St. Patricks Cathedral It's super-unique that this city has two Cathedrals.
Window Detail, St. Patricks Cathedral Note the decorative heads on each side.
Medallion on Gate, St. Patricks Cathedral
St. Patricks Cathedral The Cathedral and the adjacent park. My hotel is on the other side of the Cathedral.
Bull Alley street The side of a building at a random street corner.
Building Detail, Dublin Street signs are in Irish and English.
The Hairy Lemon Pub Pub on a street corner in Dublin. I walked by this daily, learning later it's a notable pub.
Office Entrance Company signs in front of Synergy Street offices on S. William Street.
Lord Powerscourt's Townhouse Once Lord Powerscourt’s townhouse, this 18th Century Georgian Style building is now a shopping centre wilth one of a kind boutiques and restaurants.
Dublin Street
Molly Malone Statue The song of Molly Malone is the unoffical anthem of Dublin.
Trinity College Entrance The Book of Kells is located here.
The Parliament House Built in the 1700's and originally home to the Parilament of Ireland, later the Bank of Ireland.
Doughnuts Elaborate doughnuts are currently very popular in Dublin.
Dublin Street Scene Bulding across from River Liffey, downtown Dublin
Ha'Penny Bridge This bridge over the River Liffey replaced ferries and is named for the original charge to cross the bridge.
Merchant's Arch The arched opening on the right side of the Merchant's Guild hall is the passageway that leads to Temple Bar district.
Ha'Penny Bridge Made of cast iron, the bridge was cast in Shropshire, England
McDonalds in Dublin Located in a historic building in Dublin's Temple Bar district.
The Temple Bar This pub is popular with tourists and is the anchor of the Temple Bar district.
Wet Cobbles, Dublin
Selfies at Temple Bar
Evening in Dublin
Dinner at Nando's South African-Style Piri Piri Chicken.
St. Patricks Cathedral This was my view every night on the way back to the hotel after a day at work.
Morning in Dublin Waiting for a morning meeting at Balfes Restaurant in Dublin.
Fish and Chips Dinner for one at the Hotel.
Potato News Article Article using the word "Spuds" explains that potatoes are smaller this year. The taste should be "ideal for mashing or baking."
Scrap Metal Statue Article about an unusual statue honoring WWI soldiers.
Tonkatusu Ramen Pork Cutlet Sushi. Note the hard-boiled egg.
Restaurants in Dublin Near the office, I visited both of these restaurants during my stay in Dublin.
Barrel Table These branded barrels are outside nearly every pub in Dublin.
Mexican Restaurant Mexican food is hugely popular in Dublin. The Irish have an unusual connection to Mexico, having fought with Mexico in the Mexican-American war.
Street Corner Typical View during my nighttime walk back to my hotel.
Menu Items at The Hairy Lemon Some of the things you can eat at the pub.
Glass Block Street Skylight
Gelato Shop
Night View, St. Patricks Cathedral
St. Patrick's Well Saint Patrick came to Ireland to convert the people to Christianity in the 400's.
St. Patrick's Well
Morning Delivery Seen in front of SynergySuite office, this Guinness Truck is delivering kegs to the area restaurants.
Facebook Pop-Up Shop This building across the street from the office became a Facebook showroom for a few days.
Ramen Restaurant
Mosaic Sign
St. Patricks Cathedral This is the tallest church in Ireland.
St. Patricks Cathedral The main entrance at the front is unused and even fenced off. Unusual.
Five Guys Burger & Fries
Painted Transformer Box
Wall at Mexican Restaurant
Cyclist Thinks It's Summer
Friday Night Dinner
Fancy Bottle for Sparkling Water
Yorkshire pudding
So Many Utensil Choices!
Pork Chop Pork atop mashed potatoes and black pudding.
Crème Brulé
Street Art
I'm curious about the meaning of this brass embedded in the street.
