Ireland Pictures (Dial up beware)

NothingBetterToDo · August 18th, 2006, 05:43 PM

Well, I've just come back from a couple of weeks in Ireland. I travelled around to a few places and took loads of pics, thought i'd share a few with everyone here.

First off, here are pics of Dublin city centre, famous for its bars and georgian buildings. Dublin is a beautiful, cosmopolitan city with lots of history.....

The GPO (General Post Office) on Dublin's main thoroughfare, O'Connell street, was at the heart if the 1916 Easter rising against British rule. It was captured by Irish Republicans (along with a number of other sites around the city), the Brits then responded with massive fire-power (which destroyed most of central Dublin), and the uprising was eventually stopped.

Next to the GPO is the Dublin spire built in 2003 to replace the Nelsons column which was blown up by the IRA in the 1960's. It's the highest freestanding sculpture in the world at 120m (i think), its been given a few nicknames by locals, such as "the Spire in the Mire", "the Pointless point" and "the Stiffy by the Liffey"

Cleary's department store, one of the oldest and biggest in Dublin is just opposite the GPO and Spire. Look at those crappy little trees - O'Connell Street used to be lined with mature London Plain trees but a few years ago they were chopped down because they were "too British" (Pathetic)

Looking north along O'Connell street

The O'Connell Bridge

the view from the bridge looking east, towards the docks

The Northside of the River Liffey

The Ha'penny bridge was built in 1816, and got its name because there was a toll of half a penny to cross it.

A Calatrava designed bridge a little further up the river.

Trinity College is Irelands most prestigious university

The great library is 65m long, no photography is allowed, but i managed to snap this blurry shot

Next to trinity college is the Bank of Ireland, and the statue of Molly Malone made famous by the song "in Dublin's Fair city"

Nassau street (the street Trinity is on)

To the west of town is The Phoenix park, the largest urban park in europe. 5 times the size of London's Hyde park. Within the park is the Residence of Irelands president (built 50 years before America's White house, so they copyed Ireland )

The Obelisk in Phoenix park is the second highest in the world after the one in Washington

Whenever i visit Dublin i see lots of Horse and carts.....

A shop called Knobs and Knockers......oh how we laughed

Some more random shots

Well.....lots more pics of North Dublin, The Wicklow Mountains and Waterford to come...

crossbowman · August 18th, 2006, 05:59 PM

These are seriously great photos!
Totally worth the time spent downloading them

NothingBetterToDo · November 2nd, 2006, 07:16 PM

Some more pics from my visit....

Glendalough, co, Wicklow

Marek.kvackaj · November 3rd, 2006, 05:18 AM

more.l.more..more fotos pls

TonyNZ · November 4th, 2006, 07:44 AM

What a Beautiful country, absolutely stunning photos!

mateo2k6 · November 7th, 2006, 08:16 PM

Great pics! I see you visited Howth - that's where I live!

SactoSpam · November 7th, 2006, 08:54 PM

Nice pics!

NothingBetterToDo · November 7th, 2006, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mateo2k6

Great pics! I see you visited Howth - that's where I live!

Nice, My family lives just down the road in Portmarnock

NothingBetterToDo · January 22nd, 2008, 03:28 AM

Here are some assorted pics from a visit last summer....enjoy

Some Irish themed Graffiti

Some views of the North Dublin coastline (where my nan lives...i think i'm quite lucky

)

Moi

Powerscourt Waterfall in county Wicklow

Ancient Burriel Mounds at Newgrange - rather like Stonehenge (older than the pyramids i might add)

Random Sunset shots

Mussoda · January 22nd, 2008, 06:11 AM

very beautiful land, guy!!
I feel it's hard to see the Irish pix on the web, especially Dublin's modern districts or so...
anyway, thanx for the pix..

SansFrontieres · January 22nd, 2008, 04:37 PM

Those pics are gorgeous!
Really make me miss Dublin very much...

WrathChild · January 22nd, 2008, 05:48 PM

Great, great thread.
I really want to go there someday

***Taller, Better*** · January 22nd, 2008, 06:06 PM

Great pix! Put in a request to have this thread moved to the new Urban Showcase forum
for original photography!!

