Dublin Picture Game

spurious

The damage happened quite a while after the Rising/Civil War times, but in another 'big' event.

One of three.

Dirk Gently

is merrion road considered city centre?

I was thinking parnell end of Moore street but your recent event and blue painted cult pub nearby suggest otherwise.

spurious

Not Merrion Road.
Somewhere in your post you mentioned the right street.
Many people think the pub next door to this building is shut - it's 'that' bad-looking from the outside.
(It's like a relic of 1978 inside - I'd safely say that's when it was last done up, if not cleaned...)

Dirk Gently

parnell street so, beside the blue lion

love ulster shinanagins?

Exit

I'm curious to find out what this pub is.

I'd presume the event you're talking about is the Nelson Pillar bombing, but could be wrong.

Dirk Gently

Exit wrote:

I'm curious to find out what this pub is..

I can only think of fibbers or the biker bar down the road. can't think of any "cult" pubs in range of nelsons column that could of been damaged. Trying to think of any protests come street riots over the years. Was thinking british embassy but obviously wrong side of town.

spurious

Parnell Street yes, but not the Blue Lion.

It's next door to the the Welcome Inn - actually not a bad pub, if you can find it open.
The damage to the clock happened during the Dublin bombings of May 1974.

http://www.dublinpubscene.com/thepubs/thewelcomeinn.html

Here's a review:
Despite its dingy interior, which boasts horrid flock wallpaper and formica counter tops, the Welcome Inn is one of the friendlier pubs on Dublin's north side. Attracting generally a young crowd, this unpretentious bar is the second home to many of the inner city's up and coming artists, writers and musicians, as well as a diverse range of often eccentric locals. The bar-staff have a reputation for being rather tempermental, but if you're polite to them, you'll be welcome, and will almost certainly come back. Don't be afraid...

Hurrah for flock I say.

Dirk Gently

Ha, thats a good discription of the welcome inn alright. Local winos and students too drunk to get past fibbers door man.

Gaspode

spurious wrote:

Here's a review:
Despite its dingy interior, which boasts horrid flock wallpaper and formica counter tops, the Welcome Inn is one of the friendlier pubs on Dublin's north side. Attracting generally a young crowd, this unpretentious bar is the second home to many of the inner city's up and coming artists, writers and musicians, as well as a diverse range of often eccentric locals. The bar-staff have a reputation for being rather tempermental, but if you're polite to them, you'll be welcome, and will almost certainly come back. Don't be afraid...

Hurrah for flock I say.

Jees, that was my local when I as in Cathal Brugha Street college. The review above I must say is accurate, except being afraid was a good idea.....kept you on your toes!

Exit

Hmmm, judging from the picture on that site, I may have been there once on a drunken, student night out.

irlirishkev

The Blue Lion is now gone. The building is occupied by one of the many asian restaurants up that end.

What happened to the clock on the building then?

GBX

Fibbers?

spurious

irlirishkev wrote:

The Blue Lion is now gone. The building is occupied by one of the many asian restaurants up that end.

What happened to the clock on the building then?

It was damaged during the Dublin bombimgs in 1974. You can just see the bottom of it in this photo:

eirebhoy

Here's a few fairly easy one's:






And a pretty tough one unless you work or live around here:

Exit

1st one is at Merchants Arch I think.
2nd is across from Stephen's Green, can't remember the street name.
3rd one I'm sure I know, but it's not coming to me right now.

eirebhoy

yeah first 2 correct.

admiralofthefleet

is the second last one dorset street?

eirebhoy

Nope.

admiralofthefleet

leonards corner?

philcsl

Is the 3rd one the cornerstone pub on the corner of Kevin St & Wexford St?

eirebhoy

philcsl wrote:

Is the 3rd one the cornerstone pub on the corner of Kevin St & Wexford St?

That's it.

Gaspode

Is No. 4 Long Lane?

Anto McC

Number 4 is McGuinness place just off Pearse st, i know it because i live around the corner.

Wishbone Ash

What about this one?

Gaspode

Looks very like the entrance to the Botanic Gardens

Wishbone Ash

deswalsh wrote:

Looks very like the entrance to the Botanic Gardens

Yup - you can see part of the word 'Botanic' on the gate on the left!

eirebhoy

Anto McC wrote:

Number 4 is McGuinness place just off Pearse st, i know it because i live around the corner.

That's it. I'm trying to work out who you are.

Anto McC

eirebhoy wrote:

That's it. I'm trying to work out who you are.

Clue is in the name

Love2love

Noone has posted one for a while so here goes, pretty easy, I think.

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AdrianII

pearse st