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1 The final theme of the 2012 Luas Fun Summer Activity Guide is Nautical. We are sure that all eyes in Dublin will be on the Tall Ships at the end of August, so we put together some water related activities for the kids to enjoy. Yet again, Luas brings you to the heart of the action! Pirates Village Play Zone Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin 16 Tall Ships Festival, Dublin 1 Boat Making Waterways Ireland, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2 Asgard Exhibition Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 Jeanie Johnston Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 TIPS 1. Plan your day check venue opening hours before you go 2. Print the relevant part of the guide along with an activity sheet for the kids 3. Dress appropriately with comfortable shoes 4. Check weather forecast and bring sun cream/umbrella 5. Pack a picnic or snacks and drinks 6. Bring some baby wipes/change of clothes 7. Bring a camera 8. Check you have the correct Luas ticket for your journey

2 HURCHTOWN RO AD U PPER EY AVEN UE PIRATES VILLAGE PLAY ZONE What: Pirates Village is a pop-up play-zone created to offer a fun, memorable experience for groups of children, from toddlers up to early teens (1 10). The themed, custom made inflatable games offer a range of fun activities to keep children amused and physically active for an hour long session. When: 10:00 20:00 daily, 16 th June 2 nd Sept Cost: 5 Getting there: Luas Green Line Balally + 5 min walk Luas Red Line Jervis + 15 min walk to Green Line, St. Contact: Pembroke District, Dundrum Town Centre Dundrum, Dublin 16 TANEY R ISE TANEY GR OVE ARK OLD RECTORY PARK TANEY ROAD TA NEY COURT TANEY CRESCENT KILMACUD ROAD LOWER Mount Anville School and Convent SWEETMOUNT DRIVE ACORN DRIVE WILLOW ROAD ACORN ROAD WESTON PARK LAUREL DRIVE SWEETMOUNT AVENUE MEADOW GROVE AILESBURY GROVE PINE-COPSE ROAD HAWTHORN DRIVE SWEETMOUNT PARK AILESBURY LAWN SWEETMOUNT PARK PINE-COPSE ROAD THE LAURELS THE GABLES DUNDRUM WYCKHAM PARK ROAD BALLINTEER ROAD G ATE CASTLE VIE W BALLINTEER ROAD DUNDRUM OFFICE PARK Dundrum MAIN TANEY MA NOR D U N D R U M DUNDRUM BYPASS LYNWOOD Dundrum Shopping Centre CASTLEBROOK TANEY LAWN EGLINTON TERRACE WYCKHAM WAY SYDENHAM ROAD SANDYFORD ROAD ARDGLAS SYDENHAM VILLAS WYCKHAM WAY STONEY ROAD OVEREND WAY OVEREND AVE DUN EMER D SILVER BIRCHES ROCKFIELD Balally DUN EMER RO AD BIRCHES LANE BALALLY RO AD BIRCHFIELD PARK KNOCKNASHEE DRIVE PARK EDEN KNOCKNASHEE EDEN ROAD PARK DRUMAHILL KNOCKNASHEE BALALLY DRIVE EDEN PARK AVE NUE HOLYWELL DRUMMARTIN ROAD CARRICK LAWN HOLYWELL KILMACUD ROAD DRUMMARTIN CLOSE LOWER HAZEL BROOK DRUMMARTIN PARK Kilmacud THE PINES

