Self-guided route · generated from Wikivoyage
Dublin: a self-guided walk
Generated from Wikivoyage's See list for Dublin: 7 stops, about 2.4 km and 67 minutes on foot. Not a guided tour; check each place before you go.
7 stops · 2.4 km · about 67 min on foot · Wikivoyage source · fetched 2026-11-07 02:09:35 UTC. Not a guided tour: check each place before you go.
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GPO Museum
The GPO is the headquarters of the Post Office in Ireland, built in Neo-Classical style 1814-1818. In 1916 it was occupied by Irish rebels led by PH Pearse, who read the Proclamation of the Republic outside the front door of the building. The interior was burnt out by shelling from government forces against the rebels, but the exterior survived. Subsequently the GPO was restored, reopening in 1929, and remains a busy working post office. The museum within it is a multimedia exploration of the Easter Rising.
53.34950, -6.26050 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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St Mary's Pro-Cathedral
Dublin's Catholic cathedral, built in 1825. Catholicism was always the majority religion in Ireland, but its practice was forbidden until the 19th century. The official cathedral is Christ Church, so designated by the Pope in 1300, but taken over by the Protestants in the 16th century. When the laws relaxed, St Mary's was built in neo-Classical style as a temporary or "pro"-cathedral, until such time as the Pope decrees otherwise or the Protestants hand back Christ Church. Neither event appears imminent.
53.35080, -6.25920 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Hugh Lane Gallery
Sir Hugh Lane (1875-1915) was one of the first collectors of modern art. He died in the sinking of Lusitania and this public gallery reflects his Will, which involved about as much negotiation, fudge and compromise as the Treaty for Irish independence. The permanent exhibitions are mostly contemporary Irish artists, plus Francis Bacon's studio, relocated from London in 2001. Charlemont House was built in 1763 and in 1929 its gardens were built over to create the gallery, which is wheelchair accessible.
53.35430, -6.26470 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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14 Henrietta Street
Many Dubliners lived in buildings like this. Built in the 1740s, its first occupant was Lord Viscount Molesworth and his family, and after him came a series of Right Honorable This and Viscount That and Bishop of Wherever. But the union with England in 1801 drained power and money to London, and the neighbourhood went downhill. Rural folk flocked to Dublin after the famine, so the building was broken up into tenements, with 100 living here. From the 1930s the inner city drained out to new suburbs, and No 14 fell derelict in 1970 before being preserved. Visit by guided tour.
53.35250, -6.27030 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre
Safe space for LGBTQ+ people, with community café, social and cultural events, resources and support services, a queer library, theatre and meeting spaces.
53.34980, -6.26960 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Christ Church Cathedral
A wooden church was built by the Vikings around 1030, and the first stone church was from the 1180s. So this is the oldest building in Dublin, though it underwent a massive restoration in the 1870s. It became Protestant under Henty VIII, apart from a brief Roman Catholic interlude in 1690 when the exiled James II was campaigning in Ireland, and the Vatican still claims it. The oldest part is the large crypt, where amongst the items on display are a mummified cat and rat, which got themselves stuck in the church organ in the 19th century.
53.34340, -6.27120 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Dublin Castle
Former seat of British rule in Ireland. The guided tour takes in the medieval basements and Chapel Royal, then you see the State Apartments in your own time. You can skip the tour and just see the apartments for less.
53.34290, -6.26750 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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