Irish language writer Seosamh Mac Grianna
Dublin City Council unveils a commemorative plaque to the Irish language writer Seosamh Mac Grianna, at the site of his home in St Anne’s Park, Raheny. Born in Donegal in 1901, Mac Grianna came from a storytelling background, and his brother Séamus Ó Grianna was also an Irish-language author. Trained as a national school teacher…
Mac Grianna, Seosamh – Irish language writer
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,…
Dublin firemen commemorated with City Council plaque
Two firemen who died attending a fire on the night of 20 May 1891 have been memorialised by a Dublin City Council Commemorative Plaque at 30 Westmoreland Street, now CCT College. The plaque was unveiled by Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy and Chief Fire Officer Dennis Keeley on 19 May 2023. In 1891, Graham’s chemist occupied…
Burke, Peter – Dublin City Fire Brigade
This plaque commemorates Inspector Christopher Doherty and Fireman Peter Burke who were killed attending a fire at 30 Westmoreland Street on 20 May 1891. The fire broke out at the premises of Graham’s chemists and Lafayette’s photographers, now part of CCT College. Find this plaque on Google maps. Graham’s chemist occupied the first two floors…
Doherty, Christopher – Dublin City Fire Brigade
This plaque commemorates Inspector Christopher Doherty and Fireman Peter Burke who were killed attending a fire at 30 Westmoreland Street on 20 May 1891. The fire broke out at the premises of Graham’s chemists and Lafayette’s photographers, now part of CCT College. Find this plaque on Google maps. Graham’s chemist occupied the first two floors…
Dublin City Council unveils commemorative plaque to Thomas Bryan, one of the Forgotten 10 of the War of Independence
Thomas Bryan, one of the ‘Forgotten 10’ volunteers, has been memorialised by a Dublin City Council Commemorative Plaque at 14 Henrietta Street. Bryan, a 24 year old electrician, was amongst a group of young volunteers who on 21 January 1921, set out to ambush Black and Tans as they travelled into Dublin city from Gormanstown.…
Bryan, Thomas – executed Irish volunteer
This plaque commemorates Thomas Bryan, who, at the age of 24, in 1921 was hanged for High Treason by the British. Bryan, a 24 year old electrician, was amongst a group of young volunteers who on 21 January 1921, set out to ambush Black and Tans as they travelled into Dublin city from Gormanstown. Another…
Thomas Bryan, one of the ‘Forgotten 10’, to be commemorated
The next plaque to be erected under the Dublin City Council scheme will commemorate Thomas Bryan, one of the ‘Forgotten 10’, hanged in Mountjoy in 1921. The plaque will be unveiled by Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy at 11.30 a.m. on Tuesday 14 March 2023, at 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1. Donal Fallon has written a…
Gibson, Violet – anti-Fascist
This plaque commemorates Violet Gibson, the Irish woman who shot Mussolini The Honourable Violet Albina Gibson was born in Dalkey in 1876 into a wealthy Anglo-Irish family and raised in Merrion Square. She received her title at age nine when her father was made the Lord Ashbourne and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Educated at home…
Violet Gibson plaque unveiled
Dublin woman Violet Gibson, who attempted to assassinate Fascist Dictator Benito Mussolini, has been commemorated by a Dublin City Council Commemorative Plaque. The plaque was unveiled by Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy at 12 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Gibson’s childhood home. Speaking at the unveiling, Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy said, “In recent years the City Council…
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