Malahide CastleThe same family held this castle for centuries. There is a walled garden and parkland around it.
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Skerries
Skerries, County Dublin
Skerries is a fishing town in north county Dublin with a harbour, two restored windmills and a coast walk.
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Malahide CastleThe same family held this castle for centuries. There is a walled garden and parkland around it.
Laytown and Bettystown BeachThis strand runs several kilometres up the Meath coast, wide enough that horse races are run on it.
Beaulieu House and GardensA seventeenth century house east of Drogheda, with walled gardens and grounds running down towards the Boyne.
Millmount Museum and Martello TowerThe museum and the Martello tower sit on the mound above the south bank, looking straight down on the town.
The Howth cliff walkThe loop goes around the head from the village, cliffs on one side and Ireland's Eye offshore.
St Laurence's GateTwo towers of the old town wall stand over a street in the middle of Drogheda.More in Dublin
Trinity College and the Long RoomMuseum · Dublin 2The Book of Kells is in the Treasury under the Long Room. Most of the Long Room's books are out while the building is restored.
Kilmainham GaolMuseum · KilmainhamThe old county gaol, restored by volunteers. Fourteen leaders of the 1916 Rising were executed in its yard. Tickets are booked online in advance.
The Phoenix ParkPark · Dublin 8The walled park on the edge of the city has a wild deer herd in it and long straight roads through it.
Dublin CastleCastle · Dublin 2Britain ruled Ireland from here until 1922. The castle is closed to the public until the end of 2026 while Ireland holds the EU Presidency, and the State Apartments and the Dubh Linn Garden reopen after that.
Christ Church CathedralCathedral · Dublin 8Older of the two city cathedrals, and its crypt runs the full length underneath it.
St Patrick's CathedralCathedral · Dublin 8Jonathan Swift is buried inside the national cathedral, and there is a public park beside it.
The Ha'penny BridgeBridge · Dublin 1The cast iron footbridge over the Liffey, named after the toll it used to charge to cross.
Temple BarStreet · Dublin 2Cobbled lanes on the south bank, with galleries, pubs and a food market at the weekend.