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Dublin (In the Rare Old Times)

O’Connell Street, Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland.

Published at 8:22 pm on Monday 22 December 2008. Categories: Architecture Great Britain Ireland Tags: , , , .
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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!

— Martin Steffen 24 Dec 2008 4:33 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.

— The Monarchist 25 Dec 2008 10:32 pm

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

— Robert Miller 16 Feb 2009 2:20 am

Where does this picture come from as I would like to contact the copyright holder to obtain a copy.

— Peter Cottrell 27 Feb 2009 9:18 pm
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