Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on a bay on the east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey, it lies within the province of Leinster. It is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range.
Large parts of Georgian Dublin were demolished or substantially redeveloped in the mid-20th century during a boom in office building. After this boom, the recessions of the 1970s and 1980s slowed down the pace of building. Cumulatively, this led to a large decline in the number of people living in the centre of the city, and by 1985 the city had approximately 150 acres of derelict land which had been earmarked for development and 10 million square feet (900 thousand square meters) of office space.
Dublin is a contemporary and historical centre for Irish education, arts and culture, administration and industry. It is one of the top thirty cities in the world.
These amazing photos were taken by David Denny that show street scenes of Dublin in the early 1980s.
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| Kiosk at corner of Leeson Street and Adelaide Road, 1980 |
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| Dublin Arts Festival parade, 1980 |
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| Dublin street scenes, 1980 |
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| Feeding the ducks, 1980 |
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| Feeney's, 1980 |
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| Maureen's, 1980 |
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| National Library from DPS, 1980 |
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| Newly pedestrianized Grafton Street, 1980 |
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| O'Brien's pub, 1980 |
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| The Auld Dubliner pub, 1980 |
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| The Quays, 1980 |
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| Webbs Books shop, Aston Quay, 1980 |
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| Baggot Street, 1982 |
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| Bewleys - the legendary Lofty Clattery cafe, 1982 |
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| Busker outside Cecil Gee, Grafton Street, 1982 |
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| Donnybrook, 1982 |
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| Hot Rod, 1982 |
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| Moore Street dealers, with Arnotts Henry Street in background, 1982 |
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| New paving on Henry Street, 1982 |
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| O'Connell Bridge, 1982 |
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| The Ilac centre, 1982 |
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| Traffic on the Green, 1982 |
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| Typical Dublin scene, 1982 |
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| Young people at front gate, Greenhills, 1982 |
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| Crumlin Children's Hospital (seen from upstairs on #18 bus, St.Marys Road), 1983 |
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| 3 Flower sellers on Grafton Street, circa 1983 |
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| Freemasons Hall, 1983 |
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| Grafton Street, circa 1983 |
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| Mulligan's pub, Poolbeg Street, 1983 |
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| O'Connell Street, 1983 |
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| Tele-rents on Grafton Street, circa 1983 |
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| Photographer on Dublin street, 1984 |
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| Sandycove, 1984 |
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