"And who amongst
us does not love Ireland and the Irish."

Thousands.

Dear Paul,

Glad you enjoyed it.

Here is another one of the lass busking on Meath Street.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xVIN0ageKk&t=223s

Ah the freedom of youth. It is great to hear and see people with such a really warm and positive outlook on life.

Dear Foxy,

Indeed a interesting history especially the reminders of the power of the church.
http://libertiesdublin.ie/visit-the-liberties/history-heritage/

Have you managed to get to the Van Gogh exhibition yet? My wife and I went last week and while she is the artist I'm happy enough to tag along. I will admit to being really impressed, far more than I thought I would be, by his works. Truly stunning. But the pain, depression and madness which so dramatically took its toll on the man had me feeling a touch guilty. Enjoying the fruits of that suffering was a little uncomfortable for me.

Norwegi is a good antidote.

Dear Is Mise,

I thought you were Irish.

If you're not, I'm sure that deep down you still
must have good thoughts about the Irish.
How could you not?

Dear SteeleRedux,

Thanks for the links.

I enjoyed them very much.

Your discussion has been quite a process of discovery
for me. I've learned so much about Dublin that I didn't
know and about Ireland's love of horses. Which again
was a real eye-opener. We should have more discussions
along these lines.

No I haven't seen the Van Gogh exhibit. I am familiar
with his work. I studied Art history for five years
with a private tutor at my family's insistence. As it
turned out the tutor was a musician (or so he claimed).
But I suspect he was no better at his music than he was
at teaching art. He had as they say - Van Gogh's ear
for music.

My apologies, I couldn't resist that.

Here is another link on Ireland's horse-sense:

http://irelandofthewelcomes.com/horse-sense/

Busking in the city costs $47/year, also need public liability insurance about $350. There are a few rules and regs to follow. Generally its okay in most council areas, but some are over the top with the fee, Manly Council is more than $100/quarter.

Can do okay, the Bro's do well down at The Quay, entertaining the tourists with a corroboree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTLZnCk7C2o

Its a long treck back to "Arnhem Land" aka Redfern each night for these guys. My mate is not there playing the clap sticks, and photo's with "Uncle" cost five bucks. I asked my mate what's the shade was for. He tells me: "we don't wanna get sunburned, forgot the sun tan stuff again!

What does horse-fodder cost in Dublin?