The Doors Of Dublin

Many people assume that they are confined to dublin s southside.

The doors of dublin.

Apr 25 2014 the georgian door is a well recognised symbol of welcome in dublin and probably the most commonly known element of the style. Growing up in the irish hub eleanor was always fascinated by the city s creative culture. It s said usually by tour guides that the writer george moore lived next door to another well known writer oliver st. Today this door is known as the door of reconciliation and is on display in the cathedral s north transept.

And indeed a stroll around merrion square fitzwilliam square and the surrounding areas will lead you past a hundred and more of georgian houses with the archetypal doors of dublin out front. The vibrant colours used on the doors was to add some individual flair and to counteract the strict architectural rules of the style. Dublin is abundant with colourful georgian doors and many still survive with their polished brass fittings. The story of how these doors ended up splashed with rich colors bringing the perfect dose of effervescence to dublin s street scenes is an intriguing one in and of itself and one that really resonates with what i m a big believer in individuality.

In order to set themselves apart the former residents of georgian dublin painted their front doors whatever color they fancied red was more durable 1 added ornate knockers elegant fanlights above the door and wrought iron boot scrapers near the the entrance. Both were a bit eccentric and so the story goes moore painted his door green so that the drunken gogarty wouldn t mistakenly come knocking on it late at night. The doors of dublin photo credit. These are the doors of dublin the simple and beautiful entryways found around the irish capital images of the city s doors are curated and compiled by eleanor costello a photographer who was born and raised in dublin.

You probably have heard about the famous doors of dublin. Some in better shape than others some in muted colors others in yer face. A collage of dublin doors was placed in the window of the fifth avenue irish tourism office generating an. Visit our door showrooms just off m50 at exit 5 in finglas north county dublin great offers available on all doors.

Doors of dublin are no exception. Decorated iron coal hole covers were often embedded in the pavement. This story also lives on in a famous expression in ireland to chance your arm. Internal doors in wide range of styles colours and styles at discount diy dublin.

Dublin maybe at the first glance a little gray and dull but the doors of dublin are most certainly not.