To be unveiled on 24 May 2025. Born in Malta in 1880, Madeleine Ffrench-Mullen grew up in Dundrum, County Dublin. Having lived abroad for a few years she returned to Dublin in 1913 and worked in soup kitchens during the Lockout. She joined the Irish Citizen Army where she met her lifelong companion, Kathleen Lynn….
On 6 January 2024 at 11 a.m., Dublin City Council will unveil a commemorative plaque for the writer Maeve Brennan, at her childhood home in Ranelagh. Speaking at the ceremony, and alongside the Lord Mayor, will be writer Sinéad Gleeson, who is a great champion of Maeve Brennan’s work. Born in Dublin on 6 January…
This plaque commemorates Joseph Holloway (1861–1944), Architect and Theatre Critic, who designed the first Abbey Theatre. Born in Camden Street, where his father had a bakery, Holloway was educated at St Vincent’s in Castleknock. Following the death of his father, in 1874, the family moved to 21 Northumberland Road, where Holloway lived until his death…
Unveiled on 18 September 2023, this plaques commemorates John Darmon, a member of the Dublin Fire Brigade, who was killed on duty in Tara Street station on 23 August 1938. Locate this plaque on Google maps. Fireman Jack Darmon was a veteran of the War of Independence, having served in K’ Company, 3rd Battalion, Dublin…
This plaque commemorates the socialist and signatory of the 1916 Proclamation James Connolly. Find this plaque on Google maps. Born in Edinburgh in 1868, to Irish parents, Connolly became a key figure in the Irish trade union movement and socialist politics, particularly after his return to Dublin from the United States in 1910. From December…
James Connolly, socialist and signatory of the 1916 Proclamation, is to be commemorated by a Dublin City Council plaque. Born in Edinburgh in 1868, to Irish parents, Connolly became a key figure in the Irish trade union movement and socialist politics, particularly after his return to Dublin from the United States in 1910. From December…
This plaque commemorates Shay Elliott, the first Irishman to win a stage in the Tour de France and to wear the Yellow Jersey. Locate this plaque on Google maps. Dubliner Shay Elliott made history on 25 June 1963 when he won the third stage of the Tour de France, taking the overall lead and wearing…
Dublin City Council has unveiled a commemorative plaque celebrating cyclist Shay Elliott, the first Irishman to win a stage in the Tour de France and to wear the Yellow Jersey. The event took place at 96 Old County Road, Crumlin, on 23 June, with Councillor Carolynn Moore unveiling the plaque on behalf of the Lord…
This plaque commemorates the world’s first national tennis championship for women, which took place in Dublin on 9 and 10 June 1879. The Dublin tournament was held on the courts of Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, at 24-25 Upper Pembroke Street, and preceded the Wimbledon Ladies’ Championship by five years. It wasn’t until 1884 that the…
The next Dublin City Council plaques will commemorate the world’s first national tennis championship for women, which took place in Dublin on 9 and 10 June 1879. The plaques will be unveiled by the Lord Mayor at 12 p.m. on 10 June 2023. The Dublin tournament was held on the courts of Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis…
