again in Dublin

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Dublin is a exciting city but it is definitely filled with tourist and a lot of focus on the temple bar area for drinking and music and other entertainment. So if you’re going to be again in Dublin see if you can find some comedy shows, theater maybe at the Abbey Theatre and some other varied kinds of entertainment.

of course you need to visit the temple bar area

Irish people like to just have fun and joke around so make sure to bring your sense of humor and leave your serious self behind

Of course you will find formal and informal places in pubs where music is being played. This is a very important part of Irish culture, not just for the tourist

I’d come from a different culture so I don’t really understand why people are spitting their gum down on the pavement especially since there are so many garbage cans around asking people to make a contribution

And Irish stew was about the tastiest Irish food I had

Gelato is a daily requirement. On the bottom is chocolate and on the top is, if I remember correctly, a nut flavored vanilla

I bought some piece of clothing. Please tell me where it is made. It says Thai but it also says a popular name in Vietnam

Guinness has quite a few gates on St. James Street

Pearse House And education center

i’m sure you know by now that Patrick Pearse was one of the insiders and major leaders of the Easter rising and writers of the declaration of the founding of the Irish state in 1916. He was a very educated fellow who taught literature and the Irish language in trying to reestablish the Irish identity as opposed to the identity forced on the Irish people by England. This house is not only where he lived in Dublin but also his educational center.

I didn’t check to see if this was a real antique but I suspect it’s something they put in the garden to represent the Neolithic history of the islands.

He was not only a very intelligent fellow but he was also extremely brave, putting his life on the line for his people

Patrick had a small bungalow in that area which is also a museum now

Ireland forever. Erin means “the land” and is the name of these islands. The English of course could not speak the language so they called it Ireland. The motto is Ireland forever

Of course you have to display an ancient harp since it is the symbol of the country

I saw this place where I could taste whiskey’s and stopped in

I bought a glycine in 2014 and still have it. It was not a major brand but it was popular among pilots so I suspect that this jeweler was selling a popular watch among the crowd of pilots and military people during World War I and World War II

Is this where the mothers go to get tanked?

Gary Og is a very famous singer of rebel songs. He told a story that back in the 70s when he sang in Armagh, in the north, of course she was singing rebel songs popular especially in IRA in influenced areas. After he finished his gig he was outside the pub and asked to get paid and the owner said “you’ll not be paid since you’re not IRA“. But the fellow who arranged the gig for Gary no the top IRA members in the area and he told the owner of the pub that he really needs to pay Gary. The owner paid him. It was a tough time.

Howth

this is a small port area near Dublin, a very short ride on the bus. There is a Lookout point on a hill and I was not particularly impressed. But the port seems to have some good places for fish and nice fish smelling restaurants which should please people who especially like fried food. It’s a shame the concept of fish cooking is mostly fried.

back to Dublin

I came to see a play at the theater adjacent to the Abbey Theatre. Of course it was full of Irish humor which was very satisfying

Of course this is something necessary to have before or after a play

Many places you go in Ireland you will see the declaration of the Irish state which was passed around in 1916 during the Easter rising and after.

The Hawaiians are taking over the world with poke

The L on the car is required for learners. The N is required for new drivers. So I can imagine there are two kids in the family who are about one year apart in age.

Collins barracks

this was British barracks but of course was taken over by the state of Ireland in 1921. It was named after Michael Collins who led the country after the signing of the treaty with England in 1921.

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