Dublin Picture Game

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Thought I'd try this. If it takes off, fine... if it doesn't, it doesn't.

Here's the rules, a poster posts a picture of Dublin, people guess until someone is right. The winner either posts a picture or forfeits and somebody else steps up and posts a picture.

You have to take the picture yourself (basically, don't take from websites). If it's a neighbourhood picture, take a picture that people can reasonably guess at. Not some back alley or some generic house. And make sure the picture takes in quite a bit (i.e. not a close-up of a bench or something) People just have to guess the neighbourhood, but for a city picture the winner has to name the street.

I'll start off with one...

glenn3ie

is it on the road from town to ringsend/irishtown???

irlirishkev

Is it Townsend St? Junction at Lombard Street?
If it is, I win, and I'm going to reserve my go for a later date when I actually have my camera with me!

Sniff, that's Seashell

Kev got it right.

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irlirishkev wrote:

Is it Townsend St? Junction at Lombard Street?
If it is, I win, and I'm going to reserve my go for a later date when I actually have my camera with me!

Correct!

irlirishkev

Woohoo!
Well, like I say, I've no camera, and no pics at hand here in work, so someone else can have my turn!

jameshayes

is that the chipper that will deep fry anything ??

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Ok, I'll go again...

Dirk Gently

Talbot street

NIBBS

that's the one - bottom of Talbot St - Amien St end.....don't recognise the Arch though....????

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Yeah, correct. I knew that one was too easy.

The arch would be part of the DART line coming from Connolly. I think there was a building in front of which was why it probably wasn't visible before.

Clown's turn..

Dirk Gently

Go ahead young man. In work so no access to my photos.
I was nearly going to run around to talbot street and have a look for that arch. couldn't place it.

spurious

It's the site of the old 'New Electric' Cinema - later Furniturama.
Lovely bit of stonework in that first picture. They don't make them like that anymore.

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Ok, this one is likely to be tougher. Or at least I think so anyway.

Dirk Gently

Jamestown business park

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Nope. I realise this one is difficult so I'll say that it's in the city centre.

Dirk Gently

strand street

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Holy ****, you're good!

latenia

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Holy ****, you're good!

Took me all of 5 seconds to look up RE Flanagan in the phone book. How about no business names allowed in future?

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Yeah, I thought that might be the case after I posted that.

If you're gonna take out photos of businesses, it kinda limits the scope for city centre pictures. How about a "no looking up phonebook/google" rule instead?

Dirk Gently

latenia wrote:

Took me all of 5 seconds to look up RE Flanagan in the phone book. ?

took me a good 30 seconds to google it, spit out jamestown park first.

flanzer

latenia wrote:

Took me all of 5 seconds to look up RE Flanagan in the phone book. How about no business names allowed in future?

NO WAY! That's mental. That my Dad's old premises! What a small world :cool: RE Flanagan was my Grandad!

jos28

That's amazing. What business were the Flanagan family in?

Gaspode

jos28 wrote:

That's amazing. What business were the Flanagan family in?

Graffiti artist supplies?

admiralofthefleet

funeral homes afaik

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flanzer wrote:

NO WAY! That's mental. That my Dad's old premises! What a small world :cool: RE Flanagan was my Grandad!

Hah, holy crap, that is mental. I love little coincidences like that

irlirishkev

Right here we go... This could either be p*ss easy or a lil bit tricky..



:-)

admiralofthefleet

is that around the mater/ncr

irlirishkev

admiralofthefleet wrote:

is that around the mater/ncr

Not really.. not a million miles away though!

Dirk Gently

corner of parnel square ?

admiralofthefleet

gardiner street, at the park

irlirishkev

clown bag wrote:

corner of parnel square ?

Well that was over much too quickly for my liking!

Fair play!

admiralofthefleet

where is this

Dirk Gently

admiralofthefleet wrote:

where is this

any chance of a bigger pic, I think I recognise some of the building types.

wild guess would be one of the lanes on abbey street.

