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SAND SCULPTURE TRIBUTE TO SWIFT

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TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD

Back in 2008 when I visited a sand sculpture exhibition at the Custom House Quay shopping centre I used a Sigma DP1 camera but the resulting images were close to unusable. A few days ago I decided to experiment to see if I could recover any of the photographs and here is the best that I could do.

Among the most widely read of all Irish writers, Swift is best known as the author of Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World (1726), now universally known as Gulliver’s Travels. His other works include A Tale of a Tub and The Battle of the Books and as a political pamphleteer, Swift is particularly known for A Proposal for the Universal Use of Irish Manufacture, The Drapier’s Letters and A Modest Proposal.

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THE FAMINE MEMORIAL

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CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY DECEMBER 2022

The Famine Memorial, officially titled Famine, is a memorial in Dublin, Ireland. The memorial, which stands on Customs House Quay, is in remembrance of the Great Famine, which saw the population of the country halved through death and emigration.

Note: 2022 the Order of the Knights of St. Columbanus will host the 98th Christmas Day Dinner for the poor and homeless of Dublin City surrounding areas. Every year the the Order of the Knights of St. Columbanus receive an overwhelming response from members of the public who wish to attend the Christmas Day Dinner annual event as a volunteer. This year was no exception with over 250 Volunteers registering their interest to volunteer.

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