JOYCEAN PICS 2005
Dublin and Joyce
Contents of This Page

  [U 07.0921 & FW 215.13-14] Sydney Owens (Lady Morgan)'s house site
  Statue of James Joyce, Merrion Hotel
  Gaiety Theatre
  [D LC] Bewley's Oriental Cafe, Grafton St.
  [U 08.0697, 0732-] Davy Byrne's, 21 Duke St.
  [U 08.0232-33] Harrison's, Westmoreland St.
  A site of a synagogue, 1892-1916, Wexford St.
  The Irish Jewish Museum, 3-4 Walworth Road
  52 Clanbrassil Street Upper (the fictional birthplace of Leopold Bloom)
  The James Joyce Centre
  The James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
  [U 15] James Joyce Street (former Mabbot Street)
  The Bernard Shaw Birthplace
  St. Patrick's Cathedral
  Christ Church Dublin
CONTENTS 2005
   1  Prague IASIL 2005
   2  Prague, Jews and Joyce
   3  Prague: miscellanea
   4  Ceske Budejovice (Post-Conference Tour)
   5  Cesky Krumlov (Post-Conference Tour)
   6  Trebon (Post-Conference Tour)
   7  Jindrichuv Hradec (Post-Conference Tour)
   8  Cervena Lhota (Post-Conference Tour)
   9  Dublin and Joyce
  10  Dublin: miscellanea
  11  Limerick
  12  Galway
  13  Inis Oirr, the Aran Islands
  14  Cork
  15  Blarney
  16  Belfast

Dublin and Joyce


31 July-10 August 2005

  Dublin is the capital city of Ireland where James Joyce was born and grew up; he lived there from 1882 to 1904.  The Irish dubh linn means "black pool" (which reminds you of "Guinness beer"); the Gaelic name of the city is Baile Atha Cliata, literally means "Town of the Ford of Hurdles." The early history is mainly legendary.  It is recorded that the inhabitants of Leinster were defeated by the people of Dublin. Christianity was introduced by St. Patrick about 450. Dublin was refounded as a trading post by Viking invaders in 841.  The Scandinavian element in Dublin's history provided Joyce with material he used in Finnegans Wake, a work whose title itself resonates with Nordic overtones.
  The city of Dublin plays a prominent role in the writings of Joyce and provides the setting and central geographical motif for most of his work. In a letter to his London publisher, Grant Richards, dated 15 October 1905, Joyce explained the significance Dublin had for him and its importance in his stories: "I do not think that any writer has yet presented Dublin to the world. It has been a capital of Europe for thousands of years, it is supposed to be the second city of the British Empire and it is nearly three times as big as Venice.*  Moreover,... the expression 'Dubliner' seems to me to have some meaning and I doubt whether the same can be said for such words as 'Londoner' and 'Parisian' both of which have been used by writers as titles" (Letters, II, 122).
  Joyce, who wrote most vividly of Dublin after he had left it, used virtually all of it in his work. His depiction of Dublin's citizens, street, neighborhoods, shops, public houses, churches, parks, culture, politics and history is unsurpassed in Irish literature. Throughout his life, Joyce's affection for Dublin never dwindled, and he often fondly referred to it as "dear dirty Dublin."

  *According to the census in Britannica 11th ed.(1911), the population of Dublin was 290,638 (1901), Venice was 169, 563 (1881). Dublin was not the second city of the British Empire in Joyce's time: the population of Greater London was 6,581,402 (1901), Liverpool 684,958(1901) [753,203(1908 estimated) ], Manchester 606,824 (1901), Birmingham 522,204 (1901) and Edinburgh 316,479 (1901). So I presume that Dublin was actually the sixth city of the Empire.
  Cf. also James Joyce A to Z.
  
  
  *If you like to take a Ulysses tour in Dublin, I recommend you to consult Robert Nicholson's The "Ulysses" Guide: Tours Through Joyce's Dublin (Dublin: New Island, 1988/2002).

