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Guinness Brewery , St. James’Gate, Dublin 8. Ireland’s legendary drink made from a unique of barley, hops, water and yeast. Guinness has been brewed in Dublin for over 200 years and barrels of this creamy stout were on the first fleet that sailed into Sydney Cove in 1788. Visitors are welcome to the Visitor Centre, in the Guinness Storehouse, St James Gate, Dublin 8. Tel:(01) 453 6700 The Irish Whiskey Corner, Bow St, Dublin 7. Believe it or not the Irish invented whiskey. Monks of the 6 th and 7 th centuries leaned a distillation process that has been used to manufacture perfume in Asia and turned it to what they considered a better use! The monks called it Uisce Beatha, Gaelic for “The Water of Life” , a description few Irish would find exaggerated. The licence was granted to Old Bushmills Distillery in 1608 and they are still turning out some of the best whiskey in the oldest licensed distillery in the world. Visitors are welcome to visit the Whiskey Corner, but appointments are necessary. Tel: (01) 872 5566. The Dublin literary Pub Crawl. Three hours of entertainment in the company of two actors performing the works of Dublin’s famous writers in an authentic setting-the pubs where they met and drank. The Pub Crawl starts nightly at 7.30 pm (prompt) from April-October and throughout the rear on Sundays at noon. (Arrive early as this tour is very popular). Price IR£6.00(Euro 7.61). The starting point is The Duke, Duke Street and visits Mulligan’s , Poolbeg Street ; Palace Bar , Fleet Street ; Stag’s Head, Dame Court ; Davy Byrne’s , Duke Street ; McDaids , Harry Street and Neary’s, Chatham Street. For bookings phone: (01) 454 0228 or any Tourist Information Office. www.dublinpubcrawl.com The Traditional Music Crawl, will allow you to experience Dublin’s famous pubs and music traditions. Guided by a professional musician, who also performs songs and music, tells the story of Irish music and its influences on the modern day music world. Tours commence daily at 7.30 pm (every night) at Oliver Street, John Gogarty’s in Temple Bar, and run for a duration of 2 ½ hours, finishing with a ‘Traditional Session’ in O’Donoghues Pub. Prices: Adults IR £6.00 ( Euro 7.61). Students/O.A.P.IR£4.50 (Euro 5.71). Tickets available at the Tourist Office. |
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