Delirium · January 22nd, 2008, 08:42 PM

what the-!? must have missed this one!

some bits look as if they're from London (right down to that brick there!)
beautiful shots as ever

Audiomuse · January 22nd, 2008, 09:10 PM

Didn't get the chance to visit Dublin while I was living in the UK.
This is a great tour!

NothingBetterToDo · January 22nd, 2008, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Helium

what the-!? must have missed this one!

some bits look as if they're from London (right down to that brick there!)
beautiful shots as ever

Oh yeah, central Dublin does feel very 'British'....essentially it is a British city (historically speaking)...the Georgian Terraces are very similar to what you find in Bloomsbury.

Mr Bricks · January 25th, 2008, 08:48 PM

Irealnd looks fantastic! Certainly a must-go. Dublin does look British but seems better organised than most British cities.

Ursyn · January 25th, 2008, 10:16 PM

Stunning views. NothingBetterToDo you took great photos.

SYDNEYAHOLIC · January 25th, 2008, 10:31 PM

whistles. Excellent shots and tour of Ireland. Thanks!

NothingBetterToDo · January 26th, 2008, 06:45 PM

A few more

Thanks for looking

August 18th, 2006, 05:43 PM	#1
NothingBetterToDo Better To Do Nothing Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 10,536 Likes (Received): 1	Ireland Pictures (Dial up beware) Well, I've just come back from a couple of weeks in Ireland. I travelled around to a few places and took loads of pics, thought i'd share a few with everyone here. First off, here are pics of Dublin city centre, famous for its bars and georgian buildings. Dublin is a beautiful, cosmopolitan city with lots of history..... The GPO (General Post Office) on Dublin's main thoroughfare, O'Connell street, was at the heart if the 1916 Easter rising against British rule. It was captured by Irish Republicans (along with a number of other sites around the city), the Brits then responded with massive fire-power (which destroyed most of central Dublin), and the uprising was eventually stopped. Next to the GPO is the Dublin spire built in 2003 to replace the Nelsons column which was blown up by the IRA in the 1960's. It's the highest freestanding sculpture in the world at 120m (i think), its been given a few nicknames by locals, such as "the Spire in the Mire", "the Pointless point" and "the Stiffy by the Liffey" Cleary's department store, one of the oldest and biggest in Dublin is just opposite the GPO and Spire. Look at those crappy little trees - O'Connell Street used to be lined with mature London Plain trees but a few years ago they were chopped down because they were "too British" (Pathetic) Looking north along O'Connell street The O'Connell Bridge the view from the bridge looking east, towards the docks The Northside of the River Liffey The Ha'penny bridge was built in 1816, and got its name because there was a toll of half a penny to cross it. A Calatrava designed bridge a little further up the river. Trinity College is Irelands most prestigious university The great library is 65m long, no photography is allowed, but i managed to snap this blurry shot Next to trinity college is the Bank of Ireland, and the statue of Molly Malone made famous by the song "in Dublin's Fair city" Nassau street (the street Trinity is on) To the west of town is The Phoenix park, the largest urban park in europe. 5 times the size of London's Hyde park. Within the park is the Residence of Irelands president (built 50 years before America's White house, so they copyed Ireland ) The Obelisk in Phoenix park is the second highest in the world after the one in Washington Whenever i visit Dublin i see lots of Horse and carts..... A shop called Knobs and Knockers......oh how we laughed Some more random shots Well.....lots more pics of North Dublin, The Wicklow Mountains and Waterford to come... __________________ My Pictures: London - Amsterdam - Copenhagen - Berlin - Oslo - Bergen - Prague - Dublin Last edited by NothingBetterToDo; January 22nd, 2008 at 03:39 AM.

August 18th, 2006, 05:59 PM	#2
crossbowman ^Xpande®^ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: [SW Athena ] Posts: 895 Likes (Received): 0	These are seriously great photos! Totally worth the time spent downloading them __________________ [- ANDROS -] [- Reunification of the PARTHENON Marbles -] Life is FULL of rude awakenings...

