Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Friday, May 18, 2007
Greens bookshop in Clare Street is all set to shut it doors next Friday. And so another part of Dublin's literary heritage comes to an ignominious end.
On first appearances the place seemed to lack order. The filing system seemed hap hazard, and nothing was where you expected it to be. A friend of mine used to say that in her opinion someone would stand on the opposite side of Clare Street and fire the novels in.
What I most admired about Greens though was it commitment to small independent publishers outside of Dublin. You'd wander in and be able to brose through a selection of publication unavailable anywhere else in the city. Just the antidote to the cold commercialism of their nearby rivals.
Still I've always had mixed feelings about Greens as every time I wandered around I was reminded of the panic of buying schoolbooks every September. Still the shop has a place is Dublin and Irelands literary scene.
And so, Greens which first opened its doors to customers in 1843, is set to follow Anthology Books in Meeting House Square and Kenny's Bookshop in Galway and take its leave of the street to conduct its business over the internet. More headaches for the small independent bookshop owners.
On first appearances the place seemed to lack order. The filing system seemed hap hazard, and nothing was where you expected it to be. A friend of mine used to say that in her opinion someone would stand on the opposite side of Clare Street and fire the novels in.
What I most admired about Greens though was it commitment to small independent publishers outside of Dublin. You'd wander in and be able to brose through a selection of publication unavailable anywhere else in the city. Just the antidote to the cold commercialism of their nearby rivals.
Still I've always had mixed feelings about Greens as every time I wandered around I was reminded of the panic of buying schoolbooks every September. Still the shop has a place is Dublin and Irelands literary scene.
And so, Greens which first opened its doors to customers in 1843, is set to follow Anthology Books in Meeting House Square and Kenny's Bookshop in Galway and take its leave of the street to conduct its business over the internet. More headaches for the small independent bookshop owners.
Labels: Greens Bookshop Set to Close
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Dublin
After our affair
I swore that I'd leave Dublin
And in that line I'd left behind
The years, the tears, the memories and you
In Dublin
At the quays friends come and say farewell
We'd laugh and joke and smoke
And later on the boat
I'd cry over you
In Dublin
How can I leave the town that brings me down
That has no jobs
Is blessed by God
And makes me cry
Dublin
And at sea with flowing hair
I'd think of Dublin
Of Grafton Street and Derby Square
And those for whom I really care and you
In Dublin
After our affair
I swore that I'd leave Dublin
And in that line I'd left behind
The years, the tears, the memories and you
In Dublin
At the quays friends come and say farewell
We'd laugh and joke and smoke
And later on the boat
I'd cry over you
In Dublin
How can I leave the town that brings me down
That has no jobs
Is blessed by God
And makes me cry
Dublin
And at sea with flowing hair
I'd think of Dublin
Of Grafton Street and Derby Square
And those for whom I really care and you
In Dublin
Labels: Dublin by Phil Lynott
Friday, May 11, 2007
