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
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
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
A valiant woman who fought for Ireland in 1916
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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
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
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 1742 — — Map (db m22450) HM
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
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
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
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
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
Ni dhéanfaidh gáeil bhearmao orc go brách
[Gaelic transcription is best effort]
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
aural and ophthalmic surgeon, archaeologist, ethnologist, antiquarian, biographer, statistician, naturalist, topographer, historian, folklorist, lived in this house from 1855 to 1876 — — Map (db m24755) HM
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
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
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
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
Born in County Dublin
9th February 1880
Killed at Guinchy
9th September 1916
Poet•Essayist•Patriot
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Killed at Guinchy during the Great War, September 1916.
“Died not for Flag nor King nor Emperor
But for a . . . — — Map (db m22489) WM
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
“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
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
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
[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
[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
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
[Old Gaelic not transcribed]
Born 17th October 1803
Sentenced to death for
High Treason
on the
9th October 1846
Died
16th June 1864 — — Map (db m240453) HM
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.
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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
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
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
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
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 archway — — Map (db m240667) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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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.
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[Marker facing street]
This memorial marks the Croppy's Acre where . . . — — Map (db m240635) HM
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
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
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