Dublin Photos -- National Geographic's Ultimate City Guides

Horse Market
Photograph by Liam Blake/Imagefile
Laid out in the mid-17th century as a marketplace and now an open plaza, Smithfield becomes a horse market the first Sunday of every month.
Dublin Dock
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Naomh Eanna, a ship that once ran Ireland’s west coast between Galway and the Aran Islands, sits quietly at Dublin’s Grand Canal Dock.
Poolbeg Lighthouse
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Reportedly powered by candles originally, Dublin’s Poolbeg Lighthouse was built in 1768 and refitted for oil in 1786. It underwent further work in 1820.
Cobblestones
Photograph by Liam Blake/Imagefile
The older parts of Dublin can be counted on for handsome, well-worn cobblestones. Oh, if they could talk, the stories they’d tell.
The Grand Canal Dock
Photograph by Liam Blake/Imagefile
From the Grand Canal Dock, Dubliners take a refreshing dip in the Liffey River.
St. Patrick’s Tower
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Once a windmill, St. Patrick’s Tower at the Guinness Brewery in Dublin was used primarily for storage. Still, it is said to be the largest windmill tower outside the Netherlands.
Industrial Development Agency
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Ireland’s industrial development has a home: the Industrial Development Agency, headquartered in Dublin and the model for similar authorities throughout Europe.
Howth
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Some eight miles northeast of Dublin, on the north side of Dublin Bay, the town of Howth attracts bird-watchers, fishermen, and sailors. Across the harbor, Howth Pier’s lighthouse keeps watch.
Baggot Street
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Baggot Street’s handsome 19th-century Georgian buildings stand reflected in newer structures. The street was named for a 13th-century lord, Robert Bagod.
Christ Church Cathedral
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Dublin’s modern Civic Offices stand in contrast to the city’s centuries-old structures, such as Christ Church Cathedral.