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The BoomTown Kid

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Have you got google earth?
I live here...heres an idea of what the tour is about

The house at the top of the world???
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Leopardstown dual carriageway
type in these co ordinates
53 15 55 North - 6 06 43 West

Silver Tassie
53 14 42 - 6 08 06

Proddie (Protestant) Church
53 14 03 - 6 08 18

House at the top (a guess)
53 13 57 - 6 08 16 ?????? maybe

what about five lamps, meat factory, dun laoghaire, sandycove, blackrock,killiney hill etc.....
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I'm going to Dublin for real (not just via google earth) again soon.  Last time I didn't get to see all of this.  So tell me where I should be heading forbiggrin.  We went to Dun Laoghaire but didn't quite know where we should go.  And as for U2 yes pleasewink

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This place is blackrock park and the BTR played here once - 1977 ish. Im sure they played on the bandstand on the water but i've included the other bandstand too. its a lovely place on a sunny day. Years ago (the '80s) i've seen some bands play here its pretty cool listening to music looking out to sea.

This is the google earth location 53 18 16      6 11 04

 http://www.hugeuploads.net//images/806152Bandstand1a.JPG
 
 i'm waving in this one! 
http://www.hugeuploads.net//images/238679Bandstand1b.JPG
 you can see the other bandstand in the top left of this pic.http://www.hugeuploads.net//images/619069Bandstand1c.JPG
This is the other bandstand 53 18 12 N      6 10 54 W
 http://www.hugeuploads.net//images/547376Bandstand2a.JPG
 http://www.hugeuploads.net//images/676072Bandstand2b.JPG
I hope this helps with your trip to dublin. I'll go up killiney hill next week to the obelisk. This is a good place to visit, besides BG had a memorable afternoon here once.. its in his book.


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When are you coming to Dublin Jules? smile

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21 - 25 Junebiggrin and am really looking forward to it.  It will be my second visit.

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Cool. I live close enough to Dublin & will be on holidays from work from the 22nd so it would be great if we could meet up if it suits. smile

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Sounds good to me.  Have PM'd you.

Someone tell Bob he should be in dublin for that w/e.biggrin

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Jules wrote:

Someone tell Bob he should be in dublin for that w/e.biggrin




Now that is what I call a good idea biggrin I've replied to your PM biggrin



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So heres the next location on the BG tour of Dublin - Killiney Hill...
its mentioned by BG in his book, is that it, chapter 'acting the maggot'

53 15 55  N      6 06 43  W  is google earth locator

all photos are views from the top of the hill, pretty cool on a sunny day. You can see 360 deg. well worth a look if you ever make it over here.

 https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/TheMonument.jpg

https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/KillineyBaySmall.jpg

https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/DalkeyIsland.jpg

https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/DunLaoghaire.jpg

https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/DublinBaySmall.jpg

https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/ThreeRockSmall.jpg



https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/CelticRat.jpg

https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/BenchSmall.jpg

https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/Bluebells.jpg

https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/OakTree.jpg


Next week I will go to the location of where Rat Trap was penned.



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Thanks TopHat!!

Where Rat Trap was penned?  Bewley's cafe - it has closed, well at least it is just a shop.  We went there last time in Dublin.  Took a photo of the record plaque outside...biggrin

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I'm actually re-reading Is that it? at the minute. If I notice anywhere I'll keep a note of it smile

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Here we are - the next installment
Most are self explainatory except 'morans' which is now called "O'Sheas" - this place is where they played before moving to london.(1977) This is just off O'Connell Street.

The Meat Factory is now demolished but it was directly behind that little building with the blue door. The stroll along the canal is lovely.

The five lamps is close to Croke Park if your interested in Hurling/Gaelic Football. By the way, you can see an election poster on the five lamps, it from the 'Sinn Fein' party which roughly translates from irish as 'The Looking after number 1' party!

The Gasworks looks like its now an office block!!

