A WONDERFUL SUMMER’S DAY IN DUN LAOGHAIRE [Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f-4 G OSS Lens]-120974 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
A WONDERFUL SUMMER’S DAY IN DUN LAOGHAIRE [Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f-4 G OSS Lens]-120974 / infomatique
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| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | I have had the good fortune to work in Dun Laoghaire for about fifteen years.Dún Laoghaire is a suburban seaside town in County Dublin, about 12 km (7.5 miles) south of Dublin city centre. Formerly a major port of entry from Britain, from 1821 to 1920 it was named Kingstown.The town's name means "fort of Laoghaire". This refers to Lóegaire mac Néill (modern spelling: Laoghaire Mac Néill), a 5th-century High King of Ireland, who chose the site as a sea base from which to carry out raids on Britain and Gaul. Traces of fortifications from that time have been found on the coast, and some of the stone is kept in the Maritime Museum.The name is sometimes unofficially spelt as Dún Laoire or Dún Laoighre. In some cases, the old anglicised spelling Dunleary is seen … this is also how the town's name is commonly pronounced.The harbour, one of the largest in the country, is notable for its two granite piers. The East Pier is particularly popular with walkers, and was featured in the 1996 movie Michael Collins, where Liam Neeson (as Collins) and two of his co-stars are seen walking along a seaside promenade, which is actually the Dún Laoghaire East Pier. A band is seen playing on a bandstand in this movie scene, and this is the actual bandstand on the East Pier. The bandstand was restored to its original condition in 2010 by the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company.It took 42 years to construct the harbour, from 1817 to 1859. The obelisk near the old ferryport terminal at the harbour commemorates the construction of this harbour.A lighthouse was at the end of the East Pier, while the new headquarters of the Commissioners of Irish Lights (the General Lighthouse Authority for Ireland) is on Harbour Road.South of the harbour is Scotsman's Bay, where there was a Victorian seaside amusement area, with walks, shelters and baths. The walks and shelters are largely intact. The Dún Laoghaire Baths have been derelict for many years, but were repainted in bright colours in 2012. Plans for restoration of this area are much debated, and some of the more ambitious ideas have been highly controversial.A traditional Victorian-style park, the People's Park, is at the eastern end of George's Street, and including still-functioning tea rooms.At least one traditional "cabman's shelter" survives [I photographed two] – these were small buildings built for the drivers of horse-drawn taxis. |
| 撮影日 | 2016-05-31 18:55:56 |
| 撮影者 | infomatique , Dublin, Ireland |
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| カメラ | ILCE-7RM2 , SONY |
| 露出 | 0.008 sec (1/125) |
| 開放F値 | f/10.0 |
| 焦点距離 | 28 mm |