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20 Things To Do In Dublin Before You Go For a Pint

A Guide to Dublin's Top Attractions

Colin Murphy author Donal O'Dea author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:O'Brien Press Ltd

Published:6th Feb '17

Should be back in stock very soon

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Got some time on your hands before you hit Dublin's famous pubs? Then you need this book, an invaluable guide to twenty of Dublin’s highlights for visitors and native alike. History, culture, strangeness and beauty are all here -- along with a list of the local hostelries to visit and let the experience soak in. Sprinkled with the wit of Murphy and O’Dea, best known for the Feckin’ Collection. Includes:

  • Christ Church Cathedral 
  • Dublin Castle
  • The Chester Beatty Library
  • The Guinness Storehouse
  • Trinity College
  • Temple Bar
  • Royal Hospital, Kilmainham (IMMA)
  • Old Jameson Distillery
  • O’Connell Street & The GPO

And many more! Updated for 2017.

light and breezy … readable … no matter how long you have lived [in Dublin], you will find much in this to delight

-- Irish Echo

Murphy and O'Dea's … travel guide—take it from a native—ticks all the boxes regarding what to do on a visit to Dublin, Ireland … overlook the silliness and you'll have a strong, compact guide to Dublin

-- Library Journal

simple … engaging … writers Murphy and O’Dea have a deep grasp of Dublin’s history and culture, but they’re also really good on the diverting weirdness of some of its most colourful characters … entertainingly written and immensely knowledgeable … a seriously funny and seriously factual tourist guide that won’t, they promise in the local parlance, bore the arse off you

-- Irish Voice

Murphy and O’Dea’s travel guide—take it from a native—ticks all the boxes regarding what to do on a visit to Dublin … a strong, compact guide to Dublin

-- Library Journal Review

an alternative to going on a pub-crawl

-- Books Ireland

for tourists and natives alike

-- Irish Daily Mail

basically a brew-print for city life

-- Irish Tatler

ISBN: 9781847179173

Dimensions: 177mm x 110mm x 12mm

Weight: 254g

208 pages