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Tour through Liberties to Dean Swift’s historic St Patricks Mental Hospital | April/May date tba.

Saturday 22nd November, early afternoon, (meeting 12.30pm) a unique history and architecture walk, starting City Hall   (former Royal Exchange) going westward along the areas of Lord Edward Street; Corn-market, Christ Church Place and High Street; Thomas Street; James Street, with occasional diversions into adjoining historic areas in the Liberties, including the sites of St Catherine’s… Read More Tour through Liberties to Dean Swift’s historic St Patricks Mental Hospital | April/May date tba.

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Postcards from Kilkenny, a medieval wonderland.

I’d long wanted to explore the famous historic heritage here and was thrilled to explore and finally learn a bit more about Ireland’s best preserved medieval city.   Here are some pictures. Top, above:  the front exterior of the glorious Rothe House, a perfect and rare example of an early 17th Century merchants House (built 1594-1610)… Read More Postcards from Kilkenny, a medieval wonderland.

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new Dun Laoghaire library (DRL Lexicon) @ OHD.

The weekend of 17th-19th Oct saw the 2014 installment of Open House Dublin (OHD), a glorious, weekend-long annual celebration of architecture in the capital, and across the wider Dublin area, now in its 9th year. It’s always a privilege to visit great architecture and great buildings, particularly those not usually open to the public. But even… Read More new Dun Laoghaire library (DRL Lexicon) @ OHD.

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Dublin historic Maps (2), medieval survivors | city movers | explosive history.

Recently we looked at John Speed’s 1610 map of Dublin, a crucial source for historians. This week we look at a map by a historian. It’s Leonard Strangeway’s 1904 The Walls of Dublin. In other words, depicting the medieval city and walls, but made much later.    Here it is.  It’s worth pointing out that unlike… Read More Dublin historic Maps (2), medieval survivors | city movers | explosive history.

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On the sea

Originally posted on ILEANA PARTENIE:
The Astronomical Observatory/ building details It was built to look like a ship anchored right in the Centre of Bucharest. “I built the house in the form of a yacht, with a dome observatory, while I make telescope observations to have the feeling that I float on the sea” used…

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Our Dublin Tour. Summer days, summer daze, How to read a city, a painting, a building & a street.

Looking back over this summer, since we got our mix of unique art, history and architecture city walking tours going in May, it’s been a hectic yet amazing ride, and often a privilege too.  We did 2 North-by North-West tours; 3 medieval walled city tour/treasure-map hunts; a Victorian walk; 5 more of our long-established “How to… Read More Our Dublin Tour. Summer days, summer daze, How to read a city, a painting, a building & a street.

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New self-guided tour, walking route, Scallops and Vikings.

As regular readers know I’ve starting offering occasional walking tours of Dublin’s art, architecture and history the last few months.  Details and a menu of tours can be found on the home page of Dublin Decoded,    That will bring you to home page, but just press on any Tour title there to read the individual… Read More New self-guided tour, walking route, Scallops and Vikings.

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