It seems like the only real way to see the Milltown transformer station is from above. Unless you’re with the...
Drumcondra Library, Millmount Avenue, Dublin 9+
The public library in Drumcondra is a freestanding building, surrounded by a lawn and facing onto the southern end of...
The Freemasons’ Hall, 17 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2+
Though the Grand Lodge of Ireland dates from 1725 or earlier, work on their present building in Dublin began in 1866....
Model, Thomas Read, 4 Parliament Street+
One of the nicest things about running a blog is that, sometimes, people get in touch about interesting things you wouldn’t...
Shopfront, 91 Monkstown Road, Monkstown, Co. Dublin+
Just a short distance from Knox Memorial Hall, the shopfront at number 91 is smart and symmetrical. Two panes to either...
Corner, 45a Home Farm Road, Dublin 9+
It’s not that you’d want every corner to stand out, but in the context of Home Farm Road and the...
Butcher’s shop, 105 Patrick Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin+
It’s always a tiny bit worrying to see a butcher’s with a designed shopfront. The butcher’s window is usually a...
British and Irish Steam Packet Company, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2+
The quay-facing part of the British and Irish Steam Packet Company Building presents the building as one that’s quite tall...
House, Bessborough Parade, Dublin 6+
Bessborough Parade is a quiet residential street leading to a cul-de-sac with an entrance to Rathmines Church. The big copper...
Shopfront, 390 South Circular Road, Dolphin’s Barn, Dublin 8+
A.C. Boles Chemist occupies the northern corner of the junction between South Circular Road and Dolphin’s Barn. On the upper...
Ivy, 41-43 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2+
The northeastern corner of St Stephen’s Green might be the best one. It’s got a steady flow of pedestrians, but...
Blackrock Baths, Blackrock, Co. Dublin+
Blackrock Baths have been out of use since the late 1980s. It appears that the 1986 summer season was their...
Former Rialto cinema, South Circular Road, Dublin 8+
The 1600-seat cinema at Rialto opened in November 1936, with the Irish premiere of Everything is Rhythm as its first feature....
Grotto, Timberyard, Cork Street, Dublin 8+
On the St. Patrick’s side of the Timberyard, the building faces onto Brabazon Street. It’s residential, accessed from the Coombe...
Shopfront, 23 Harcourt Road, Dublin 2+
The Manhattan was a Dublin institution: open only at night, serving fried breakfasts and chips, similar to the nearby Gigs...
Timberyard social housing, Cork Street, Dublin 8+
Named for the site’s previous use, O’Donnell + Tuomey’s Timberyard provides 47 social housing units and a community room. The...