The Great South Wall

  

     

 

     

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bowler hat - h&m 

I heart NY t-shirt - New York

gold cuff rings - asos

The Great South Wall extends from Ringsend nearly four miles out into Dublin Bay. It was the world's longest sea-wall at the time of its completion in 1786 and remains one of the longest in Europe.

At the seaward end of the wall stands the red-painted Poolbeg Lighthouse, standing in its current form since 1820, having replaced an earlier light-tower, which in turn replaced a 1782 light-ship.

The lighthouse is one of a formation of three. One of the other two lighthouses is located on the Bull Wall opposite, and the other on a wooden platform mid-channel.

The Poolbeg Lighthouse is painted red. The green lighthouse in Dublin bay is the North Bull lighthouse, a couple of yards off the end of the North Bull Wall, and another lighthouse sits out in the bay itself. Green is for starboard (right) and red is for port (left).

The wall was built originally to create a shipping channel into Dublin Port. It was once a station for an army gun battery whose function was to protect the entrance to the port. The gun turret was mounted in a 'half moon' shape, thus lending to the name of the swimming club. The Half Moon Swimming Club sits approximately halfway along the Wall and was founded in 1898. The clubhouse is referred to as 'the Wall', 'the Poolbeg', 'the Battery', or 'the Half Moon'.

the wooden building

   

 

This domestic library by de Blacam and Meagher has been skilfully designed and crafted in white oak and iroko. The height of the space is accentuated by large picture windows to the north, south and west, offering expansive views over the city of Dublin. A mezzanine level to the east breaks up the space and provides a desk area for the occupant and access to shelves placed at a higher level. De Blacam imagines his libraries, from domestic to public, as living rooms and this is evident here. The picture windows also act as seats. This library even has its own ensuite. 

The rooftop's parapet in copper further enhances the visual connection with the various copper domes dotted across the skyline. 

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tartan shirt - topshop

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studio dungarees - zara 
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