Where is it ? No. 51

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Where is it ? No. 50

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Where is it ? No. 49

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These two shelters are close by one another and have passed their use by date.

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Where is it ? No. 48

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This is a very special one and solving it requires a little more brainpower, and knowledge of history, than usual.

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Where is it ? No. 47

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Where is it ? No. 46

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Where is it ? No. 45

Solution

As nobody has had a go at this I'm just giving the solution.

It is in Merrion Street Lower and is part of the Mont Clare Hotel. The connection is with Oscar Wilde. It is just across the road from Oscar's statue in Merrion Square Park and from his father's house. It is also not far from the house where he was born on Westland Row.

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Where is it ? No. 44

Solution

This was admittedly a bit of a tricky one, even for fairly seasoned Dubliners. It is one of the figures inside the monument to members of the Irish defence forces who have died in the service of the State and it is situated on the west side of Merrion Square.

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Where is it ? No. 43

Solution

I only noticed this one myself the other day and I have been passing it regularly since the mid 1960s. In fact, I worked under it for a number of years.

It is above the north block of Government Buildings on Upper Merrion Street. This was the location of the original, pre-independence, Department of Agriculture.

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Where is it ? No. 42

Solution

The very distinctive style should have given this one away. It is Molloy's pub in Talbot Street.

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Where is it ? No. 41

Solution

You could pass it by without noticing. It is on the east facing side of the Custom House. The head should have been a small clue. Pay more attention next time you pass by.


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Where is it ? No. 40

Solution

I don't know when this appeared but I only noticed it recently. It is on the plaza in front to the Store Street Garda Station.


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Where is it ? No. 39

Solution

It's on the old Rutland Fountain on the west side of Merrion Square. I'll have to give Eoin Bairéad half a mark for the fountain bit.

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Where is it ? No. 38

Solution

St Mark's church on the corner of Pearse Street and Mark Street, viewed from the latter street.

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Where is it ? No. 37

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Update - almost immediately
Damn him. He's done it again. Felix Larkin gets the prize. The cheque is in the post.

But I have solved the mystery. He is the only person who reads my blog and when I post one of these quiz items he races out of the house and walk the streets of Dublin till he finds the answer.

Well done Felix.

Google Street View. Shadow is of Pepperpot Church

Where is it ? No. 36

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And if you know, you might also add who?

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Update - almost immediately
It's only up and the solution is already on the front page of the Freeman's Journal. Would somebody tell Felix Larkin's mammy to keep him off the streets for a decade or two.

Yes, he's done it again.

I had a premonition when I put it up that he'd know it, but thought he might just have kept his head down in that hallowed hall.

Anyway, here it is in context.

Daniel O'Connell in conversation with Thomas Davis
in the beautiful surroundings of Dublin's City Hall

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Where is it ? No. 35

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I was trying to make up my mind whether to blog the above intersection and give out stink about all that was wrong with it, when the idea occurred to me to include it in the Where is it series instead. So I anonymised it and included it above.

It's not really a difficult one and when it's solved I'll turn this into a slightly longer blog post.

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Update
Well, as I said in the comment below, that didn't last long. Correct solution from @Wayupnorth.

It's the M1/M50 intersection with the M50 continuation (R 139) going off to the right towards Coolock/Clare Hall.

An unholy mess, if ever there was one.

For example, consider the complication in coming from airport heading south, via M1, and exiting via M50 extension (R139) for Malahide.

You enter M1 from airport in the leftmost lane. You then have to quickly wiggle your way into the CENTRE lane for the Malahide exit, despite the fact that you are actually turning left. When this first came in I ended up twice going west/south on the M50. Hair raising stuff.

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Where is it ? No. 34

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This one again solved by Felix Larkin.

Is he the only guy/gal in town with their eyes open?

As he's mentioned a clue, I should say that all I said to him was "You of all people!".

Where is it ? No. 33

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Solution

Over Government Buildings in Upper Merrion Street. This building used to house the Department of Local Government pre-independence.

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Where is it ? No. 32

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As far as I can make out this is the serpent from the Garden of Eden with the Apple in its mouth. It is here under the foot of the Blessed Virgin.

You'll need a clue. It's outdoors and south of the Grand Canal.

Solution

Over the front door of St. Mary's church, Haddington Road.

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