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The New Kilmainham Gaol Visitor Centre
Last Wednesday, the new Kilmainham Gaol Museum Visitor Centre officially opened after months of restoration and revamping. The President, Michael D. Higgins, was there to welcome the new Museum as one of the ‘Permanent Reminders’ to mark the centenary of 1916. A special Reception for the surviving...
The Oldest Pub in Ireland
The Brazen Head Pub and Hotel is situated on Bridge Street in Dublin 8. It is famous for being the oldest pub in Ireland and dates back to 1198 when it first became a drinking hole for the Cambro-Normans who had just invaded Ireland two decades earlier in 1169. The Normans had been invited by Diarmait...
The History of the Guinness Storehouse
Arthur Guinness was born in Celbridge, Co Kildare in 1725. His mother Elizabeth Read was born in Oughterard. His father, Richard Guinness was the Land Steward to the Archbishop of Cashel Most Rev. Arthur Price. Richard was responsible for the brewing of beer for the estate’s workers. Arthur helped...
