When I was in Dublin in 1986 the entire Temple Bar area was a wasteland of tenements and low income housing. Now it's a wasteland of trendy bars and overpriced restaurants.
Also known as Maybe if I was retarded and grew up on a farm, I would find this picture mildly interesting. But I didn't, so I don't...
You should have called this picture "Lame-way" or "Cirquit de SoLame".
Little known Irish trivia The Irish have a name for all public monuments in Dublin. This statue is referred to as "The Tart with the Cart"... must be all those Happy Pills they take.
Sign of the times This is the world-renowned Ha'Penny bridge (I actually know something about Ireland). Back in the day you had to pay half-pence to cross the bridge. Today, for a Euro-penny you can get title to half of Ireland - assuming you're willing to take on her debt.
"where's Senor Graham with all those sheep" Hi Howie, Hope all is well buddy...looks like you are seeing a ton of the world. Take good care and I will see you soon enough.
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Been there... done that. January1986. Me and Vaughan hitchhiked to some little hellhole of a town and stayed in a near empty youth hostel (January being the ideal time to visit Ireland). Having no vehicle and limited funds - not withstanding our considerable allocation for beer and such - we decided to bike around the Ring of Kerry. Did I mention it was January? And that the Irish punter who rented us the bikes failed to mention that his war surplus uni-gear bikes weren't exactly meant for climbing and such. Anyhoooo, we somehow managed to make it to this exact spot and view this same vista. Looks pretty much the same, except I was vomiting the first time.
Bummer Imagine. Your Irish. For 1000 years the Brits have been wiping their arse with you. You're barely alive 'cause the potato crop has failed... again. Finally you can't take it anymore. So you sell everything you own to get a ride on a scurvy bucket across the ocean to the new world. Three months at see. Most everybody on board dies of scurvy or dysentery or some other disease. You see land in the distance and you rejoice - you think you've been saved.
Welcome to Newfoundland - pretty much the same unforgiving barren rugged chunk of rock you left behind on the other side.
My Heart Bounces with Thousands beats in summer
really amazing picture, i start remembering the olden days how i used to spend time with my wife on green valleys in Connemara in Ireland now i am at the age 50 i can feel the essence of the poem by Marissa Cardenas
A time to fly kites,
To rest in meadows, parks
And along the banks of the Rios:
Feel its vitality, as the winds
Blend in, with the sun.
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Entrance exam is a bitch Kyle actually asked someone if he could apply to study here... The answer was "no problem... as long as you can speak gaelic".
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I never imagined that Fagan was alive and well and living in Ireland! Youuuuuuu'vvvve got to pick a pocket or 2, boys.....