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...
Sign, Liffey Street Upper, Dublin 1+
This is another ghost sign, on the gable end of a terrace on Liffey Street Upper. It’s a nostalgic favourite...
Tiles, Essex Street West, Dublin 8+
Smock Alley Court is tucked down at Temple Bar’s western edge, between Cow’s Lane and Fishamble Street. It was designed...
Molyneux House, 67-69 Bride Street, Dublin 8+
Dublin has a weekly bird market, dating back over 460 or perhaps 900 years, depending on the source. We stumbled...
Bridge, St. Enda’s Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14+
St. Enda’s Park in Rathfarnham is best known as the pastoral setting for St. Enda’s School, which was run by Padraig...
Sign, Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin 2+
Here’s one more detail from the Samuel Beckett Theatre in Trinity. At the peak of the tower’s roof, there’s a...
Ghost sign, 10-12 Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4+
Though it’s been five years since Aon MacDonagh Boland moved out of Lansdowne Road (relocating to James Joyce Street) and...
Koningsveld & Zoon, 12 Lower Liffey Street, Dublin 1+
It’s not in good condition, but the facade of the former Koningsveld & Zoon building is still striking above ground...
Ardiff Mahon Printers, Yarnhall Street, Dublin 1+
Yarnhall Street is mostly notable now as one of Dublin’s places named after long-gone industry, though it’s also a shortcut...
Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin 2+
Fully visible only from the playing field, the Samuel Beckett Theatre is tucked in the corner of the New Square...
Coal hole covers, Ely Place, Dublin 2+
It’s hard to stop noticing coal hole covers once you see them. Made of cast iron, they cover the opening...