Stoneybatter 1978/Stoneybatter 2010. Click to enlarge
Alan Wall (of Workhouse) sent this on to us via Twitter. You’ll need to click on the image to enlarge it and explore. A fantastic idea, the top half shows a composite of Stoneybatter as it appears in Éamonn MacThomais’ Dublin:A Personal View. Below it, Alan has placed a composite of Stoneybatter today via Google Street View. The buildings themselves are the same, of course shopfronts and businesses have changed, but look at L.Mulligan’s pub! L.Mulligan’s is a favourite haunt of mine today, loyal to the cause of the microbrewery.
MacThomais’ Dublin:A Personal View is available to view in full on YouTube today, and is a truly fantastic effort, the mans love and enthusiasm for Dublin shone through in all he did. Here is the first part to enjoy.
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Pity there’s only three shops to the right of the the Glimmer Man now, whereas in 1978 there were eight shops. Thanks for the great writeup! It took a good while to put the composite together so I hope lots of people get to see it
Thanks for this lads. I grew up here and was home recently and trying to remember all the shops and their names.