Seeing the Sights - Dublin - page 96

to the largest glass of stout in the world, roughly 60m (200 ft.) tall,
whose head is in fact an observatory restaurant offering spectacular
views of the city.
St. James's Gate, Dublin 8.

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01/408-4800. www.guinness-storehouse.com.

Admission € 14 ($16) adults, € 9 ($11) seniors and students, € 5 ($6) children 6-12,

€ 30 ($36) families. AE, MC, V. Daily 9:30am-5pm. Guided tours every half-hour.

Bus: 51B, 78A, or 123.

The Old Jameson Distillery This museum illustrates the his-
tory of Irish whiskey, known in Irish as uisce beatha (the water of
life). Housed in a former distillery warehouse, it consists of a short
introductory audiovisual presentation, an exhibition area, and a
whiskey-making demonstration. At the end of the tour, visitors can
sample whiskey at an in-house pub, where an array of fixed-price
menus (for lunch, tea, or dinner) is available.
Note: A new added attraction here at Smithfield Village is “The
Chimney” (see “The Bird's-Eye View” on p. 34), a ride to the top
of a 56m (185-ft.) brick chimney built in 1895 and converted to
support an observation chamber from which you'll enjoy unparal-
leled views of the city.
Bow St., Smithfield Village, Dublin 7. & 01/807-2355. Admission € 8 ($9.60)
adults, 20 ($24) fam-

ilies. Mon-Sat 9:30am-6pm (last tour at 5pm); Sun 11am-7pm. Bus: 67, 67A, 68,
69, 79, or 90.
CATHEDRALS & CHURCHES
St. Patrick's Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral are listed ear-
lier in section 1, “The Top Attractions.”
Our Lady of Mount Carmel/Whitefriar Street Carmelite
Church One of the city's largest churches, this edifice was built
between 1825 and 1827 on the site of a pre-Reformation Carmelite
priory (1539) and an earlier Carmelite abbey (13th c.). It has since
been extended, with an entrance from Aungier Street. This is a
favorite place of pilgrimage, especially on February 14, because the
body of St. Valentine is enshrined here (Pope Gregory XVI pre-
sented it to the church in 1836). The other highlight is the 15th-
century black oak Madonna, Our Lady of Dublin.
56 Aungier St., Dublin 2. & 01/475-8821. Free admission. Mon and Wed-Fri
8am-6:30pm; Sat 8am-7pm; Sun 8am-7:30pm; Tues 8am-9:30pm. Bus: 16, 16A,
19, 19A, 83, 122, or 155.

€ 6.25 ($7.55) students and seniors, € 3.50 ($4.20) children, €

St. Audeon's Church Situated next to the only remaining gate of
the Old City walls (dating from 1214), this church is said to be the