[Leica] IMG: Dublin

[Douglas Barry]

Slow in catching up here, Nathan.
Always nice to see a foreign eye view of Dublin, and I had to laugh at 
"Conflicting Sentiments" which is typical of a certain Dublin 
irreverence. It's a great collection, and is encouraging me to get out 
more. BTW I'm up to No. 3 in Ireland on the  Fuji waiting list. 
Incidentally, the bridge is the Sean Heuston Bridge and not the 
O'Connell one and was renamed after the man whose statue you 
photographed in the Phoenix Park. It was originally called King's Bridge 
but obviously the taste for things named after British kings ebbed 
rather rapidly after the Irish War of Independence. It was renamed 
Sarsfield Bridge after what some people call a patriot of convenience - 
Patrick Sarsfield (1655-1693) - on the foundation of the Irish state, 
and then, in a rethink, renamed after Heuston who had actually managed 
to die for Ireland. Life and legacy are all about the fickleness of timing.
Douglas


On 28/05/2024 02:53, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I spent most of last week in Ireland, first a couple of days in Dublin and then 2 1/2 day in Kilkea Castle and Kilkenny. This was my first to Ireland since 2019, and my first visit ever outside Dublin.
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> The first batch of photos, from Dublin, is now ready for your viewing pleasure. I met up with fellow LUGger Douglas, and we walked around a bit, had a pint or two, and visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where I had never been. I also spent a morning walking around Phoenix Park, the largest enclosed green space in Europe, really beautiful. Otherwise, as is my habit, I prowled the streets, enjoying the nice weather and looking for interesting scenes. It is all here:
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> https://www.greatpix.eu/Travel/Dublin-May-2024 <https://www.greatpix.eu/Travel/Dublin-May-2024>
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> As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.
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