Posted in Miscellaneous on May 6, 2012| 1 Comment »
I love these match posters from Sligo Rovers, advertising their clashes with two Dublin sides. The first poster is for an upcoming clash with Shamrock Rovers, and the one below it last weeks clash with ourselves. I’d love to see match posters like this in Dublin, a fantastic effort worthy of praise.
If only they’d drop a few points somewhere along the way……
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 4, 2012| 2 Comments »
The Paris Bakery, Moore Street.
We dropped into The Paris Bakery on Moore Street today, and it is worth the rave reviews. The food is delicious, the desserts look pretty tempting too.
Glancing over the menu, quick as a flash jaycarax noticed that they’ve paid tribute to the socialist James Connolly! Right next door to 16 Moore Street, this packed little cafe shows that businesses can prosper on this street. Well worth popping into if you haven’t yet.
‘The James Connolly’
Posted in Dublin History, Social History on May 4, 2012| 2 Comments »
The Dublin Dockworkers Preservation Society exhibition will be in Liberty Hall later in the month for anyone who hasn’t had a chance to see the collection yet. It is always worth taking the time to see these photos where they belong, hung up and on display.
You can explore the fantastic archive online here, and they’re a fantastic insight into an important aspect of Dublin’s working class history.
From Dublin Dockworkers Preservation Society online collection.
From Dublin Dockworkers Preservation Society online collection.
Posted in Photography, Social History, Uncategorized on May 4, 2012| 14 Comments »
Walking down Hawkin’s Street today taking pictures for another project and had to double take when I got to the Junction with Burgh Quay- The Sheehan monument has vanished! No doubt removed to make way for what seems to be Dublin’s least required bridge connecting Marlborough Street and Hawkin’s Street, does anyone have any idea where they’re putting it?!
Above is the memorial as it was. It’s going to be redundant anywhere else, given that it is a memorial to Patrick Sheehan, a member of the DMP who entered an open sewer in 1905 to rescue a workman named John Flemming who was overcome by fumes. He succumbed himself and both men died. Listed as helping are Tom Rochford, Clerk Of Works and Kevin Fitzpatrick, a Hackney driver. Below is the scene today:
So… Does anyone know the memorial’s fate?
Posted in Dublin History, Social History on May 4, 2012| 2 Comments »
I collect old postcards of Dublin, in particular postcards of the monuments and statues of the city. It’s a cheap and cheerful hobby really, and I’ve accumulated a nice enough collection more for the love of it than anything. They go well with some posts on here, such as the ‘Statues of Dublin’ series, and they’re generally nice to look at. The city has changed in many ways of course and that is always evident. In some cases, they come with scrawled writing on the back and an indication of a former romance or the like.
Below are a few favourites from my own collection.
The O’Connell Statue.
The O’Connell Statue is surely one of the most iconic Dublin images. We featured it rather unusually on the site, by looking at the time it was bombed by Northern Irish loyalists.
Nelson’s Pillar
When Nelson’s Pillar was blown up in 1966,its head was stolen from storage by a group of students from the NCAD. It ended up in a London antique shop, under the ownership of Mr. Benny Gray. At one stage it had appeared on stage with The Dubliners at the Gate Theatre.
In September of 1966 Gray arrived in Dublin on O’Connell Street atop a lorry, with the much sought after head alongside him. He was also joined, for the hell of it, by The Dubliners folk band. The Dubliners launched into ‘Nelsons Return’, a rewritten version of their popular smash hit ‘Nelsons Farewell’, composed at the time of the explosion. He inquired to a bemused crowd through a megaphone if anyone among them was a trustee of the pillar who could accept the head, a Corporation official came forward. Mr.Gray said it was “lots of fun” having the head in his shop, but the Corporation failed to see the funny side. A spokesperson made it clear the head was not to do anymore travelling.
I recently heard Nelson jokingly referred to as Admiral Blownapart.
Gough Monument, Phoenix Park.
The unfortunate Gough monument has featured on Come Here To Me before. It was infamously bombed in 1957, leading to the emergence of a great poem, something we talk about in the post I’ve linked to:
There are strange things done from twelve to one
In the hollow at Phaynix Park,
There’s maidens mobbed and gentlemen robbed
In the bushes after dark;
But the strangest of all within human recall
Concerns the statue of Gough,
’Twas a terrible fact, and a most wicked act,
For his bollix they tried to blow off!
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 4, 2012| 3 Comments »
Brendan Behan in Time Magazine (1959). Hulton Archive / Getty Images.
An absolutely hilarious court proceeding involving Brendan Behan that has to produced in full.
It reads like a carefully worded, polished courthouse comedy-drama.
The Irish Times, March 7 1959
Posted in Football Articles, Photography on May 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Our friend Kevin has designed some cool images in response to last week’s story about Johnny Giles and Bob Marley. A story that should be taken with a (large) pinch of salt! 🙂
Design – Kevin Squires
Design – Kevin Squires
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