The Merrion

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 ...

... 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 - ...

... We went to St. Stephen's Green on Tuesday, which was so nice, with ponds and lovely grassy areas where I just napped for a bit. Merrion Square and the archaeological museum were both nice too, but I think my favorite part of yesterday was when we met this ...

We had pastries for breakfast in Merrion Square in Dublin, a lovely little garden next to where Oscar Wilde was born. There was a neat sculpture of him in the park, as well as an eternal flame, a religious sculpture of Christ, some headstones for ...

... 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 ...

... were English is the native language. Even in the middle of winter, Dublin is a great place to visit. From St. Stephen's Green to Merrion Square, the beauty of the place is everywhere you look. Over the course of our time there, we saw many of the most ...

... 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 with swans), ...

... to show us dozens of articles and magazine reviews where his wine is lauded and celebrated.  Amazing stuff really.  The Merrion Hotel in Ballsbridge sells one of the wines we sampled for €100 a bottle!  After taking a short tour ...

This week was exams - monday, tuesday and saturday. took a few breaks in between! went into the city via merrion square, the old rich part with the primeminister and what not. last night i went out to dinner with my housemates for our family christmas ...

... 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 ...