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National Museum of Arts and History, Dublin, Ireland

entrancing city for the tourist, with much to see. For instance, there’s the beloved Molly Malone statue and the imposing General Post Office, used as headquarters for the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916 and still bearing scars of the ensuing battle. This building has a foreboding atmosphere, hardly surprising given its history of drama and bloodshed. It makes the visitor want to know more about the past of this country and

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