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…
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…
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…
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…
This plaque commemorates the author James Plunkett, author of Strumpet City. Find this plaque on Google maps. James Plunkett Kelly was born in Sandymount, Dublin, on 21 May 1920. He was educated at Synge Street CBS, and, following the death of his father, became a clerk in the Dublin Gas Company. There he joined the…
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…
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…
This plaque, at 10 Trinity Street, Dublin 2, commemorates Fireman John Kite, the first member of Dublin Fire Brigade to be killed in the line of duty. Just before 9.30pm on the night of 20th of March 1884, the Fire Brigade were alerted to a fire at 10 Trinity Street, now Cotswold Outdoors. Firemen from…
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…
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…
