We woke up at the crack 'o dawn to check out the Kilmainham Gaol (jail). It was home to many famous political dissenters in the early 1900's. Very historical, but our troll of a tour guide was hung over or something! It was almost comical! After that we walked about 2 miles to the Jameson Distillery. We learned about the process of making Jameson, but it was just a bunch of exhibits, we didn't see anything "real" apart from the glass of Jameson they poured us at the end! The best, the very BEST, thing we did in Dublin was the Trinity College tour and the Book of Kells! This overcast picture is of the bell tower that holds a bell (they still ring once a day) from the 12th century! The picture is interesting because the tree on the side is 250 year old maple imported from Oregon! The Book of Kells, a 9th century illuminated Latin text of the new testament (housed in the campus library), was really very impressive!
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