Surprising Dublin
Despite the trying economic times, Dublin's bustling streets reveal thriving artists, novelists, cooks, and assorted raconteurs.
Guinness Barge
This is the very neat and tidy "Castleknock" - a Guinness Barge - moored on the River Liffey in Dublin (53 years ago today). Niall McAuley provided a great link to the OSI Historic Maps showing this landing stage. Meanwhile guliolopez unearthed a video of the "Castleknock" in action. Have a read of this fantastic article on the Guinness Barges from the Heritage Boat Assocation website contributed by blackpoolbeach. Thanks one and all! P.S. If there's a bit of radio silence from this end, I'd…
The Ireland of yesterday
An island roughly the size of the state of Maine, Ireland and its people enjoy a hold on the imagination that far outstrips the country's physical scale.
Within these walls, the life of a family: 80 years on Gordon St., Ringsend
#69 Gordon Street, Ringsend, Dublin. 1 marriage 8 children 1 son dies 1 mother dies 1 grand-aunt moves in 2 sons go to war and return 3 sons marry 2 daughters marry 1 father dies 1 daughter marries ------------------------------- 1 bachelor son remained. This is the arithmetic of a full eighty years in the home of a family, the home of the Ball family of 69 Gordon Street, Ringsend, Dublin, Ireland. The Ball family occupied this house for the greater part of the 20th century, and on into the…
the grand canal, Dublin
Broadsheet.ie
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Dublin’s old City Basin, & 3 historic hospitals.
Here’s another detail from that extraordinary treasure trove and endless mine of information that is John Roque’s 1756 map of Dublin. This particular detail shows the location of the ol…
Panama Canal Construction - engineers stand in front of the massive gates of the canal locks, 1913 (Photo: Bettmann) [1600x1236]
High quality images of infrastructure.
Hip cafes and hot design – exploring the new Dublin
Ireland's capital is a thrilling modern city, awash with shine, design and general pizazz. Here's our guide to the best of new Dublin.
Grand Canal Dublin Ireland