Colors by jukkalauronen on Flickr.ok, last one. but seriously. i...
Angry Pac-man eating a large ROBOT tag. This wall is in the graffiti covered alleyway across from the side entrance of EASONs on O’Connell St. Crappy ROBOT can be found all over Dublin.
ross mcdonnell. joyrider: youth in front of bonfire. ca.2006-08.
Hugh Cooney. What the jaysus is he all about? We’re really not sure but his videos are hilarious & creepy & clever as f*ck. In one of his most recent videos, which he screened at his live show on Wednesday night, one of them fairy fellas from the hills above Ballymore Eustace finds him and tries to lure him out for a drink.
Also please check this out because it’s ACE
“Everyone’s Irish on March 17th.”
U2 in Dublin,Ireland-1st September, 2001 at Slane Castle
I took this last week at the Dun Laoghaire Movies in the Park. It would be nicer if it didn’t say “poo” on the end wall.
WOUNDS//PYRAMIDS
gravediggers in dublin, by evelyn hofer.
The Blessing of the Boats (by Salmon Leap)
An annual ceremony held at Bulloch Harbour, Dalkey Co Dublin.
40° 5’ 6” North 083° 7’ 24” West
While out of town last week for corporate training, MY HUSBAND GOT TO SEE THE DUBLIN (Ohio) CORN FIELD. I am *so* envious!
No, really!
I just love random, little known installations. I had known about the cornfield for a while, but Husband didn’t. Imagine his surprise and bewilderment to drive around a corner and discover over 100 giant concrete ears of corn. I wish I had been there to see his reaction. He wasn’t aware that I knew about this installation, but he knows me well enough to realize this is something I’d adore. He took these pictures for me.
The Center for Land Use Interpretation (one of my very favorite websites) has this to say about it:
The 109 giant ears of corn on a lawn in an office park near the town of Dublin is a project conceived by the artist Malcolm Cochran, in 1994, for the Dublin Arts Council. It makes a statement about the transition of much of Ohio’s landscape from farms to suburbs. The site, once owned by an agricultural researcher who hybridized corn, is now across the street from a new Nationwide Insurance company office, where 1,500 employees were recently relocated from downtown Columbus, a city that has one of the highest downtown vacancy rates in the nation.
The CLUI also provides a link to Roadside America’s page about the corn. I believe I could lose hours on both of those websites. I’m going to try to resist, but I take no responsibility for any lost time on your part ;)
This is fascinating! Dublin: Then and Now (1961 and 2011)
La Sposa: Dublin
This is one of my favourite photos taken on my iphone, the day after the wedding. I wanted to wear it again… even if it was just in our hotel room. If i could, i’d wear it everyday.
Dublin, capital of Ireland, was founded by Viking pirates over a thousand years ago. The lovely city stands at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains, facing Dublin bay and is famous for its magnificent Georgian architecture and spacious streets. Through it flows the swathe of the river Liffey, which rises in the heart of the Wicklow hills. O’Connell Street, the main thoroughfare, crosses the river by O’Connell Bridge.
““I fear those big words, Stephen said, which make us so unhappy”” - James...
So I’m chilling in the Dublin airport, which is a very nice airport btw, and I’m kinda crabby. One hour into my flight here and my knee and hip joints felt like someone had tightened them with a wrench. Wtf. That was even with my Advil PM. I need to find the remedy ASAP for that misery. I barely slept for two hours.
On a happier note, I’m actually feeling decently adjusted to the fact that it should be about 3 am at home and it’s about 9 am here. Sunlight helps. That may change once I hit Paris and have my very own bed calling my name.
For anyone who was worried, I did make the weight limit for my luggage. Winning!
Well, ta ta for now cuz this girl is going to try and learn some French phrases in the next few hours.
Dublin’s Temple bar - my last night there a year and a half ago.
D8
At the guinness factory in dublin. Probably already shwasty.
BTW—this is my radical cheer name.
RORH: Roar of raw heat.
Guinness in a Row
I’ll cap off my photos from the Guinness Storehouse the same way we did when we visited. With a pint of the black stuff (it’s really dark ruby red).
Music Note by Zupao on Flickr.
Hey guys. Right a thought occurred today. Since people love Ireland so much and without bias I think my village, Dún Laoghaire, is actually one of the most beautiful parts of Ireland. So I was thinking I might do a wee Tumblr project. Videos and photos. Would you be interested? Do you have any suggestions?
