It is said that countless country folk have used it as a rendevous point, and that thousands of relationships, amorous and otherwise have been formed under it. Phillip Chevron of The Radiators even wrote a song about it. As landmarks go, it’s pretty, though rather unimpressive, but the saying “I’ll meet you under Clery’s Clock ” has been coined for generations.
The spot of many a life changing moment; Clery's Clock
Clery’s is an integral part of the social history of Dublin, as much as it is the actual history. It’s ties with the Imperial Hotel and the Martin Murphy empire, the lockout of 1913 and Jim Larkin, and the events of Easter week in 1916 are irrefutable. It was the scene, as has been mentioned here before, of Jim Larkin’s arrest for addressing the crowd at a rally from the upper balcony of the building while dressed in a priests robes and a fake beard.
But as I said, there is an important social history to be told about the building, and Media Arts Student Sinead Vaughan is looking for people to tell it. I came across this plea for help this morning while browsing the Dublin City section of boards.ie and thought it an excellent idea. So anyone with a story about meeting there, or especially anyone who was at the unveiling of the new clock in 1990, contact sineady_vaughan@hotmail.com
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Donal
Ciarán
Sam
Come Here To Me! 
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I uploaded that onto youtube. 🙂
One of my favourite songs of all time.
And one of mine. Always makes me fill up.
Tony Feloni used to scam peoople waiting under Clearys clock
when he was a young lad, before he built his herion empire as far as I remember reading in King Scum
Hi Ninjabill Do you remember Tony Felori doing this? Or have any other interesting memories to share about Clery’s Clock? We (Snackbox Films) are making a documentary about people who used the clock as a meeting point and we would love to interview you if you have stories to share? Please contact Colm@snackboxfilms.com. Best Eilish
I wrote this piece at lunchtime in work and wanted to embed the video but youtube is webmarshalled on our PC’s so intended to do it when I got home- cheers for doing the job for me Alan!
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