Dawn on New Year’s Day 2021
What else would you do on New Year’s Day except to get up in the early hours of the morning, while it’s still dark, and take a hike up into the Dublin mountains to see the first sun rise of
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Category: Dublin
Dublin is my adopted home. I’ve lived here since I moved to Ireland in 2007.
Dodder Greenway works on Dodder View Road
Some building works started on Dodder View Road in Rathfarnham last week, and I was curious to know why they were happening. Dodder View Road doesn’t appear on Google Maps for some reason, but it’s a section of the R112
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Closure of Dodder View Road
I’ve been thinking lately that it would be great if Dodder View Road would be permanently closed to traffic. The route – shown as R112 on most maps – runs alongside the River Dodder between Terenure and Rathfarnham. Along it’s
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Dodder stepping stones passable indicator
I often pass over the stepping stones on the River Dodder to access Bushy Park in Terenure. On days like today, when there’s been a lot of rain recently, I can pretty much predict that the river level will be
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Water features of Bushy Park Dublin
I’m very lucky to live near to Bushy Park in Terenure, Dublin. It’s a great park with loads of amenities, and is also a park full of interesting places to explore. One of the parts of the park I love
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