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Guided Tours of the State Apartments, Undercroft
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Monday-Friday, 10.00hrs. - 16.45hrs. |
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Saturday, Sunday Public Holidays, 14.00hrs. -
16.45hrs. |
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Closed; Good Friday, 25th-26th December, 1st January |
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On occasions the State
Apartments only may be closed for State purposes.
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The State Apartments
dominate the south range of the Great Courtyard. They were built
as the residential and public quarters of the Viceregal Court. They
were the seat of the executive and focus of fashionable and extravagant
social life. An account of Viceregal Court life is given in Chapter
15 of the Dublin Castle History.
Today the Apartments are the venue for Ireland's Presidencies of
the European Union, Presidential inaugurations and prestigious functions. |
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Chapel Royal is a gothic revival building designed by Francis
Johnston. It is famous for its vaulting, its particularly fine plaster
decoration and carved oaks and galleries. Of particular interest are
the coats of arms of the Justiciars, Lord Deputies and Lord Lieutenants
from the first, St Hugh de Lacy (1172), which was two years after
the Norman invasion, to the last, FitzAlan (1922), which, remarkably,
occupies the last available space. |
The Chapel Royal |
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The
Undercroft is sited at lower ground floor level in the Lower
Castle Yard, immediately beside The Castle Vaults Bistro and Castle
Gift Shop.
The city walls join the Castle at this point. Here, the archway allowed
small feeder boats to land provisions at the postern gate, from larger
boats moored on the Liffey. The double archway and postern gate are
still visible. Also on view here is the Viking defence bank, within
the butt of the Norman Powder Tower. The original Tower was five stories
high - the top storey being occupied by the Lord Deputy. |
The Undercroft |
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The Garda (Police) Museum |
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Open to visitors daily from 09.30hrs. –
16.30hrs. and on weekends by appointment only
Admission: Free of charge. Tel: 00353 1 666 9998/9, Fax 666 9992,
E-mail: . |
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Garda (Police) Museum is situated in the 13th century Norman
'Record Tower'. This is the last intact tower not only of the Castle
but also of medieval Dublin itself.
In 1813, the Architect Francis Johnston rebuilt the upper section
and added the battlements to match the adjoining Chapel Royal, then
under construction. The Viceroy had access from the State Apartments
to his gallery in the Chapel Royal, through the, first floor, connecting
external Gothic passageway, which can be seen in the accompanying
photograph. |
The 13th. Century
Norman 'Record Tower' |
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| Chester Beatty Library
Opening Times |
| Tuesday - Friday, 10.00hrs.
- 17.00hrs. |
| Sunday 13.00hrs. - 17.00hrs.
Saturday, 11.00hrs. - 17.00hrs. |
| May - September, Monday
- Friday, 10.00hrs. - 17.00hrs. |
| Closed; Bank Holidays,
Good Friday, 24th-26th December, 1st January |
The
Chester Beatty Library exhibits open a window on the artistic
treasures of the great cultures and religions of the world. Their
rich collection include manuscripts, prints, icons, miniature paintings,
early printed books and objects d'art from countries across Asia,
the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.
The Silk Road Café is situated at Ground Floor level.
Admission:Free of charge
Tel: 00353 1 407 0750
Fax: 00353 1407 0760
info@cbl.ie |
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| Revenue Museum Opening Times: |
| Monday – Friday, 10.00hrs – 16.00hrs. |
| Special groups by request. |
| The Revenue Museum, which is situated in the Crypt of the Chapel Royal, offers interesting, often amusing , insights into the long history of collecting taxes and duties in Ireland. Exhibits include inter-active smuggling games, video footage of alcohol duty assessment, and examples of counterfeit goods and stamping equipment. |
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| Gift Shop and Restaurants
Dublin Castle Gift Shop
Tel: 00353 1 677 7270
Fax: 00353 1 6759826
www.dublincastlegiftshop.com
email: info@dublincastlegiftshop.ie
Dublin Castle Café
is situated beside the Dublin Castle Gift Shop in the Lower Castle
Yard.
Tel: 00353 1 677 0678
Fax: 00353 1 635 9826
email: info@dublincastlegiftshop.ie
web: www.dublincastlegiftshop.ie
The Silk Road Café is located in the Chester Beatty Library.
Tel: 00353 1 407 0770
Fax: 00353 1 407 0788
email: silkroadcafe@hotmail.com
web: www.silkroadcafe.ie |
The Vault Restaurant |
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