Folksy Travel by Bill Smale

Landing in Dublin

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this was only the second time I was in Dublin, the first time being 1985. Things have changed quite a bit but a lot of things have remained the same. I noticed quite an increase in tourist traffic.

I visited the custom house and also the immigration museum which gave me some very good information.

The custom house, because it was controlled by the British government, became a target in the rebellion against British oppression.

As you visit these buildings you will see the perspective of why there was so much pent up discussed for the rule of the country by England.

The Irish were not a priority for the England government.

This was an interesting display

Irish immigration Museum

This food was not bad. Instead of green peas they kindly replaced it with coleslaw

Of course I have to stop for coffee. Every place I’ve been in Ireland seems to have pretty good coffee. It’s not strong so you may want to request a double or triple shot to increase the flavor.

Here you have three flags. On the left is the Dublin flag, in the middle is the Irish republic and on the right is the EU flag.

This is a very interesting bookstore

Saint Patrick’s Park

Look at the name of the building. It’s kind of a play on words.

I wonder if an American Laundrette is any different than an Irish Launderette.

Kelly’s Hotel

I thought this was an interesting display

I didn’t know singer made a bicycle.

You must visit the GPO

I tried this and it was OK but I prefer Guinness

The act of union might’ve been a response to a attempted overthrow of British rule in the late 1700s

Love you from the bridge

The custom house from the bridge

Just an interesting building

Another interesting building

This is an old company

Interesting name for a pub

Casinos and betting offices are everywhere

Another view from the bridge

The O’Connell statue.

Daniel O’Connell

This is the GPO with a symbol in front

A piper is playing for handouts

This is a full Irish breakfast. I always bring my own spices so it is filling

Peter, a friend and myself at one of the very old pubs in Dublin. We drank a lot of course.

There is this drinking game type thing called “splitting the G“. When you receive your Guinness you take the first big drink and try to leave the remainder below the halfway mark in the G of Guinness. I wasn’t trying to do this because I don’t think it’s the way to drink but it seems to be popular with some people.

There are not that many people attending Catholic services anymore especially after the scandals following the 1970s.

I just found these flowers to be beautiful

christ Church Cathedral

There is a Magna Carta in this exhibit area, one of the original copies.

These two were trapped inside an organ

Part of the old church dating back 700 years

This is the crest of the England monarchs. The words below translate “God and my Liege” . It’s in French because the Norman Viking descendants took the throne in 1066 as the Plantagenets, William the conqueror

I don’t know what the significance of this image is

Saint Patrick’s stained glass

This is an original flooring

The foggy dew is also a very famous song in Ireland about the rebellion

Interesting architecture

I decided to have something light at the pub where I stayed on the second floor

99.9% of the time the bartenders pour Guinness perfectly

The music schedule at my pub which was Kennedy‘s in drumcondra

I just decided to have some Indian food which was very delicious

Of course a day would not be complete without gelato

I went to see several comedy shows. Craic his Irish for a very difficult word to translate but it encompasses enjoyment, entertainment, fun etc.

Of course I had to visit Guinness. I didn’t find the brewery visit all that different from any other brewery visit though it had a lot of visuals and things for families to enjoy. The open gate pub is much more interesting and it’s on Saint James Street.

These are experimental beers made by Guinness and they were all extremely delicious. They will not be produced unless the results of marketing surveys indicate they should. But I was impressed with the flavors and the quality.

This is one of the beers available in Jamaica. It’s a different flavor than the one brewed in Ireland. Porter is a very different type of beer

Of course I had to go see a music show with the guy down below as the main singer

This was GaryOg who kind of specializes in rebel songs of the 18 and 1900s. He’s very famous in Ireland and I’m glad I went to see him

I saw this play and it was a lot of fun but the week after that I saw “the plow and the stars“ which was here at the Abbey Theatre which is the national Theatre of Ireland and that play was on its Centennial production. It appeared first in 1926 and was about the people during the Easter rising in 1916.

This is the theater before the

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