Lonely Planet Ireland

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN:
  9781788689922
• Print ISBN:
  9781787015807

Dublin

Sights

Activities

Tours

Festivals & Events

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking & Nightlife

Entertainment

Shopping

Around Dublin

Malahide

Dalkey

Howth

Dublin

Pop 1,214,666 / Area 114.99 sq km

Why Go?

Virtually synonymous with the same-named city at its heart, Dublin is by far the most populated county in Ireland, with roughly one quarter of the country’s population living and working within its borders. Unsurprisingly, here you’ll find the biggest concentration and range of hotels and restaurants, the largest choice of attractions and things to do, plus virtually all of the services that Ireland has available.

Beyond the city limits, County Dublin’s collection of villages have for the most part retained their distinct character, despite being largely absorbed into the suburban conurbation: to the north, seaside towns such as Malahide and Howth are separated from the city proper by fields and, in Howth’s case, a long beachy strand. In the south, Dalkey and Sandycove are pleasant seaside suburbs with a strong village feel.

When to Go

• March brings the marvellous mayhem of St Patrick’s Festival, with 600,000 parade viewers.
• The Taste of Dublin and Forbidden Fruit festivals are in June, featuring the best of food and music.
• The last two weeks of September host the Dublin Fringe Festival, which is followed by the main theatre festival in October.
• Although impossible to predict, the best weather is often in September, to make up for a regularly disappointing August!

Best Places to Eat

A Chapter One

A Clanbrassil House

A Greenhouse

A Pi Pizza

Best Places to Stay

A Merrion

A Grafton Guesthouse

A Cliff Townhouse

A Conrad Dublin

A Aloft Dublin City

Dublin Highlights

1 Trinity College Staring in wonderment at the Book of Kells, the world’s most famous illuminated gospel, in the Old Library of this university

2 Chester Beatty Library Basking in the glow of the magnificent collection.

3 14 Henrietta Street Exploring layers of Irish history in this restored Georgian townhouse.

4 National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology Uncovering the fascinating treasur...

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Ireland
• Ireland’s Top 21
• Need to Know
• First Time Ireland
• What’s New
• Accommodation
• If You Like…
• Month by Month
• Itineraries
• The Great Outdoors
• Eat & Drink Like a Local
• Family Travel
• Wild Atlantic Way
• Regions at a Glance
• Dublin
• Counties Wicklow & Kildare
• Counties Wexford, Waterford, Carlow & Kilkenny
• County Cork
• County Kerry
• Counties Limerick & Tipperary
• County Clare
• County Galway
• Counties Mayo & Sligo
• County Donegal
• The Midlands
• Counties Meath, Louth, Cavan & Monaghan
• Belfast
• Counties Down & Armagh
• Counties Londonderry & Antrim
• Counties Fermanagh & Tyrone
• History
• The Irish Way of Life
• Music
• Literary Ireland
• Irish Landscapes
• Sporting Ireland
• Directory A-Z
• Transport
• Language
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writers