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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Dublin, Leinster

 
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By William Fischer, Jr., April 6, 2009
Castle Hall Marker
1 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Castle HallHalla an Chaisleáin
Castle Hall The causeway entrance to the 13th century Dublin Castle lies under this building on the North/South axis. The Bedford Tower was built on the medieval entrance towers. This building, comprising of the former Genealogical Office and . . . Map (db m22435) HM
2 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Chris Reid Oral History Artwork Project
Chris Reid completed a public artwork consisting of 20 bronze plaques and a printed book. The texts are based on recordings the artist made from 2004 to 2008 with residents and people associated with Nicholas Street, Ross Road, Bride Street and . . . Map (db m22480) HM
3 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Conservation and Restoration of Georgian Leinster HouseCaomhnú agus Athchóiriú theach Laighean Seoirseach — Houses of the Oireachtas/Tithe an Oireachtas —
Construction of Georgian Leinster House began in 1745. It was commissioned by James FitzGerald (1722-1773), the twentieth Earl of Kildare, who became the Duke of Leinster in 1766, and is the original and oldest part of modern day . . . Map (db m241141) HM
4 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Countess Constance Markievicz1869 - 1927 — Major, Irish Citizen Army, 1916 —
A valiant woman who fought for Ireland in 1916 _________________________ In the 1916 Rising she was Second-in-Command to Michael Mallin in the College of Surgeons. She was sentenced to death for her activities but was released from prison in . . . Map (db m22504) HM
5 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Dublin Millenium Literary Parade988 - 1988 — Dublin Corporate Parks Dept. —
One of Dublin's major contributions to European civilisation has been in the area of literature. It is remarkable that so many writers of world renown were born here including three winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature. This Literary Parade . . . Map (db m22472) HM
6 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — First Performance of Handel's Messiah
This bronze commemorates the first performance of George Frideric Handel's Oratorio Messiah, given in the Old Musick Hall in Fishamble Street at noon on Tuesday April 13th 1742Map (db m22450) HM
7 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Fusiliers’ Arch
In memory of the officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers who fell in the South African War A.D.1899·1900 Fortissimis suis militibus hoc monumentum eblana dedicavit MCMVII Hartshill•Ladysmith•Talana•Colenso• . . . Map (db m22470) HM
8 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Haslam Memorial Seat
In 1925 a finely sculptured garden seat of Kilkenny limestone was placed in the park and inscribed on the back - “Anna Marie, 1829 - 1922 and Thomas Haslam, 1825 - 1917. This seat is erected in commemoration [sic - ‘honour’] of their long . . . Map (db m22485) HM
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9 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — James Clarence Mangan(1803 - 1849)
He has been described as the greatest poet of the nineteenth century. He died of cholera in 1849. The bronze bust by Oliver Sheppard was unveiled in 1909 on behalf of the National Literary Society. In a niche in the pedestal is a marble head . . . Map (db m22488) HM
10 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — James Joyce(1882 - 1941)
Acknowledged as a world figure in literature. He dismantled the English language and put it together again so that it became music. The sculpture in bronze was unveiled on June 16, (Bloomsday) 1982.Map (db m27047) HM
11 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — James Joyce Pub AwardBushwells Bar
This pub has been granted the James Joyce Pub Award for being an authentic Irish pub 'A good puzzle would be to cross Ireland without passing a pub.' Ulysses James Joyce identified and described the . . . Map (db m241142) HM
12 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa / Ó Donnabháin Rosa(1831 - 1915)
Ni dhéanfaidh gáeil bhearmao orc go brách [Gaelic transcription is best effort] ——— Erected in 1954. An uncut rock of Wicklow granite symbolises the patriot's unbreakable spirit. Into the rock is set a plaque bearing an impression of . . . Map (db m25316) HM
13 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Leinster HouseMalton Trail
Since 1924, Leinster House has been the seat of the two houses of the Oireachtas, Dail and Seanad (Irish Parliament and Senate), who meet here a total of 90 days a year. Designed in 1745 by the architect Richard Cassels, who also designed the . . . Map (db m22459) HM
14 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Lord Ardilaun
Prior to 1877 St. Stephen's Green was a private square for the use of the residents of the Green. In that year, through the generosity of Sir Arthur Edward Guinness (Lord Ardilaun) negotiations were concluded for converting it into a public park. . . . Map (db m25311) HM
15 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Margaret Anna Cusack1829 - 1899
Margaret Anna Cusack was born on this site on May 6th 1829. At the time York Street was a centre of medicine. She was the daughter of Sara and Dr. Samuel Cusack. Her uncle was the interationally renowned surgeon James William Cusack, 3-times . . . Map (db m22454) HM
16 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — National Memorial to members of the Defence Forceswho died in the service of the State — "An Dún Cuimhneacháin" —
