Pics from the River Poddle

Lucros

Saw this popping up on reddit. One less mystery for Dublin I guess:

http://www.hidden-dublin.com/poddle/poddle_pictures.html

http://www.broadsheet.ie/2012/08/04/mystery-men-in-manhole-latest/

Allyall

Ehm..

(Had posted link to Indo, didn't realise Broadsheet link was the same)

senorwipesalot

Is was expecting to see pics of floaters.

snubbleste

Is it the lottery clock?

zef

Cool! Anyone into stuff like this should check out St. Michans Church on Church St., Dublin 7. Real underground mummies, a memorable way to spend 4euro.

hardCopy

That's really cool, I love all that urban exploration stuff

Ghandee

So that's what these lads were up to?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=80066416

Nice pics guys.

ofcork

John Creedon was in there on his cities series.

the culture of deference

You should get "the rivers of dublin" by clair sweeney. Shows all the drawings for the whole of the underground rivers.

phasers

zef wrote: »

Cool! Anyone into stuff like this should check out St. Michans Church on Church St., Dublin 7. Real underground mummies, a memorable way to spend 4euro.

That looks so cool! I've never even heard of that place before, thanks for posting it.

LordSutch

zef wrote: »

Cool! Anyone into stuff like this should check out St. Michans Church on Church St., Dublin 7. Real underground mummies, a memorable way to spend 4euro.

I have been down St Michans Vaults many times over the years. They are a real must for anybody with an interest in dusty old mummies! There are two vaults open to the public, with a selection of mummies, some of whome have been down there for eight hundred years. The "Crusader" is the most notable of all the mummies in the vaults, the Shears brothers (1798 rebellion) are also down there. On a side note, there is an organ keyboard in the Church reportedly played by Handle on his visit to Dublin in 1742 when he played the Messiah in Fishamble Street (music lovers take note). St Michans Church was founded by the Vikings in 1095.

PS; St Michans Church (C of I) is pronounced Saint MikeAnns.

Re the river Poddle; Anyone who knows St Patrick's Cathedral will be interested in this. The river poddle actually runs underneath the aisle of the Cathedral, right down the centre, and apparently once many decades ago the poddle became so swollen during heavy rains that it burst up into the Cathedral the whole length of the aisle! Now that would have been a sight.

If you are visiting the Cathedral may I recommend Marsh's library (Gullivers travels-Dean Swift) which is adjacent to the Cathedral.
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Teyla Emmagan

Brilliant photos. I don't like number 5 though, that kinda creeps me out.

expectationlost

the culture of deference wrote: »

You should get "the rivers of dublin" by clair sweeney. Shows all the drawings for the whole of the underground rivers.

if u could find a copy for sale

entropi

There was a recent tv programme on RTE about different cities in Ireland, I think it was called Creedon's cities or something, but they had the presenter and a cameraman walk along the route underground from Dame St. to the exit of the Poddle. It looked great, a hidden gem.

He also went inside the crypt of St. Michans, and was told about the mummified remains they showed on camera.

Even more surprising, is that RTE managed to show something really interesting for once!

guinnessdrinker

LordSutch wrote: »

I have been down St Michans Vaults many times over the years. They are a real must for anybody with an interest in dusty old mummies! There are two vaults open to the public, with a selection of mummies, some of whome have been down there for eight hundred years. The "Crusader" is the most notable of all the mummies in the vaults, the Shears brothers (1798 rebellion) are also down there. On a side note, there is an organ keyboard in the Church reportedly played by Handle on his visit to Dublin in 1742 when he played the Messiah in Fishamble Street (music lovers take note). St Michans Church was founded by the Vikings in 1095.

PS; St Michans Church (C of I) is pronounced Saint MikeAnns.
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I heard of the St Michans Vaults a few years ago when I think it was on the news and got broken into if I remember correctly. I must try and make time to visit next time I'm in Dublin sounds interesting.

Great photos of the underground river also!

El Guapo!

zef wrote: »

Cool! Anyone into stuff like this should check out St. Michans Church on Church St., Dublin 7. Real underground mummies, a memorable way to spend 4euro.

I remember my Grandad brought me there when I was a kid. It's seriously cool stuff. I was fascinated.
I must actually take a trip there again some day soon.

expectationlost

see the stories written about it

Bane drain bank raiders undone: Cops hunt duo through city sewer

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/irishsun/irishsunnews/4471929/Bane-drain-bank-raiders-undone-Cops-hunt-duo-through-city-sewer.html

jim cusacks seems reasonsable in comprison http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gardai-seek-mystery-men-in-tunnels-under-capital-3190023.html

LordSutch

guinnessdrinker wrote: »

I heard of the St Michans Vaults a few years ago when I think it was on the news and got broken into if I remember correctly. I must try and make time to visit next time I'm in Dublin sounds interesting.

Thankfully most of the damage was done to one of the vaults never opened to the public, even still, why anyone would want to break into a church vault several hundred years old and burn the mummies is beyond me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michan%27s_Church

hardCopy

LordSutch wrote: »

guinnessdrinker wrote: »

I heard of the St Michans Vaults a few years ago when I think it was on the news and got broken into if I remember correctly. I must try and make time to visit next time I'm in Dublin sounds interesting.

Thankfully most of the damage was done to one of the vaults never opened to the public, even still, why anyone would want to break into a church vault several hundred years old and burn the mummies is beyond me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michan%27s_Church

I bet it was that Brendan Frasier again, no respect for heritage!

LordSutch

Brendan Frasier, who's that?

hardCopy

LordSutch wrote: »

Brendan Frasier, who's that?

This Guy