There’s occasionally a little bit of missing the forest for the trees when noticing things in passing. I often walk...
dublin 6
Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
Former Stella cinema, Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6+
For the past few years, the sign for Rathmines’ Stella Cinema was covered by a big advertising banner, covering the...
Shortcut, Mountpleasant Square, Dublin 6+
There’s a gap between houses accommodating a lane at the southwest corner of Mountpleasant Square, but it doesn’t quite line...
Tiles, St. Joseph’s Church, Terenure Road East, Dublin 6+
Terenure’s most distinctive religious building might be its beautiful modern synagogue on Bushy Park Road, designed in 1954 by Wilfrid...
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...
House, Richmond Place, Rathmines, Dublin 6+
Boyd Cody Architects’ corner house on Richmond Place was built on the site of a cottage, at the end of...
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...
Dormer windows, Wynnefield Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6+
Wynnefield Road is kind of a surprise. It’s just off the junction between Rathmines Road and Castlewood Avenue, near the...
Signage, 1 Old Mountpleasant, Dublin 6+
Like a precursor to WordArt, the sign on the gable of The Hill pub in Ranelagh mimics the pitch of...
Door, 9 Ranelagh Village, Dublin 6+
It’s a busy part of Ranelagh’s pavement, just beside the Luas station, and it’s pinched further with the Ranelagh Cycles’...