Uber Eats Delivery Seen at McDonalds, the demand food delivery cyclists carry these insulated backpacks.
Gelato Shop Chairs Clever chairs look like Italian Mopeds.
Christmas Lights
Bike Rentals
Tagged Trash Bagged garbage needs a tag for pickup.
Fancy Nightclub and Tattoo Parlor
Dublin Building at Night
Five Guys Burger & Fries Five Guys gets their potatoes from Miles-Park global, a UK company.
Iveach Play-Centre 1913 Across the street from St. Patricks Cathedral
Dublin Pub
O'Neill's is Closed
O'Neill's Our CEO recommended I go here on Saturday morning for an Irish Breakfast but it was closed.
A Chocolate Café
$1.9M for a house.
$945K for a house.
$1.07M for a house.
$2.6M for a house.
Church Lane St. Andrew's Church and O'Neil's Pub.
Inside Trinity College
Photographer, Trinity College
New Graduate, Trinity College She got her and her parents into the book of kells bypassing the line. Must be a student benefit.
Sample of Book of Kells
Medieval Books In the age of hand-written books, these were a treasure.
Book Alcove, The Long Library
Sprial Staircase, the Long Library
Proclamation of the Irish Republic, 1916 The Irish's declaration of independence. Everyone who signed at the bottom was captured and executed.
The Long Library A legal deposit or "copyright library", publishers in Ireland must deposit a copy of all their publications in the library.
Books and Busts in the Long Library
Bookshelves, The Long Library
Isaac Newton He was a fellow at Trinity College
Robert Boyle Irish-born founder of modern chemistry. Best known for Boyle's Law.
Brian Ború Harp This 14th century Celtic harp is the symbol of Ireland. This harp was the model for the Irish coat of arms.
Women's Petition This is a petition for women to be admitted to Trinity College in 1892.
Trinity College Entrance Headed to see the Book of Kells
Irish Map A map of Ireland made of Rocks from Ireland.
Irish Breakfast Toast, Jam and Butter
Irish Breakfast Rashers (Bacon), potatoes, sauteed mushrooms, two kinds of sausage, hard boiled egg, black pudding, grilled tomato and beans.
Interor, O'Neills Pub
O'Neill's Pub I returned after visiting the Book of Kells for an Irish Breakfast
Rowers on the River Liffey
Irish Penney's Not the same as J.C. Penny's, in other countries this is called Primark - amazing clothing, amazing prices.
Mailboxes
Wool Hats Hats in Giftshop at Dublin's Post Office
General Post Office The location of the Irish Uprising in 1916.
The Spire of Dublin Built for the Millenium, it is 390 feet tall.
Colored Doors Doors on Georgian townhomes are painted many different colors.
Red Doors Festive Flags A small side street beneath the passenger train tracks.
Customs House
Monument to the Irish Famine
Monument to the Irish Famine The monument was a gift from Canada.
Irish Emigration Museum
Irish Emigration Museum As you pass through the museum you stamp your passport. Fun for kids!
Irish Emigration Museum Women were recruited to settle Australia.
Jeanie Johnston Tall Ship Replica of the ships Emigrants used to leave Ireland during the famine.
Pearse Train Station Headed to Howth Harbor.
Howth Station
Pressed Peat Traditionally burned in the winter, I'm told peat has a very nice earthy smell. when burned.
Howth Wall Detail
Fishing Boat at Sunset
Fish Nets
My Destination I came out to Howth for an early dinner here, but they were closed. Rather than wait around 90 minutes I ate a crepe and took a train back to Dublin.
Huge Seagulls
Howth Harbor
Ireland's Eye
Crepe for Dinner Sugar and lemon.
Irish Sign At the Howth Train Station
Irish Love Donuts
Headed Home
U2 on Ha'Penny Bridge - 1979
U2 at Merchants Arch - 1979 This is the opposite side of the arch seen in the previous photo. The band is waiting for a record shop to open, which incidentally is still in operation.
