Monday 26 April 2010

Ashe's Pub

What I miss about home is ... Ashe's Pub in Camp on the road out towards Dingle, deep in Co. Kerry.
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Ashe's Pub #1, Camp, Co. Kerry
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A real old world pub, not many left...
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Ashe's Pub #2, Camp, Co. Kerry

Thursday 15 April 2010

Dun Laoghaire Harbour

What I miss about home is... Dun Laoghaire Harbour. I used to go fishing there, off the Coal Quay and the West Pier.
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Dun Laoghaire Harbour #1
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Its all change now... the marina has arrived...

Dun Laoghaire Harbour #2
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and the yacht reigns supreme. I doubt there are many shoals of mackerel there now...

Sunday 11 April 2010

Ha'penny bridge, Dublin

What I miss about home is the Droichead na Leathphingine; the Ha'Penny Bridge across the Liffey in Dublin.
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Ha'Penny Bridge #1

The Ha'Penny Bridge was built in 1816; made of iron and cast in Shropshire; it originally replaced ferries that crossed the Lifey. A toll of a halfpenny was levied on those using it and there were turnstiles at both ends. The toll ended in 1919.
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   Ha'Penny Bridge #2
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Ha'Penny Bridge #3

Wednesday 7 April 2010

Dun Laoghaire Victorian Shelters

What I miss about home is... the Victorian carriage shelters along the promenade next to the East Pier. They have now been refurbished to something of their former glory, but are kept shut, locked, never to be used again. Shame.
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Victorian Shelter #1
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Victorian Shelter #2
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Victorian Shelter #3
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