| Ideas for a romantic weekend in Dublin: Saint | | | | Why not follow this up with a gentle stroll round |
| Valentines final resting place | | | | the charming streets of Dublin, and see if you can |
| Dublin has a long association with the trappings of | | | | pick up a gift or two for your beloved in Grafton |
| love, from the romantic hue that takes the | | | | Street or Henry Street. As night falls head for |
| streets in the hours of twilight to the literary | | | | one of the city's many romantic restaurants, get |
| connections of evocative Irish writers such as | | | | a table for two, light some candles and watch the |
| Yeats and Shaw, who've drawn upon the poignant | | | | sparks fly! |
| streets of the Fair City many a time for their | | | | You can then head for a pub and soak up the |
| odes to love and life. | | | | heartrending melodies of Irish song in one of the |
| It's also the final resting place of Saint Valentine | | | | many bars in the area, or hit a club for a night of |
| himself, the patron saint of love and the original | | | | dancing and then spend an intimate evening |
| cupid, so if you want to show your feelings to a | | | | together back at your Dublin hotel. |
| loved one then whisk them off to Carmelite | | | | There's no better place than the Fair City to ignite |
| Church on Whitefriar Street. Here you'll find a | | | | that spark of passion you've been looking for, and |
| touching shrine to Saint Valentine, with an altar | | | | once you've paid homage to the patron saint of |
| comprising a life size statue and wooden casket | | | | love you'll have set your destiny together as |
| containing his ashes. | | | | loved ones in stone! |