I'll have to take a few snaps tomorrow on the way into work and post them up. Can't find any pics on the comp that aren't really obvious.


edit: That lane is really pissing me off now. I know that wall to the right with the projected bottom coarses, the red building at the end of the lane and the car parks, just cant think where the hell it is


edit again: Is that looking up towards parnel street (fibbers end) , new hotel and apartment blocks along there now.

Peteer

jos28 wrote:

That's amazing. What business were the Flanagan family in?

The Rag Trade!

Peteer

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Ok, this one is likely to be tougher. Or at least I think so anyway.

Pity I knew this one without any helpe from Google.

Cheers,
Peter

admiralofthefleet

clown bag wrote:

any chance of a bigger pic, I think I recognise some of the building types.

wild guess would be one of the lanes on abbey street.

I'll have to take a few snaps tomorrow on the way into work and post them up. Can't find any pics on the comp that aren't really obvious.


edit: That lane is really pissing me off now. I know that wall to the right with the projected bottom coarses, the red building at the end of the lane and the car parks, just cant think where the hell it is


edit again: Is that looking up towards parnel street (fibbers end) , new hotel and apartment blocks along there now.

you were almost right first time, its the lane that connects the abbey to liberty hall, between abbey street lower and eden quay

Peteer

admiralofthefleet wrote:

you were almost right first time, its the lane that connects the abbey to liberty hall, between abbey street lower and eden quay

We'll to be fair, the OP said no web pics. This one came from the web and the clue was in the file name.

Other than that the site is:
http://www.fantasyjackpalance.com/fjp/photos/city/0code1/alley-abbey-st-old.html
Nice collection!

Cheers,
Peter

Peteer

So,

I attach another image for this thread.

Where in Dublin?

Cheers,
Peter

flanzer

deswalsh wrote:

Graffiti artist supplies?

Sorry to butt into the thread but HA HA! No it wasn't funeral homes, artist supplies or the likes but wholesale men's clothing specialising in Olymp shirt brand and formerly Peter England shirt brand! He's since retired and sold the business on but the new owners kept the reputable name. They have since moved out of that premises.

I'm still in shock. He used to have me working there from when I was 12 and all through my school years. A lot of happy memories came flooding back when I came across that picture

flanzer

Peteer wrote:

So,

I attach another image for this thread.

Where in Dublin?

Cheers,
Peter

Cathal Brugha Street

Peteer

flanzer wrote:

Cathal Brugha Street

That's her!

View from Clearys Q-Park Marlborough street & Cathal Brugha street.

Cheers,
Peter

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Not that I know that street, but I wouldn't have even thought that was Dublin really. Nice picture!

spockety

Peteer wrote:

So,

I attach another image for this thread.

Where in Dublin?

Cheers,
Peter

Cathal Bruagh St.

Love2love

Right so since no one posted anything since yesterday, I'll have a go....


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Peteer

US Embassey, Balsbridge.

Dirk Gently

Not exactly streets but well known images of Dublin:

A



B



C



D



E



F



G



H



I



J



K

Anto McC

jameshayes wrote:

is that the chipper that will deep fry anything ??

That was the one, closed down now. it was my local chipper, i live about 30 seconds away and man do i miss that place.

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Good set of pictures!

A looks like it would be in Temple Bar, but that's too vague a guess.
B: Is it Mount Jerome cemetery?
H: I'm pretty sure that's the front of Trinity at College Green.
K looks very familiar to me, but I don't know.

admiralofthefleet

is k the east point business park?

edit: f- is it either monkstown or the coast road to malahide

Gaspode

A = north star hotel, Amiens Street.
D = The apartments in the old Crest Margarine factory in blanchardstown.
E = 'The lockkeeper' statue at the new Rathborne apartments in Ashtown
F = vico hill?
H = Trinity college
I = Temple Bar
J = Thomas Street?