Dublin Picture Game 2.0 (read the rules in post #1)

Slunk

Johnnio13

the convention centre?

Mr Simpson

I was actually thinking the Grand Canal-Bord Gais Energy-Daniel Liebeskind-Whatever They Can Think of next Theatre

Slunk

No. Neither are correct. Quite cold

Mr Simpson

Hmmm, it was all the angles that threw me off. It looks incredibly familiar

Slunk

Its in quite an unusual spot. I'm surprised they went to so much effort when most people passing would be oblivious to it

Mr Simpson

Its not that development beside Heuston by any chance, I'm racking my brains and this is all I can think of.

Johnnio13

Atirum of the Dublin COunty Council building? or Eircom Building by Hueston

Slunk

Yep, its just as you walk of of Superquinn Heuston South Quarter. Looking up wards.

Mr Simpson

Copyright Irish Architecture Foundation

Slunk

Irishtown Garda Station?

Mr Simpson

Slunk wrote: »

Irishtown Garda Station?

Got it in one. Far too easy

Edit: D'Oh, I should have changed the url name. Not that you cheated or anything

Slunk

Ive no pictures at the moment so fire away

miamee

Here's a fairly easy one:

BeerNut

The former Burton's on George's/Dame Street, latterly the Philips shop.

miamee

BeerNut wrote: »

The former Burton's on George's/Dame Street, latterly the Philips shop.

Yep! Well that pic is actually above Spar, Dame St. but it's the same building.

BeerNut

Name the building, and bonus points for its former purpose:

Wishbone Ash

Is it the O'Brien Institute - DFB training centre (and formerly an orphanage)?

BeerNut

It isn't. I've kept it inside the canal ring: I'm not a monster.

Victor

Alliance Française http://maps.google.ie/?ll=53.34177,-6.253731&spn=0.00326,0.010568&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=53.342165,-6.254378&panoid=Stl3Q39oOiC0QlHhXPnv5g&cbp=12,187.98,,0,-28.42

It seems it was the Kildare Street Club: http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,716244,733834,7,9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Woodward

Woodward collaborated in particular with the O'Shea brothers. James and John O'Shea were stone carvers from County Cork. They, along with London sculptors, carved the abundant decorative stonework at Trinity, showing owls, lizards, cats and monkeys, as well as other flora and fauna. Later the O'Sheas carved stonework at the Kildare Street Club, including the famous window piece showing the club members as monkeys playing billiards. Some stories tell of the O'Sheas getting into trouble and possibly even being sacked for carving cats or monkeys at the Oxford University Museum.

BeerNut

Nice one Victor, you are correct. The view is from College Park, across the cricket pitch.

Wishbone Ash

It's not my turn but I'll throw in a quick one.

Neeson

Dublin airport?

The Royal Scam

The old TEAM Aer Lingus building

Wishbone Ash

Neeson wrote: »

Dublin airport?

The Royal Scam wrote: »

The old TEAM Aer Lingus building

Afraid not- much closer to city centre!

Slunk

The old smurfit building near the Botanic house?

Or poolbeg power station

Wishbone Ash

Slunk wrote: »

Or poolbeg power station

Bingo!

Slunk

Still no pics. Work away folks.

mtjm

What is(was) this and where is it located,

vektarman

Iveagh baths? Bull Alley Street I think.

mtjm

vektarman wrote: »

Iveagh baths? Bull Alley Street I think.

Nope

uch

Dún Laoghaire Baths

Big Nasty

uch wrote: »

Dún Laoghaire Baths

Aka Rainbow Rapids

Wishbone Ash

mtjm wrote: »

What is(was) this and where is it located,

Not in Dublin City though!

mtjm

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Aka Rainbow Rapids

correct

mtjm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Not in Dublin City though!

Dublin Picture Game: didn't say city Centre areas

Mr Simpson

Please stick to posting photos of Dublin City only from here on

Big Nasty

mtjm wrote: »

correct

Give it to uch as they were also known as Dun Laoghaire Baths and I don't have any pics on my work PC either.

mmcn90 wrote: »

Please stick to posting photos of Dublin City only from here on

To be fair it doesn't restrict it to city in the OP.

Wishbone Ash

mtjm wrote: »

Dublin Picture Game: didn't say city Centre areas

MCMLXXV wrote: »

To be fair it doesn't restrict it to city in the OP.

It is the Dublin City Fourm all the same and otherwise some people may be tempted to post a picture of a boreen in Garristown or a shed in Balscadden.

uch

Work away, I headin' home

vektarman

I'll throw one in so...

Slunk

End of ncr beside park gates.

vektarman

Slunk wrote: »

End of ncr beside park gates.

Yes, I'll have to post harder ones..:)

goz83

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It is the Dublin City Fourm all the same and otherwise some people may be tempted to post a picture of a boreen in Garristown or a shed in Balscadden.

So...does Dublin City include all the post codes to Dublin 24? Otherwise, what is the restriction? This should be amended in the OP and it's a great idea for a thread btw. A clue could be posted if its a photo of some suburbian area, such as Baldoyle.....

Big Nasty

goz83 wrote: »

So...does Dublin City include all the post codes to Dublin 24? Otherwise, what is the restriction? This should be amended in the OP and it's a great idea for a thread btw. A clue could be posted if its a photo of some suburbian area, such as Baldoyle.....

Exactly, it's Dublin, not LA. There's a thread over in cool vids that does similar (with street view screen shots) for the whole country and they manage fine. Would entice more traffic if it's the whole county too.

Wishbone Ash

goz83 wrote: »

So...does Dublin City include all the post codes to Dublin 24? Otherwise, what is the restriction? This should be amended in the OP and it's a great idea for a thread btw. A clue could be posted if its a photo of some suburbian area, such as Baldoyle.....

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Exactly, it's Dublin, not LA. There's a thread over in cool vids that does similar (with street view screen shots) for the whole country and they manage fine. Would entice more traffic if it's the whole county too.

The former thread went on to something like 5000 posts without much problem. I don't recall people posting pics from outer areas.

goz83

Jaysus, i've never felt so isolated living in dublin 13 :eek:

Still....What are the restrictions? What do you class as the city? Is it just D1 & 2, or do you include 3 & 4 too? What about D5, which is not as city like as dublin 6, or Dublin 8 for that matter?

I never seen the other thread, but would love to know what the actual restrictions are? I consider the areas with post codes to be part of Dublin city, even though a great deal of it is residential. I don't want to spoil the thread either, but an answer to my original question would be helpful, as i'd like to join in, but don't want to breaking any unwritten rules.

vektarman

Where's this...

tricky D

Thomas St

vektarman

tricky D wrote: »

Thomas St

And I thought that was hard! Well done...