Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cost and Hours:
€6, Mon-Sat 9:30-16:30, Sun 10:00-16:30, last entry one hour before
closing; bus #51B, #69, #78A, or #79 from Aston Quay—confirm with driver; tel. 01/
453-5984. The humble cafe serves little more than sandwiches.
Visiting the Jail:
Start your visit with a one-hour guided
tour
(2/hour, includes
15-minuteprison-historyslideshowintheprisonchapel—spendwaitingtimeinmuseum).
It's touching to tour the cells and places of execution—hearing tales of oppressive coloni-
alism and heroic patriotism—alongside Irish schoolkids who know these names well. The
museum has an excellent exhibit on Victorian prison life and Ireland's fight for independ-
ence. Don't miss the museum's dimly lit Last Words 1916 hall upstairs, which displays the
stirring final letters that patriots sent to loved ones hours before facing the firing squad.
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Guinness Storehouse
A visit to the Guinness Storehouse is, for many, a pilgrimage. Arthur Guinness began
brewing the renowned stout here in 1759 and by 1868, it was the biggest brewery in the
world. Today, the sprawling place fills several city blocks.