November 2nd, 2006, 07:16 PM	#3
NothingBetterToDo Better To Do Nothing Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 10,536 Likes (Received): 1	Some more pics from my visit.... Glendalough, co, Wicklow __________________ My Pictures: London - Amsterdam - Copenhagen - Berlin - Oslo - Bergen - Prague - Dublin Last edited by NothingBetterToDo; January 22nd, 2008 at 03:12 AM.

November 7th, 2006, 08:54 PM	#7
SactoSpam Just do it. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sacramento Posts: 690 Likes (Received): 0	Nice pics! __________________ My newly updated photo gallery

January 22nd, 2008, 03:28 AM	#9
NothingBetterToDo Better To Do Nothing Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 10,536 Likes (Received): 1	Here are some assorted pics from a visit last summer....enjoy Some Irish themed Graffiti Some views of the North Dublin coastline (where my nan lives...i think i'm quite lucky ) Moi Powerscourt Waterfall in county Wicklow Ancient Burriel Mounds at Newgrange - rather like Stonehenge (older than the pyramids i might add) Random Sunset shots __________________ My Pictures: London - Amsterdam - Copenhagen - Berlin - Oslo - Bergen - Prague - Dublin

November 3rd, 2006, 05:18 AM	#4
Marek.kvackaj Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,496 Likes (Received): 0	more.l.more..more fotos pls

November 4th, 2006, 07:44 AM	#5
TonyNZ Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gold Coast AUS Posts: 928 Likes (Received): 1	What a Beautiful country, absolutely stunning photos!

November 7th, 2006, 08:16 PM	#6
mateo2k6 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 53 Likes (Received): 0	Great pics! I see you visited Howth - that's where I live!

January 22nd, 2008, 06:11 AM	#10
Mussoda Soul_Seoul Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seoul Posts: 3,689 Likes (Received): 218	very beautiful land, guy!! I feel it's hard to see the Irish pix on the web, especially Dublin's modern districts or so... anyway, thanx for the pix.. __________________ - Korea - one photo per post, Seoul City Life, - Korean New Architectures, Korean Style (Han Style), Korean Landscapes,

January 22nd, 2008, 04:37 PM	#11
SansFrontieres RegainingConsciousness... Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 66 Likes (Received): 6	Those pics are gorgeous! Really make me miss Dublin very much...

January 22nd, 2008, 05:48 PM	#12
WrathChild Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Argentina Posts: 711 Likes (Received): 45	Great, great thread. I really want to go there someday Last edited by WrathChild; January 22nd, 2008 at 06:18 PM.

January 22nd, 2008, 06:06 PM	#13
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,833 Likes (Received): 303	Great pix! Put in a request to have this thread moved to the new Urban Showcase forum for original photography!! __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

January 22nd, 2008, 08:42 PM	#14
Delirium Sexy Astronaut Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,955 Likes (Received): 99	what the-!? must have missed this one! some bits look as if they're from London (right down to that brick there!) beautiful shots as ever __________________ Fierce.

January 22nd, 2008, 09:10 PM	#15
Audiomuse Civilization Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 2,730 Likes (Received): 4	Didn't get the chance to visit Dublin while I was living in the UK. This is a great tour! __________________ The beating of a million drums... The fire of a million guns... The mother of a million sons... CIVILIZATION.

January 25th, 2008, 08:48 PM	#17
Mr Bricks Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Helsinki Posts: 5,248 Likes (Received): 28	Irealnd looks fantastic! Certainly a must-go. Dublin does look British but seems better organised than most British cities.

January 25th, 2008, 10:16 PM	#18
Ursyn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 693 Likes (Received): 0	Stunning views. NothingBetterToDo you took great photos. __________________ "wiadoma rzecz Stolica"

January 25th, 2008, 10:31 PM	#19
SYDNEYAHOLIC Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 986 Likes (Received): 0	whistles. Excellent shots and tour of Ireland. Thanks!

January 26th, 2008, 06:45 PM	#20
NothingBetterToDo Better To Do Nothing Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 10,536 Likes (Received): 1	A few more Thanks for looking __________________ My Pictures: London - Amsterdam - Copenhagen - Berlin - Oslo - Bergen - Prague - Dublin

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