URBAN EXPRESSION AND DEPRESSION

Street Photography That Highlights Urban Life

Dun Laoghaire

GLASTHULE 2020

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GLASTHULE ROAD – DUN LAOGHAIRE AREA OF DUBLIN

Glasthule is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is along County Dublin’s south coast, between Dún Laoghaire and Dalkey.

Every year it celebrates Bloomsday (celebrating the day featured in James Joyce’s highly acclaimed novel Ulysses).

The James Joyce Tower is located in nearby Sandycove.

In Sandycove and Glasthule, all on a street of one kilometre, one will find the following: Butchers, grocer, supermarket, hairdressers, pharmacies, car sales garages, cake shop, bakery, bookmakers, auctioneers, public houses, beauty salons, florists, book shop, curtain and drapery shop, boutiques, wine merchants, dentists, doctors, bookshop, veterinary surgeon, post office, restaurants, cafés, late night shops, solicitors, dry cleaners.

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FOUNTAIN NEAREST THE TEA-ROOMS

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FOUNTAIN NEAREST THE TEA-ROOMS IN THE PEOPLE’S PARK IN DUN LAOGHAIRE [RESTORED IN 1988]

I was shooting into the sun which is not the best idea ever. Spot the cheat – as an experiment I used the Luminar sky replacement tool when processing one image.

The People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire features two very attractive cast iron fountains manufactured by the Sun Foundry, Glasgow. In 1985 the fountain nearest the seafront was fully restored to working order and illuminated it. In 1986 the Local Council dedicated the fountain to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1916 Rising, and an inscribed stone paving slab was laid beside it.

The second fountain was restored in 1988 as part of the Council’s contribution to mark Dublin’s Millennium. An inscribed stone slab was also placed in the surrounding paved area.

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FOUNTAIN RESTORED IN 1986

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FOUNTAIN NEAREST THE WATERFRONT – DUN LAOGHAIRE PEOPLE’S PARK

The People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire features two very attractive cast iron fountains manufactured by the Sun Foundry, Glasgow. In 1985 the fountain nearest the seafront was fully restored to working order and illuminated it. In 1986 the Local Council dedicated the fountain to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1916 Rising, and an inscribed stone paving slab was laid beside it.

The second fountain was restored in 1988 as part of the Council’s contribution to mark Dublin’s Millennium. An inscribed stone slab was also placed in the surrounding paved area.

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ROCOCO

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ROCOCO A COLOURFUL SHOP IN GLASTHULE

Rococo opened its first shop over 20 years ago in Ireland, offering women a more artistic way of dressing.
Their eclectic collections have been sourced from far and wide. From Japan to Denmark, France to Iceland.

Glasthule is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is along County Dublin’s south coast, between Dún Laoghaire and Dalkey.

Every year it celebrates Bloomsday (celebrating the day featured in James Joyce’s highly acclaimed novel Ulysses).

The James Joyce Tower is located in nearby Sandycove.

In Sandycove and Glasthule, all on a street of one kilometre, one will find the following: Butchers, grocer, supermarket, hairdressers, pharmacies, car sales garages, cake shop, bakery, bookmakers, auctioneers, public houses, beauty salons, florists, book shop, curtain and drapery shop, boutiques, wine merchants, dentists, doctors, bookshop, veterinary surgeon, post office, restaurants, cafés, late night shops, solicitors, dry cleaners.

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1900 QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN

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1900 QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN IN DUN LAOGHAIRE

This is without doubt a favourite of mine. I really do like this type of memorial fountain and the good news is that there are a few remaining in Ireland and they are in good condition. There is the Jaffe Fountain in Limerick and the Richard Russell Fountain in Limerick and I hope to photograph both over the next few months. There may also have been one in Reginald Street in Dublin but it has been modified and converted to a religious grotto.

The Queen Victoria Memorial fountain was erected in Dún Laoghaire in 1900 to commemorate the visit to Ireland of Queen Victoria, and seriously damaged in the 1980s, this fountain was recently restored. The fountain was one of a large number celebrating Queen Victoria erected in Ireland and throughout other British colonies to a standardised design by Glasgow manufacturers Walter McFarland & Co. That company has since ceased trading but much of its business was inherited by another Scottish firm, Industrial Heritage, who were responsible for the structure’s repair and restoration.

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