art

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: 14 Henrietta Street museum

   ~1 hr here

   14 Henrietta Street museum is a social history museum in Dublin, and its rooms carry the story of a house transformed by changing fortunes.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Blessington Street Basin

   ~3 min here

   Blessington Street Basin is a former water reservoir that now anchors this public park.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Hugh Lane Gallery

   ~1 hr here

   The Hugh Lane Gallery is an art museum housed in Charlemont House, the mansion built for the Earl of Charlemont in 1763.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Garden Of Remembrance

   ~3 min here

   The Garden of Remembrance is a memorial garden devoted to people who died in the struggle for Irish freedom.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Spire of Dublin

   ~3 min here

   The Spire of Dublin is the gleaming, pin-shaped monument rising from O’Connell Street.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: General Post Office

   ~3 min here

   The General Post Office is a landmark public building whose story reaches from grand civic design into Ireland’s struggle for independence.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: The Four Courts

   ~3 min here

   The Four Courts is a major court complex in Dublin, built in the Neoclassical style.

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