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Merrion Square Area
  
  
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(Monday 1 August) [U 07.0921 & FW 215.13-14] Plaque of the house of Sydney Owens (Lady Morgan, writer and patriot, 1780-1859), who lived on this site between 1813-1837, west of Merrion Square.
  She was the Irish woman of letters who coined the phrase "Dear Dirty Dublin": See Ulysses 07.0921: "DEAR DIRTY DUBLIN" and Finnegans Wake 215.13-14: "Dear Dirty Dumpling."
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(Monday 1 August) [U 07.0921 & FW 215.13-14] The site of Sydney Owens (Lady Morgan, writer and patriot, 1780-1859), who lived on this site between 1813-1837, west of Merrion Square.
  She was the Irish woman of letters who coined the phrase "Dear Dirty Dublin": See Ulysses 07.0921: "DEAR DIRTY DUBLIN" and Finnegans Wake 215.13-14: "Dear Dirty Dumpling."
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(Monday 1 August) Merrion Hotel, south of Merrion Square
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(Monday 1 August) Statue of James Joyce, Merrion Hotel, south of Merrion Square
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(Monday 1 August) Statue of James Joyce, Merrion Hotel, south of Merrion Square
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(Monday 1 August) Statue of James Joyce, Merrion Hotel, south of Merrion Square
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(Monday 1 August) Statue of James Joyce, Merrion Hotel, south of Merrion Square
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(Monday 1 August) Statue of James Joyce, Merrion Hotel, south of Merrion Square
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(Monday 1 August) Statue of James Joyce, Merrion Hotel, south of Merrion Square
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(Monday 1 August) Statue of James Joyce, Merrion Hotel, south of Merrion Square
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(Monday 1 August) Statue of James Joyce, Merrion Hotel, south of Merrion Square
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(Monday 1 August) Quotations from Ulysses, inscribed on the base of the statue of James Joyce, Merrion Hotel, south of Merrion Square
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(Monday 1 August) Quotations from Ulysses, inscribed on the base of the statue of James Joyce, Merrion Hotel, south of Merrion Square
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(Monday 1 August) Quotations from Ulysses, inscribed on the base of the statue of James Joyce, Merrion Hotel, south of Merrion Square
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(Monday 1 August) [SH XV (the existing earliest chapter) and U17.0420, 2138 & 2257] Gaiety Theatre, King St. South.
  
  
  
Stephen's Green Area
  
  
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(Monday 1 August) Interior of Gaiety Theatre, King St. South: performing Riverdance
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(Tuesday 2 August) [D LC] Bewley's Oriental Cafe, Grafton St.: "Little Chandler had come home late for tea and, moreover, he had forgotten to bring Annie home the parcel of coffee from Bewley's.  Of course she was in a bad humour and gave him short answers" ("A Little Cloud").
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(Tuesday 2 August) [U 08.0697, 0732-] Davy Byrne's ("Moral pub"), 21 Duke St.  See Ulysses Episode 8 : This is the place where Leopold Bloom takes his lunch of a glass of burgundy and a cheese sandwich.
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(Tuesday 2 August) Portrait of James Joyce, Davy Byrne's ("Moral pub"), 21 Duke St.
  
  
  
River Liffey Area
  
  
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(Tuesday 2 August) [U 08.0232-33] Harrison's: one of the plaques of the episode 8 of Ulysses, Westmoreland St.
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(Tuesday 2 August) [U 08.0232-33] "Charlies 3" (oriental food bar); the site of Harrison's: Westmoreland St.
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(Tuesday 2 August) [U 09.1131] Abbey Theatre: "-O, the chinless Chinaman!  Chin Chon Eg Lin Ton.  We went over to their playbox, Haines and I, the plumbers' hall.  Our players are creating a new art for Europe like the Greeks or M. Maeterlinck.  Abbey Theatre!  I smell the pubic sweat of monks" (U09.1129-32).
  
