My actual excuse is that I am testing the new Google BARD AI app and I need to have something to ask it about. However, I told him that the boss told me to photograph trams for some unknown reason.
Input: “Tell me about the LUAS red line in Dublin” Answer: The Luas Red Line is one of the two lines of Dublin’s Luas light rail system. It runs in an east–west direction through the city centre, north of the River Liffey, before travelling southwest to Tallaght, with a fork to Citywest and Saggart. The Red Line opened on 26 September 2004.
The Red Line has 32 stops, and a journey from Tallaght to Connolly Station takes approximately 45 minutes. The line is served by a fleet of 44 trams, which operate every 5–10 minutes during peak times, and every 10–15 minutes off-peak.
The Red Line is a popular mode of transport for commuters and tourists alike. It is a convenient and efficient way to travel around Dublin, and it connects with many other bus and train services.
Here are some of the key features of the Luas Red Line:
It is a light rail system, which means that it is powered by electricity and has a lower environmental impact than other forms of transport. It is a high-frequency system, with trams running every 5–10 minutes during peak times. It is a well-connected system, with links to many other bus and train services. It is a safe and reliable system, with a good track record of safety. The Luas Red Line is a valuable asset to Dublin, and it is a convenient and efficient way to travel around the city. It is a popular mode of transport for commuters and tourists alike, and it is sure to continue to be a popular choice for many years to come.
Here are some additional facts about the Luas Red Line:
The line is 18.5 kilometers long. The line has a fleet of 44 trams. The line carries an average of 150,000 passengers per day. The line was extended to Saggart in 2011. The line is currently being extended to Broombridge.
Note: The extension to Broombridge is operational and it was the Green Line that was extended.
Input: “Why would anyone photograph a tram coming up a hill” Answer: There are many reasons why someone might photograph a tram coming up a hill. Here are a few:
To capture the power and strength of the tram. A tram coming up a hill is a powerful sight, and it can be awe-inspiring to see the amount of force it takes to move the tram up the incline. To capture the beauty of the hill. A hill can be a beautiful sight, and the contrast between the steep hill and the tram can make for a striking image. To capture the everyday life of a city. A tram coming up a hill is a common sight in many cities, and it can be a way to capture the everyday life of a city. To create a sense of perspective. A tram coming up a hill can help to create a sense of perspective, and it can make the viewer feel small in comparison to the power of the tram. To create a sense of motion. The movement of the tram can create a sense of motion in the image, and it can be a way to capture the energy of a city. Ultimately, the reason why someone might photograph a tram coming up a hill is up to the individual photographer. There are many possible reasons, and the best reason is the one that speaks to the photographer’s own individual vision.
Here are some additional thoughts on why someone might photograph a tram coming up a hill:
To document a historical sight. In some cases, a tram coming up a hill may be a historical sight, and photographing it can be a way to document that history. To create a work of art. A photograph of a tram coming up a hill can be a work of art, and it can be a way to express the photographer’s own unique vision. To simply capture a moment in time. Sometimes, the best reason to photograph something is simply because you want to capture a moment in time. A tram coming up a hill can be a fleeting moment, and photographing it can be a way to preserve that moment for posterity.
For such a significant and long-established thoroughfare, James’s Street as a street is not well documented in Dublin’s historical records which really surprised me.
The St James’s area has been associated with the brewing trade since the 17th century. A number of breweries had been established in Dublin up to the mid-17th century – one such brewery established by Alderman Giles Mee at St. James’s gate around 1670. Giles Mee was given a lease to the water rights at St James’s Gate (called “The Pipes”) by Dublin Corporation. These rights passed to his son-in-law, Sir Mark Rainsford, a city alderman who was Mayor of Dublin between 1700 and 1701. Rainsford leveraged these water rights and, according to deeds from 1693, was producing “beer and fine ales” from St. James’s Gate. There were also other brewers in and around St. James’s Gate (owing to the water supply available in the area), and Rainsford’s enterprise was not significantly different from the others. (Beer and ale were commodity products at the time as they were more commonly consumed than water – which contained contaminants that were removed in brewing.)
Sir Mark Rainsford died in 1709, and the lease passed to his son – also Mark Rainsford Esq. In 1715, the Rainsfords put the premises up for lease and it was taken by Captain Paul Espinasse. Espinasse reputedly had a role in the demolition of the original medieval gate – to ease access to the site and the city. Espinasse died in a fall from his horse near the Black Bull Inn at Drogheda in 1750.
For ten years the brewery site was on the market, and by 1759 the lease was in the hands of a third Mark Rainsford, the grandson of Sir Mark Rainsford. Arthur Guinness was interested in the premises, and on 31 December 1759, the lease was signed over to Guinness for 9,000 years at £45 per year. The site has been the location of the Guinness brewery ever since. Guinness has expanded well beyond the original 4-acre lot, and has consequently bought out the property, rendering the 9,000-year lease from 1759 redundant.
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