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The Liffey, as almost everyone knows, flows through the
city, and under the halfpenny bridge. So called because that's how much it
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It was cold, but dry, the weather coming from the general
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On the southern bank of the river, having
crossed the Liffey, is this lamp lit thoroughfare leading into Temple Bar. |
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The Grand Canal, once a source of water for
that dark brown beer, now what's it called? |
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Along its banks, one finds a statue of one of Irelands
famous poets.
This one is Patrick Kavanagh. One of his poems is printed
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Innocence by Patrick Kavanagh
They laughed at one I loved-
The triangular hill that hung
Under the Big Forth. They said
That I was bounded by the whitethorn hedges
Of the little farm and did not know the world.
But I knew that love's doorway to life
Is the same doorway everywhere.
Ashamed of what I loved
I flung her from me and called her a ditch
Although she was smiling at me with violets.
But now I am back in her briary arms
The dew of an Indian Summer lies
On bleached potato-stalks
What age am I?
I do not know what age I am,
I am no mortal age;
I know nothing of women, Nothing of cities,
I cannot die Unless I walk outside these whitethorn hedges.
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The city is also well known for its
plentiful supply of beautiful doors. |
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to say nothing of the building frontages |
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and then there are some interesting street
signs. |
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there's a popular market...
...and a department store |
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Trinity College is a seriously old and
established university just opposite the bank of Ireland. Oh yes, and it
used to be the houses of parliament for Ireland before it achieved its
independence from the 'United Kingdom'. |
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