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Stationary Grandeur
Standing resplendent, beside Dublin’s river Liffey, at a point where St.John’s Road West meets Victoria Quay, is the magnificent Heuston Station Building. Formerly known as Kingsbridge Station, the front of this impressive structure was designed in 1846 by English Architect … Continue reading
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A Towering Place
Folly, Clock Tower or Bell Tower are all terms I have so often heard used to describe the impressive sky line candy which suddenly looms into one’s field of vision at a strategic point along Tower Road in Dublin 15. … Continue reading
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Observing Nature
This morning, for the first time in my observation since we moved here over thirty one years ago, a particular drama of nature was played out in our back garden, I was lucky enough to have a ring side seat … Continue reading
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Time Capsule – Absent Without Leave
This verbatim transcribed treasure, from the family archive, was written by my great-uncle Michael to his sister Annie (my paternal grandmother) who in 1909 lived in Arbour Place, Stoney Batter; an Urban Village on Dublin’s North Side in close proximity … Continue reading
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More than a Flickr of talent
Have you got a photographic memory? I have, and it has become so large in terms of prints and digital files over the years that I would now need a curator, to more effectively manage it. So, where did the … Continue reading
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Dublin’s Phoenix Park – A National Treasure
This year – 2012, is the 350th anniversary of the opening of the Phoenix Park to the general public. The park was opened, for the first time in 1747 by the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope. According to … Continue reading
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Disparate Ireland 