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Stayed at the Four Courts Hotel.
We were shewn through St Patrick's Cathedral, Trinity College (where we saw the famous Book of Kells – one of the oldest books in existence and which was written by the monks) the crypt of St Michan's church &c.
Spent one whole day at Guinness's brewery, being the guests of the management for lunch, and saw the famous stout being made and bottled and casked. We were given booklets as souvenirs, as well as samples of the stout.
We returned to Kingstown and then took steamer across to London by the same route and after another two days sight seeing in London (visiting Madame Tussauds famous waxworks, Whitehall, St James' Palace, &c &c) my leave was finished.
I was lucky to have had my leave because the day it terminated all leave from England France was cancelled, on account of the German break through.
I reported at Headquarters and left Victoria Station London next morning for Dover.