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I saw it in Dublin. No special tickets or long waits, IIRC. It's totally worth it, as is Trinity College.

I've also been to Iona! There was a bus trip through Mull (not that exciting) and then a ferry to Iona. There was some cattle land, but otherwise pretty undeveloped.

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Iona is pretty much Scotland's open-air equivalent of Westminster Abbey - there are supposed to be 48 Dalriadan/Scottish kings buried there, as well as eight Norwegian and four Irish kings.

It also has some of the nicest beaches I have seen anywhere - although relatively few people ever go to them as they are mostly on the far side of the island from the pier and the abbey.

You're right, I didn't go. I bet it's windy, though?

It’s a great island.

We were just there in October. There is a ticketing system now with timed entry, so get your tickets in advance. It’s reasonable. Like 10 Euro or something. We got there later in the day and it was sold out, but my fiancé was able negotiate her way in :) She loved it! The rest of the library looked really cool too.

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