The National Memorial to members of the Defence Forces is a place of contemplation and remembrance, providing a focal point where families, relatives and members of the public can reflect on the contribution and sacrifice made by members of the . . . Map (db m26868) HM
17 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Oscar Wilde House
Oscar Wilde 1854 - 1900 Poet, Dramatist, Wit Lived Here 1855 to 1878Map (db m24754) HM
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18 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Robert Emmet(1778 - 1803)
Presented to the People of Ireland by The Robert Emmet Statue Committee of the United States of America April 13, 1966 Francis J. Kane, Chairman Ambassador Scott McLeod Devlin W. Dormer, Esq. Hon. Michael J. Kirwan, M.C. . . . Map (db m25304) HM
19 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Saint Patrick’s ParkPáirc Naomh Pádraig
Tradition has it that Saint Patrick baptised the first Irish Christians in a well, situated here in St. Patrick's Park, with water from the River Poddle, which still flows underground. A small wooden church was erected here to commemorate the . . . Map (db m22468) HM
20 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Sir William Robert Wills Wilde1815 - 1876
aural and ophthalmic surgeon, archaeologist, ethnologist, antiquarian, biographer, statistician, naturalist, topographer, historian, folklorist, lived in this house from 1855 to 1876Map (db m24755) HM
21 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — St. Patrick's CathedralMalton Trail
This majestic view of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin is a colour reproduction from a series of original aquatints etched by James Malton, whose work, A Picturesque and Descriptive View of the City of Dublin, gives us a glimpse of Dublin at the . . . Map (db m22465) HM
22 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — St. Stephen's Green Bandstand
Erected in 1887 from funds subscribed by the Dublin Metropolitan Police to commemorate Queen Victoria's Jubilee. [From the Monuments of St. Stephen's Green marker found in the park.]Map (db m22483) HM
23 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — The "Three Fates"
This fountain, erected in 1956, is situated near the Leeson Street entrance to the park. It consists of a group of three bronze figures – Nornenbrunnen, representing the Three Fates, who weave and measure the thread of man's destiny. The monument . . . Map (db m25306) HM
24 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Theobald Wolfe Tone(1763-98)
An Irish patriot convicted of treason. He died mysteriously in prison in November 1798. The memorial consists of a ten-foot figure of Wolfe Tone backed by a wall of rough granite columns of varying width and rising to 16 feet in height. . . . Map (db m25303) HM
25 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Thomas M. Kettle1880 - 1916
Born in County Dublin 9th February 1880 Killed at Guinchy 9th September 1916 Poet•Essayist•Patriot ____________________ Killed at Guinchy during the Great War, September 1916. “Died not for Flag nor King nor Emperor But for a . . . Map (db m22489) WM
26 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — Veronica Guerin1959 - 1996
Sunday Independent journalist, was murdered on 26th June 1996. Be Not Afraid Greater justice was her ideal and it was her ultimate achievement Her courage and sacrifice saved many from the scourge of drugs and other crime. Her . . . Map (db m24078) HM
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27 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin — William Butler Yeats(1865 - 1939)
“He may be regarded as the pivot around which Irish literature turned from instinctive to conscious art.” (George W. Russell). The memorial, erected in [October] 1967, is a tribute in bronze by Henry Moore, the sculptor.Map (db m27039) HM
28 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, North City — Captain Thomas Joseph WaferIn Memory of
2nd Battalion Dublin Brigade Irish Volunteers who was shot and burned in these premises Easter 1916 [Balance of marker in Cló Gaelach script is not transcribed]Map (db m240758) WM
29 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, North City — Independent House
Site of the office of "The Nation" Founded in A.D. 1842 by Thomas Davis, Charles Gavan Duffy & John Blake DillonMap (db m240473) HM
30 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, North City — Ireland's First Radio BroadcastRinneadh an Chéad Chraoladh Raidió Éireannach — The Easter Rising 1916 / Éirí amach na cásca 1916 —
Was transmitted from here / Ón áit seo 25.04.1916Map (db m240451) HM
31 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, North City — Jim Larkin1874 - 1947
And tyranny trampled them in Dublin's gutter until Jim Larkin came along and cried the call of freedom and the call of pride and slavery crept to its hands and knees and nineteen thirteen cheered from out the utter degradation of their . . . Map (db m241088) HM
32 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, North City — Nelson and the Spire / Nelson agus an Túr Solais
[Top illustration caption reads] The General Post Office and Nelson's Pillar in 1820 Nelson and the Spire Long before the spectacular Spire of Dublin stood here this site belonged to a famous British admiral. Nelson's . . . Map (db m241105) HM
33 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, North City — O'Connell Street
[Top photo caption reads] Sackville Street, looking north, c.1750, by Joseph Tudor O'Connell Street Long seen as the centre of Dublin, O'Connell Street is the city's favourite location for public commemorations and celebrations. . . . Map (db m241146) HM
34 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, North City — Royal Hibernian Academy of ArtsOriginal Home / Baile Bunaidh — 1826 - 1916 —
[Title is text]Map (db m240449) HM
35 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, North City — Sir John Gray, Kn[igh]t. MD. JP.
