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my tours for October: THURS 15 October: "Planners and Professors" history & architecture, Adelaide Rd, Hatch St, Harcourt & Earlsfort Tce   WED 28 October: War, invasion, fire, plaque? Bloody rebellion? walk Dublin’s Medieval walls, map in hand dublindecoded.com
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Yes, by William G. Murray. One of the best along the College Street, College Green, Dame St smorgasbord of fine, 19C bank and insurance headquarter buildings. Of course, as a friend once remarked, they were all in sort-of unspoken, architectural pissing contest with the BoI.
Daragh Cassidy@DaraghCassidyOct 23
While most Irish people understandably don’t have much grá for banks, they at least left us with some of Dublin’s most beautiful architecture. The former Provincial Bank of Ireland with its carved Portland stone, classical columns and symbolic figures on top is a great example.
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Eleanor McEvoy@eleanormcevoyOct 23
An extraordinary musician, arranger & producer. A huge loss to Irish music. Donal Lunny RIP
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That’s some line-up! Ken Dolan was a tutor / lecturer at NCAD by the time I was student there late 90s. Donal Lunny RIP.
J. John Foyle@JJohnFoyleOct 23
Donal Lunny and fellow students, including Vincent Browne. Dublin October 1970 Irish Press 21 October 1970
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back for the first time in many years, at the magical Sir John Soane’s Museum @SoaneMuseum
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David Jazay@DavidJazayOct 16
Usher Quay Post Office, Dublin 2015 For more, please FOLLOW & RT ! For ltd. edition PRINTS, drop me a message. @photosofdublin @OldDublinTown @IBN_Berlin @littlemuseumdub
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The subtle distortions in this 1652 “View of Delft” by Carel Fabritius meant it was to be seen through a lens, as part of a viewing device. The same church appears (distantly) in a 1654 view by Egbert van der Poel, of Delft after the 1654 explosion. Fabritius one of the dead
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On my annual pilgrimage, to gawp at art works in the some of the great museums of the world. This time around, it’s off a very rainy London (where I used to live) And as so often happens it’s the great northern and Flemish masterpieces that seize you first.
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the works featured here are: 1- Jan van Eyck, the Arnolfini Portrait; 2- detail from the same work; 3- portrait of a woman by Robert Campin (detail) 4- The John Donne Triptych (central panel) by Hans Memling.
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Dublin Military History@DublinMilitaryOct 20
City of Dublin Steam Packet Co postcard sent from the RMS Leinster to an address in Dublin. In October 1918 the Leinster was torpedoed by a German U-Boat a few miles off the coast of Dublin resulting in the largest single loss of life in the Irish Sea.
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Although we’ve just 1 public outdoor tour remaining in 2026 - Around Medieval Walls, 28 Oct - we offer private tours almost up Xmas. (Here’s a lovely private group we had on Sat) Want to allow a friend book a tour? A Dublin Decoded gift card is your perfect Xmas present! 🎁
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Beware all. This innocent looking piece, about an artist we all loved, links to something that really appears to come from the @Independent_ie . Looks exactly like an article in the Indo, the font/ typeface, layout. It is phoney, and a deeply cynical, fake investment scam
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Alison Begas@kamfinsaOct 17
Positive signals from the restoration of #Dublin8's landmark #IveaghMarket. dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-ne…

Behind-the-scenes look shows major progress on Iveagh Markets restoration

Conservation teams are making significant progress on the €9.5 million restoration of Dublin's historic Iveagh Markets, preserving the 120-year-old Liberties landmark for future generations

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Arran Henderson@arranqhOct 18
St Luke is patron saint of artists, as he was thought to have painted a portrait of the Virgin. It meant artists guilds across medieval & renaissance Europe were called the Guild of St Luke. Many works depict him painting her. The most famous are by Rogier van der Weyden.
Ennius@red_loebOct 18
18th October is the Feast of St Luke who is depicted here with his symbol. Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 34; The Four Gospels in Armenian; 1606 CE; Stampoul (Istanbul), Church of Saint Nikoghayos; ff.106v-107r (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/fmb…)
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Patrick Hawe@PatrickHaweOct 16
'For sleeking beauties I spinned their nightinveils' [FW] Sleeping Beauty interpreted by Harry Clarke.
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Irish History Bitesize!@lorraineelizab6Oct 15
#Otd 1683: @tcdphil founded by William Molyneux FRS (1st secretary, recorded weather data, calculated eclipses, did experiments). Helped by his brother Sir Thomas Molyneux & later Provost St George Ashe. Famous members e.g. Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker!
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Patrick Hawe@PatrickHaweOct 14
Vaults of St. Michans, Recent Coffins, Dublin, Ireland. 1926. Christ Church. 1926. Graffiti. 1926. Emil Otto Hoppé (1878-1972)
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David Jazay@DavidJazay9 Aug 2024
Cash stores, Prussia Street, Dublin 1992 From #DublinBeforetheTiger For more, please FOLLOW & REPOST ! For ltd. edition PRINTS, see header. @photosofdublin @OldDublinTown @IBN_Berlin @littlemuseumdub
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Olivier Cornet Gallery@OC_GalleryOct 13
Sheila Naughton, Twin Fields, gouache on paper (47x61cm). Part of the artist’s current solo show Presence at the Olivier Cornet Gallery Dublin. This work was reserved by a collector today. oliviercornetgallery.com/pre… #SheilaNaughton #oliviercornetgallery
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Gave a little tour called “West of Capel” today, for some of the next generation of guides, training with Portobello College. Lovely to meet you folks. And welcome to the club! #dublinguides #dublinwalkingtour #dublindecoded
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ChatGPT’s ability to improve this faded old photo: Rivalled only by Sir William Orpen’s ability to upgrade Count John McCormack’s handsome but portly appearance into this figure of Edwardian elegance and rumpled, raffish charm.
Sir William Orpen@SirWilliamOrpenOct 9
Following on from my last post on Count John McCormack's portrait by Sir William Orpen, here is a photo of them standing beside the painting. I submitted it to ChatGPT with a request to 'restore photo' and here is the amazing result (3 minutes later).
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