Ireland
Dublin
Dublin
Above: My family stands in the doorway to Dublin Castle, which was the center
of British power in Ireland and originally built on the orders of King John in 1204.
of British power in Ireland and originally built on the orders of King John in 1204.
Above: Dublin Castle is more palace than castle. Only the record tower (seen in the background),
completed in 1258, survives from the original Norman construction. The castle, which tops Cork Hill,
behind Dublin's City Hall, is still used for government business.
completed in 1258, survives from the original Norman construction. The castle, which tops Cork Hill,
behind Dublin's City Hall, is still used for government business.
Above: The door to St. Patrick's Cathedral's Choir School. The famous school
dates back to 1432 and the choir took part in the first performance of Handel's
Messiah in 1742.
dates back to 1432 and the choir took part in the first performance of Handel's
Messiah in 1742.
Above: Ireland's most important collection of modern and contemporary Irish
art is housed in the elegant, airy expanse of the old Royal Hospital at
Kilmainham, which in 1991 became the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
art is housed in the elegant, airy expanse of the old Royal Hospital at
Kilmainham, which in 1991 became the Irish Museum of Modern Art.