“Dublin: Workless March In Protest” (1953)
Another gem from the British Pathe website showing a Dublin unemployed march from the mid 1950s. When I first watched the clip, I nearly fell off my chair as the first seconds show something that...
View ArticleLiffey Swimming
Jumping into the River Liffey has been a dangerous pastime for Dubliners for centuries. Some do it for kicks, others for bets and others just to cool down during hot summer days. A quick scan of The...
View ArticleEdward Smyth’s Moving Heads
There’s not much left by the way of pre-boom buildings on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay. Row upon row of mis-matched shining steel and glass structures tower over the few remaining Victorian warehouses and...
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