Sunset on Anglesey, near Holyhead the night before departing on the fast ferry to Dublin.
As nearly everybody on the planet probably knows...the capital of Southern Ireland. The first of a series of photographs taken on a Motorhome trip around Southern Ireland.
Sunset on Anglesey, near Holyhead the night before departing on the fast ferry to Dublin.
Holyhead Ferry Terminal....transport, bed and kitchen on the right.
Leaving Holyhead behind on the Irish Ferries fast ferry, Jonathan Swift, for the 2 hour journey to Dublin. The ferry was named after the author of Gulliver's Travels who was born in Dublin.
An image from the past sailing across Dublin Bay.....
......and a regatta.
The entrance to the Outer Habour.
The famous O'Connell Bridge across the River Liffey....said to be the only bridge in the world that is wider than it's length.....and does it need to be.
...and on the bridge....what you don't see in the brochures.
The Spire, O'Connell Street. Suposedly the world's tallest sculpture at 120m....known by the locals as the "biggest needle around" referring to the drug problem north of the bridge. It was built on the site of the Admiral Nelson statue....which was blown up in the troubles.
Next to the O'Connell Bridge, the recently built Sean O'Casey pedestrian bridge.
Leinster House, now the seat of both houses of the Irish Parliament.
Trinity College....the University of Ireland.
Inside the courtyards......
....it turned out to be Freshers week, the arrival of the new 1st year students. All the stalls are different groups competing for new members.
Trinity College is also the home of the book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript dating from around AD800 and one of the oldest books in the world. It contains the four Gospels of the New Testament written in Latin.
The Dublin light rail tram system, the Luas. Translated into English it means speed.
The main shopping area...Grafton Street.
Not a bronze statue........
......but a street artist.
And a sad sight on far too many streets.
The words on the telephone box should shame our ruling classes.
On a lighter note......The home of Guinness, now the Guinness Storehouse and Experience, situated in the heart of the original St James Gate Brewery and one of the top visitor attractions.....I think a free pint helps. It's a multimedia tour of the brewing process, and the origins of the Guinness dynasty, taking place on seven floors of a simulated pint glass, ending at the Gravity Bar at the top with a free pint of the black stuff and a panoramic view of Dublin.
Examples of Cooperage...barrel making, with videos on the TV screens in the barrels.
It's possible that I've had a Guinness from all of these bottles.
Supposedly, a sample of the original strain of yeast is kept in a safe.
Water is sourced from the Wicklow Mountains.
The original Harp, from which the famous logo came.
The Gravity Bar...and a view of the Dublin skyline.
The Church of Augustine and John.
The Spire and Liberty Hall.
St Patrick's Tower...an old windmill that has lost it's sails.
Have you noticed that there is always a pub near a church......but this confirms Guinness as a religion.