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Phoenix Park. Outside car (Jaunting car).Postcard, c. 1905 The park's name is derived from the Irish fhionnuisce, meaning clear or still water. [7]After the Normans conquered Dublin and its hinterland in the 12th century, Hugh Tyrrel, 1st Baron of Castleknock, granted a large area of land, including what now comprises the Phoenix Park, to the Knights Hospitaller.
The National Museum of Ireland – Natural History (Irish: Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann – Stair an Dúlra), sometimes called the Dead Zoo, [2][3][4] a branch of the National Museum of Ireland, is housed on Merrion Street in Dublin, Ireland. The museum was built in 1856 for parts of the collection of the Royal Dublin Society and the building and ...
Bride Street appears in a 1465 map of Dublin as "Synt Bryd stret". The St Bride's Church for which the street is named is first mentioned in 1178. [2] This church was demolished in the late 1800s to make way for the Iveagh Trust housing scheme. [3] Adelaide Hospital was originally located at 42 Bride Street until 1846. [4][5]
Saint Anne's Park. Coordinates: 53.372324°N 6.180929°W. Clocktower at walled garden. Saint Anne's Park (Irish: Páirc Naomh Áine) is a 240-acre (97 ha) public park situated between Raheny and Clontarf, suburbs on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is owned and managed by Dublin City Council. The park, the second largest municipal park in ...
Sráidainmneacha Bhaile Átha Cliath – English-Irish list of Dublin street names at Leathanach baile Shéamais Uí Bhrógáin (in Irish) Dublin Streetnames in Irish – photographs of multiple or incorrect Irish translations of Dublin street names. 1610 Map of Dublin published by John Speed (Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection
Tenement, Georgian. Website. 14henriettastreet.ie. Entrance to 14 Henrietta Street in August 2011 (before restoration) 14 Henrietta Street is a museum located on Henrietta Street in Dublin, Ireland. The museum, sometimes referred to as the Tenement Museum, [1][2] opened in September 2018.
The Spire of Dublin, alternatively titled the Monument of Light[3] (Irish: An Túr Solais), [4] is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument 120 metres (390 ft) in height, [5] located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar (and prior to that a statue of William Blakeney) on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of Dublin, Ireland.
Deerfield Residence. The Deerfield Residence (formerly the Chief Secretary's Lodge) is the official residence of the United States Ambassador to Ireland in the Phoenix Park in Dublin. The premises has been the Ambassador's Official Residence since 1927, and was previously the Embassy of the United States of America in Ireland. [1]