  
  
Jewish sites
  
  For further information, see the "Dublin, Jews and Joyce" page of "Joycean Pics 2003" or the "Dublin and Joyce: 'Jublin'" page of "Joycean Pics 2006."
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(Wednesday 3 August) The plaque of the site of a synagogue, 1892-1916, Wexford St.
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(Wednesday 3 August) The site of a synagogue, 1892-1916, Wexford St.
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(Tuesday 9 August) The Irish Jewish Museum, 3-4 Walworth Road (off Victoria Street), South Circular Road, Dublin 8.
  The museum is located in the once highly Jewish populated area of Portobello around the South Circular Road.
  The former Walworth Road Synagogue, which could accommodate approximately 150/160 men and women consisted of two adjoining terraced houses.  Due to the movement of the Jewish people from the area to the suburbs of Dublin commencing in the early 1950's and with the overall decline in their numbers, the Synagogue fell into disuse and ceased to function in the mid 1970's.  The premises remained locked for almost ten years and was brought back to life again with the establishment of the Irish Jewish Museum in late 1984.
  The Museum was opened by the Irish born former President of Israel Dr. Chaim Herzog on 20th June 1985 during his State visit to Ireland.  It is managed by a committee of dedicated people, varying in numbers from 20 - 30 who voluntarily give of their time.
  The Museum preserves an important, though small part of Ireland's cultural and historic heritage.
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(Tuesday 9 August) The Irish Jewish Museum, 3-4 Walworth Road (off Victoria Street), South Circular Road, Dublin 8.  Courtesy of the Irish Jewish Museum.
  While there is an abundance of written material on James Joyce and his writings and many people visit Dublin to follow in the footsteps of Leopold Bloom of Ulysses, nevertheless a visit to the Museum enables the Joycean follower to obtain an insight into the cultural, economic, religious and social life of the Jew in Ireland during the early 1900's.  On display are photographs of some of the Jewish characters mentioned in Ulysses as well as many religious and other Jewish three dimensional objects mentioned in this work.  One showcase contains a wide selection of items referred to in the various episodes which have a Jewish or Irish connection.
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(Tuesday 9 August) The Irish Jewish Museum, 3-4 Walworth Road (off Victoria Street), South Circular Road, Dublin 8.  Courtesy of the Irish Jewish Museum
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(Tuesday 9 August) The Irish Jewish Museum, 3-4 Walworth Road (off Victoria Street), South Circular Road, Dublin 8.  Courtesy of the Irish Jewish Museum
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(Tuesday 9 August) The Torah, the Irish Jewish Museum, 3-4 Walworth Road (off Victoria Street), South Circular Road, Dublin 8.  Courtesy of the Irish Jewish Museum
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(Tuesday 9 August) Interior of the former synagogue, the Irish Jewish Museum, 3-4 Walworth Road (off Victoria Street), South Circular Road, Dublin 8.  Courtesy of the Irish Jewish Museum
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(Tuesday 9 August) Interior of the former synagogue, the Irish Jewish Museum, 3-4 Walworth Road (off Victoria Street), South Circular Road, Dublin 8.  Courtesy of the Irish Jewish Museum
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(Tuesday 9 August) Interior of the former synagogue, the Irish Jewish Museum, 3-4 Walworth Road (off Victoria Street), South Circular Road, Dublin 8.  Courtesy of the Irish Jewish Museum
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(Tuesday 9 August) Interior of the former synagogue, the Irish Jewish Museum, 3-4 Walworth Road (off Victoria Street), South Circular Road, Dublin 8.  Courtesy of the Irish Jewish Museum
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(Tuesday 9 August) Plaque of the fictional birthplace of Leopold Bloom of Ulysses, 52 Clanbrassil Street Upper
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(Tuesday 9 August) The fictional birthplace of Leopold Bloom of Ulysses, 52 Clanbrassil Street Upper
  
  
  
James Joyce Centre
  
  The James Joyce Centre, 35 North Great George's Street
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(Wednesday 3 August) Portrait of young James Joyce.  Courtesy of The James Joyce Centre, 35 North Great George's Street
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(Wednesday 3 August) Portrait of James Joyce.  Courtesy of The James Joyce Centre, 35 North Great George's Street
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(Wednesday 3 August) Courtesy of The James Joyce Centre, 35 North Great George's Street
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(Wednesday 3 August) Courtesy of The James Joyce Centre, 35 North Great George's Street
  
  
  