And yes Bewleys would be a difficult place to write Rat Trap as its no longer a sit down cafe.

https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/Morans.jpg https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/MeatFactory1.jpg https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/MeatFactory2.jpg https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/Gasworks1.jpg https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/FiveLamps.jpg https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/Bewley1.jpg https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/Bewley2.jpg

Locations are:

Morans    53 21 03 North    6 15 16  West

Five Lamps  53 21 17  N     6 14 48   W

Meat Factory   53 20 17 N    6 14 20  W

Gas Works     53 20 19  N    6 14 02  W

Bewleys         53 20 29  N     6 15 38  W


Take care, hope this is helpful



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I've received no feedback on this idea of showing a 'BG Dublin tour' so I assume its not of interest. Ah well.....All these places i've shown i pass frequently, which I felt could be expressed to other BG/BTR people , which are all about the Big Guy. No worries. I've one more post which is about DunDreary, sorry, DunLaoghaire (where I went to school).

Love and best wishes to Jules,Scottie and MusicMania....XXXOOOO...real people....connected to this forum.
Would love to hear from Linda.....Argee.....et al.......

This is NOT a new post.....It's an old one but the Photo URLS died on the old one of Blackrock Park, so I feel I should rePost this?


This place is blackrock park and the BTR played here once - 1977 ish. Im sure they played on the bandstand on the water but i've included the other bandstand too. its a lovely place on a sunny day. Years ago (the '80s) i've seen some bands play here its pretty cool listening to music looking out to sea.

This is the google earth location 53 18 16      6 11 04

https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/Bandstand1aWeb.jpg
https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/Bandstand1bWeb.jpg
https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/Bandstand1cWeb.jpg



This is the other bandstand 
53 18 12 N      6 10 54 W
https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/Bandstand2aWeb.jpg
https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/Bandstand2bWeb.jpg
https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/Bandstand2cWeb.jpg


Heres somthing else which is very charachteristic of Blackrock
https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u44/TheTopHat_photo/BlackrockMarketWeb.jpg


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TheTopHat wrote:

I've received no feedback on this idea of showing a 'BG Dublin tour' so I assume its not of interest. Ah well.....All these places i've shown i pass frequently, which I felt could be expressed to other BG/BTR people 

Love and best wishes to Jules,Scottie and MusicMania....XXXOOOO...real people....connected to this forum.
Would love to hear from Linda.....Argee.....et al.......


Now if only I had tracked this post down last week....  I have been penning a few words on Rat Trap for my blog (still in progress, had meant to do it for 30 years since hitting number one, but redecorationg and starting a new job has impacted that), and as it happened I was in Dublin for the last couple of weeks.   Bewley's is still open with the plaque outside, and I even ate at an Italian cafe (though as it was located in Temple Bar most likely not the one mentioned in the song).  Will head for RIngsend and Five Lamps next time......



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hey ArrGee,
I'm glad you found this subject interesting. I hope you had a good time in Dublin.

I was having Christmas dinner today and Geldof popped up on the TV. My father in law says, "ah sure I worked with his father" ...........
ME: You what? Bob Geldofs father?
Father in Law: Yeah, perfect gentleman, sold flooring, he had a place off Capel Street there.

Its a funny world.
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I always wanted to go to Dublin.

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TheTopHat wrote:

hey ArrGee,
I'm glad you found this subject interesting. I hope you had a good time in Dublin.


Was working, not feeling that well and ended up getting very wet (I had to throw my reeboks away!), not unusual smile.gif  Working out in park west which takes ages to get into the centre on the bus, so spent a few nights just zonked out in the hotel watching films (not the mucky ones!).  Getting 7am flights leaves me dead to the world.

But looking forward to future visits when I can get a bit more quality time, so will look up this post to get fully briefed.



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Back in Dublin again and noted this when I was walking around last night

http://www.walloffame.ie/

Look at the bottom left corner, and you will note Geldof with Cott in the background.   Haven't quite got around to everything but I have at least two more weeks to explore.

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