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Be mesmerized by the history of Dublin at the Custom House Visitor Centre and discover the role the building played in Ireland's War of Independence. The Custom House, a landmark neo-classical ...
The Custom House was the other target considered. It was one of Dublin's finest buildings, designed by the architect James Gandon, in the golden age of Georgian architecture in the late 18th century.
Against a backdrop of the Custom House engulfed in fire, those who were in custody were taken away. Most were brought to Arbour Hill, others were taken to Mountjoy Gaol and Dublin Castle ...
Tracks the change in total value of sales, as well as the total number of lots offered and sold annually in the art market. This chart shows whether Aidan Bradley’s total sales are going up, and if so ...
and as the most important building in Dublin. Despite these accolades, the Custom House has more recently pulled off the interesting feat of being hugely visible, and yet largely ignored.
lead a chant near the Custom House: "Ireland for the Irish." "Barnstorming speech by Irish Freedom Party president Hermann Kelly to 10,000 Irish patriots in Dublin. We need to take back political ...
The burning of Custom House in May 1921 signalled to the world that Dublin would “no longer be an impoverished city in a global empire”, a commemoration ceremony has heard. Speaking from the ...
Today marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most notorious moments of the Irish War of Independence, when IRA volunteers set fire to the Custom House on Dublin’s quays. The James Gandon ...
Top on the list of tourist attractions for many Americans visiting Dublin is the Famine Memorial near the Custom House, a heartbreaking and poignant work that reflects the most tragic period in ...
The famine memorial on Custom House Quay. Photo: Tara Morgan/Fáilte Ireland Could Pearse Street be transformed into a 'Grand Allée'? Could Dublin's often desolate canals be nurtured into a ...