Getting to Dublin - Hotels.

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Packets to Dublin.**

STEAM-PACKETS from LIVERPOOL, viz. The city of Dublin Steam-Packet Company Office, No. 18 Water-street; the St. George Company’s Office, 19 Water-street; and the Dublin and Liverpool Steam Navigation Company’s Office, No. 10 Water-street. The vessels connected with the first mentioned office, are:

The *Hibernia, *of upwards of 300 tons, with two engines of 70 horse power each, launched in 1825. This vessel carries passengers only.

The *City of Dublin, *300 tons, with two engines of 65 horse power each, carrying passengers and merchandise.

The *Town of Liverpool, *of the same tonnage and power as the City of Dublin, also carrying passengers and merchandize.

A new vessel of the same tonnage and power as the Hibernia, called the *Britannia, *will shortly commence sailing between Liverpool and Dublin; and it is intended that one or other of these two should sail from Liverpool every evening (Sundays excepted) at 8 o’clock.

The City of Dublin and Town of Liverpool, sail alternately every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 8 o’clock in the evening. The cabin fares in all these vessels, are one guinea each person, and 2s. 6d. for the steward. The fare in the steerage is half a guinea each, and on the deck 5 shillings. Children under 10 years of age, half-price. A four-wheeled carriage is charged 3 guineas, a two-wheeled carriage 2 guineas, horses 2 guineas each. (No charge for shipping or landing the above.) Passengers are landed at the Custom House Quay, Dublin; from whence, hackney-coaches or jaunting cars may be had to any part of Dublin. The office in Dublin for these packets, is at No. 17, Eden Quay.

The vessels connected with the office of St. George’s Company, are, the St. *George *of 300 tons, with two engines of 60 horse power each. This sails for Dublin every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, two hours before high-water, and lands her passengers at Kingstoun Harbour, from whence they are conveyed to Dublin, free of expense; or, should the tide and weather permit, they are landed at the Custom House Quay in Dublin.

The Emerald Isle, of 400 tons, with **two engines of 75 horse power each, sails for Dublin every Saturday, landing her passengers at Kingstoun [This is the spelling used. I’ve never come across it before. KF] harbour, from whence, to Dublin, they are conveyed free of expense.

Two fine new steam packets, called the *Lord Blaney *and the St. *Patrick, *will shortly be started by the St. George Company, between Liverpool and Dublin. Office in Dublin, No. 2, -Lower Abbey-street.

The fares in the above vessels are exactly the same as those of the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company, and therefore need not be repeated here.

The third office, that of the *Dublin and Liverpool Steam Navigation Company, *has three vessels, the Liffey, the *Mersey, *and the *Mona; *one of these sails every day for Dublin, except Sundays; carrying passengers and merchandize, and landing at the Custom house Quay, Dublin: the fares are the same as those of the two former-mentioned companies. Office in Dublin, No. 12, Eden Quay.

PACKETS from HOLYHEAD. - The present Post-office packets are, the *Harlequin, *the *Cinderella, *and the *Aladdin. *One of these sails every morning at half past six, or thereabouts, having sometimes to wait a short time for the Chester mail. The vessels come close up to the quay, allowing passengers to go on board without having need of small boats; and the cabin fares are one guinea, with 2s. *6d. *to the first steward, and one shilling to the second. The steerage fare is five shillings each. Servants half price.

The Post-office packets land the mail and passengers at Howth harbour, situated seven miles from Dublin, where a stage coach is always waiting their arrival to convey passengers to Dublin, and a mail coach, for the mails, and those passengers who are quick enough to avail themselves of it. The charges by these coaches are 3s. 6d. each person.

Besides these there are commonly a number of jaunting cars in waiting, the drivers of which will undertake to carry from four to six persons, with their luggage, if not bulky: with these it will be necessary for the traveller to make a bargain for the cost of the journey to Dublin, and he must not be surprised at being asked considerably more than will ultimately be taken. Strange as these vehicles appear to the eye of the traveller, he will find them, in good weather, a very pleasant conveyance to the city.

Travellers wishing to stay at Howth to rest after the fatigue of the voyage, will find* *an excellent hotel there, kept by Mr M’Dowell; who can supply them with capital post chaises to Dublin.

PACKETS from BRISTOL. - Since the establishment of steam-packets, numbers of travellers have annually visited Dublin by way of Bristol. There are at present, two vessels on this* *station, the Emerald Isle, and the Palmerston.

