Travel Reference
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( 01-671 2838; 30 George's St Arcade; 10am-6pm Mon-Wed, Fri & Sat, 10am-7pm Thu; all city centre)
Goldsmith Barry Doyle's upstairs shop is one of the best of its kind in Dublin. The hand-
made jewellery - using white gold, silver, and some truly gorgeous precious and semipre-
cious stones - is exceptional in its beauty and simplicity. Most of the pieces have Afro-
Celtic influences.
RHINESTONES
JEWELLERY
(
01-679 0759; 18 St Andrew's St;
9am-6.30pm Mon-Wed, Fri & Sat, 9am-8pm Thu, noon-6pm Sun;
all
city centre)
Exceptionally fine antique and quirky costume jewellery from the 1920s to
1970s, with pieces priced from €25 to €2000. Victorian jet, 1950s enamel, art-deco tur-
quoise, 1930s mother-of-pearl, cut-glass and rhinestone necklaces, bracelets, brooches and
rings are displayed in old-fashioned cabinets.
WEIR & SON'S
JEWELLERY
( 01-677 9678;
www.weirandsons.ie
;
96-99 Grafton St; 9am-5.30pm Mon-Wed, Fri & Sat, 9am-8pm Thu;
all city centre)
The largest jeweller in Ireland, this huge store on Grafton St first opened in
1869 and still has its original wooden cabinets and a workshop on the premises. There's
new and antique Irish jewellery (including Celtic designs) and a huge selection of
watches, Irish crystal, porcelain, leather and travel goods.
WALTON'S
MUSIC
( 01-475 0661; 69-70 South Great George's St; 9am-6pm Mon-Wed, Fri & Sat, 9am-7pm Thu; all city
centre)
This is the place to go if you're looking for your very own
bodhrán
(goat-skin
drum) or any other musical instrument associated with Irish traditional music. It also has
an excellent selection of sheet music and recorded music.
GEORGE'S ST ARCADE
ARCADE
(
www.georgesstreetarcade.ie
;
btwn South Great George's St & Drury St; 9am-6.30pm Mon-Wed, Fri & Sat,
9am-8pm Thu, noon-6pm Sun)
Dublin's best nonfood market (there's sadly not much competi-
tion) is sheltered within an elegant Victorian Gothic arcade. Apart from shops and stalls
selling new and old clothes, secondhand books, hats, posters, jewellery and records,
there's a fortune teller, some gourmet nibbles and a fish and chipper who does a roaring
trade.
