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If you are a tourist visiting Dublin, you are more than likely going to visit Temple Bar during your time in Dublin. Temple Bar is situated to the South of the River Liffey in Dublin City Centre. It is a unique part of Dublin with a medieval layout and style and with cobbled streets. The area is very popular with tourists because of the abundance of pubs, restaurants and activity. |
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The area is most likely named after Sir William Temple who resided in the area during the 17th Century although it could have been so named after the Temple Bar area in London. In 1742 Handel’s Messiah was preformed for the first time in Temple Bar. During the 19th Century the area went into decline to such a state that in the 1980s the area was nearly converted into a bus terminal. The outlook for the area began to look up in 1991 when the Government established a non profit organisation to rejuvenate the area called Temple Bar Properties. |
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Today, walking though Temple Bar you would never have realised the history of this area was anything other than rosy such is its current state. The character of the streets and alleyways combined with the atmosphere of the area is something special. Every Saturday morning The Temple Bar Food Market takes place in Meetinghouse Square. Here you can sample traditional Irish food along with fare from across Europe. |
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