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Walk along the River Liffey – If anyone
in your family loves bridges, this is the place to go. The river is criss-crossed
by all sorts of bridges – pedestrian bridges, wide car bridges,
elevated train brides, and each one is different. Walk west along the river,
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Viking Splash Tours – For an hour long
tour around town, this is great fun. Ride in an amphibious vehicle through
the city, ending with a big splash in the Grand Canal Harbor. Pick up the
tour at St. Stephen's Green (Grafton and Dawson St.) or Bull Alley St. by
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National Aquatic Centre – Need an afternoon
to relax in a huge indoor water park? It takes a car to get there, but the
National Aquatic Center has a wave pool, water slides, surfing machine,
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Live music and singing, storytelling, and traditional dance in a house setting. An Irish dinner (with a children's menu) is an additional option. Everyone in the family will have fun singing Irish songs and trying out the dances: |
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Traditional Irish House Party 
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A super way to explore Dublin is a hop on – hop off bus. 20 stops around the city, including Trinity College,
St. Stephen's Green, Dublin Castle, the National Museums. Tickets
are valid for 24 hours and you can board the double-decker bus anywhere
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Dublin Hop On Hop Off Bus 
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Get The Dublin Pass, an all-in-one card for entrance to Christ Church, Saint Patrick's Cathedral,
National Museums of Archaeology & History, Natural History and
Decorative Arts, and day trips to Malahide to see Malahide Castle,
Tara's Palace and the Fry Model Railway. Savings for the whole family: |
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The
Dublin Pass |
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In a spooky
manor outside of Dublin, Artemis Fowl, a 12 year old genius, plots
to steal a ton of gold from the fairies. When Artemis kidnaps Holly
Short, a savvy elf in the elite police force, the fairies bring
out a beastly troll, tunneling dwarf and bio-bomb. Irish myth is
woven into a captivating high-tech fantasy. (Chapter book)
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Born
in Dublin, William Butler Yeats, was poet, playwright and founder
of the Abbey Theatre, and he believed strongly in Ireland's cultural
heritage. Yeats poems, accompanied by richly painted illustrations,
capture the myth and magic of the waves, dark folk and fairies,
riders on horseback and folk dance in Dooney. Great for older
kids. (Picture book)
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Exciting
retelling of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, writer
and Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin. Lemuel Gulliver,
shipwrecked on an island in the South Seas, is taken prisoner by
the tiny people of Lilliput. Imaginatively illustrated.
(Picture book)
Young
readers will enjoy Gulliver's
Stories.
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Be
your own artist with Book of Kells drawings to color – lions, eagles, snakes, angels, peacocks, scenes from the gospels,
intricate spirals and curlycues. Fun for all ages (Coloring book)
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1937, Dublin.
Kathleen Murphy is having a tough time – she irritates
the nuns at school, asks too many questions and burns the porridge.
But when Kathleen discovers Irish dancing, she is so light on her
feet, her heart sings. (Chapter book)
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Colorful
photo story of Dublin today – the people, history,
legends and stories, sports, "ceol agus craic"
(music and fun). (Picture book)
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(More children's
books on other Dublin and Ireland pages) |
