- The Rotunda Hospital’s first home to be commemorated with a Dublin City Council plaque
The next Dublin City Council commemorative plaque will mark the original site of the Rotunda Hospital, founded in South Great George’s Street in 1745 by Bartholomew Mosse. The ‘Rotunda’, Ireland’s first dedicated maternity hospital, or ‘lying-in hospital’, remained on the site until 1757, when it relocated to Rutland [now Parnell] Square. The Lord Mayor of…
- Maureen O’Hara plaque to be unveiled on 7 September
We’re delighted to announce that Dublin City Council will be unveiling a commemorative plaque in honour of the iconic Irish actress, Maureen O’Hara, on Saturday, 7 September 2024. The ceremony will take place at 11am at O’Hara’s childhood home, 32 Beechwood Avenue Upper, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 E9T4. Born Maureen FitzSimons in 1920, O’Hara went…
- Three plaques unveiled in March and April 2024
Dublin City Council is pleased to have unveiled three plaques over the past two months. On 20 March the Lord Mayor and the Assistant Chief Fire Officer unveiled the third in a series commemorating Dublin firefighters who were killed in the line of duty. Fireman John Kite died on 20 March 1884 while attending a…
- Dublin writer Maeve Brennan to be honoured by Dublin City Council
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…
