Poolbeg Lighthouse, Dublin Port For all the times I’ve been in Dublin, I’ve never felt quite at home as I did when we went to Dublin Port. There’s just nothing quite like it. The ships docked along the harbour wall, the tugs puttering along the estuary, the trucks lining up to load and unload, the cranes shifting containers back and forth… Her Ladyship was as happy as I was, watching all the goings on. I sometimes wonder if she has…
Dalkey and Killiney Coast, County Dublin In between our jaunts down the country, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying pottering around the Dun Laoghaire area. The Oldies love to stroll out to the pretty village of Dalkey, with its seven castles, ancient churches, dinky little cottages, quaint shops and, of course, cosy pubs. For me though, the highlight of Dalkey is its harbours. Poor old Bulloch Harbour took a battering in recent storms, but it is still one of my favourite places…
Poolbeg and Sandymount Strand Dublin I can’t believe my luck! Just when Austria was being blanketed in deep snow, we flew to Dublin, arriving to mild January weather. Naturally enough, we headed straight for the sea. This time the Oldies brought me to Sandymount Strand, an old stomping ground of theirs, but one they hadn’t visited in years. The soft, lapping ripples in this sheltered bay are certainly a sharp contrast to the crashing waves of the Atlantic shores of…
The Liberties, Dublin After our jaunt along the coast, we are now back in the inner city. In the Liberties, to be exact, the heart of dear old Dublin. With emphasis on the old. At Wood Quay we are literally standing above the site of an important Viking settlement. Her Ladyship still remembers the huge controversy over the building of the Dublin City Council offices on this ancient site back in the late 1970s. I sincerely hope that city planners…
Bull Island, Howth, Malahide, County Dublin Whew! The skis have been packed away for another year. We certainly don’t need them now as we are at sea level again. Yes, we’re back in dear old Dublin! North County Dublin is actually new territory for me, but I instantly feel at home here. We are on North Bull Island, watching flocks of various wading birds, ducks, brent geese, and of course countless gulls, feeding on the mudflats. His Lordship and I…