About Trinity College and College Green

Trinity College is perhaps the best place to kick start the Dublin tour albeit for many reasons. It's in the heart of the capital, complete with history, and it's the oldest university in Ireland, having been founded in 1492 by Queen Elizabeth I. Occupying a massive 40-acre site, Trinity still has some of its ancient seclusion of cobbled squares, gardens, and parks and is famed throughout the world for its collection of great treasures. These include a permanent exhibition of the 9th century illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells, and an ancient Irish harp. The priceless artifacts are displayed in the Treasury and the interesting 18th-century Long Room has more than 200,000 of Trinity's oldest books and hosts regular exhibitions.

Must See

  • This is an elegant university founded in 1952.
  • The Architecture of the building is quite amazing.
  • Do visit the Book of Kells in the Library to explore the antiquity of books.
  • It is quite a nice place to stay at night.

How to reach

From Dublin city, you need to take Taxi its 2.1 Km and take 12 minutes to reach via route Parnell Street. If you go there by walking you need 31 minutes via R804. By bus, you need to take Bus no 123 it will reach there in 7 minutes and it’s available every 20 minutes from Dublin city, Lower O’Connell Street. By train, you can reach there in 11 minutes via Parnell Laus stop its available in every 8 minutes.

The bus in Dublin costs €1.55 by Leap Card and €2.15 by Cash from stages 1-3. By Luas, a single journey starts at €1.54, if using a leap card. If paid through cash, it will start at €2.10.

Tips

  • Must see the architecture of the building as it is very picturesque
  • As we are all aware, the three oldest Universities in the world are Cambridge, Oxford & Trinity College Dublin.
  • The tour of the University is conducted by undergraduates who are very informative, efficient and captivating.
  • Pop in and see the wonderful artwork in the Book of Kelly
  • There is also a well-protected oil painting by Mainie Jellet, among other original paintings.
  • Do consider staying at Trinity if you want a rather special stay in Dublin.

Visit Time

May to September:

Sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

October to April:

Sunday: 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Note: Closed from December 22 to January 01

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Waiting Time

30 minutes

 

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Entrance Fee

Yes
Adults: €11 - 14; Children under 12: Free
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Time you can spend

1 to 2 hours

 

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Weather

Clear Sky 5.39°C

 

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