1,200+ posts, 3,000+ comments and 360,000+ views later, Come Here To Me! has reached its second anniversary.
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Here’s a little round up of what I think were our best posts this last year; the story of Kavanagh’s two Dublin seats, Orson Welles’ Dublin Visit, Squatting, letter-bombs and hunger-strikes: The Case of Robert C. , reviews of A Visual Feast and The Winding Stair, the story of Saint Werburgh’s Church and Dublin Mean Time, hXci’s Christmas pictures, wreckage of a WW2 German bomber, the story of 160 Parnell Street and how Fade Street got its name, the history of the The Theatre Royal Hippodrome, Joe Edelstein’s Alarm and Hawkins House …
…The seven part series looking at classic Dublin music videos, a look at Liberty Hall, MC Mannix Flynn, a 1934 Anti-Fascist leaflet, hXci’s snaps 1 & 2, the Eagle Tavern plaque, images of Grangegorman Military Cemetery, the story of when Bovril lit up College Green and The Murdering Lane, the Masonic Hall Fire Insurance Policy 1924, a look at the old Cabman’s Coffee Booth on O’Connell Street, Dublin’s best pranks, the Ranelagh massacre which gave the world its first Black Monday, two Saint Patrick’s Athletic, pictorial history of The Bleeding Horse, Sean Healy’s plaque, Charlie Chaplin’s Larkin link, Dublin’s burgeoning underground dance scene, Cathal Brugha’s plaque and a seven part graffiti series…
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… Lynott’s Dublin, The Blades feature in a Nike ad, French views on the Easter Rising, adult shops of Dublin, The Blades singles, forgotten Dublin dance classic, Johnny Eagle; Dublin’s first tattooist, when loyalists bombed O’Connell Street, Dublin’s oldest graffiti, 1942 Tolka Park violence , Dublin Punk & New Wave singles timeline, ICA roll of honour, Richmond Park rock festival 1970, Bik & Damo and finally the ongoing series of Dublin’s best lanes and shortcuts.
Though we haven’t had as many pub crawls as we liked, the ones we had were memorable: (Pubs 72-78), (Pubs 79-83), (Pubs 84-89)
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There’s also been some sad stories, the deaths of Peggy Keogh, Peter Lennon, Patrick Galvin, Philip Greene, Alan Devlin and Cathal Shannon, the closing of City Discs, Comet Records, Kingsland restaurant, Sunday Tribune, Lighthouse Cinema, Borderline Records and Shebeen Chic, the demolition of Murphy’s pram shop and the last ever Dancehall Styles.
Thanks to all our readers for your comments, constructive criticism and input. Here’s to our third year!
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yis done one on priate radio that should be there.
Hey Shea,
Donal’s article on pirate radio was indeed fantastic but was published in our first year so couldn’t really include it in the list!
All the best.
Happy Birthday! You took the “terrible” out of “twos”! Well Done on your terrific work, and keep it up 🙂
Happy second Birthday.
What an impressive list, and all solid stuff.
I will carry on recommending this fantastic blog to any and everyone who will listen to me.
Looking forward to the next year of discovering more of my Dublin.
Rath ar an obair.
Congratuuuuuuulations, keep up the good work.
Happy second birthday and well done on the two years lads.
Keep up the good work.
My own favourite…..
https://comeheretome.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/introducing-charles-haughey-b-comm-b-l-a-c-a-fianna-fail-election-leaflet-1954/
Congrats and happy birthday to all the CHTM team. Keep up the great work and looking forward to more great stories in the year ahead.
Well done lads – keep it up.
Every city needs a blog like this. You guys set the standard and your love for Dublin shines through. Keep up the great work.
Happy birthday and congradulations. Usually the first site I look at when I get in.
Many more years!
Always look forward to your next post. Happy Birthday. Here’s to many more!
Happy Birthday lads. One of the only blogs I visit every day. I’ve read some really fantastic stuff here, thanks for it all and keep on keeping on.
great work you 3, I have a read every day and having lived abroad for 20 years it a great summary of past and present Dublin life and culture.