Tuesday 6 November 2012

My Holidays

I had a week off for Halloween and I was very happy to have all the time to my self.
One of the best things that happen is my dad bought a pre owned car on Friday.
In the morning Dad and I went to the car salesman in Firhouse,
after the test drive I went in the BMW E39 for a spin I enjoyed it very much!
The car is navy blue, it's a 4 dr saloon, 520i it has a BMW radio, I got to listen to Radio Nova in it.

 
Here is a picture of a BMW instrument cluster from the E38/E39 cars
 
 
Afterwards he had to get some petrol, So I stopped at Topaz and I watched dad putting petrol in it


On Monday I went to see the Marathon in Dublin with my family, we were standing in Terenure village, it was sunny and nice, there were many people there. Here is the map of the Dublin Marathon http--dublinmarathon.ie-map-2012.pdf

This year the New York marathon was cancelled due to hurricane Sandy.
The origanisers of the Dublin Marathon decided to hold the new verion of the New York marathon next weekend in the Phoenix Park it will be on Sunday November 18th.
In Venice there was another marathon Alex Zanardi helped the another guy to push along the road because he couldn't strech his arms well. its great to see people helping each other.

Wednesday 17 October 2012

Accommadation in Terenure


History Of Terenure

Terenure come from the Irish” the land of the yew tree”.

Terenure is in South Dublin, beside Kimmage and Harold’s Cross.

Terenure, Drimnagh and Kimmage, on the south side of Dublin City, were given to the Barnewell family by King John in 1215. The Barnewells gave some of the land to St John The Baptist Hospital outside Newgate, and Cromwell confiscated the remainder from them. Terenure passed through the hands of various owners since then, including what is now Terenure College (bought by the Carmelites in 1860).

Terenure is the home of the The Star newspaper.

Famous People In Terenure

The author James Joyce, who was born nearby at 41 Brighton Square in Rathgar on 2 February 1882, was baptised at St. Joseph's church on 5 February by Rev. John O'Mulloy. His mother, Mary Jane (May) Murray, was born 90 metres from the church at Terenure Cross in 1859 in the pub owned by her father, John Murray, called The Eagle House.

James Joyce is one of the most famous and controversial writers of the 20th century. His novel, Ulysses was banned, criticized, and suppressed on moral grounds, but it is also considered one of the greatest classics of the 20th century. James Joyce was born in Dublin, though he spent very little time there after he was exiled from Ireland

The village was home to actors, writers and musicians including Donal McCann and Máirtín Ó Direáin. Broadcaster Mike Murphy, Derek Daly former Formula One driver, comedian Dave Allen, Olympic boxer Mick Dowling, musicians Republic of Loose, Rob Smith, The Coronas and Grammy-winner Susan McKeown all hail from Terenure.