The Emerald Isle, of 400 tons and two engines of 75 horse power each, sails for Dublin every Wednesday, two hours before high water, carrying passengers only. The fares are in the cabin 21 guineas, steerage it 1l. 11d., and deck 15s.; a four-wheeled carriage 6 guineas, two-wheeled do. 4 guineas, horses 4 guineas each, and dogs 7s. 6d.

The *Palmerston of 180 tons, with two engines of 45 horse power each, leaves Bristol every Tuesday, carrying passengers only, and landing at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin. The fares for passengers, carriages, &c. are exactly the same as those of the Emerald Isle. The agent for both these vessels in Bristol is Mr. R. *Smart, No. I, Quay Head; and in Dublin, for the Emerald Isle, H. Hayes, No. 2, Lower Abbey-street; and for the Palmerston, C. and R. Elliott, Sackville-street. **

General Observations**

Supposing the traveller to have arrived at any of the ports mentioned above, on his way to Dublin, his first care should be to secure his birth [stet. KF], as, from the great number of passengers constantly going and returning, he may otherwise have to take up his quarters on the cabin-floor. At the respective offices, he will always find a plan of the vessels, with the births numbered, and on making his selection and paying his fare, he will receive a ticket, which he should be careful in preserving, as it will be asked for again before he leaves the vessel.

Some years ago, when only sailing packets were on these stations, the cares of the tourist were further increased by his having to supply himself with provisions for the voyage, which it was always difficult for him to do properly, as he could not calculate the probable length of its duration; but the great certainty with which steam-packets now make their voyages*, *and the excellent accommodations, both as to provisions, and wines, spirits, &c. have now rendered this unnecessary, and he will find every thing he can want on board, supplied at moderate charges. Ladies are now, for the most part, waited upon by female stewards, who have become as inured to the sea as the sailors themselves.

The changing of money, whilst only paper was in circulation, was another great inconvenience which is now also very nearly done away with. The notes of the Bank of England were current in Dublin, but their precise value was not fixed, as it varied sometimes above, sometimes below, and at other times was exactly at par, which was 81 per cent, or 21s. 8d. for the English pound. Sovereigns having now taken the place of paper; and English coinage having been ordered by government to be received always at par in Ireland, the only thing the traveller now has to care for is, that he should receive 21s. 8d. Irish money for his Sovereign, 5s. 5d. for his crown piece, 2s. 81 d. for his half crown, and 1s. 1d. for his shilling, and that he should bear this in mind in making his payments in Ireland. Even this will shortly be done away* *with, as the currency of England and Ireland is ordered by government to be assimilated early in the ensuing year, and the coinage will then be the same.

The detention at Custom-houses, and the searching of the luggage of passengers was another grievance, peculiarly disagreeable after the fatigues of a sea voyage: this is now quite removed, since the taking off of the cross-channel duties, and. the passenger may land at once without delay. Officers have still the power, however, to inspect the luggage, if they suspect any thing contraband to be concealed in it. To the experienced traveller, it is not necessary to recommend to keep an account of; and a good look-out after his packages, &c.

It would be an ungracious office, where there are so many good hotels as in Dublin, to select any for recommendation before others ; a list of the principal of them is here given, leaving the traveller to make his own choice. He will find civility and moderate charges in all of them. **

Hotels In Dublin**

Arthur Morrison Dawson-street.

• Thomas Gresham 2, Upper Sackville-street.

William Tuthill 51, Dawson-street.

Christopher Bilton 51, Sackville-street.

Peter Dunne 19, Do.

William Ryland 45, Do.

Martin Ryan 154, G. Britain-street.

Michael Hynes 46, Capel-street.

Garret Cavanagh 24, Stephen’s green.

Joseph Dollard 2, Bolton-street.

Patrick Dwyer 51, Exchequer-street.

HenryMacArdell 41, Do.

Alexander Dempster 25, Bride-street.

Patrick Coyle Essex-street.

Matthew Crosbie** **14, Sackville-street.

Thomas Macken 12, Dawson-street.

William Heron Portobello.

Joseph Abbot 57, Dawson-street.

Ann Mitchell Bridge-street.

John Corbally 15, Boot-lane.

Edward Oxford 38, Kildare-street.

George Elvidge 28, Frederick-street.

Andrew Farrell 1, Dorset-street.

George Jones 17, Sackville-street.

Sarah Wilson 97, Capel-street.

Francis Jones 47, Dawson-street.

James Meade 6, Bolton-street.

*[The Gresham Hotel, O’Connell Street, is the sole remaining hotel from this list. KF]

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