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St Stephens Green vs Kilmainham Gaol Museum
St. Stephen's Green and Kilmainham Gaol are both rated very highly by writers. On balance, St. Stephen's Green ranks marginally higher than Kilmainham Gaol. St. Stephen's Green comes in at 92 with accolades from 7 reviewers such as Afar Magazine, Michelin Guide and Condé Nast Traveler.
St Stephens Green
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at the top end of Grafton St, Dublin 2
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Fodor's
"Flower gardens, formal lawns, a Victorian bandstand, and an ornamental lake all within the park's borders."
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Among the park's many statues are a memorial to W. B. Yeats and another to Joyce by Henry Moore.
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The buildings around the square date mainly from the mid-18th century, when the green was landscaped and became the centrepiece of Georgian Dublin."
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Afar Magazine
"A lovely spot to be one with nature in the heart of the city!"
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Let's Go
"Though it’s not the largest park in Dublin, St. Stephen’s Green is still a sizable piece of greenery in the heart of Dublin. "
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"This green space... took on its present appearance when the brewer Arthur Guiness transformed it into a public garden."
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Has a garden for the blind
Kilmainham Gaol Museum
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Inchicore Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
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Fodor's
"Leaders of many failed Irish rebellions spent their last days in this grim, forbidding structure, and it holds a special place in the myth and memory of the country."
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Lonely Planet
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"If you have any desire to understand Irish history – especially the juicy bits about resistance to English rule – then a visit to this former prison is an absolute must."
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Time Out
"This remains the best-known Irish lock-up and one of the most fascinating buildings in the country."
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Let's Go
"Indeed, Kilmainham Gaol is most famous for having housed many famous Irish revolutionaries—many of the central figures in the 1916 Easter Rising were taken here and killed. "
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Atlas Obscura
"One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children. "
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