Nimmo’s Pier
On the western shore of the Corrib, it stretches from the Claddagh Quay past Ringhanane Quay. Designed by Alexander Nimmo, it was built in 1822. The locals at the time were heavily opposed to it. Remained in use until the new commercial dock made it redundant in the early 1840s. The Claddagh Piers were repaired between 1843-51 and all had been linked to Nimmo’s Pier by 1852.
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Rats the size of domestic cats have been sighted on the eastern rim of the pier.
They remain, as yet… un-christened.
Round seven in the evening, the heavens opened and rain lashed the city. Heavy and unrelenting. I lay on my bed and listened. My mind I kept blank and refused to ponder the endless possibilities.
At eleven, I went down to the bar, and Mrs Bailey was waiting. I’d worn my suit. She was
