Dublin Photos

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Dublin Photos

 Europe » Portugal » porto By Amanda M
April 9th 2007 Here are some photos I took in Dublin that I didn't get a chance to post. Enjoy!!

Also, some interesting notes from the Guinness tour:

- Nigeria drinks more Guinness than the US and Canada combined

- Because of the levels of iron, magnesium, etc. in Guinness, it used to be advertised as "good for you" and "Guinness
for strength" ... they actually used to give Guinness to blood donors (a pint of Guinness for a pint of blood) and to
new mothers after giving birth to replenish nutrients in the body

- Guinness' symbol is a harp, and when Ireland decided to use a harp as its national symbol, it told Guinness it would
have to adopt a new symbol. Guinness refused, and Ireland adopted an inverted image of the harp as its national
symbol (which is on the back of the Irish euro coinage).

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Photos

Bank of Ireland
(notice there are no windows - at the time it was built, there was a tax based on the number of windows the building had)

St. Audeon's Gate
part of Dublin's original town walls (c. 1240)

Brazen Head
oldest pub in Ireland (est. 1198)