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Ireland, United Kingdom and Ireland

The Wishing Hand, Dublin, Ireland

The Wishing Hand – a thumb-in-a-million art piece by offbeat artisan Linda Brunker – welcomes the curious to Dublin’s Ministry of Education. Thus, it not only provides Ireland’s youngsters with a heavy-handed message about the potential of the human spirit, it also teaches them about the importance of oversized roadside architecture. A bronzed meditation on life and love, The Wishing Hand also gives a middle-finger … Continue reading The Wishing Hand, Dublin, Ireland

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Luke Kelly, Dublin, Ireland

“Whiskey in the Jar” As I was a goin’ to see the Luke Kelly Statue in DublinI bumped into Colin Farrell sittin’, drinkin’ in a fount’inI first produced me autograph book, careful not to have seizureSaying “I loved you in Phone Booth, Col, the way you held that receiver!” Mush-a ring dumb-a do dumb-a daWhack fall the daddy-o, whack fall the daddy-oLuke’s the Dubliners’ star! … Continue reading Luke Kelly, Dublin, Ireland

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