It seems like the only real way to see the Milltown transformer station is from above. Unless you’re with the...
dublin 6
Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
Church Gardens/Castlewood Place, Rathmines, Dublin 6+
Opposite the Swan Centre entrance on Castlewood Avenue, there’s a laneway opening, giving a view up Castlewood Place. It’s a...
Sign box, Mander’s Terrace/Ranelagh Road, Dublin 6+
The path leading from Ranelagh Road to Mander’s Terrace looks a bit like an entrance in need of a destination....
Ad Jesum per Mariam, Church of Mary Immaculate, Rathmines, Dublin 6+
Along the side of the Church of Mary Immaculate in Rathmines, there’s a shortcut through the block between Mountpleasant Avenue...
Timber extension, 80 Ranelagh Road, Dublin 6+
Long before any grown-up sense of aesthetics, architectural significance, or cultural context, there’s the dreamhouse. It’s possibly not something all...
Sign, former Falks Lighting shop, Terenure Road East, Dublin 6+
Falks’ first premises in Dublin was on Exchequer Street, opening in 1947, though the company was established in London in...
Luas bridge (Charlemont station), Grand Canal, Dublin 2+
Crossing the Grand Canal between Charlemont Place and Grand Parade, the Luas bridge at Charlemont station is one of the...
Slates, 1 Mount Pleasant Square, Dublin 6+
In more cynical moments, one might start to notice how often the blank gable end crops up in our built...
Number one, 1 Ontario Terrace, Dublin 6+
Ontario Terrace is slightly idyllic, with a view over the canal and a wide strip of grass and trees buffering...
Dome, Church of Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners, Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6+
On the stretch of Lower Rathmines Road that contains most of the urban village, there are two tall landmarks: the...