Ireland Dublin

Clayton Ballsbridge

We stayed at the Clayton Ballsbridge in south Dublin. The hotel was converted from an all-girls school and was a lovely hotel with a great breakfast buffet.  The Ballsbridge community is where the Embassies are located. Each day we walked by the United States of America Embassy. It was a good 40 min. walk into the centre of town. The bus service was frequent but the disadvantage is you pay every time you get on a different bus, there is no transfer. We spent the time in Dublin getting used to the time difference and seeing the sights before picking up the car at the airport. We used Aircoach to get to and from the airport and this was very convenient and economical.

In Dublin, we saw Trinity College, St Stephens Green, Merron Square, browsed along Grafton Street, and saw the GPO Witness History exhibit as well as the National Museum of Archaeology. One evening we went to a Celtic show at the Arlington Hotel. The first evening we had dinner at the Hairy Lemon Pub which was recommended by our travel book. The Pub was packed and expensive. Everything in Dublin is expensive so be prepared to spend a little more.

We took the tour of the Kilmainham Gaol (jail) which was very interesting. Check out the height of the wall compared to Bill. He was not sure how anyone could ever escape. We heard on the tour that the only prisoners too escape had help from a guard. Prisoners were held here before being shipped to the penal colony in Australia. 

Inside Goal, this has been used in movies.

Front Gate for Kilmainham Goal