Erected by Public Subscription to Sir John Gray, Knt. MD. JP. Proprietor of the Freeman's Journal M.P. Kilkenny City. Chairman of the Dublin Corporation Water Works Committee 1860 to 1875, during which period preeminently . . . Map (db m240452) HM
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36 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, North City — The Beatles
. . . Map (db m240685) HM
37 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, North City — The Oval BarEst. 1820 — Rebuilt After 1916 Rising —
[Title is text]Map (db m240706) HM
38 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, North City — William Smith O'Brien
[Old Gaelic not transcribed] Born 17th October 1803 Sentenced to death for High Treason on the 9th October 1846 Died 16th June 1864Map (db m240453) HM
39 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, North City — Wynn's Hotel DublinLandmark Building
This property was built in 1845 and restored in 1921Map (db m240450) HM
40 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Saint James — The People's Flower Gardens / Gaírdíní Bláthanna an Phobaíl
These enclosed gardens were laid out in 1864 by the Earl of Carlisle. They cover an area of 9 hectares, including the lake and provide an opportunity to see a fine example of Victorian horticulture. ————————————————— . . . Map (db m241166) HM
41 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Saint James — Wellington
Asia and Europe saved by thee, proclaim Invincible in war thy deathless name, Now round thy brow the civic oak we twine That every earthly glory may be thine. Conservata tuis Asia atoue Europa triumphis . . . Map (db m241169) HM WM
42 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Smithfield — Four Courts Garrison / Garastún na gCiethre CúirteannaThe Easter Rising 1916 / Éirí amach na cásca 1916 — We Remember / Is cuimhin linn —
[Title is text]Map (db m240413) WM
43 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Smithfield — Padre Pio
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44 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Smithfield — Smithfield History / Stair Smithfield
Pre 1000 AD - The oldest Gaelic settlement Ath Cliath (hurdle-ford) takes its name from a man-made crossing point on the river close to the modern day Bow Street 1095 - St Michan's Church is founded. For 600 years it remains the only parish . . . Map (db m241010) HM
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45 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Smithfield — Smithfield Utahalan butler, 2021
This teapot is based on the 'Utah Teapot' form, a digital object made public by mathematician Martin Newell, in 1975. The shape was, and is, used for the development of software which enables myriad creative industries, including . . . Map (db m241009) HM
46 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Smithfield/Four Courts — Hammond Lane & Church Street
A synopsis of the archaeology By Colm Moriarty The archaeological excavations carried out at Hammond Lane and Church Street, Dublin 7 revealed a wealth of information about Dublin city's very first north-siders. Excavated in three . . . Map (db m241027) HM
47 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Stoneybatter — 5th Infantry Battalion Pipe Band
This plaque is to commemorate the 5th Infantry Battalion Pipe Band which was stationed in this barracks from 1973 to 1997 and whose band room was above this archwayMap (db m240667) HM
48 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Stoneybatter — Arbour Hill Cemetery / Reilig Chnoc an Arbhair
Arbour Hill Military Cemetery is a complex of monuments and buildings dating to the 19th and 20th centuries. These monuments and buildings commemorate diverse strands of Ireland's military past, from the graves of British military . . . Map (db m240998) HM WM
49 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Stoneybatter — Arbour Hill Military Cemetery and the Garrison SchoolReilig Mhíleata Chnoc an Arbhair agus an Teach Schoile
Arbour Hill Military Cemetery is the last resting place of British military personnel and their families who died while serving in Ireland from 1840 to 1876. Most of the military personnel served in one of the barracks located in . . . Map (db m240875) HM
50 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Stoneybatter — Duke of Rutland Water Fountain / Fountain Uisce Diúc Rutland
Charles Manners, the Fourth Duke of Rutland (1754-1787) was a popular Viceroy of Ireland from 11th February 1784 until his death on 24th October 1787. He was well known for his ample banquets in Dublin Castle and in particular for his love of . . . Map (db m240815) HM
51 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Stoneybatter — General Richard Mulcahy/An Ginerál Risteard Ó Maolchathaigh
On 12th December 1922 General Richard Mulcahy, Minister of Defence and Commander in Chief of the Irish Free State army took over this Barracks. He reviewed the first Free State troops here in Clarke Square. Sculpture by John Coll, presented by . . . Map (db m240680) HM WM
52 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Stoneybatter — IUNVA House and memorial / Teach agus Cuimneachan CÉINA
