Inside the National Botanical Gardens:
The Rose Garden in April (before the roses bloom):
Cemetery tower near the gardens' car park
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Cemetery Tower at gardens' car park |
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Small Glass House/ reception venue |
Sun-trap in the Alpine Garden
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Sun-trap in the Alpine Garden |
Long view from Turner's glass house to the restaurant and library
Entrance to the Alpine Garden
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Entrance to the Alpine Garden |
The Botanics Library
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Botanics Library and Herbarium |
The Director's residence
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Director's Residence |
The two lassies (apparently engaging in a bit of gardening)
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The Two Lassies in for a bit of gardening |
The long glass house
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The Long Glass House |
The Palm House
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The Palm House |
Storage shed, with Church of Our Lady of Dolours in background
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Storage shed (Our Lady of Dolours church in background) |
The new College of Horticulture (gets my gold medal for blending in)
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This new College of Horticulture gets my gold medal for blending in |
Another view of the College of Horticulture (Church of Our Lady of Dolours behind)
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College of Horticulture, second view |
My third view of this beautiful College
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College of Horticulture, third view |
River Gardens apartments behind Rose Garden Bridge
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River Gardens apartments behind Rose Garden Bridge |
Azaleas in Bloom
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Azaleas in bloom in the Mill Field |
Tolka with Our Lady of Dolours behind (Rose Garden to the left)
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Our Lady of Dolours church behind Tolka (Rose Garden left) |
Socrates
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Socrates |
Socrates' bridge (over the Mill Race, just as it leaves the Tolka)
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Socrates' Bridge over Mill Race as it leaves Tolka |
Pond and Japanese Bridge
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Pond and Japanese Bridge |
Addison Park apartments, view from Botanic Gardens
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View of Addison Park apartments |
Cemetery Tower at vegetable garden
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Cemetery Tower at Vegetable Garden |
Riverside walk
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Riverside Walk |
Cactus House, with Palm House behind
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Cactus House (Palm House behind) |
Viking House, a replica of Viking Houses discovered during the Wood Quay excavations, with genuine Viking garden
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Viking House constructed, complete with Viking Garden, from clues found in excavation at Wood Quay |
The Palm House
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The Palm House |
The Mill Race winding back towards the Tolka
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Mill Race, winding back to Tolka |
Hallowe'en in the Botanics
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Hallowe'en in the Botanics |
The living Cemetery of Glasnevin:
Lá Breá sa Reilig: Brendan Behan wrote a play in Irish called "Lá Breá sa Reilig," ("A Fine Day in the Cemetery"). His was a cemetery of dereliction, phantoms and vandalism. He could not have imagined the transformation of our cemetery into a living space and one of Ireland's leading tourist attractions.
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Fine Day in the Cemetery (Café and Museum left) |
Inside the Church of the Resurrection
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Inside the Church of the Resurrection |
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Iconic: the O'Connell Tower |
View from the Cemetery Museum window
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View from Museum window |
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Fields of Battle display in Glasnevin Cemetery |
Sun sets over the graves
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Sun sets on the graves |
By the Banks of the Royal Canal:
New dock and café (not yet opened) between Broom's Bridge and Ashtown
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New dock and café on Royal Canal between Broom Bridge and Ashtown |
The Tolka at Glasnevin:
Finglas River junction with the Tolka
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The Finglas River joining the Tolka |
More to come
One Autumn Day in Glasnevin
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