Museums on Kildare Street and Parliament Houses
From the small museum in Dublin, a Saunter passed the legendary Hotel Shelbourne will take you to the top of Kildare Street, at the Irish parliament (Dáil Éireann) on the left.The Parliament building was once known as Kildare's House, after James Fitzgerald, the Count in Kildare, commanded its construction in 1745 and established to create an old Georgian mansion to reflect its social status.When he became the Duke of Leinster in 1766, the house was renamed the Leinster House.On the opposite side is a branch of the National Museum of Ireland (archeology) with remarkable permanent exhibitions, including Ireland of Gold, Prehistoric Ireland, Viking and Treasury, including Magnificent Ardagh.If you are interested in literature, you should visit the National Library nearby, which has a permanent WB.The Yeats Exhibition.