James Joyce Tower
  
  The James Joyce Tower, Sandycove, Co. Dublin
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(Wednesday 3 August) Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) [U 01.574-576] Inscription of the memorial tree for Ulysses, Sandycove: It says, "..., he gazed southward over the bay, empty save for the smokeplume of the mailboat vague on the bright skyline and a sail tacking by the Muglins." [U01.574-576)]  This tree was planted by Councillor W. C. Willoughby, An Cathaoirleach Corporation of Dun Laoghaire on 18th May 1983, to mark the centenary of the birth of James Joyce."
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(Wednesday 3 August) [U 01.574-576] The memorial tree for Ulysses, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) [U 01] The James Joyce Tower (The James Joyce Museum), Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) Deathmask (bronze replica) of James Joyce.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) Deathmask of James Joyce.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) Deathmask of James Joyce.  Courtesy of the Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) The bust of James Joyce by Milton Hebald, a cast from the bronze statue erected over Joyce's grave in Fluntern Cemetery in Zurich in 1966.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) [U 05.512] "Sweet lemony wax" of Sweny's.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) [P 1 & U 15.3666-69] A "pandybat."  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) Door of the magazine.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) [U 05, 12, etc.] The portrait of "Throwaway" the dark horse which won the Ascot Gold Cup on June 16, 1904.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) James Joyce's things.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) [U 01] Interior of No. 11 Martello Tower, Sandycove.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) [U 01] Interior of No. 11 Martello Tower, Sandycove.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) [U 01] Interior of No. 11 Martello Tower, Sandycove.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) [U 01] Interior of No. 11 Martello Tower, Sandycove.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) Inscription of No. 11 Martello Tower, Sandycove.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) Inscription of No. 11 Martello Tower, Sandycove.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) Inscription of No. 11 Martello Tower, Sandycove.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) Inscription of No. 11 Martello Tower, Sandycove.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) Inscription of No. 11 Martello Tower, Sandycove.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) The winding stairs of No. 11 Martello Tower, Sandycove.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) The rooftop of No. 11 Martello Tower, Sandycove.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) The rooftop of No. 11 Martello Tower, Sandycove.  Courtesy of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) Scotsman's Bay, viewed from the top of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) Scotsman's Bay, viewed from the top of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) Scotsman's Bay, viewed from the top of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) [U 02] Dalkey, viewed from the top of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
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(Wednesday 3 August) Scotsman's Bay, viewed from the top of the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove
  
  
  
James Joyce Street
  
   [U 15] James Joyce Street (formerly called Mabbot Street or Corporation Street): the entrance to the Joycean nighttown
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(Monday 8 August) [U 15] James Joyce Street (formerly called Mabbot Street or Corporation Street): the entrance to the Joycean nighttown
  
  
  
