More or less, the musings of a graduate of a Scottish university, born in New York, formerly resident in South Africa, and now living in London.
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ALL TEXT © ANDREW CUSACK 2004-PRESENT UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
4:33 pm
Great picture with the old Pillar as opposed to today’s ungainly metal spike. However, O’Connell Street was only thus called a few years after the formal end of the Union between Britain and Ireland. It remained Sackville Street (after a Lord Lieutenant) until the mid-Twenties and only the magnificent bridge at its south end, formerly known as (similarly vice-regal) Carlisle Bridge, had been re-named after O’Connell in the 1880s as far as I remember.
Happy Christams to all!
10:32 pm
Glorious.
It appears, however, that one of two identical images has been doctored to include or erase the Union Jacks. My guess is that it was this photo that was manipulated, probably from some mildly depraved Irish nationalist.
2:20 am
I remember as child going to the top of the pillar.
Also many Dublin buses had their terminus at ‘Nelson Pillar’.
One can still see the magnificent Wellington monument in Phoenix Park
9:18 pm
Where does this picture come from as I would like to contact the copyright holder to obtain a copy.