The Erection At The Intersection

On O'Connell Street, Dublin's main thoroughfare, is a statue of Sir John Gray as well as the Spire Of Dublin, a 121m high monument that resembles a sewing pin poking up into the sky. AKA the Monument Of Light, the "Erection At The Intersection", and the "Stiffey By The Liffey".

Doing Craic On The Emerald Isle

November 24th 2013
It was pretty quiet inside the van. Those that hadn't nodded off were admiring the beautiful and varied landscape of the Connemara with its bogs, brown hills, lush mountains and picturesque lakes. Barry was still driving us, but it was a different Barry (Bazza Mk II); it was still the same crew from the original Paddywagon tour[/ ... read more

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Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more

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