Since it was Remembrance Day this week, I thought it would be appropriate to use some pictures of Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance for my entry to the Look Up, Look Down challenge. The two photos below were both taken looking down on the garden, one from near the entrance and one from the steps at the far end.
The Garden of Remembrance is dedicated to the memory of “all those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish freedom”. The main feature of the park is a pool of water in the shape of the cross. On the bottom of the pool, there are pictures of shields and weapons – in Celtic custom, after a battle it was custom to break up weapons and throw them in the river to signify the end of hostilities.
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Lovely shots and interesting facts. Thanks for joining us again this week. Debbie
That’s beautiful! And I had no idea about the weapons under water – both the custom and this pool, great post!
Wikipedia told me about the weapons. I had no idea why they were there!
Well we both learned something : ))
Beautiful pictures… are those tulips? We don’t see them too often in Houston, for some reason…
Umm, I think s0? These photos are from 2007 so I don’t really remember.
Great shots! I used to pass by this on the bus on the way to work everyday 🙂
Lucky you! Dublin must be a great place to live.
Such a peaceful and calm place.Thanks for sharing!
Glad you like it. It’s a lovely place to sit and think.
Wow– I can’t imagine breaking and throwing weapons into the water… You would never see that nowadays, unfortunately…
This was really interesting, and lovely.
I think the weapons we have now would be harder to break…
Beautiful place. Great photos.
Thank you!
Love. I visited Derry in northern Ireland in 07. It was such an incredible trip. I met a lot of older men who watched or were a part of bloody sunday. So inspiring and also insanely depressing.