B. Shaw Birthplace
  
  The [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8
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(Tuesday 9 August) Plaque of the [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8
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(Tuesday 9 August) The [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8: Shaw was born here on 26 July, 1856.
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(Tuesday 9 August) The kitchen of the [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8.
  In a house "where neither our hearts nor imaginations were in it" the young Shaw; affectionately known as 'Sonny,' was fond of sitting by the hob.  Here he could find comfort away from the 'loveless' atmosphere that dominated upstairs.  He had meals here "of stewed beef... badly cooked potatoes... and much tea out of brown delft let to 'draw" on the hob until it was pure tannin."  Courtesy of the Shaw Birthplace
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(Tuesday 9 August) The maid's room of the [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8.
  This only other basement room, is immediately next to the kitchen.  The furniture here was basic with no attention given to fashionable detail.  This was reserved for the family's living space on the other floors.  To live even in modest comfort, servants were essential.  The Shaws employed a nurse, a governess, a laundress, a cook and a maid though it isn't certain if they were all employed at once.  Courtesy of the Shaw Birthplace
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(Tuesday 9 August) The town garden of the [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8.
  You can see the Victorian wringing machine for drying wet clothes after washing.  Courtesy of The Shaw Birthplace
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(Tuesday 9 August) The town garden of the [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8.  Courtesy of the Shaw Birthplace
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(Tuesday 9 August) Bernard Shaw's bedroom of the [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8.
  It is in the return of the house, the room immediately at the top of the stairway, which leads from the basement and doubled as Shaw's father's dressing room.  Being private in their nature and as such not open to the scrutiny of visitors, bedrooms were rather functional in design.  Courtesy of the Shaw Birthplace
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(Tuesday 9 August) Bernard Shaw's bedroom of the [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8.
  It is in the return of the house, the room immediately at the top of the stairway, which leads from the basement and doubled as Shaw's father's dressing room.  Being private in their nature and as such not open to the scrutiny of visitors, bedrooms were rather functional in design.  Courtesy of the Shaw Birthplace
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(Tuesday 9 August) The entrance hall of the [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8.  Courtesy of the Shaw Birthplace
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(Tuesday 9 August) The parlor of the [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8.
  The parlor, the more intimate of the two living areas, was used for informal entertaining and dining and is situated at the front of the ground floor.  As a public area it enjoys some decorative details.  The green, acorn patterned wallpaper was a popular Victorian design.  The different styles of furniture in mahogany and oak are typical of the middle of the 19th century.  The display cabinets and the plaque placed on his birthplace in 1949, the year before he died.  Courtesy of the Shaw Birthplace
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(Tuesday 9 August) The nursery of the [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8.
  It is the backroom on the ground floor, a couple of steps up from the return.  Shaw's sisters Lucinda Frances, called "Lucy" and Elinor Agnes, called "Yuppy" shared this bedroom.  Courtesy of The Shaw Birthplace
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(Tuesday 9 August) The parents' bedroom of the [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8.
  It is the first room at the top of the stairs leading from the ground floor, was where "Bernard Shaw, author of many plays" was born on 26th July, 1856.  It was thus he wished to be remembered when he chose the inscription and designed the plaque placed on his birthplace in 1949, the year before he died.  Courtesy of the Shaw Birthplace
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(Tuesday 9 August) The drawing room of the [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8.
  It is the elegant double-fronted room looking out onto Synge Street.  Here formal entertaining took place.  The variety of styles of the seating arrangements indicate the number of guests Mrs. Shaw entertained at her popular musical evenings.  The atmosphere, recreated here, was intended to provide the comfort and status so important to the Victorians.  Shaw later claimed his "university had three colleges - the musical society, the National Gallery and Dalkey Hill."  The first may be said to have had the Shaws drawing room as its lecture for it was here that George Vanderleur Lee, conducted rehearsals of his Amateur Musical Society of which Mrs. Shaw was an avid member.  A piano such as the fine 1840 Broadwood piano in the drawing room, not doubt, dominated the musical atmosphere of the house in their time.  Shaw was after all a notable music critic before making his name as a successful playwright.  Courtesy of the Shaw Birthplace
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(Tuesday 9 August) The drawing room of the [Bernard] Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street, Dublin 8.
  It is the elegant double-fronted room looking out onto Synge Street.  Here formal entertaining took place.  The variety of styles of the seating arrangements indicate the number of guests Mrs. Shaw entertained at her popular musical evenings.  The atmosphere, recreated here, was intended to provide the comfort and status so important to the Victorians.  Shaw later claimed his "university had three colleges - the musical society, the National Gallery and Dalkey Hill."  The first may be said to have had the Shaws drawing room as its lecture for it was here that George Vanderleur Lee, conducted rehearsals of his Amateur Musical Society of which Mrs. Shaw was an avid member.  A piano such as the fine 1840 Broadwood piano in the drawing room, not doubt, dominated the musical atmosphere of the house in their time.  Shaw was after all a notable music critic before making his name as a successful playwright.  Courtesy of the Shaw Birthplace
  
  
  