3 DAME COURT EUSTACE TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL What: Dublin is the final host port for the 2012 Tall Ships Race and has a spectacular 4 day festival lined up. With music, street performances, exhibitions, workshops and talks galore, there is something to suit everyone. When: 23 rd -26 th August Cost: Free Getting there: Luas Red Line Luas Green Line St min walk Contact: KING'S INN'S NE GREAT STRAND EET City Hall Dublin Castle SHIP GREAT EN LANE DOMINICK LOWER T WOLFE TONE FRIAR TREET PETER'S ROW DOMINICK PL JERVIS SWIFT'S ROW UPPER ABBEY ESSEX EAST WHITEFRIAR PL Ilac Shopping Center BISHOP STRE ETDIGGES ST UPR PARNELL SQU ARE WEST PARNELL S TREET ORMOND QUAY LOWER ESSEX ST WEST CRANE LANE DAME AUNGIER GEORGE'S GREAT SOUTH DAME LANE GRANBY PLACE Jervis WELLINGTON QUAY BOW LANE EAST AUNGIER LANE FADE ST DIG GES LANE Dublin 1 MARY LIFFEY LOWER EXCHEQUER DRURY YORK MERCER GLOVERS ALLEY CUFFE LANE MILLENIUM WALKWAY MOORE LANE NORTH LOTTS COPE WILLIAM SOUT H LIFFEY BEDFORD ROW ANGLESEA Gaiety Shopping Center GPO PRINCE'S NORTH MIDDLE ABBEY TRINITY ST CLARENDON BALFE ST LITTON LA BACHELOR'S WAY BACHELORS WALK PROUD'S LANE CROW O'CONNELL UPPER FOSTER PL ASTON PLACE FLEET Bank of Ireland MARLBOROUGH ST O'CONNELL LOWER COLLEGE GREEN KING SOUTH MOORE PRICE'S LANE THOMAS LANE HENRY CROWN ALLEY ASTON QUAY SUFFOLK ST ANNE'S LA MARLBOROUGH SACKVILLE PLACE GRAFTON ST WESTMORELAND ST DUKE LANE UPPER EARL PLACE FLEET Stephen's ABBEY LOWER Irish Life Trinity College Dublin DUKE ST DAWSON HAWKINS STRE ET Shelbourne Hotel TALBOT EDEN QUAY BURGH QUAY POOLBEG Arts Block SOUTH FREDERICK SETANTA PLACE MOLESWORTH ST GARDINER LOWER HARBOUR COURT OLD ABBEY D'OLIER COLLEGE ST WICKLOW ST NORTH EARL Abbey Street GRAFTON NASSAU SCHOOL HOUSE LA EAST St. KILDARE SAINT STEPHEN'S GREEN EAST TARA NEW SQUARE Custom House College Park Library MABBOT LANE LUKE JAMES JOYCE STORE ST Dental Leinster House Houses of the Oireachtas MERRION ROW MOLAND PLACE GEORGE'S QUAY Connolly BERESFORD PLACE SPRING GARDEN LA TALBOT Natural History MOSS TALBOT PLACE REET FOLEY GLOUCESTER ST SOUTH TOWNSEND SHAW ST MARK PEARSE PRINCE'S SOUTH MARK'S LANE Science GEORGE'S DOCK SOUTH CUMBERLAND Merrion CUSTOM HOUSE HARBOUR BOYNE CLARE MERRION SQUARE NORTH MERRION ST UPPER Busáras IFSC LINCOLN PLACE MERRION SQ W EST BAGGOTRATH PL MERRION CLOSE MERRION SQUARE SOUTH FITZWILLIAM LANE WESTLAND ROW AMIENS STRE BASS PLACE EXCHANGE PLACE SANDWITH LOWER LOMBARD EAST SHERIFF LR FENIAN DENZILLE LANE CREIGHTON SANDWITH UPPER MERRION SQ EAST COMMONS MAGENNIS PLACE WINDMILL LANE ERNE TER (FRONT) ERNE TER (REAR) HOLLES STEPHEN'S PLACE HOLLES ROW ERNE PL HARMONY ROW VERSCHOYLE COU RT STEPHE ORIEL HALL SHERIFF LOWER CRINAN STRAND GRANT'S ROW BRUNSWICK PL GRATTAN ST REET EMERALD BYRNE'S LANE Pearse HOGA N AVE NUE EBLANA VILLAS CANON LILLIS AVE ORIEL LOW THIRD AVE SIR JOHN ROGERSON S QUAY HANOVER EAST ERNE UPPER SEVILLE PLACE ORIEL UPPER MAYOR LOWER LIME ERNE ST LOWER EMERALD PLACE HOGAN PLACE MOUNT LOWER FIRST AVE PEARSE GREENORE COURT EXCISE WALK An Post MACKEN LK BELLMAN'S WA GUILD Mayor - NCI CARDIFF LANE LOVE LANE Convention Centre Dublin MISERY HILL CHIMNEY VIEW GRAND CANAL LOWER LAZER LANE Grand Canal GRAND CANAL QUAY CLANWILLIAM PL FORBES LYTHE AVENUE PARK LANE D O C K L A N D S Waterways Ireland ASGARD ROAD GRAND CANAL Boland s Mill SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY BARROW BLOOD STONEY ROAD CHURCH NEW WAPPING HORSE FAIR KILLANE RO Spencer Dock MAYOR UPPER MARIE SCHOOL WALK HANOVER QUAY GORDON HOPE BRANSON Ringsend Bus Garage SOUTH DOCK JOY CHURCH ROAD DORIS EAST ROAD SHERIFF UPPER NORTH WALL QUAY THE ANC HORAGE RINGSEND ROAD PENROSE GREEN EAST HASTINGS SOUTH LOTTS

