''Specialised interests''

'Fry Model Railway museum/ Malahide Castle':

Located on the grounds behind Malahide Castle, you can’t go wrong once you have found the castle. It is a novelty, I suppose, for people with specialised interests. Supposed to be one of the largest model railway museums in the world, in that the tracks are infinite like never ending corridors of pleasure. The number of model trains flying around these tracks is something to behold. It is a fun way to spend an hour but be warned, only go if you’re really into this thing and it’s one of your great hobbies, as it is expensive.

On a whimsical note, it reminds me a way a bit - albeit, on a far greater and bigger scale - of the train museum in Blennerville, outside Tralee in County Kerry! In addition, those who love real trains like the train excursions for tourists on the Isle of Man, would probably like this. All in all this place is a novelty, for those with specialised interests and the fact that it's located directly adjacent or to the rear of Malahide Castle, makes it have an interesting location.

Footnotes: Malahide Castle was the largest inhabited Castle in Ireland until 1973; occupied by the Talbot family. It's believed to be haunted by 13 ghosts of family members who fought on both sides during the Battle of the Boyne. There is a bizarre story of a painting disappearing and never been seen again! One wonders would any of those ghosts amuse themselves at night in the model railway museum! Perhaps there are even ghost model trains to be seen!