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Sep 1, 20222 min read
The Railway Line Beside the Sea
Ireland’s first Railway (Dublin to Kingstown) was completed by the end of 1834 and on December 13 of that same year the first train...
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Mar 30, 20222 min read
Dublin's special little park
Just across the road from Christchurch and we find the Peace Park. This tiny park was dedicated in 1988 to the universal aspiration for...
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Mar 22, 20223 min read
The day Bang Bang shot me, by Pól Ó Tiréil
Dublin had many eccentric “characters”, through the years. The names of Zozimus and Johnny Fortycoats people the streets and entertained...
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Mar 16, 20223 min read
The Panther of Meath Street, by Pól Ó Tiréil
My Mam, Breda, was a respectable, Liberties-raised lady. At this stage of her life, following a career in Polyakov’s Garment Factory as a...
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Mar 13, 20221 min read
Who robbed my Dukedom
The Royal Hospital was built by the Duke or Ormond, a fact testified in stone and plaster by his coat of arms found above its north Door....
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Mar 13, 20222 min read
Who Moved My Tower?
If you stand in front of Kilmainham Courthouse and look east you will see an impressive mock-Tudor gatehouse guarding the western...
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