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
Continue readingTechnology, church music, bicycles, and life in Ireland
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
Continue readingSome 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
Continue readingI’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
Continue readingI 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
Continue readingI’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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