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You're planning a trip to Dublin, but you've got no idea what to do, what to see, where to go. Well, I can help you.Here's my top 10 list for things to do in Dublin:
10)The U2 Studio's: For fans of U2; take a look at the U2 studio's! There are two in dublin: Windmill Lane and Hanover Quay. The one in Hanover Quay is still used, and maybe you can meet Bono or someone else!
9) General Post Office: The building was used in the Easter Rising, and there are still bullet holes in thepillars in front of the building. Nice to take a look, or post a card ofcourse!
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On 24 April 1916, Patrick Pearse stood outside the General Post Office in Dublin and read a proclamation announcing the establishment of an Irish republic under a provisional government.
This is what the proclamation said:
IRISHMAN AND IRISHWOMEN: In the name of God and of the dead generations from which she receives her old tradition of nationhood, Ireland, through us, summons her children to her flag and strikes for her freedom.
Having organized and trained her manhood through her secret revolutionary organization, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, and...
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