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Trinity alumni; Samuel Beckett
For My Good Self any discussion of the illustrious past pupils of Trinity College, Dublin, must begin with one person and one person only. Samuel Beckett. Indeed a portrait of the great man hangs above my couch and he oversees virtually all of my scribblings. I pray he approves. Born in April 1906, Beckett grew…
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Trinity College
For many who left school in the northside Dublin of the early 1980’s third level education was not that fashionable. It was an option however the trend was more to just get a job and start earning a crust. As My Good Self duly did. As such it was many years before I came to…
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Pearse Street
Time to return to the southside. Strolling past the very impressive Bord Gais Energy Theatre and along through the Grand Canal Docklands development, I swing right and find myself on Pearse Street. As Dorset Street is the gateway to the north city centre so too is Pearse Street the gateway to the south centre. Named…
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Dorset Street
Ambling along Capel Street and swinging right onto Bolton Street, I soon find myself crossing over Granby Row, where I am reminded of the old Plaza cinema, now a Maldron Hotel, before arriving onto Upper Dorset Street. So many of the old city cinemas are gone, never to return. Moving on up to the junction…
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The IFSC
Walking north on the eastern side of Amiens Street I swing right into the new world that is the International Financial Services Centre, more commonly known as the IFSC. First building of note is the Harbour Master Bar & Restaurant, a most acceptable spot for some liquid refreshment and a bit of nosh. Moving on…
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Amiens Street
Heading east down the quays and passing Liberty Hall and the Custom House as I go, I swing a gentle left onto Amiens Street, which runs all the way down to Portland Row, at the bottom of the North Circular Road. Named after John Stratford, the first Earl of Aldborough, who was also known as…
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Sackville Place, Cathedral Street, Cathal Brugha Street
Walking in a northerly direction on the eastern side of O’ Connell Street and crossing over Lower Abbey Street, I hang a gentle right onto Sackville Place and am greeted by a line of taxis. Always good to know where the taxi ranks of a city are. At present a good portion of the north…
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Gardiner Street
Quite a long thoroughfare stretching from the Custom House at its southern end to Dorset Street at the north, Gardiner Street is divided into three sections; Lower, Middle and Upper. Kicking off at the Lower, southern end and wandering up the western side of the street, the first thing I notice is that the old…
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Upper Liffey Street
Crossing over Abbey Street I arrive at the southern end of Upper Liffey Street which runs a short distance to the junction of Henry Street and Mary Street at its northern end. Starting off at the western side the first shop of note that I come across is the Outdoor Adventure Store, a good spot…
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Lower Liffey Street
Running from the Ha’penny Bridge on the quays at its southern end to Abbey Street on the north, Lower Liffey Street is, without question, the most important street in all of Dublin and arguably of the whole wide world. I make this bold statement for one reason and one reason only. My Local Spar. Run…
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