#dlharbour – Locals like to think of Dun Laoghaire's West Pier as being like a bit of Ireland's Atlantic seaboard, rugged and untamed in contrast to the smooth expression of urban order which is the East Pier.
This week, while researching the western half of the harbour for the Sailing on Saturday blog which will feature Dun Laoghaire developments in detail on January 25th, we found dramatic evidence that this is where the wild things are. A fox was strolling along beside the inner harbour as easy as you please.
But in fact, meeting the fantastic Mr Fox was evidence of the urban nature of the entire harbour. And it's encouraging for those who like to think of Dun Laoghaire as Ireland's Brighton. Apparently, Brighton is reckoned fox paradise in the south of England. It has a population of at least twenty foxes per square kilometre. And that's not counting the two-legged ones who run the many antique shops and art galleries...
Are you really sure the road is clear?
We'll just hang out here, and pretend to be interested in that Leisure 17
This place is getting too crowded with the wrong sort of people. Time to get in the right side of the tracks. All photos W M Nixon
Click here for the blog by WM Nixon featuring Dun Laoghaire developments