4 DAME COURT EUSTACE BOAT MAKING What: Model Boat making with the Irish Model Boat Club, suitable for children aged 5-10 years. 5-7 year olds from 11:00, 8-10 year olds from 12:00. Places are limited so booking is advised. Children must be accompanied by an adult. When: 25 th /26 th August Cost: 3 Getting there: Luas Red Line Mayor + 12 min walk Luas Green Line St + 25 min walk Contact: WELLINGTON QUAY MARY LIFFEY LOWER EXCHEQUER DRURY GLOVERS ALLEY RCER YORK CUFFE LANE MILLENIUM WALKWAY E NORTH LOTTS COPE WILLIAM SOUT H LIFFEY BEDFORD ROW ANGLESEA Gaiety Shopping Center GPO PRINCE'S NORTH MIDDLE ABBEY TRINITY ST LITTON LA FLEET CLARENDON BALFE ST Waterways Ireland Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2 BACHELOR'S WAY BACHELORS WALK PROUD'S LANE CROW FOSTER PL ASTON PLACE O'CONNELL LOWER Bank of Ireland COLLEGE GREEN KING SOUTH CROWN ALLEY ASTON QUAY PRICE'S LANE SUFFOLK ST ANNE'S LA MARLBOROUGH SACKVILLE PLACE GRAFTON ST WESTMORELAND ST DUKE LANE UPPER EARL PLACE FLEET ABBEY LOWER Irish Life Custom House Trinity College Dublin Science DUKE ST HARBOUR COURT OLD ABBEY DAWSON Shelbourne Hotel College Park Stephen's OpenStreetMap Green contributors, CC-BY-SA HAWKINS STRE ET EDEN QUAY Abbey Street D'OLIER COLLEGE ST WICKLOW ST BURGH QUAY GRAFTON POOLBEG Arts Block NASSAU SOUTH FREDERICK SETANTA PLACE MOLESWORTH ST SCHOOL HOUSE LA EAST St. KILDARE SAINT STEPHEN'S GREEN EAST TARA NEW SQUARE LUKE Dental Library Leinster House Houses of the Oireachtas MERRION ROW HUME ST BERESFORD PLACE GEORGE'S QUAY SPRING GARDEN LA Natural History MOSS GLOUCESTER ST SOUTH TOWNSEND SHAW ST MARK PEARSE ELY PL MERRION ST UPPER LINCOLN PLACE PRINCE'S SOUTH MARK'S LANE GEORGE'S DOCK SOUTH CUMBERLAND Merrion BOYNE CLARE MERRION SQUARE NORTH MERRION SQ W EST BAGGOTRATH PL WESTLAND ROW MERRION SQUARE SOUTH BASS PLACE EXCHANGE PLACE SANDWITH LOWER LOMBARD EAST FENIAN DENZILLE LANE CREIGHTON SANDWITH UPPER MERRION SQ EAST COMMONS IFSC MERRION CLOSE FITZWILLIAM LANE MAGENNIS PLACE SIR JOHN ROGERSON S QUAY WINDMILL LANE ERNE TER (FRONT) ERNE TER (REAR) HOLLES EET EASTSTEPHEN'S PLACE HANOVER EAST ERNE UPPER HOLLES ROW ERNE PL HARMONY ROW GRANT'S ROW ERNE ST LOWER VERSCHOYLE COU RT STEPHEN'S LANE MOUNT UPPER MAYOR LOWER LIME BRUNSWICK PL HOGAN PLACE GRATTAN ST REET BYRNE'S LANE An Post Convention Centre Dublin MISERY HILL LAZER LANE Grand Canal Pearse PEARSE HOGA N AVE NUE EBLANA VILLAS MOUNT LOWER GREENORE COURT WARRINGTON L POWERSCO EXCISE WALK MACKEN GUILD Mayor - NCI CARDIFF LANE LOVE LANE LACE CHIMNEY VIEW GRAND CANAL LOWER CLANWILLIAM PL GRAND CANAL QUAY FORBES PARK LANE D O C K L A N D S ASGARD ROAD BLOOD STONEY ROAD Boland s Mill Waterways Ireland NEW WAPPING Spencer Dock SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY BARROW GRAND CANAL UPPER IFF UPPER HORSE FAIR GREEN EAST HANOVER QUAY GORDON HOPE BRANSON Ringsend Bus Garage CASTLEFORBES ROAD MAYOR UPPER MAYOR UPPER NORTH WALL QUAY THE ANC HORAGE MARIE SCHOOL WALK RINGSEND ROAD SOUTH DOCK PENROSE JOY DORIS HASTINGS BATH AVE PL SOUTH LOTTS ROAD MARGARET PLACE MALONE GARDENS STH DOCK RD Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium

