In almost any of the numerous pubs and nightclubs in trendy Temple Bar neighborhood in central Dublin, your neighbor is likely to be an immigrant from China.  Go into a Spar convenience store in Dublin's suburbs, and the clerk is often Chinese.  Now It is not unusual to be spoken to in the Irish streets by friendly Chinese-speaking people.  Recently you have much more choices for Chinese restaurants in Ireland.  As many as 65,000 legal Chinese workers now live in Ireland (2004 census), and more than half of them live in central Dublin.  Mandarin or what they call "Putonghua" is now the city's second language, displacing Irish, Ireland's official tongue.  The influx of Chinese across this island nation illustrates two trends of globalization: the outward spread of Chinese people as well as their foods and goods, and the transformation of Ireland to a nation of immigrants.  However, for a country of only 3.9 million, the figure is huge.
  The situation of this sudden influx at the end of twentieth century is similar to that at the end of the nineteenth century when the great wave of Jewish immigrants from Russia and Eastern Europe crowded into Dublin and other urban areas of Ireland.
  I do hope that Chinese and other immigrants never encounter any serious racist problems as the Jews encountered in Limerick in 1904.



Save China's millions. (Ulysses, 05.326)

--O, the chinless Chinaman!  Chin Chon Eg Lin Ton. (Ulysses, 09.1129)

............................................... ... Opportunity fair with
the China floods and we hear these rosy rumours.  Ding Tams he
noise about all same Harry chap.  She's seeking her way, a chickle
a chuckle, in and out of their serial story, Les Loves of Selskar
et Pervenche, freely adapted to The Novvergin's Viv. (Finnegans Wake 028.23-27)

IMAGE	IMAGE NO.	DATA
Moore Street Area		Moore Street and Parnell Street (west of O'Connell Street) have an international [Asian] aspect of the city.
	dub2006-018	(Monday 19 June) Asian Food Co., Mary Street
	dub2006-019	(Monday 19 June) China House Restaurant, Mandarin House Chinese Restaurant, Parnell Street
	dub2006-020	(Monday 19 June) Moore Street, the centre of the new multicultural Ireland with a popular food market
	dub2006-021	(Monday 19 June) Moore Street, the centre of the new multicultural Ireland with a popular food market
	dub2006-022	(Monday 19 June) Moore Street, the centre of the new multicultural Ireland with a popular food market
	dub2006-023	(Monday 19 June) Moore Street, the centre of the new multicultural Ireland with a popular food market
	dub2006-024	(Monday 19 June) Moore Street, the centre of the new multicultural Ireland with a popular food market
	dub2006-025	(Monday 19 June) Moore Street, the centre of the new multicultural Ireland with a popular food market
	dub2006-026	(Monday 19 June) Moore Street, the centre of the new multicultural Ireland with a popular food market
S Great George's Street		Chinatown of S Great George's Street
	dub2006-027	(Monday 19 June) Jade Chinese Restaurant, 27 South Great George's Street
	dub2006-028	(Monday 19 June) Good World Restaurant (Chinese), 18 South Great George's Street
	dub2006-081	(Tuesday 20 June) Chinese Natural Herbal Centre, 80 Aungier Street
"Imperial"		It is not a China town but I often go to "Imperial."
	dub2006-029	(Monday 19 June) "Imperial" (Cantonese restaurant), 13 Wicklow Street
	dub2006-030	(Monday 19 June) Crab & egg soup and "raochu" (samshu: Chinese rice wine), "Imperial" (Cantonese restaurant), 13 Wicklow Street
	dub2006-031	(Monday 19 June) Roast Duck & Won ton noodle soup, "Imperial" (Cantonese restaurant), 13 Wicklow Street
"Thai Orchid"		"Thai Orchid," 7 Westmoreland Street.  This is my favorite Thai restaurant.  Highly recommended!
	dub2006-120	(Tuesday 20 June) "Thai Orchid," 7 Westmoreland Street.  This is my favorite Thai restaurant.  Highly recommended!
	dub2006-121	(Tuesday 20 June) Singha beer, "Thai Orchid," 7 Westmoreland Street
	dub2006-122	(Tuesday 20 June) Baked shrimps, "Thai Orchid," 7 Westmoreland Street
	dub2006-123	(Tuesday 20 June) Green curry, "Thai Orchid," 7 Westmoreland Street
"Iskanders"		"Iskanders" (kebab house), 29-30 Dame Street
	dub2006-163	(Wednesday 21 June) "Iskanders" (kebab house), 29-30 Dame Street
	dub2006-164	(Wednesday 21 June) Ram Shish kebab plate, "Iskanders" (kebab house), 29-30 Dame Street.  This is the best kebab of Dublin!
Fleet Street Hotel		Fleet Street Hotel, 19-20 Fleet Street where I stayed.
	dub2006-003	(Monday 19 June) Fleet Street Hotel, 19-20 Fleet Street where I stayed.