Well, Dalkey is not exactly renowned for street art. However, I saw the image below in an alley just off the main street in Dalkey. I thought it was interesting, and took a quick shot using my cameraphone. I afterwards discovered that the artist – Solus – is quite well known and has a facebook page here
This is just a few fun photos I took a while ago in Dublin. There was an exhibition of Barry Flanagan’s hares from O’Connell Bridge to Parnell Square. The first two show Liberty Hall in the background. The hares are now gone – and Liberty Hall won’t be around for much longer (in its present shape anyway).
And, just for comparison, this one is at IMMA in Kilmainham
One of my favourite pubs in Dublin.
One of the last old shopfronts around the centre of Dublin. Set up in the 1890s and still going.
Apart from selling yeast (surprise), it’s main business is selling wedding cake and icing equipment (as you can see from the window).
Some more recent photos – after the shop closed permanently
I was surprised to see this sign still here – albeit, a little faded. The sign is on Nassau Street, at the end of the block containing the Dental Hospital. It overlooks the railings and playing fields of Trinity College.
Of course the hotel itself no longer functions. Finn’s hotel is where Nora Barnacle worked, and James Joyce first met her near here in 1904. Their first date was on June 16th that year. Joyce based the character of Molly Bloom in Ulysses on her, and June 16th is now celebrated every year as ‘Bloomsday’.
Not too far away either is Sweny’s Chemists – where Leopold Bloom bought some lemon-scented soap for Molly – fact and fiction continue to intermingle.
These days Sweny’s is maintained by volunteers, dedicated to preserving the shop – find out more : Sweny’s Pharmacy
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