The Liberties, just west of the medieval core, takes its name from the manorial liberties that once lay outside the city's jurisdiction. It has long been a proud, tight-knit working-class quarter, and its skyline is dominated by the brewery that made it famous.
The Guinness Storehouse, on the site of the St James's Gate brewery founded in 1759, is Ireland's most visited attraction, ending with a pint in the panoramic Gravity Bar. The district has reinvented itself in recent years as the heart of a whiskey revival, with new and restored distilleries such as Teeling and Roe & Co offering tours and tastings.
Beyond the drink, the Liberties keeps a gritty, authentic character, with street markets, antique shops along Francis Street, and the green oasis of the Iveagh Gardens not far away.