5 ECHLIN ASGARD EXHIBITION What: The yacht Asgard is one of the most iconic items of recent Irish history. From her building in 1905 to her pivotal role in the 1914 Howth gun-running and her later use as a sail-training vessel by the Irish navy, the yacht has had many incarnations. From 2007 to 2012, a major programme of conservation of Asgard was undertaken at Collins Barracks. When: Tues Sat: 10:00 17:00, Sun 14:00 17:00, Closed Mon Cost: Free Getting there: Luas Red Line Luas Green Line St min walk to Luas Red Line Jervis Contact: Royal Kilmainham SULLIVAN ST BLACK ABERDEEN INFIRMARY ROAD MILITARY ROAD KINAHAN O'DEVANEY GARDENS O'DEVANEY GARDENS MONTPELIER GARDENS Collins Barracks Benburb Street, Dublin 7 RPA THOR PLACE MONTPELIER HILL PARKGATE Heuston COWP SWORDS SAINT BRICIN'S PARK PARKGAT E STR EET STEEVEN'S LANE FINN MOIRA ROAD TEMPLE WEST BEN EDAIR ROAD NIALL CAVALRY ROW PROVOST ROW SLADE ROW ARBOUR HILL AUGHRIM LANE HALLIDAY ROAD HAROLD ROAD MURTAGH ROAD Guiness Brewery MALACHI ROAD SIGURD ROAD OSTAN PLACE IVAR Croppy Acre MANOR PLACE ARD RIGH ROAD WOLFE TONE QUAY VICTORIA QUAY MOUNT TEMPLE ROAD BENBURB JAMES VIKING ROAD OLAF ROAD SITRIC ROAD VIKING PL SHEA'S LA WATLING MANOR S T O N E Y B A T T E R SITRIC PL BENBURB ELLIS ST BONHAM CRANE KIRWAN STONEYBATTER BLACKHALL PLACE ELLIS QUAY USHER'S ISLAND ISLAND THOMAS BLACKHALL OXMANTOWN LA HENDRICK ST BRIDGEFOOT QUEEN GRANGEGORMAN LO BRUNSWICK STRE ET NORTH S M I T H F I E LD HAYMARKET COKE LA RED COW LA STABLE LANE ARRAN QUAY USHER'S QUAY OLIVER BOND FRIARY AVENUE JOHN WEST MORNING THUNDERC UT AL LEY LINCOLN LANE SAINT AUGUST ARCADE INE STR EET STAR AVENUE NORTH KING ST REET BOW MAY LANE MARY'S LANE HAMMOND LANE Smithfield PREBEND STIRRUP LA NEW ST STH CHURCH TER INNS QUAY BERESFORD COLERAINE CHURCH ST UPPE R GREEK MERCHANT'S QUAY COOK HIGH King's Inns LINENHALL TER LISBURN ST NORTH KING ANNE NORT H CHANCERY PLACE BORRIS COURT GEORGE'S HILL DOMINICK UPPER BALL'S LANE SAINT MICHAN'S ST HALSTON CHANCERY CHARLES ST WEST Four Courts HENRIETTA HENRIETTA PLACE GREEN CUCKOO LA LITTL E BRITAIN LITTLE GREEN ST ARRAN EAST ORMOND SQUARE WOOD QUAY MARY ST LITTLE MARY'S ABBEY FISHAMBLE CAPEL S T ANGLESEA ROW BOLTON RYDER CAPEL ST LITTLES T R AND ST KING'S INN'S CAPEL LOF ORMOND QUAY UPPER EET EXCHANGE TUS LANE 'S ROW ESSEX QUAY COPPER ALLEY JERVIS LANE UPPER LORD EDWARD S CASTLE DOMINICK LOWER GREAT STRAND Dublin Castle

