Dublin on a Chilly Sunday Morning.


Dublin can be Heaven, with Coffee at Eleven

And a Stroll in Stephens Green

No Need to Hurry, No Need to Worry,

You’re a King and the Lady’s a Queen

Grafton Street’s a Wonderland

There’s Magic in the Air

There are Diamonds in the Lady’s Eyes

and Gold-dust in Her Hair

And if you Don’t Believe Me, Come and Meet Me There

in Dublin on a Sunny Sunday Morning

This song, also called the Dublin Saunter,  was first recorded in 1940 by a well known Irish actor, Noel Purcell, and was written by Leo Maguire.   You can listen to the song, sung by Paddy Reilly,who sang with the Dubliners for a few years,  here.

23 Comments (+add yours?)

  1. The Silver Voice
    Nov 24, 2013 @ 22:25:00

    Beautifully captured – I love to see photos of ‘ordinary’ places that we enjoy and often take for granted. Thank you !

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  2. iheartpolrbears
    Nov 24, 2013 @ 22:27:17

    Looks like a fun day. Amazing photos.

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  3. Livonne
    Nov 24, 2013 @ 23:01:20

    Oh Joan.. thank you for these photos.. I can’t wait to see it for myself.. and I love the song too.. 🙂

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  4. Rebecca - 353 Photography
    Nov 24, 2013 @ 23:35:04

    Ah lovely but I need to catch the7:44 to Mayo. Maybe I will be lucky a. Catch this fabulous coffee!

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  5. KerryCan
    Nov 25, 2013 @ 00:09:18

    I love that song and the idea of Dublin on a Sunday! I’ll be back next fall!

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  6. safia
    Nov 25, 2013 @ 10:03:13

    Ah, Grafton Street and Bewleys’ Oriental Café – lovely photos, Joan and I’d never heard the song before. 🙂

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  7. Ronnie mcGinn
    Nov 25, 2013 @ 19:07:00

    It makes me want to go there

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  8. Roy McCarthy
    Nov 25, 2013 @ 21:56:16

    Nice appreciation Joan, and what an evocative song. No recession at BT I notice 🙂

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  9. aj vosse
    Nov 30, 2013 @ 13:28:31

    I think I shall go for a chilly afternoon stroll! Dublin here I come… maybe? 😉

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  10. Capt Jill
    Dec 17, 2013 @ 21:21:30

    It looks like a great time to visit. I was there in January a few years ago and had a really good time. I wish I could have stayed longer. I could say the same thing for everywhere we went in Ireland. Thanks for the nice photos! 🙂

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