Underneath Dublin?

by **Fozzie** » Fri Nov 29, 2002 4:14 pm

Does anybody know how to gain access to the Phoenix Park Tunnel and, if so, would anybody be interested in joining me on an adventure?

by **Euphon** » Mon Dec 02, 2002 3:11 pm

No. Go and do some work

by **LOB** » Mon Dec 02, 2002 3:32 pm

Seems as good a way as any to get yourself killed

by **fjp** » Mon Dec 02, 2002 4:20 pm

Well I'll presume that Fozzie meant legitimate access with the cooperation of irish rail. If this is not the case, then I believe rotten.com will show him what he'll look like after Mr. Train smacks him around a bit...

by **GrahamH** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 10:33 am

About those underground toilets behind
O' Connell Monument, is that what those weird black ventilation yokes are for, sticking up onto the central median? They look like two big black mushrooms, for want of a better example. How exactly were they accessed?

by **LOB** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 11:24 am

I presume they were for ventilation, preventing a build-up of gasses

the old toilets were a regular for a bomb hoax.
Remember being on O'connell street about 1985-6 when there was a controlled explosion in one of the Toilets.

by **fjp** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 6:00 pm

...a controlled explosion in one of the Toilets.

Hmm.

by **LOB** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 9:54 pm

Originally posted by fjp

Hmm.

involving the army bomb disposal unit

by MG » Fri Dec 06, 2002 1:53 pm

Originally posted by Fozzie
Does anybody know how to gain access to the Phoenix Park Tunnel and, if so, would anybody be interested in joining me on an adventure?

How irresponsible is this? This is a functioning railway tunnel. At the very least you could get hurt or killed, and endanger the lives of others whether they be CIE employees or your companions. Grow up.

by **fjp** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 1:55 pm

ouch...

by **LOB** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 3:32 pm

Originally posted by MG

How irresponsible is this? This is a functioning railway tunnel. At the very least you could get hurt or killed, and endanger the lives of others whether they be CIE employees or your companions. Grow up.

Ditto

by **Fozzie** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 1:08 pm

Hey, I was under the impression that the tunnel was disused. Of course I've no intention of playing chicken with choo choos.

by **colinsky** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 11:29 am

In related news....

Underworld London (Documentary)
Starting: 09:30 on Saturday 14th December. Duration: 1 hour
Showing on RTE 1.

Documentary which explores the subterranean chambers and tunnels beneath London, including the Post Office railway, bomb shelters and medieval burial chambers.

by **lar hammond** » Sun Dec 22, 2002 10:14 pm

There was an article in the Sunday Times recently about it. So many tunnels even the bankrobbers use them apparently. The main rivers, or streams are now culverted but there's still walking space apparently. The ST bit was based on an Irish language programme on RTE.

by **Paul Clerkin** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:47 am

Small mention in this:

Monto madam's red light home to be â‚¬3m arts centre
http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=934412&issue_id=8884

"They were driven out of the Dublin 1 square mile and its network of underground tunnels in 1925 after a daring midnight raid by gardai spurred on by the Legion of Mary. Around 120 people were arrested."

by **ewanduffy** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 12:04 pm

Originally posted by Fozzie
Does anybody know how to gain access to the Phoenix Park Tunnel and, if so, would anybody be interested in joining me on an adventure?

You can get access via the closed Cabra cement depot. Having said that, I wouldn't recommend walking through it as it is used by trains (freight and rolling stock movements to/from Inchicore).

Even though I possess an IE high visibility vest, I have never done it and would think twice about doing so. There is, however, a shorter tunnel at Glasnevin underneath Des Kelly's carpet store. As the line is currently closed for relaying, it would be safe to walk through, although still illegal to trespass.

A little bit outside Dublin, is the disused Bray Head No. 1 Tunnel (more correctly the Brabazon Tunnel), abandoned in 1876 after a derailment.

by **Zap** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 12:13 pm

I think its a great shame the brothel building on Corporation St can't be incorporated in some manner into the new Arts centre - there can't be too many of these former brothel buildings left in the area which made it famous/notorious.

I think it would give the new Arts Centre a closer link with the history of the area which it means to serve. I guess its always cheaper to demolish and build anew rather than integrate history into new. A shame.

I read a short history of the area in the book called The Monto produced by the local history society - its on sale from the newspaper stands on the corner of O Connell St. and Abbey St. and is quite good. I bought mine though from Cleary's pub on Amiens St. and perused it over a great pint (or two) there before quickly surveying whats left of the area.

by **J. Seerski** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 1:09 pm

Maybe I missed the point, but I don't think "brothels" are in the same category as tunnels. One is underworld, the other is underneath! What the hell are you on about, Zap?????

by **Zap** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 1:13 pm

J. Seerski, have a look up the list a bit. I'm replying to a post by Paul Clerkin in which he deals with the Monto and its tunnels - ask him. What's wrong with digression?

by **J. Seerski** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:04 pm

Ok, Sorry!!!!!!!

I'll digress a bit... this war talk is driving me insane - thank god for non-war sites like archeire!

by **lostcarpark** » Fri Mar 14, 2003 1:11 pm

There was a tunnel from O'Connell Street to an Air Raid bunker off Church Street. The bunker was only filled in a few years ago after fears of subsidance, but some of the tunnel may still exist.

James

by **Paul Clerkin** » Fri Mar 14, 2003 4:50 pm

Really lostcarpark? Where was the bunker?

by **Paul Clerkin** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 6:09 pm

Interesting article on underground Dublin
http://www.phat-traffic.com/underground.htm

by **bluefoam** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 11:49 am

Makes me want to start digging in my back garden, to see whats underneath. I would imagine that there are house in Stoneybatter which could potentially have access to the tunnels.

by **Paul Clerkin** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 12:08 pm

Further story on the Stoneybatter Strangler
http://taint.org/2002/08/23/120951a_mail.html

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