It's the last full day in Dublin and final breakfast/brunch at the Hilton


I checked out and had them hold my luggage as I had my timed ticket for Kilmainham Gaol so didn't get to see if late check-out was possible.

First stop was Phoenix Park - which was huge. Some huge monuments - this is for Wellington.




The US embassy - Oops make that the US Ambassador's residence - thanks to PierDave for the correction.


A mini castle - Ashtown Castle circa 1430s with a mini hedge maze


Behind it was a walled garden


Then it was a quick jump over to Kilmainham Gaol - the tickets are timed so I bought them earlier in the week. There are free parts of the jail but if you want to see the cells you need to pay for a guided tour.


The first image is one of the older jail cell doors, the 2nd are the newer ones, and the image is a recreation of the drawing Grace Gifford Plunkett (cartoonist and member of Sinn Féin) drew on the wall.


The cross marks the execution area of the leaders of the 1916 Rising and the old entrance of the jail - they used to hang people from up near where those balcony's were.


Self-portrait by Constance Markievicz - 1st woman in the House of Commons and yet another copy of the proclamation


A letter from a teenager to his mom from jail before he was executed


It looks like a castle but it's just the entrance to the Irish Modern Art museum across the street from Kilmainham


Passed by the Huguenot Cemetery before catching the airport bus