Thin Lizzy - Dublin

[dboy66]

Finally made the pilgrimage!!! Alas, not many beyond this fine group would understand.....

Amazing town in a fantastic country. Highly, highly recommended!

 

[Travis]

Finally made the pilgrimage!!! Alas, not many beyond this fine group would understand.....

Amazing town in a fantastic country. Highly, highly recommended!

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Damn, where was that?  We did our honeymoon in Dublin 10 years ago. I would’ve totally taken that same pic if I’d thought about it….

 

[princeofdarkness56]

If you head way up to Ballyshanon you will find a statue like that of Rory Gallagher where he was born. I do believe you can find some plaques of him in the Cork and Dublin area where he spent a lot of his time. 

 

[Disturber]

Been there to pay my respect! 

 

[Brooks]

Nice.

 

[tommy p]

The statue wasn't there the last time I went.  That just gives me an excuse to go back!

 

[Hardrockracer]

Been there various times. They moved the stutue. That'S what I can see from the picture. Originally Phil was facing Grafton Street. The stutue was vandalized once and run over several times by delivery vans and had to go to repair. I visited Phil's mom twice, had tea and cookies and took photos. I actually think I posted them here back then but did not find my old post.

In Cork I only saw a Gallagher plaque on the music store where he bought his famous strat. That store still existed when I visited Cork. I also went to Rory's grave site in Cork.

 

[Steve Haynie]

Been there various times. They moved the stutue. That'S what I can see from the picture. Originally Phil was facing Grafton Street. The stutue was vandalized once and run over several times by delivery vans and had to go to repair. I visited Phil's mom twice, had tea and cookies and took photos. I actually think I posted them here back then but did not find my old post.

In Cork I only saw a Gallagher plaque on the music store where he bought his famous strat. That store still existed when I visited Cork. I also went to Rory's grave site in Cork.

Oh, I remember that post where you held Phil's bass and tried on his jacket.

 

[Hardrockracer]

Oh, I remember that post where you held Phil's bass and tried on his jacket.

That's it! Was looking for it, couldn't find it.

 

[Hardrockracer]

Actually I was in Dublin shortly before Philomena died and called her house if I could visit one more time not knowing how serious her condition was then. Her nephew Graham explained to me that she was not in the condition to have visitors over anymore. She sadly passed away some months later.

 

[Steve Haynie]

It was cool that she was letting people visit when she was able. 

You are a lucky man.

 

[crunchee]

 

[HamerCustomEr]

21 hours ago, crunchee said:

Look at the size of that logo at 2:14!  Stadium is right!

 

[dboy66]

And then there is this from Dingle......Tommy O'Sullivan playing his version of the classic.  Get yer Kleenex out.

Dingle was fantastic. The Courthouse Pub was fantastic. Tommy was fantastic.....


O'Sullivan's Courthouse Pub.m4a