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 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…
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 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…
On Friday, 8th July 2022, a Dublin City Council commemorative plaque marking the site of the Ballyfermot Train Ambush was unveiled at Le Fanu Road, Dublin 12, by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy. On Friday, 8th July, 1921 a train carrying British troops, – members of the Gordon Highlanders – military supplies, cars,…
This plaque commemorates Margaret Keogh, one of two Cumann na mBan members to die in the fight for Irish freedom. Locate this plaque on Google maps. The nineteen year-old printer’s assistant was shot at her home in Stella Gardens, Ringsend, Dublin, on Saturday 10th July 1921, during a series of raids by Crown forces. She died of her wounds two…
