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...
Statue, Ringsend Bus Garage, Dublin 4+
On the side of Ringsend bus garage, there’s a statue of the Virgin Mary in a glass case, fixed to...
Dublin Corporation Wholesale Markets, Mary’s Lane, Dublin 7+
The big brick market designed to house the Corporation Wholesale Markets opened on 6th December 1892, designed by Parke Neville...
Merrion Hall, Strand Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4+
Merrion Hall sits metres lower than the Strand Road, flanked on each side by roads leading to the rear car...
Shopfront, 103 Ranelagh, Dublin 6+
Credit unions are part of the building-block shops in towns and villages, the basic kit of parts that’s enough to...
Kodak House, 41 Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6+
The former Kodak House occupies a prominent site on Rathmines Road, marking the corner with its two-door tower. It was...
Bandstand and sunshelter, East Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin+
Recently restored, the bandstand and sun shelter on Dun Laoghaire’s East Pier capture the Victorian seaside’s reputation for health and...
Stephen Court, 18-21 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2+
Sitting in a Georgian terrace on the north side of Stephen’s Green, Stephen Court reads from the street like a...
Post Office, 5 Usher’s Quay, Dublin 8+
The post office on Usher’s Quay is still in operation, though it looks like it’s trapped in amber. Its shopfront...
Trompe l’oeil, Thomas Street, Dublin 8+
Facing the gorgeous Guinness power station, there’s this big gable end with a trompe l’oeil arch on it. The paint...
Harlech House, Harlech Downs, Goatstown, Dublin 14+
Unless you’re visiting someone, there’s rarely much reason to go down a cul de sac in a suburban housing estate....