Comments for Dumb Riffs http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs Karl Whitney's blog Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:16:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Wandering around Pigeon House by robin http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/2010/09/wandering-around-pigeon-house/comment-page-1/#comment-2418 robin Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:16:21 +0000 http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/?p=740#comment-2418 I enjoyed this little trip and will repeat it someday... not living in Dublin that could take a while! I enjoyed this little trip and will repeat it someday… not living in Dublin that could take a while!

]]> Comment on Empty Spaces: The Case of Bram Stoker’s Plaque by Deirdre http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/2010/07/empty-spaces-the-case-of-bram-stokers-plaque/comment-page-1/#comment-2258 Deirdre Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:50:47 +0000 http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/?p=683#comment-2258 Hi Karl, Nice bit of reportage and digging here regarding the missing plaque and the ambiguity around making cosmetic changes to a building with protected status. We've been looking at plaques at risk ourselves recently on our blog, with George Boole's plaque and former home in Cork being a case in point as the site has been put up for sale to developers in Feb 2012 despite being on the Cork City register of protected structures. On a more positive note, we've recently had a photo of a Bram Stoker plaque at 30 Kildare St added to our website by one of our regular contributors in Dublin, so it seems that the plaque is back, or alternately its successor has arrived... I wonder will we ever know what actually happened. It's listed along with three other plaques for Stoker in London and Whitby here: http://openplaques.org/people/382 In broader terms, it would be good to know who is now responsible for overseeing these plaques as I believe Dublin Tourism is no longer in existence but has been completely folded into Failte Ireland as of January this year. Maybe Failte Ireland could let us know if they are now the caretakers of these historical markers, or if not, who is? Deirdre Open Plaques Hi Karl,

Nice bit of reportage and digging here regarding the missing plaque and the ambiguity around making cosmetic changes to a building with protected status.

We’ve been looking at plaques at risk ourselves recently on our blog, with George Boole’s plaque and former home in Cork being a case in point as the site has been put up for sale to developers in Feb 2012 despite being on the Cork City register of protected structures.

On a more positive note, we’ve recently had a photo of a Bram Stoker plaque at 30 Kildare St added to our website by one of our regular contributors in Dublin, so it seems that the plaque is back, or alternately its successor has arrived… I wonder will we ever know what actually happened.

It’s listed along with three other plaques for Stoker in London and Whitby here:
http://openplaques.org/people/382

In broader terms, it would be good to know who is now responsible for overseeing these plaques as I believe Dublin Tourism is no longer in existence but has been completely folded into Failte Ireland as of January this year. Maybe Failte Ireland could let us know if they are now the caretakers of these historical markers, or if not, who is?

Deirdre
Open Plaques

]]> Comment on Georges Perec (1936-1982) by » Karl Whitney on Georges Perec Letter & Line http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/2012/03/georges-perec-anniversary-of-his-death/comment-page-1/#comment-1864 » Karl Whitney on Georges Perec Letter & Line Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:12:14 +0000 http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/?p=1048#comment-1864 [...] follow 3:AM’s Twitter feed where I saw a mention of Karl Whitney’s short remembrance of Perec on the thirtieth anniversary of his death. This is linkbait that I can get behind. Turns out Mr. [...] [...] follow 3:AM’s Twitter feed where I saw a mention of Karl Whitney’s short remembrance of Perec on the thirtieth anniversary of his death. This is linkbait that I can get behind. Turns out Mr. [...]

]]> Comment on A Death in a Lonely Spot by Charles Dickens, George Sala and the Coombe « Dumb Riffs http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/2010/06/a-death-in-a-lonely-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-1587 Charles Dickens, George Sala and the Coombe « Dumb Riffs Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:21:17 +0000 http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/?p=615#comment-1587 [...] also written about the Liberties and the Coombe areas here, here, and here.   No [...] [...] also written about the Liberties and the Coombe areas here, here, and here.   No [...]

