Summerhill, Dublin (1981) by the National Geographic Photographer Cotton Coulson. pic.twitter.com/q4odUYHIUY
— Photos of Dublin (@PhotosOfDublin) October 2, 2020
1981.
Summerhill, Dublin 1.
Decisions.
Meanwhile…
The crossroads adjacent to St. Patrick’s Cathedral was once known as 'The Four Corners of Hell', famous for a pub on each corner and it's rowdy crowds & punch ups. The pubs were Kenny’s, O’Beirne’s, Lowe’s and Quinn’s. Quinns is now demolished and site of 'The Fourth Corner' pub pic.twitter.com/4ksac7AofH
— RareIrishStuff (@RareIrishStuff) October 2, 2020
Gnarly.
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Love it!
+1 :)
Those slippers!
Love this. They look oddly stylish!
I did not realise that was why it is called The Fourth Corner. Wonderful!
I have no idea why it did, but this prompted me to look at our old house on Google Street View, the one I left before my formative years but where I had already looked at at least two formative Eurovisions on an old Pye black and white TV that came free with the mobile home which was used for overflow storage of too many kids. There was a large fuschia hedge in the front garden that we all called the bumblebee tree because in the spring to autumn it was full of bees.
They cut down the bumblebee tree :-(
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.288132,-6.2143064,3a,90y,13.43h,100.32t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRy6o2KyDxHt3vONMjJbUkw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Lovely house :)
Since we’re sharing, I was born here
(still no blue plaque in my honour bizarrely)
https://goo.gl/maps/a4StAHmYeLLFdyL37
proper Dub
can’t get a google links map it keeps coming up with ” granny’s” house next door but this is where I started my days, looking over the cricket pitch
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/news/upgrade-on-way-for-castle-lodges-34373767.html
I knew a guy lived just down from there! I swear, if it was not reality he was the inspiration for The Commitments practice place – he lived with his mom and had a shed out back. No wall that I recall, but I was younger then.
Wore the bandana on the stairs in The Commitments, and used play every Wednesday in Rathmines. Did the best cover of Goodnight Saigon I have heard live, on his own, guitar, and very excellent vocals.He could helicopter better than the helicopters!
More of these please, fantastic.
+1
Does Broadsheet.ie get many readers from outside of Dublin? ;)
Some, certainly.
*raises hand tentatively*
My dad was once offered the curacy of St Patrick’s, living on site.
He was advised not a great place to raise an inly (sic) child.
The Fourth Corner bar is now owned and run by Johnny Foley
Who’s Dah’ is the Foley (Sean) of the pharmacy featured on the dash cam hero vid here today also
Oh my she’s a dead ringer for Great Granny Millie.