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Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Posted: March 18th, 2025, 12:51 pm
by Cuchulainn
Whata are you talking about? There was no famine.
Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Posted: March 18th, 2025, 12:59 pm
by Cuchulainn
Don't forget, the potato crop also failed in the Highlands of Scotlands, allowing absentee landowners to replace people by sheep.
Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Posted: March 23rd, 2025, 9:33 pm
by Cuchulainn
I'm going to Dublin today for a work event, I will investigate this matter in person.
are you in Temple Bar yet?
Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Posted: March 24th, 2025, 1:46 am
by bearish
I’m afraid the world needs to get used to an influx of American refugees. Not necessarily poor ones, mind you, but that might just possibly make it worse.
Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Posted: March 24th, 2025, 10:54 am
by Cuchulainn
I'm going to Dublin today for a work event, I will investigate this matter in person.
are you in Temple Bar yet?
No, I went to see the Book of Kells. Visited Temple Bar to get some food. The food was OK, but.. So many Americans! Gross.
At least they weren't Russians.
Was TCD busy? In my day there were 2000 students and less tourists. Now 20K students + et al ..
Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Posted: March 24th, 2025, 11:40 pm
by Cuchulainn
The Temple Bar used to be a bar. Last I was there was 1989.
Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Posted: March 28th, 2025, 10:04 am
by Cuchulainn
I thought it was a district?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Bar,_Dublin
The Book of Kells is an amazing thing. I was almost choking with emotion looking at it. To think that something so beautiful and fragile survived so many centuries so that we could enjoy it.
What you saw was not the original.
Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Posted: March 28th, 2025, 11:51 am
by Cuchulainn
Temple Bar is the last place to visit. Tourists ..
Better is St. Michans across river, the vaults are amazing.
Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Posted: March 28th, 2025, 11:53 am
by Cuchulainn
Has Trinity College lied to me?
as alumnus, it's free!
Euro 25 for the rest.
Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Posted: March 30th, 2025, 6:50 pm
by Cuchulainn
yes, it's awfully expensive in Dublin. some call it a rip-off.
Things were much worse during Celtic Tiger Boom 2001-2007.
Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Posted: March 31st, 2025, 11:41 am
by Cuchulainn
It's London prices without the London quality.
that's a moot point. Mr. Rooney.
Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Posted: April 1st, 2025, 12:07 pm
by Cuchulainn