artwork for plaque for William Rooney

Rooney, William – journalist, poet, and Gaelic Revivalist

To be unveiled on 10 May 2025. William Rooney (1873–1901) was an Irish nationalist, journalist, poet and Gaelic revivalist. Along with Arthur Griffith and Denis Devereux he founded the Celtic Literary Society at his home on 23 Leinster Avenue, where the plaque will be erected. Along with Arthur Griffith he founded the first Cumann na…

Photograph of a Dublin City Council commemorative plaque at 60 South Great George's Street. The wording on the plaque reads LATHAIR SITE OF THE ORIGINAL ROTUNDA HOSPITAL 1745-1757.
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Rotunda Hospital – original site

This plaque marks the original site of the Rotunda Hospital, founded in South Great George’s Street, then called ‘George’s Lane’, in 1745 by Bartholomew Mosse. The site is now 60 South Great George’s Street and is occupied by Decwell’s hardware. The ‘Rotunda’, Ireland’s first dedicated maternity hospital, or ‘lying-in hospital’, remained on the site until…

Grimshaw, Thomas Wrigley – physician and philanthropist

Grimshaw, Thomas Wrigley – physician and philanthropist

This plaque, at 10 Molesworth Street, commemorates physician and philanthropist Thomas Wrigley Grimshaw (1839-1900), who lived on the site from 1861 to 1881. The plaque replaces a missing Dublin Tourism plaque and was unveiled on 16 November 2024. Born near Belfast in 1839, Grimshaw was educated at Trinity College, the Royal College of Surgeons, and…

Photograph of Thomas Wrigley Grimshaw courtesy of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.

Plaque for physician and philanthropist Thomas Wrigley Grimshaw to be unveiled

The next, and last for 2024, City Council plaque will commemorate physician and philanthropist Thomas Wrigley Grimshaw (1839-1900), who lived in Molesworth Street from 1861 to 1881. The plaque replaces a missing Dublin Tourism plaque and will be unveiled by Lord Mayor James Geoghegan at 10 Molesworth Street at 11.30 a.m. on 16 November 2024;…

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The Rotunda Hospital’s first home to be commemorated with a Dublin City Council plaque

The next Dublin City Council commemorative plaque will mark the original site of the Rotunda Hospital, founded in South Great George’s Street in 1745 by Bartholomew Mosse. The ‘Rotunda’, Ireland’s first dedicated maternity hospital, or ‘lying-in hospital’, remained on the site until 1757, when it relocated to Rutland [now Parnell] Square. The Lord Mayor of…

Photograph of a Dublin City Council commemorative plaque. The plaque is granite, with a blue base with the Dublin City logo, and is attached to a red brick wall. The text reads 'Maureen O'Hara 1920-1923, Aisteoir, A RUGADH ANSEO, Actor, BORN HERE.
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O’Hara, Maureen – actress

This plaque, at 32 Beechwood Avenue Upper, Ranelagh, commemorates the the iconic Irish actress, Maureen O’Hara. Born Maureen FitzSimons in 1920, O’Hara went on to become one of the most beloved actresses of her generation, starring in timeless classics like The Quiet Man, Miracle on 34th Street, and How Green Was My Valley. Known for…

Photograph of Maureen O'Hara in 1945 from the New York Sunday News
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Maureen O’Hara plaque to be unveiled on 7 September

We’re delighted to announce that Dublin City Council will be unveiling a commemorative plaque in honour of the iconic Irish actress, Maureen O’Hara, on Saturday, 7 September 2024. The ceremony will take place at 11am at O’Hara’s childhood home, 32 Beechwood Avenue Upper, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 E9T4. Born Maureen FitzSimons in 1920, O’Hara went…

Photograph of a page from the Irish Daily Independent from 2 July 1900. The headline reads 'PATRIOTIC CHILDREN'S TREAT. A SPLENDID GATHERING'.

NO FLUNKEYISM HERE! The Patriotic Children’s Treat of 1900

On 29 June 2024 Dublin City Council will host a ‘Picnic in the Park’ to mark the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the Patriotic Children’s Treat, which took place in Clonturk Park on 1 July 1900. Queen Victoria visited Dublin from 3 to 27 April 1900, and got a mixed reception. The visit was…