]]> Comment on The Poddle: Dublin’s Unruly Underground River by Charles Dickens, George Sala and the Coombe « Dumb Riffs http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/2010/06/the-poddle/comment-page-1/#comment-1586 Charles Dickens, George Sala and the Coombe « Dumb Riffs Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:20:18 +0000 http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/?p=636#comment-1586 [...] also written about the Liberties and the Coombe areas here, here, and here.   No [...] [...] also written about the Liberties and the Coombe areas here, here, and here.   No [...]

]]> Comment on Bram Stoker plaque mysteriously reappears by Bram Stoker plaque rises from the dead « Dumb Riffs http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/2012/01/bram-stoker-plaque-mysteriously-reappears/comment-page-1/#comment-1522 Bram Stoker plaque rises from the dead « Dumb Riffs Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:24:41 +0000 http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/?p=1011#comment-1522 [...] about the plaque’s disappearance: my Guardian article from 2010 here and previous blogposts here and here. Stoker plaque at 30 Kildare Street. Photo by Warren Whitney.   No [...] [...] about the plaque’s disappearance: my Guardian article from 2010 here and previous blogposts here and here. Stoker plaque at 30 Kildare Street. Photo by Warren Whitney.   No [...]

]]> Comment on Bram Stoker plaque mysteriously reappears by Fearghal http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/2012/01/bram-stoker-plaque-mysteriously-reappears/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 Fearghal Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:21:54 +0000 http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/?p=1011#comment-1505 Just in time for his centenary too! I'm heading to walk about in Bran, Transylvania, tomorrow. On the Dracula theme this might interest http://infocult.typepad.com/dracula/2009/05/harker-travels-east-via-google-maps.html Just in time for his centenary too!

I’m heading to walk about in Bran, Transylvania, tomorrow.

On the Dracula theme this might interest http://infocult.typepad.com/dracula/2009/05/harker-travels-east-via-google-maps.html

]]> Comment on Empty Spaces: The Case of Bram Stoker’s Plaque by Bram Stoker Plaque mysteriously reappears « Dumb Riffs http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/2010/07/empty-spaces-the-case-of-bram-stokers-plaque/comment-page-1/#comment-1501 Bram Stoker Plaque mysteriously reappears « Dumb Riffs Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:33:11 +0000 http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/?p=683#comment-1501 [...] The Bram Stoker plaque, which had been missing from the facade of 30 Kildare Street, Dublin, mysteriously reappeared over the weekend. It had been absent for three, possibly four, years. I’ve previously written about the plaque for the Guardian here, and on the blog here. [...] [...] The Bram Stoker plaque, which had been missing from the facade of 30 Kildare Street, Dublin, mysteriously reappeared over the weekend. It had been absent for three, possibly four, years. I’ve previously written about the plaque for the Guardian here, and on the blog here. [...]

]]> Comment on A Death in a Lonely Spot by KIM MURPHY http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/2010/06/a-death-in-a-lonely-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-1454 KIM MURPHY Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:59:07 +0000 http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/?p=615#comment-1454 Thank you for the story! I've been listening to the song by Peter Yeates for 15 years and it's good to hear more of the details. If you've not heard it, this is the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jloucBlaAsM Thank you for the story! I’ve been listening to the song by Peter Yeates for 15 years and it’s good to hear more of the details.

If you’ve not heard it, this is the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jloucBlaAsM

]]> Comment on Where am I and what am I doing? Writing about Parisian geography by Karl Whitney http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/2011/10/parisian-geography/comment-page-1/#comment-1186 Karl Whitney Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:32:35 +0000 http://karlwhitney.com/dumbriffs/?p=969#comment-1186 Thanks Luke, I'll try and search out that radio programme you mention - sounds very interesting. Here's a video of Perec being interviewed about Belleville and rue Vilin: www.ina.fr/art-et-culture/litterature/video/I04272352/le-belleville-de-georges-perec.fr.html best, Karl Thanks Luke,
I’ll try and search out that radio programme you mention – sounds very interesting.
Here’s a video of Perec being interviewed about Belleville and rue Vilin: http://www.ina.fr/art-et-culture/litterature/video/I04272352/le-belleville-de-georges-perec.fr.html
best,
Karl

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