Dublin, Ireland Sights Depending on one's likes, Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), the capital of Ireland, is an exciting place to visit. Cultural: Trinity College and in its Old Library, The Book of Kells. St. Patrick's Cathedral, Ireland's tallest church dating back to 1191. Christ Church Cathedral, the oldest structure in Dublin founded in 1030. Dublin Castle which served as a fortress, royal house, military station and other political functions since it was built in 1204. The National Leprechaun Museum and all you wanted to know about those mythical characters. Oscar Wilde's Statue at Merrion Square, celebrating the Anglo‐Irish novelist, playwright, poet and critic of the late 19th century. Born Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde in Dublin on October 16, 1854. <edreams.com> <bbc.co.uk> Sports: Croke Park Stadium (1864) is Ireland's largest sporting arena with over 82,000 seats. It is a useful multifaceted field. It is also a UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) and FIFFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) approved site plus the GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association), which is Ireland's largest sporting organization for amateur sports. GAA promotes Hurling, Football, Handball and Rounders. Women's organization promotes Ladies Football and Camogie. The GAA also promotes Irish music, dance and song. It is based in traditional parishes and Ireland's 32 counties. Croke Stadium hosts the All‐Ireland finals in hurling and football. Croke Park Stadium is named after the GAA's first patron Archbishop Thomas Croke. <crokepark.ie> Nightlife: Centre city of Dublin is not very big. The area surrounding Temple Bar (Irish: Barra an Teampaill) is where most locals and tourists are attracted to. It is on the south bank of River Liffey. In Ango‐Noman (medieval) times it was outside the city walls and was subject to native Irish attacks during the 14th century. It is named after Sir William Temple, teacher, philosopher and Lord Deputy of Ireland. Temple was made Provost of Trinity College in Dublin. He built a house in that area. Because the land was reclaimed from the river's edge the lane and street took his name, Temple's Barr. During the 17th century, the raised estuary took on other streets with residences and businesses. The area had a dubious reputation during the 18th century. Into the 19th and 20th centuries the area suffered from urban decay with derelict buildings. In the 1980s a state‐owned transport company proposed demolition for a bus terminus, but it was cancelled. In 1991, the Irish government set up a Temple Bar Properties not‐for‐profit company to renovate the area. Today Temple Bar is a successful shopping, art, film and nightlife scene in Dublin. <thetemplebarpub.com> This photo program includes shared photographs of the cultural, sport, nightlife and other scenes in Dublin. Sir William Lecky at Trinity College Green 19th century Anglo‐Irish historian 1906 sculptor by William Goscombe John Trinity College Dublin College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth Founded 1592 Sources: heculturetrip.com/europe/ireland/articles/20‐must‐visit‐attractions‐in‐dublin/, https://www.edreams.com/blog/things‐to‐do‐in‐dublin/, https://crokepark.ie/stadium, https://www.fifa.com/about‐fifa/index.html, https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/about‐uefa/news/newsid=2052238.html, https://www.gaa.ie/the‐gaa/about‐the‐gaa/, http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/wilde_oscar.shtml, https://www.thetemplebarpub.com/the‐pub/our‐ story/ , https://www.authenticireland.com/dublin‐clubs/, and https://tenontours.com/the‐history‐of‐temple‐bar‐in‐dublin/, https://www.tcd.ie/ and https://biography.yourdictionary.com/william‐edward‐hartpole‐lecky. acuri.net John R. Vincenti and Carol Bergamaschi Dublin Sights .