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 a Dublin City Council commemorative plaque. The plaque is granite, with a blue base with the Dublin City logo, and is attached to a grey granite wall. The text reads 'WILLIAM ROWAN HAMILTON 1805-1865, Matamaiticeoir agus Réalteolaí, A RUGADH ANSEO, Mathematician and Astronomer, BORN HERE.
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Hamilton, Sir William Rowan – mathematician & astronomer

This plaque marks the site of the childhood home of William Rowan Hamilton, at 36 Dominick Street, Dublin 1 (now 21-24 Bolton Square). Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865) was an Irish mathematician and physicist renowned for his contributions to algebra, optics, and mechanics. A child prodigy in languages, he later focused on mathematics and made…

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 a Dublin City Council plaque commemorating Devlin's Pub, Parnell Street, Dublin 1.
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Devlin’s Pub – meeting place of GHQ Intelligence

This plaque marks the location of Devlin’s Pub, which stood on the site of what is now the Point A Hotel, Parnell Street, Dublin 1. In mid-1919, Derry born Liam Devlin relocated from Glasgow with his family of seven children to a public house that he bought at 68 Parnell Street, Dublin. Within a few…

Photograph of a Dublin City Council plaque commemorating Clonturk Park as the venue for All Ireland Finals, at Richmond Road, Dublin 3.

Clonturk Park – venue for the All Ireland Finals

This plaque, at the Drumcondra AFC clubhouse on Richmond Road, Dublin 3, commemorates Clonturk Park as the venue for the GAA All Ireland finals in both hurling and football for 1890, 1891, 1892, and 1894. The matches played at Clonturk Park included landmark occasions such as Cork’s first All Ireland championship in hurling, and Dublin’s…

A photograph of the Dublin City Council commemorative plaque for Maeve Brennan, at 48 Cherryfield Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin.
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Brennan, Maeve – writer and journalist

This plaque, at 48 Cherryfield Avenue, Ranelagh, commemorates Maeve Brennan, columnist with the New Yorker magazine and writer of short stories. Maeve Brennan, once described as ‘the greatest Irish writer you never heard of’, was born in Dublin on 6 January 1917, second of four children of the journalist Bob Brennan, who would go on…

A photograph of the Dublin City Council Commemorative plaque for Jerome O'Leary.
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O’Leary, Jerome – youngest victim of Bloody Sunday 1920

This plaque commemorates Jerome O’Leary who, at 10 years old, was the youngest of those killed at Croke Park on Bloody Sunday, 21 November 1920. Find this plaque on Google maps. The plaque reads: JEROME O’LEARY1910-1920A Maraíodh i bPáirc an Chrócaigh ar Domhnach na FolaA CHÓNAIGH ANSEOKilled at Croke Park on Bloody SundayLIVED HERE On…