Pen Place

I give this 5 stars for quality, but I can’t help feeling that its location hurts.
Here’s the big plus: If the owner doesn’t have the pen/​refil/​squigglywhotsit in stock, he probably knows who does; or who is traveling to a country that does have it and can buy it for you.
Good place to network.

A gentleman should never be without a pen, a fountain pen, in a leather sheaf and a hand woven notebook.
A man of great thought is never left-​handed and must have the correct tools with which to record his philosophies. Otherwise there is a real possibility that he might not keep a track of all the illuminating thoughts he has on society, culture and the fabric of the human condition.
Thusly, institutions like the humbly monikered ‘Pen Place’ provide an invaluable service to the cumulative learning of humanity. Given that these sartorialists of nibs and ink are responsible, and in no small way, for some of the more graceful prose and sweeping sentiments of our people I feel that it is only right that we pay homage.
As such, four stars.

How is this still here? I mean, i think its been going for years and years and it must get lots of customers and returning customers interested in getting refils and fixes and other pen paraphenalia.
Pens… hmmm… they dont really do it for me… and if i get a real expensive one as a gift ill probably keep it safe and never use it…
I wonder if they sell bic pens here… simple blue ones… I like them.
Because i am left handed i will never really be able to use a fountain pen. but they do look cool
I also like the Zippo lighters they have near the door… Zippo lighters and pen shops go hand in hand for some unknown reason.

What is it about pens? People collect them like personality flaws. You already have more than enough, but you just can’t stop collecting more. Pens.
And what is it about a good pen? One from which rich color flows smoothly, scratching gently, soothingly against paper. We get disproportionately attached to pens in a way that we don’t with most other objects. When you find a good pen, it’s such a score. And we all know it’s impossible to have too many good pens. We greedily hoard the good ones, especially delighting in good pens we find or steal, knowing that, when the victim realizes his loss, his day will be ruined. We will have ruined that person’s day! And we feel triumphant! It’s sick.
Pens make people go insane. Fortunately, it’s not the most detrimental of mental illnesses, and I will openly admit to suffering from it. I blame it on the fact that I am left handed and need just the right pens or else my writing gets smeared all over the place. This is true, but it’s really just an excuse to keep collecting, keep hoarding. I will never stop.

Pen lovers everywhere rejoice!
This has everything pen/​stationary related you could ever need. Don’t believe me? Just head to Dun Laoghaire and see for yourself!

If you’re ever bringing someone to get their school supplies for the new school year, go here. It’s a stationary-lover’s dream, as the place has some of the most lovely pens and related accessories I’ve ever found. I remember coming here to get my supplies of cartridges for the year and delighting in the myriad of colours and styles available. Kinda nerdy, but kinda cool!