6 EUSTACE JEANIE JOHNSTON What: Jeanie Johnston is docked at Custom House Quay in Dublin s city centre and is an accurate replica of the original ship which sailed between Tralee and North America between 1847 and Guided tours are conducted daily. The tour enables visitors to see what it was like on board a wooden tall ship during the Famine era. When: All year. Tours at: 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00 Cost: 20 Family Ticket (2 Adults + 2 Kids) Getting there: Luas Red Line Georges Dock + 5 min walk Luas Green Line St min walk Contact: MARY LIFFEY LOWER EXCHEQUER DRURY GLOVERS ALLEY YORK CUFFE LANE MILLENIUM WALKWAY MOORE LANE NORTH LOTTS COPE WILLIAM SOUT H LIFFEY Gaiety Shopping Center GPO PRINCE'S NORTH MIDDLE ABBEY TRINITY ST BEDFORD ROW ANGLESEA CLARENDON BALFE ST LITTON LA BACHELOR'S WAY BACHELORS WALK FLEET Bank of Ireland MARLBOROUGH FLEET Irish Life Trinity College Dublin Shelbourne Hotel TALBOT ABBEY LOWER Custom House College Park Library Leinster House Houses of the Oireachtas PROUD'S LANE CROW NNELL UPPER FOSTER PL ASTON PLACE O'CONNELL LOWER COLLEGE GREEN KING SOUTH MOORE PRICE'S LANE THOMAS LANE HENRY CROWN ALLEY ASTON QUAY SUFFOLK ST Custom House Quay Dublin 1 ANNE'S LA SACKVILLE PLACE GRAFTON ST WESTMORELAND ST DUKE LANE UPPER EARL PLACE DUKE ST DAWSON HAWKINS STRE ET EDEN QUAY BURGH QUAY POOLBEG Arts Block NASSAU SOUTH FREDERICK SETANTA PLACE MOLESWORTH ST KILDARE SAINT STEPHEN'S GREEN EAST R LOWER HARBOUR COURT OLD ABBEY D'OLIER COLLEGE ST WICKLOW ST NORTH EARL Abbey Street GRAFTON SCHOOL HOUSE LA EAST St. TARA NEW SQUARE MERRIO MABBOT LANE LUKE JAMES JOYCE STORE ST Busáras MOLAND PLACE BERESFORD PLACE GEORGE'S QUAY SPRING GARDEN LA TALBOT Dental Natural History MOSS TALBOT PLACE GLOUCESTER ST SOUTH TOWNSEND SHAW ST MARK PEARSE PRINCE'S SOUTH MARK'S LANE Science GEORGE'S DOCK SOUTH CUMBERLAND Merrion CUSTOM HOUSE HARBOUR BOYNE CLARE MERRION SQUARE NORTH MERRION ST UPPER LINCOLN PLACE MERRION SQ W EST BAGGOTRATH PL WESTLAND ROW MERRION SQUARE SOUTH BASS PLACE EXCHANGE PLACE SANDWITH LOWER LOMBARD EAST SHERIFF LR FENIAN DENZILLE LANE CREIGHTON SANDWITH UPPER MERRION SQ EAST COMMONS IFSC MERRION CLOSE Connolly MAGENNIS PLACE WINDMILL LANE ERNE TER (FRONT) ERNE TER (REAR) HOLLES STEPHEN'S PLACE HOLLES ROW ORIEL UPPER VERSCHOYLE SHERIFF LOWER CRINAN STRAND ERNE PL HARMONY ROW GRANT'S ROW BRUNSWICK PL GRATTAN ST REET EMERALD SIR JOHN ROGERSON S QUAY HANOVER EAST ERNE UPPER ERNE ST LOWER EMERALD PLACE MAYOR LOWER LIME HOGAN PLACE BYRNE'S LANE Pearse HOGA N AVE NUE EBLANA VILLAS MOUNT LOWER FIRST AVE PEARSE GREENORE COURT EXCISE WALK An Post MACKEN LK BELLMAN'S WA GUILD Mayor - NCI CARDIFF LANE LOVE LANE Convention Centre Dublin MISERY HILL CHIMNEY VIEW GRAND CANAL LOWER LAZER LANE Grand Canal GRAND CANAL QUAY CLANWILLIAM PL FORBES PARK LANE D O C K L A N D S Waterways Ireland ASGARD ROAD GRAND CANA Boland s Mill SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY BARROW BLOOD STONEY ROAD CHURCH SHERIFF UPPER NEW WAPPING Spencer Dock HORSE FAIR MAYOR UPPER NORTH WALL QUAY MARIE SCHOOL WALK HANOVER QUAY THE ANC HORAGE GORDON HOPE BRANSON Ringsend Bus Garage RINGSEND ROAD SOUTH DOCK JOY PENROSE DORIS CASTLEFORBES ROAD GREEN EAST HASTINGS SOUTH LOTTS ROAD MAYOR UPPER STH DOCK RD Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium