Old Dublin, dates checked

Orla Fenlon

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Right, so this started as a note on my phone during a dull Luas ride and it's now a full tab of its own, honestly. Nine sites I actually go back to, cross-referenced against opening hours like they're quarterly filings because apparently that's just who I am now. Heads up, 71% of these you can do on foot from town in one Saturday if your knees are good and the rain holds off, which, let's be honest, is maybe a 40% chance in this city on any given weekend.

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Name	Address	City	Built	My take
1GPO, General Post Office	O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 F5P2	Dublin	1818	Still a working post office, which is wild, honestly, 0% theme-park about it, just bullet-pocked pillars and queues for stamps.
2Christ Church Cathedral	Christchurch Place, Dublin 8, D08 TF98	Dublin	1030, rebuilt from 1172	Nearly 1,000 years old and the crypt still smells like cold stone, honestly 10 out of 10 for atmosphere.
3Kilmainham Gaol	Inchicore Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, D08 RK28	Dublin	1796	Book ahead or you're queuing for nothing, like, 0% chance of walk-in spots most days. Stonebreakers' Yard will wreck you quietly.
4Dublin Castle	Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 XN27	Dublin	13th century, rebuilt after 1684 fire	Check the OPW page before you go, access has been patchy this year so don't bank on the State Apartments being open.