Ahead of last week’s launch of a book comprising of over 70 of the best articles to appear on Come Here To Me, we were delighted to be able to republish one of Ciaran Murray’s Bohemians-related posts from the acclaimed blog…
“Walking up the North Circular Road, it’s impossible not to be taken in by the site of the historic floodlights of Dalymount Park. Part of Dublin’s skyline for over fifty years, they stand like dinosaurs from another age, beacons calling the League of Ireland faithful to Phibsboro on match nights.
These kinds of pylons are a rare, dying breed proper to stadiums in the lower echelons of football, and reminders of its urban, working class roots. Nestled behinds rows of Victorian houses and Phibsboro Shopping center, finding Dalymount without them would be a struggle….”