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DUBLIN STREET ART ON CAPEL STREET 10 AUGUST 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is located on Capel Street and as this was my first time to see it one can assume that it is recent as is the chair chained to the railings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Dudley, better known as “Bang Bang”, was a well-known street character in Dublin in the mid-20th century. He was known for carrying a large church key around with him and pretending to shoot people with it. He would often shout “Bang Bang!” as he did this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dudley was born in Dublin in 1906. He was raised in an orphanage and had a difficult childhood. He was also blind in one eye. Despite his challenges, Dudley was a charismatic and outgoing person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bang Bang became a popular figure in Dublin in the 1940s and 1950s. He was often seen riding the buses and trams, pointing his church key at people and shouting “Bang Bang!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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