10/09/2023
PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART IN SWORDS [TWO FOR JOY BY DAVID BYRNE]
This was the only example of Paint-A-Box street art that attracted my attention when I visited Swords last Sunday [9 September 2023]. I believe that there is at least one more example near the Castle.
The design is based on the superstition, of when you see 2 magpies, it brings you joy. David wanted to create something that would maybe spread a little cheer, or lighten someones mood.
Swords has good road links due to its proximity to Dublin city, which is the main focus of the Irish road network. The M1 Dublin–Belfast motorway passes along the eastern edge of the town and is the main route to/from Dublin City, Drogheda, Dundalk, Newry and Belfast. The M50 Dublin semi-orbital motorway passes to the south of the town and provides connections with all of the other main roads out of Dublin (N2, N3, N4, N7, N81 and M11).
The R132 dual-carriageway bypasses the centre of Swords, and runs south to Dublin Airport and north to Balbriggan. The proposed Swords Western Ring Road dual carriageway is due to run from the M1 at Lissenhall, north of Swords, along the western edge of Swords to the M2 motorway at Cherryhound. Other main roads from Swords include the R106 to Malahide and Portmarnock, R108 to Ballyboughal and Naul, R125 to Ashbourne and the M2 motorway, R126 to Donabate and Portrane and R127 to Lusk and Skerries.