The angle of the surrounding streets marked by the entrance of the former Belfast Bank gives it such an emphasis...
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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...
Rathmines Post Office, Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6+
On the lower edge of Rathmines Road Upper, the post office maintains a neat, composed presence on the street. It...
Shamrock lamp post, Cambridge Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6+
I’ve been paying more attention to lamp posts recently, trying to be consciously aware of what’s where, and it’s revealing...
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...
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...
Archways, Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6+
There’s occasionally a little bit of missing the forest for the trees when noticing things in passing. I often walk...
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...
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...