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STREET ART ON HENRIETTA STREET – KINGS INN RATHER THAN KINGS INNS

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STREET ART ON HENRIETTA STREET – KINGS INN RATHER THAN KINGS INNS

Kings In the pub The is located on the corner of Henrietta Street and Bolton Street.

I am always sceptical when I see claims such as “established 1842” however Henrietta Street was developed by Luke Gardiner during the 1720.


I decided if I could verify the claim [www.libraryireland.com/Dublin-Street-Directory-1862/135.php] and discovered that in 1862 Margaret O’Callaghan owned the Queen’s Inns Tavern. This is interesting because King’s Inns would have changed its name depending on whether there was a King or Queen in London so if Ireland was still part of the UK it would be Queen’s Inns.

Note: The Honorable Society of King’s Inns is the “Inn of Court” for the Irish bar: the Benchers of King’s Inns award the degree of barrister-at-law necessary to be called to the bar by the Chief Justice of Ireland. As well as training future and qualified barristers, the School extends its reach to a diverse community of people from non–legal backgrounds offering a range of accessible part-time courses in specialist areas of the law. King’s Inns is also a centre of excellence in promoting the use of the Irish language in the law.

PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART AT NUNKI TEA HOUSE IN DUN LAOGHAIRE

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PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART AT NUNKI TEA HOUSE IN DUN LAOGHAIRE

Dún Laoghaire’s origins are generally assumed to trace back to a fort that is believed to have stood there and mostly likely to have belonged to Lóegaire mac Néill. A 1686 map of Dublin Bay by Greenvile Collins gives the name as Dun Lerroy. A later map from 1728 shows a small fishing village at the old harbour, marked as Dunlary or in other later maps as Dunleary. The earlier village was around the area where the Purty Kitchen pub is now (sometimes mapped as “Old Dunleary”). It had a coffee house and a small cove, both of which are shown on a number of old maps, and it may have had a salt mine (Salthill is close by).

THREE STAGES OF PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART – BLANK – WIP – FINISHED

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THREE STAGES OF PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART – BLANK – WIP – FINISHED

Work has been completed.

I thought that it might be a good idea to capture the three stages of creating paint-a-box street art.

PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART [4 JULY 2021]

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PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART 4 JULY 2021

There are now many examples of what I refer to as “Paint-A-Box Street Art” that are not part of the Dublin Canvas programme.

Since about seven years ago Dublin’s traffic light control cabinets have undergone a bright and colourful transformation as a result of the City Council’s “Dublin Canvas” programme.

Dublin Canvas is an inclusive public art project. To date, we have had a collection of artists from all age groups – students to retirees, from all walks of life – barristers to baristas, a mixture of nationalities and a variety of art disciplines. Graphic designers, illustrators, stencil artists street artists and landscape artists to name but a few.

SOMEONE OBJECTS TO PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART – THE OVER-SPRAYING WAS VERY SELECTIVE

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SOMEONE OBJECTS TO PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART – THE OVER-SPRAYING WAS VERY SELECTIVE

I assume that this work on Upper Mayor Street was intended to celebrate diversity within the local community but that someone has not bought into the concept.

Around the corner, on Guild Street, is the statue of Luke Kelly and that has been vandalised multiple times in a similar way.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Luke_Kelly,_Dublin

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