Merrion Dublin

Twenty two family members from Philly/South Jersey spend a wonderful week at The Merrion Hotel in Dublin and unite with Family members from Sligo. Previous trips to Ireland meant a quick visit to the capitol before heading out to the surrounding ...

... Teresa on Clarendon Street. After Mass our rooms were ready and we unpacked and began to settle into the beautiful surroundings of The Merrion. It must be stated here that the hotel was first class in every respect. One of the main attractions of the ...

Dublin sightseeing Hop on hop off bus Trinity College Grafton St shopping Temple ...

... enough (as my head kept reminding me for the rest of the day), but it was something. Heading from Trinity, we went over to Merrion Square to see about this "World Street Performer's Championship" that we had seen advertised. It was just kind of a random ...

... in Florence - you just have to keep looking at it!   On leaving the gallery I took a rest in the park opposite - Merrion Square and nearly fell asleep on the grass in the sun.  I moved onto the National Museum of Archeology and History - ...

... no definite destination, seeing the sights. We came across the house of author Oscar Wilde, and across the street, another of Dublin's beautiful parks, Merrion Square. In my opinion, this park wasn't as nice as St. Stephen's Green (it didn't have a pond ...

... lo de Celide, que tienen una casa divina, mas que casa un hogar. Y despues con Ro seguimos de caminata hasta un parque Merrion Square, donde hay una estatua de Oscar Wilde, justo frente a su casa. Nos despedimos con un fuerte abrazo, deseandonos lo ...

... in the park next to the big pond and watch families interact and tourists try to find their way around. :) It is magnificent.   3. Merrion Square Park/Archbishop Park- this is my most favorite park in the world. It is quaint, it is full of locals, ...

... the majority of the time speaking with everyone about my life in South Carolina. When the tour ended three hours later, I walked to Merrion Square for lunch and to tour Oscar Wilde´s childhood home. As I was on my own, I casually walked through the ...

... nicer.  We took some good pictures though.  Next we made our way to another park called either Archbishop Ryan Park or Merrion Square.  The most famous sight there is a statue of Oscar Wilde.  He is just lounging on a rock.  ...

... stay at the room having a good siesta (hey! we're spanish! siesta is something sacred for us). In the afternoon we go to Merrion Square and see the Oscar Wilde strange statue. We roam the streets looking for a 7/11 or something like that to buy some wine ...