One of those magic evenings. after a warm sunny day, where even after dark, the heat from the vanished sunstill radiates out of the granite blocks of Dun Laoghaire’s East pier. In fact ‘feeling so light-headed, that in an all time first for this blog, I’ve inserted some music. Ralph Vaughan Williams, beautiful music but… Read More Rock stars.
Great Victorians, our new Dublin Decoded walking tour, is now open for bookings via email. (see blow) Our theme is Great Victorians. On this tour we explore the rich legacy of beautiful, often spectacular buildings, with their applied arts, architectural detail and decor, all from the second half of the 19th century, the Victorian era.… Read More Great Victorians, Dublin walking tour.
Did you know the relics and bones of old St Valentine are right here in Dublin? Did you know they reside in an old Friary that was closed in the Reformation, later torn down, but later returned: the only religious house in fact to return to its original home? How did that happen? But hang on,… Read More Valentine in Dublin…
Look at this… if you want to find more on this image, and small snippets on Dublin, from Bligh’s great sea wall, to medieval west of Dublin city walls, please follow this link over to Dublin Decoded. Look forward to seeing you there. Captain Bligh.
Early History continued: The Origins and foundation of Dublin City. Dublin only became a city long after Saint Patrick. It was foreigners rather than the Gaelic Irish who founded Dublin as a city. From around 781, or some three hundred years after Patrick’s progress, the Vikings or Norse started to appear around the coasts and… Read More The Origins and Story of St Patricks Cathedral. Part two- Vikings!
Some pictures from the famous Forty Foot swim, from the recent Christmas Day swim. Oh, if you’re reading this on a desktop or laptop, don’t forget to hit the Title line above, to expand text and pictures! This is a real tradition around where i grew up in Dun Laoghaire and the whole surrounding area,… Read More Pictures from the Forty Foot swim, Christmas Day in Sandycove.
To mark the passing of Peter O’Toole at the weekend, here’s a wonderful recording from the BBC, way back in 1963, when O’Toole was playing Hamlet at the national Theater in London, under the direction of Lawrence Olivier. Under discussion among other topics, are interpretations of Shakespeare tragedy, especially the ghost of his dead father;… Read More Peter O’Toole and Orson Wells on BBC 1963. (Press this title to expand column & post)
Last afternoon in Munich, No comment… (cannot trust myself) Leaving Munich, last night, still no comment… Goodbye Munich. I shall miss you. Excuse the student-style photo blur above. It just felt right. Next post, a wonder-painting, a masterpiece of Flemish Baroque. With a few… Read More Leaving Munich… with no comments.
yet another stunning set, of magical photographs, this time of icebergs, found and presented as always by one of my favourite bloggers, the great Morphes. Drink in deeply, inhale and enjoy…
These are the answers and results of the September/October 2013 Dublin Picture Quiz Competition… The answers are just below, underneath each picture. Obviously the competition was over and the winners were announced a long time ago. So don’t send in your answers. But we have left the quiz up online, in case people find it… Read More The Dublin Picture Quiz- the answers page !
Arran Q Henderson 