The coffee and sandwiches are tasty, but it's the location that's special: a 1902 tram built by Brill in Philadelphia that lay in a field in County Cavan before being restored and transported to Dublin by its two owners. The 1920s musical soundtrack adds a touch of class.


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1. St Mary’s Church

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Designed by William Robinson in 1697, this is the most important church to survive from that period (although it’s no longer in use and is closed to the…

2. National Leprechaun Museum

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Ostensibly designed as a child-friendly museum of Irish folklore, this is really a romper room for kids sprinkled with bits of fairy tale. Which is no bad…

3. St Mary’s Abbey

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Where now the glories of Babylon? All that remains of what was once Ireland’s wealthiest and most powerful monastery is the chapter house, so forgotten…

4. Ha'penny Bridge

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Dublin's most famous bridge is the Ha'penny Bridge, built in 1816. One of the world's oldest cast-iron bridges, it was built to replace the seven ferries…

5. Sunlight Chambers

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On the southern banks of the Liffey, Sunlight Chambers, designed by Liverpool architect Edward Ould (designer of Port Sunlight in the Wirral, in England),…

6. Temple Bar Gallery & Studios

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This multistorey gallery showcases the works of dozens of up-and-coming Irish artists at any one time, and is a great spot to see cutting-edge Irish art…

7. National Photographic Archive

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The archive of photographs taken from the mid-19th century onwards are part of the collection of the National Library, and so are open by appointment and…

8. Photo Museum Ireland

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This small gallery devoted to the photograph is set in an airy three-level space overlooking Meeting House Sq. It features a constantly changing menu of…