An Endless ‘Cycle’

In this blog I will talk about a major passion of mine which is road bikes, and the evolution of them and how infrastructure has changed to suit their reintroduction back into society. Bikes mean the world to me and a passion of mine is to collect them and restore them to there original state. …

Blog 3: Urban Architecture and Material Culture

Written by: Cathal McGrath. 115328516 For my blog, I am going to shine a light on 'Blessed' Edmund Rice who had a massive influence on my local community of Callan, Co. Kilkenny but also the worldwide population. In this Blog i hope to demonstrate my deep understanding of the life of Edmund and the contributions …

The workers village.

Crespi d'Adda is a small village in Lombardy located in Northern Italy. It is a small and unique place. It was founded by Cristoforo Benigno Crespi for his workers. Crespi d'Adda was built in the early 19th century by the Crespi family. When they were building the village, they had the workers annd their families in …

This is (or should have been) a revolutionary product : The Minitel

117106707 - Nicolas Myhie. Blog entry 3.  " Many years ago, long before the birth of the web, there was a time when France was the happening-est place in the digital universe." BBC News, 2012.   "Minitel" is the popular name of one of the first Online service, and appeared in France in early 80's. On …

Take Me to Church

Going back to 1723, the site of the current 53 Degrees North store in Cork would not be the place where you go to find a jacket for cold weather, but rather a place you would go to worship. Commonly mistaken for Saints Peter church, this building is the sister church of Saints Peter and …

Blog Entry 2: Theme: Shopping in Dublin in the 19th- early 20th centuries.

Written by Cathal McGrath.  115328516 This photo-essay will look at the theme of shopping in Dublin during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Most shops in Ireland were small  family run businesses in the 19th century. Shopping was a very popular pastime at this time, especially amongst the female community. Shopping was seen as an …

“Distance is a social product; its length varies depending upon the speed with which it may be overcome” – Zygmunt Bauman

From the beginning of the railways until the railways of today, conditions in Ireland have been different from those in Britain. The first railways in Ireland were built to carry passengers rather than goods, because there was no consistent heavy mineral traffic nor big manufactured items to transport. The rise of road, canal, rail, air, …

Welcome in the new century : The Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1900.

From Nicolas Myhie, 117106707.      In 1900, Paris hosted its fifth universal exhibition, on the theme "The review of a century". This project obviously aims to give an image of France's greatness, in order to welcome the new century in a position of strength in front of its neighbours... But it is also an …

Transportation in Toronto in the 19th and 20th Century.

  Williams Omnibus Bus Lines was the first mass transportation system in the old City of  Toronto, Canada with four six-passenger buses (Figure 1). Established in 1849 by local cabinetmaker Burt Williams, it consisted of horse-drawn stagecoaches operating from the St. Lawrence Market to the Red Lion Hotel in Yorkville. The bus line was a great success, and …

A Universal Language

No matter peoples background, they come from all reaches of the country to experience the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, NY. Built in October of 1883, the building would take up an entire block and host plays from the 19th century and into present day. Opera houses being places of common interests, were huge …