There is a huge spike in the centre of the city:

At some point the British tried to make the Irish paint all their doors black. The result was this:

Ireland is on the verge of bankruptcy. Never mind, someone has the answer, although I have an uneasy feeling it was tried before and found wanting:

One of the main streets:

Book of Kells. No photography was allowed – which explains why this isn’t a very good image. There was no surreptitious way to erect a tripod.

The magnificent Trinity College Library which was used to represent Hogwarts library in the Harry Potter films.