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    18 Reasons To Love Literary Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland, was designated as a UNESCO City of Literature in 2010. Here are some of the top lit-tastic reasons why all book people should make the pilgrimage to Dublin.

    1. The Gresham Hotel

    2. Temple Bar Book Market

    3. James Joyce Centre

    4. IMPAC

    5. Mulligan's Pub

    6. National Library of Ireland

    7. Sweny's Chemists

    8. Kennedy's Bar

    9. Oscar Wilde Statue in Merrion Square

    10. Thomas Moore, Immortalized in Metal and Fiction

    11.

    12. Old Library at Trinity College

    13. Marsh's Library

    14. Trinity College

    15. St. Patrick's Cathedral

    16. James Joyce Statue

    17. Book Shops

    18. And More from "Dear Dirty Dublin"

    (All photos © Julie Blattberg.)