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Today's alumni are an altogether different bunch, but Trinity still looks the part, and on
a summer's evening, when the crowds thin and the chatter subsides, there are few more
delightful places to be.
A great way to see the grounds is on a
walking tour
( 01-896 1827; admission €5, incl Book of
Kells €10; every 40min 10.15am-3.40pm Mon-Sat, 10.15am-3pm Sun mid-May-Sep)
, which depart from
the College Green entrance.
History
The college was established by Elizabeth I in 1592 on land confiscated from an
Augustinian priory in an effort to stop the brain drain of young Protestant Dubliners, who
