VINTAGE TRAM CAFE AT WOLFE TONE SQUARE [AN INTERESTING IDEA] REF-115607

It came from Lisbon, Portugal and was cannibalised at Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Tram Society in Wales for its bogie and motor. The body part left over made its way to Ireland and there it is! If the Society did not purchase 305, it may well have ended up with the cutter's torch in Portugal. Can you believe that!

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CLARKE’S CITY ARMS [MENTIONED IN JAMES JOYCE’S ULYSSES]

Every building in Dublin has a story attached to it and Clarke’s Pub is not an exception to that rule.

No. 55 Prussia street was the address of the City Arms Hotel. Before it became a hotel it was occupied by the Jameson family [the whiskey family].

In the late 1700's the premises were home to H.S. Reilly, the Royal Canal director after whom the canal bridge at Rathoath Road is named.

John Jameson was the occupier of the premises according to the Primary Valuation of 1850, when the house together with the outhouses a yard and some land had a listed valuation of £126 per annum.

James Joyce frequented the City Arms Hotel when he lived in St. Peters Terrace, Phibsboro.

The ‘Joycean’ characters Leopold and Molly Bloom lived in room number ‘9’ from 1893 to 1894 while Bloom was employed as a clerk in the Cattle Market which was situated beside the building on the junction of Prussia Street and the North Circular Road.

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BAGGOT STREET WINES [OFF LICENCE OF THE YEAR 2016]

Baggot Street Wines was awarded ‘National Off-Licence of the Year 2016’ and being a regular visitor I can understand why. They have an excellent selection of wines and it is where I go if I am planning to give wine as a present.

As the majority of my followers are based outside Ireland it may be necessary to explain what an Off-Licence actually is.

Off-licence is a term used in  Ireland, the United Kingdom and New Zealand for a shop licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises, as opposed to a bar or public house which is licensed for consumption at the point of sale (on-licence). The term also applies to the licence granted to the establishment itself. Off-licences typically are specialist shops, convenience stores, parts of supermarkets, or attached to bars and pubs. Prices are usually substantially lower than in bars or pubs.

EATHOS ON BAGGOT STREET [FOOD FOR THOUGHT]

As you may have guessed I visited Baggot Street a few days ago but unfortunately I did not get time to visit any of the nearby restaurants.

Located on Upper Baggot Street, eathos is a café, eatery and patisserie that, as the name suggests, has a particular philosophy at its core. They undertake to make thoughtful food specially for their customers.

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COWTOWN CAFE 73 MANOR STREET DUBLIN REF-119979

This restaurant appears to have a different name every time I am in the area:Cucina2,Evelyn’s,Seven Grill House, Seven and now [August 2016] Cowtown Cafe.

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MI THAI RESTAURANT [87B MANOR STREET DUBLIN] REF-119977

I HAVE YET TO TRY THIS RESTAURANT - IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE VERY GOOD

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THE GREEN DOOR BAKERY IN [MANOR STREET DUBLIN REF-119983

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FOR SOME STRANGE REASON THE DOOR IS NOT GREEN