St. Patrick's Cathedral
  
  St. Patrick is said to have baptized converts to Christianity at a well that once existed in the park alongside the cathedral.  Because of this association with St. Patrick, a church has stood here since the 5th century.  The Normans built a church in stone on this site in 1191.  This was rebuilt in the early 13th century and is the building we see today.  Archbishop Minot rebuilt the west tower in 1370 after a fire and the spire was added in 1749.
  St. Patrick's Cathedral has contributed much to Irish life throughout its long history.  Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was Dean from 1713 - 1745.  Handel's Messiah received its first performance in Dublin in 1742 sung by the combined choirs of St. Patrick's and Christ Church Cathedrals.  Living Stones, the cathedral's permanent exhibition, celebrates St. Patrick's place in the life of the city, its history and its role in a fast changing world.  It emphasizes that the cathedral is not a museum but a building embracing the past to herald the future.
  Go to: the official site of The National Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Patrick, Dublin or "St. Patrick's Cathedral."  This Anglican church is located in Patrick Close, Dublin 8.
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(Tuesday 9 August) Information board of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Patrick Close, Dublin 8
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(Tuesday 9 August) St. Patrick's Cathedral, Patrick Close, Dublin 8
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(Tuesday 9 August) Interior of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Patrick Close, Dublin 8: the three chapels; Lady Chapel (back), Chapel of St. Peter (left) and Chapel of St. Stephen (right) and the Altar.
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(Tuesday 9 August) Statue of St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Patrick Close, Dublin 8
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(Tuesday 9 August) Interior of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Patrick Close, Dublin 8
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(Tuesday 9 August) Interior of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Patrick Close, Dublin 8
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(Tuesday 9 August) Interior of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Patrick Close, Dublin 8
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(Tuesday 9 August) Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)'s and his lover Stella's graves, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Patrick Close, Dublin 8
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(Tuesday 9 August) Jonathan Swift Memorials, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Patrick Close, Dublin 8
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(Tuesday 9 August) Bust of Jonathan Swift, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Patrick Close, Dublin 8
  
  
  
Christ Church Dublin
  
  Christ Church Dublin is formally called "The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity" (Anglican, founded in 1038), Christ Church Place, Dublin 8.
  Viking Dublin's cathedral was built on this site in c.1030, and briefly became a cathedral priory under the Benedictines at the end of the 11th century.  In 1162, the archbishop of Dublin, Laurence O'Toole (Lorcan Ua Tuathail - later canonized) introduced the canons regular of St. Augustine to the cathedral where they remained until the Reformation.  The cathedral's present shape dates from the 1180s rebuilding under John Cumin, the first Anglo-Norman archbishop.  Reform of the monastic cathedral came in the 1530s, when Henry VII broke from Rome and the Irish Church, however reluctantly, had to follow suit - and a majority of the bishops, for whatever reason, did.  At Christ Church the last Augustinian prior, Robert Castle, became the first dean, and the chapter likewise changed from regular to secular canons.  The liturgy followed English usage and language.  The Church of Ireland maintains that, having passed through the Reformation, faith reformed but succession unbroken, it is directly descended from both Celtic and medieval Christianity and is today a continuing part of Christ's one holy catholic and apostolic Church in this land.
  Go to: the official site of The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, (commonly called "Christ Church Dublin).
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(Tuesday 9 August) Information board of Christ Church Dublin, Christ Church Place, Dublin 8
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(Tuesday 9 August) Three chapels; The lady Chapel (back), The Chapel of Saint Edmund (left) and The Peace Chapel of Saint Laud, Christ Church Dublin, Christ Church Place, Dublin 8
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(Tuesday 9 August) The organ above the Quire, Christ Church Dublin, Christ Church Place, Dublin 8.  The organ is a modern three-manual tracker instrument made in 1984 by Kenneth Jones of Bray.
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(Tuesday 9 August) The Peace Chapel of Saint Laud, Christ Church Dublin, Christ Church Place, Dublin 8
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(Tuesday 9 August) The reliquary of the heart of Archbishop Saint Laurence O'Toole, the Peace Chapel of Saint Laud, Christ Church Dublin, Christ Church Place, Dublin 8.  Saint O'Toole was the reforming prelate in the mould of Malachy, who died at Eu in Normandy in 1180.
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(Tuesday 9 August) The Chapel of Saint Edmund, Christ Church Dublin, Christ Church Place, Dublin 8.
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(Tuesday 9 August) The tomb of Strongbow (Richard de Clare FitzGilbert), Christ Church Dublin, Christ Church Place, Dublin 8.
  He was the leader of the Cambro-Normans captured Dublin in 1170, and was buried in the cathedral in 1176.  The original tomb was destroyed when the wall above and roof collapsed in 1562.  The business life of Dublin, which centered on the old monument for the payment of rents, meant that a "new" Strongbow had to be provided.  The replacement is from the 14th century and has some fine details of medieval armor, including rowel spurs on the ankles.  The small figure alongside is believed to be a fragment from the original monument.
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(Tuesday 9 August) Mummies of a cat and a mouse, Christ Church Dublin, Christ Church Place, Dublin 8




        


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