This plaque was unveiled on 10 May 2025 at 23 Leinster Avenue, Dublin 3. William Rooney (1873–1901) was an Irish nationalist, journalist, poet and Gaelic revivalist. Born in born on 29 September 1873 in the ‘Monto’, in north inner city Dublin, his family later moving to 23 Leinster Avenue. William Rooney (Liam Ó Maolruanaidh, 1873–1901)…
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 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…
This plaque commemorates the Irish-language writer Seosamh Mac Grianna (1900-1990). Born in Donegal in 1900, Mac Grianna came from a storytelling background, and his brother Séamus Ó Grianna was also an Irish-language author. Locate this plaque on Google maps. Trained as a national school teacher in St Patrick’s, Drumcondra, Mac Grianna was a staunch republican,…
This plaque commemorates Jane Wilde, poet, feminist, and nationalist. Born in 1821, Jane Wilde was a polyglot who translated works from German and French. Inspired by Thomas Davis and the Young Ireland movement, she became a nationalist and from 1846 contributed to their journal The Nation, writing under the pen names Speranza and John Fanshawe…
On 26th September 2019, a plaque commemorating the writer Benedict Kiely was unveiled at his home at 119 Morehampton Road, Dublin 4. Locate this plaque on Google maps. Ben Kiely was born in Omagh, County Down, but lived for many years in Donnybrook. A writer of short stories and a novelist, he was also a…
On Sunday, 29th November 2015, a Dublin City Council commemorative plaque honouring the Irish poet and literary critic Edward Dowden (1843-1913) was unveiled in Ballsbridge. The plaque is located at 50 Wellington Road, Dublin 4, where Dowden lived for several years, with Councillor Mícheál Mac Donncha speaking on behalf of Dublin City Council’s Commemorative Naming…
This plaque honours philosopher and novelist Iris Murdoch, who was born on Blessington Street, Dublin, on 15 July 1919. Locate this plaque on Google maps. This plaque is located temporarily in the Blessington Basin and will be erected at 59 Blessingotn Street in due course. Read Iris Murdoch’s biography from the Dictionary of Irish Biography…
