But the big attraction is the much-hyped Forbidden Journey ride inside Hogwarts Castle.

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Inside the castle, Manrico and Leonora are planning to get married.

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Friday morning's proceedings inside Dublin Castle were intensely detailed and dry in tone, but there was enough interest from the public for a queue to form for seats in the small gallery.

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The climb to the top rewards with magnificent vistas and a peek inside the old castle.

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And anyway, I really wanted to see the inside of that castle.

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Tucked inside the warren of rooms in the old castle keep, for instance, is a lively bustle of industry: women working bobbins, hand-sewing, laundering.

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