At the western edge of Collins Barracks (now the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History), a stepped red-brick...
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Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
Roof form, Nicholas Avenue, Dublin 7+
Father Mathew Hall has a strong presence on the corner of Church Street and Nicholas Avenue. The original section of...
Phibsboro Shopping Centre, Phibsboro, Dublin 7+
Reading coverage of the objections to Phibsboro Shopping Centre, the reasons seem surprising from now: local traders objected because they...
Shopfronts, 5 and 6 Rosemount Terrace, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7+
Two of Dublin 7’s most vital businesses are based in adjacent shopfronts on Rosemount Terrace, Arbour Hill: Lilliput Stores, a...
Blessington Street Basin, Dublin 7+
There’s nowhere better for eavesdropping in Dublin than Blessington Street Basin. It’s not a complicated little park, but the varied...
The Lilliput Press, 62-3 Sitric Road, Dublin 7+
The Lilliput Press occupies a particularly nice site on Sitric Road: an end-of-terrace house that’s amplified by the step in...
Cross, Manor Street, Dublin 7+
At the Manor Street end of the Stanhope Street complex (that’s convoluted!), there’s an entrance arch and the gable end...
Ghost signs, Arbour Place, Dublin 7+
There’s a nice element of the unknown about laneways in the city centre, whether you’re exploring them on foot or...
Corner tower, Arbour Hill Prison, Dublin 7+
Behind Arbour Hill Prison and the Church of the Sacred Heart, there’s a quiet military cemetery and a monument marking...
Bench, Viking Place, Dublin 7+
Diagonally across from the Sitric Community Garden in Stoneybatter, there’s a condition that can be seen all over the city:...