Dublin Flashcards

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Phoenix Park

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Largest urban park in the world (?)

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Celtic Tiger

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1994- economic prosperity. Tax advantages. Low corporate taxation. The Unions and the gov worked Together and industry was very well educated people. Great infrastructure invested wisely. Now net gives instead of new receivers of the European Union. (EU program called the Cohesion Fund)

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3
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A pint of beer can cost

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4.5 euros= $7-8 per pint

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4
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In Dublin take a stroll to the top of O’Connell Street and visit the
Garden of Remembrance
at Parnell Square

Because…

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Quiet place to visit he old Celtic crosses.

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Dublin Castle:

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The center of British rule for over 800 years.

You feel the power of the Brits and the courageous underdog struggle of the Irish people.
Towards the end Dublin Castle Was Britain’s final only ‘green zone’.

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Parnell Square:

Top of M’connell street

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•‘The garden of remembrance’ for Celtic crosses
•The Dublin Writers’ Museum in a Georgian mansion.

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