Stop 1: Portobello House
https://youtu.be/CP2JwFd5bRI
Discuss these questions after you hear the story:
1. Look at these old pictures of our school.
2. How is the building and area different today?
Stop 2: La Touche Bridge
Discuss these questions before you hear the story
1.Take a look at the lock.
Work together and try to figure out how it works.
2.Do you have something similar in your country?
Stop 3: Grand Canal
Discuss these questions as you walk between stop 2 and 3:
1. What’s the difference between a canal and a river?
2. How would you describe the canal? What do you like / dislike about it?
3. Do you have a canal in your town / city?
Stop 4: Harcourt Terrace and The Wilder
As you enter and walk this street, discuss these 2 questions:
1. What are your first impressions of this street?
2.Would you like to live here?
Stop at the Wilder. After you hear the story, discuss these questions:
3. Do you think being a Governess was a good position?
4. How do you think a Governess felt when her students grew up and no longer needed her?
Stop 5: The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital
Discuss these questions while you are walking from the hospital:
1. What are your first impressions of the building?
2. Can you see ‘The Lion and the Unicorn?’
3. Why might the presence of ‘The Lion and the Unicorn’ be controversial in Ireland?
Stop 6: Fitzwilliam Street/The Georgian Mile
The original buildings
The ESB Buildings from 1965
The new ESB buildings in 2021
Discuss these questions while you walk to stop 7:
1. How do Georgian houses compare to houses from your country?
Look at the above two pictures
2. Do you think the ESB were right to destroy 16 of these houses in the 60s?
3. Do you think these buildings should have been preserved?
4. Are there any examples of beautiful/historical buildings being replaced by corporations in your country?
Stop 7: Harcourt Terrace and The Wilder
Discuss these questions while you walk to stop 8:
1. Do you think it’s right that the park is private? Should it be made public?
2. Are there any similar examples of private property that should be public in your town/city?
Stop 8: The National Concert Hall (NCH)
Dicuss these questions after you hear the story:
Look at this picture of the original design from 1863.
1. How is it different today? Do any of these features still exist today?
2. Is there a National concert hall in your country? If so, where is it?
3. What was the last concert you went to? Describe it?
Stop 9: The Iveagh Gardens
Discuss these questions as you enter the Iveagh Gardens:
1. What are your first impressions of this park?2. Do you see why it’s considered a hidden gem? Why / why not?
3. Are there any hidden gems where you live?
Stop 10: The Old Train Station, Harcourt Street/Hatch Street
Discuss these questions after you hear the story:
1. Look at the building today, can you see where the train came through the wall?
2. How is the surrounding area different today compared to the pictures?
3. Have any similar incidents happened where you live?