The Irish United Nations' Veterans' Association (IUNVA) was founded in 1989. Its members are personnel who served abroad with the United Nations, while in service, with the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána or the UN Field Service. . . . Map (db m240970) HM
53 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Stoneybatter — Ludwig Wittgenstein1889 - 1951 — Philosopher —
Ashling Hotel Lived and worked here November 1948 - June 1949Map (db m240592) HM
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54 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Stoneybatter — The 1916 Rising memorial area / Limistéar Cuimhneacháin 1916
In 1955, the parade ground, the school yard and the old cemetery were amalgamated to create a large memorial area at Arbour Hill. Designed by Gerry McNicholl of the Office of Public Works, the memorial area features a curved wall . . . Map (db m240935) HM WM
55 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Stoneybatter — The Arms of the Bakers' Guild of Saints Clement and AnneArmas Cheardchuallacht Bháicéirí Naomh Cléimeans agus Naomh Anna
The Bakers' Guild was founded by Royal Charter of Edward IV in 1478. This tablet with their arms and dated 1752, probably commemorates the transfer of the Guild's headquarters from the Bakers' Tower, Essex Bridge to Bakers' Hall, 8, Upper Bridge . . . Map (db m240684) HM
56 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Stoneybatter — The burial plot of the leaders of the 1916 RisingLáthair uaighe cheannairí Éirí Amach 1916
The Easter 1916 burial plot and memorial are located in an open terrace of Wicklow granite in what was once part of Arbour Hill Prison. The leaders of the Rising were held at various places in the city (Pearse and Heuston at Arbour . . . Map (db m240933) HM WM
57 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Stoneybatter — The Croppies Acre Memorial Park1798
United Irish Catechism What is that in your hand? It is a branch. Of what? Of the TREE of Liberty. Where did it first grow? In America. Where does it bloom? In France. Where did the SEEDS fall? In Ireland. ——————————————————— . . . Map (db m240761) HM
58 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Stoneybatter — The Croppy's AcreAr Dheis Ḋe Go Raibh A Anam
This stone of Wicklow granite marks the location of the common grave in which lie the bodies of many of those executed in Dublin after the 1798 Rebellion. ——————————— [Marker facing street] This memorial marks the Croppy's Acre where . . . Map (db m240635) HM
59 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Stoneybatter — Theobald Wolfe Tone1798 - 1898 — [Rebellion Centenary] —
Tribute to Theobald Wolfe Tone (Patriot)Map (db m240811) HM
60 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Temple Bar — Frederick Douglass
Anti-Slavery Leader Spoke Here 1845 Cennaire Frith-Sclábhaíochta A Labhair Anseo 1845Map (db m240588) HM
61 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Temple Bar — James Clarence Mangan
This was once the site of 3 Fishamble St. where Poet James Clarence Mangan 1803 - 1849 was bornMap (db m241076) HM
62 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Temple Bar — Liffey Bridge(Ha'penny Bridge) — Built in 1816 —
. . . Map (db m240479) HM
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63 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Temple Bar — Sergeant Stephen Kelly and Constable Patrick KeenaIn Memory of
of the Dublin Metropolitan Police who were shot on duty in this locality in the early hours of 31st October 1867Map (db m240562) HM
64 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Temple Bar — Sir William Temple(1555-1627)
In 1599, Sir William Temple, a renowned teacher and philosopher, entered the service of the Lord Deputy of Ireland. In 1609 Temple was made Provost of Trinity College, Dublin and Master Chancery in Ireland and moved to this country. Sir . . . Map (db m240585) HM
65 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Temple Bar — St. Winifred's Well
This well was probably constructed when Eustace Street was laid out between 1680 and 1720. Before that this area was a salty tidal shore on the right bank of the river Poddle where it joined the Liffey just outside the walls of medieval . . . Map (db m241144) HM
66 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Temple Bar — The Norseman
Towards the end of the 8th century Scandinavian Vikings began to invade and then gradually settle and mix with Irish society. They founded our capital city, Dublin in 988. Brian Boru, High King of Ireland at this time sought to reduce viking . . . Map (db m240567) HM
67 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, The Liberties — Last sailing of a Guinness Barge
[Title is text]Map (db m241083) HM
68 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, The Liberties — Mendicity Institution Garrison / Garastún Institiúid DeirciochtaThe Easter Rising 1916 / Éirí amach na cásca 1916 — We Remember / Is cuimhin linn —
[Title is text]Map (db m241081) HM
69 Ireland, Leinster, County Dublin, Dublin, Wood Quay — Site of St Olave's Church / Láthair Eaglais Amhlaoibh12th century / de chuid an 12ú haois
[Title is text]Map (db m241077) HM
 
 
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