Late afternoon shadows at Powerscourt We had been to Glendalough before but this time, with Kirsty and Richard over from London, we did a Dublin Bus day trip that included Powerscourt as well. It was still very cold but sunny…
Dublin, Saturday
Well, actually, it is now three weeks since these events – I will strive to be more up-to-date in future posts. It has been very cold here this week with quite gusty winds as well. In fact, we saw snow…
National Botanic Gardens in autumn
The autumn colours are starting to show through quite strongly now in Dublin. Earlier this week I went back to the National Botanic Gardens to collect some photographic evidence of this. Maybe it is because the environment is still a…
Christmas lights in Dublin
Yes, folks, it’s that time of year again… Well no, actually, it’s only mid-November, but the sparkly Christmas lights in Dublin have already been switched on by eager store-keepers. We went to Grafton St last Sunday night about 5pm and the…
Sarah and Vee in Dublin
Last weekend we had a great time with Sarah and Vee, visiting us from London where they are currently living. Well done you two for giving up a weekend to visit an elderly aunt and uncle! Sarah was still buzzing…
The Tallis Scholars
So far we have somewhat neglected the cultural side of life in Dublin but last Thursday we went to the National Concert Hall to hear The Tallis Scholars. This is a choral group of 10 singers who specialise in early…
Cobh, County Cork
This is a picturesque town about three hours by train from Dublin where we spent last weekend. It is pronounced “Cove” because of the Irish language “bh” making a “v” sound (cf. the girl’s name Siobhan, pronounced “Shevawn”). OK, enough…
Love that Irish humour
One of the things I (Pip) am really enjoying here in Ireland is the Irish sense of humour. It’s frequently self-deprecating and often with a keen sense of the ridiculous. An example or two is in the article below, on…
Sculpture in Context
The place of sculpture in Irish art cannot be over-emphasised and it comes as a complete surprise to anyone from NZ where sculpture is rarely seen or given any sort of prominence (although we do have the Waiheke Island outdoor…
A bit of atmosphere for you
I took some video clips of the band at the Tigh Neachtain pub in Galway. We thought they were very good but you can’t really tell from these clips. However, I think they do give a sense of the atmosphere.…